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Late on a Friday night, calls pour into the one-person LIMO dispatch center after a basketball game ends. The student employee periodically relays pick-up locations to student drivers, attempting not to overwhelm them with the barrage of requests. But there’s a roadblock: A student driver just hit 20 hours for the week. Under university policy, the driver is forced to clock out. Without a replacement, student wait times lengthen and complaints increase. “If you only have one driver on the road at a time when there could be more ... it makes it stressful,” Alexis Garcia, LIMO nighttime assistant field supervisor and senior in the College of Education, said. “It makes
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Sam Lenzini, a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences, holds the LIMO door open for a student to enter.
our program slow down, (and) students get frustrated because they have to wait longer.” The LIMO service, or Local Intercampus Mobile Operation, includes a fleet of 13 vans that shuttle students around campus, three of which are minivans for supervisors and medical transports. The decades-old program currently operates from 5
p.m. to 3 a.m. 365 days a year and extends until 4 a.m. on academic weekends, according to the program website. Marquette University Police Department interim chief Capt. Jeff Kranz, who helps oversee the LIMO program, said around three or four LIMOs drive around campus on a given evening.
The university’s 20-hour policy applies to all student employees. University spokesperson Chris Stolarski said the limit is required by federal financial aid regulations, which state that student positions cannot replace full-time staff positions. This regulation applies See LIMO page 4
Underrepresentation in health care Women of color only small percentage of medical personnel By Matthew Martinez
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Kanisha Williams has been taking care of people her entire life. Her mother dealt with a number of illnesses that made it hard for her to take care of their family while Williams grew up in Milwaukee. Williams made breakfast, lunch and dinner for her two
Students evaluate courses
As the semester nears its end, the time has come for students to receive emails asking them to fill out course evaluations. Some professors will take time to pause in class to ask students to complete the evaluations, and some will leave the classroom while students complete them. Other professors will not address it. The emails inform students of a chance to win a $50 Amazon night card for filling out evaluations. After this upcoming Sunday, the student body won’t hear about evaluations until late April of next semester. Marquette University’s course evaluation policy states that Course summary reports and student comments for each course evaluated will be available to faculty shortly after the class ends. Each college within the university handles the evaluation process a little differently, with varying degrees of how it affects future classes. William Cullinan, dean of the College of Health Sciences, said the college takes teaching seriously and that student feedback is vital. “In the past, I have witnessed entire course re-designs based on student evaluations and have seen departments reassign certain courses to faculty better suited to teach specific content or courses in others,” Cullinan said. “Our only
younger brothers and her sister. Some days, she didn’t eat to make sure they had enough food. Now, Williams takes care of her 2-year-old son — a job she will have to handle by herself until her husband returns from serving overseas with the U.S. Army. Williams is an emergency room nurse at Froedtert Hospital in Wauwatosa. She works 10-hour shifts, six hours working in teams and four hours working in triage: an emergency room department treating patients in the most urgent need of care.
During triage, Williams and her coworkers are the first faces a patient sees before they are admitted to the hospital. Among the many faces, Williams’ is worth noting. Williams is one of two black female emergency room nurses at Froedtert; until recently, she was the only black female emergency room nurse. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, women account for 78.5 percent of all health care positions.
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Health care: HCOP to end after 2018-’19 year Continued from page 1 Despite this, black women account for only two percent of all active physicians, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. A 2003 study by the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed that only 12 percent of all registered nurses, the largest health care occupation at the time, were black or Hispanic. Registered nurses were overwhelmingly female in 2003. Representation for women of color in health care can have a tremendous effect on the care that members of their prospective communities receive. Williams said she has noticed community distrust for health care institutions and visible relief when she enters a room. “Some people just don’t go because they don’t trust hospitals,” Williams said. “I can easily relate better to them (and) break it down so they can understand it.” Angelique Harris, director of the Center for Gender Studies at Marquette, said women of color are not only underrepresented as doctors and nurses, but also in other facets of the health industry, such as hospital administrators and health insurance providers. “People forget that there’s only so much that a doctor can do,” Harris said. “To facilitate change, all of these positions must be involved.” Rhiannon Torres, a sophomore in the College of Nursing, said underrepresentation is not just determined racially, but also through socioeconomic determinants, which are social factors that may affect someone’s care. Questions about social determi-
nants have now become standard on Medical College Admissions Tests, prompting nursing and premed programs to develop courses regarding the subject. “My first year of nursing school, we did talk a lot about cultural competence,” Torres said. “Sometimes it’s just hard to translate that from your first year of nursing while you’re going into things like skills testing and clinicals.” Cultural barriers come in many forms. Harris said she remembers researching obesity in black women in 2015 with a team of mostly white doctors and how that created a disconnect between them and the subjects of the study. The main cause of the disconnect was the white doctors and black patients involved in the study had different cultural ideas of ideal body types. The patients wanted healthier results, such as lower blood pressure and cholesterol, but did not want to lose weight. Language barriers may also be a factor. For instance, 73 percent of Hispanics surveyed in the 2015 census said they spoke a language other than English at home. Different communities face different health conditions as well: John Henryism is a condition which can cause higher hypertension rates, and it is specifically associated with stressors for black men. Sojourner Syndrome is a similar condition among black women that can cause a variety of health complications, such as early contractions in pregnant women. Socioeconomic disparities in education can also affect the relationship between doctor and patient. Torres said sometimes patients might feel intimidated by a doctor they perceive to be smarter
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This data is from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Association of American Medical Colleges.
than them. “It makes it really difficult for you to even want to ask questions,” Torres said. “ … You’re just going to take your prescription and leave the doctor’s office and not know what you’re going to do for your kid, for your elderly parents, things like that.” Jennifer John, a senior in the College of Health Sciences, said in order to bridge the gap between patient and physician, doctors should take the time to understand their patients. “Everyone needs to be their own advocate,” John said. “I’m a true believer that any health care practitioner is just a tool. We intuitively know our own bodies, so they are helping us understand what we’re feeling, what our symptoms are, what we’re feeling. They’re not just there to spew out diagnoses.” Harris said many women are discouraged from formal medical training because of the time involved. Due to societal structures, the perceived responsibility of raising a family makes it difficult to commit to extra years of schooling. “If you can remove yourself from society for up to 10 years (to pursue medical education), what does that say about you?” Harris said. “What does that say about your class background?” Harris said one of the ways to address this lack of representation is through programs designed specifically to educate and involve women of color in the health care field. Marquette will be losing a program designed to provide more opportunities for students at the end of the academic year. Since
1981, the Health Careers dents; in her own experience, she Opportunity Program has aided had to seek out many opportunidisadvantaged students in health- ties that her school did not make based education at Marquette. her aware of, including scholarAssociate Director Kimberly Har- ships and programs that many ris said HCOP did not receive students don’t have background the federal funding grant neces- knowledge of. For instance, Wilsary to sustain the program. This liams said she went to school was not a university decision, with people who did not know but a decision by the Bureau of you could receive student loans. Health Workforce, the distributors She said that she would “wholeof the grant. heartedly participate” in getting “You have to compete in order young women and girls together to get the grant,” Harris said. “We to show them the opportunities submitted our grant this year (and) available to them. scored fairly high, but unfortu“We need to show them there nately (we) did not receive the are people of color in that progrant.” fession who The grant don’t work was worth more in a nursing than $600,000. home,” WilHCOP worked to liams said. increase diversity “You don’t and educate stuhave to limit dents on how to yourself.” provide care for Wi l l i a m s underserved comsaid she is munities. Accordhopeful once ing to its website, young womHCOP graduated en see what more than 1,000 women of health professioncolor are caals in its 37-year pable of, they Kanisha Williams can begin to span. It ran outEmergency room nurse, take a step reach programs for Froedert Hospital public school sysforward. She tems in Milwaukee recalled a and Chicago in addition to its time when a nursing student doing work within the programs at Mar- clinicals at Froedtert asked, “Do quette. you remember me?” The student “This is a big hit to the College went on to tell the story of Wilof Health Sciences,” Harris said. liams taking care of her in the ER If alternative funding is not and how her care that day inspired found, the program will have to her to be a nurse. wait five years, the full length of “I almost cried that day,” Wilthe grant, to apply again. liams said. “Doing what I wanted Williams said she believes to do and being what I wanted to school systems are not provid- be makes it that much sweeter.” ing adequate resources for stu-
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frustration is that sometimes there is a relatively meager response rate among students.” Cullinan said filling out the evaluation is the best thing students can do to ensure high quality experiences for those students who follow them. Brian Till, dean of the College of Business Administration, said he does not personally look at the evaluations unless he feels there is reason he needs to look at some. Till said the evaluations absolutely, at times, impact the re-design of a course. “They do influence who teaches the course,” Till said. “If a particular faculty member consistently struggles with a particular course, we do make reassignments.” Till added that the course evaluations also play a significant role in merit raise determinations and faculty promotions. “I tell my students that evaluations are an important part of be-
ing a student,” Sebastian Luft, a professor in the philosophy department, said. Luft said the questions are very general and should be more specific, specifically the questions where students are asked to rank aspects of the course. “Also, the form itself is at least a decade old,” Luft said. “That’s time for an update, no matter how it’s worked in the past.” According to Marquette’s course evaluation policy, the evaluations consist of 15 closed-ended items and two open-ended student comment questions. The closed-ended items consist of four items specifically used for faculty evaluation since spring 2005 and 11 additional items designed to provide the instructor with useful formative data that can be used to improve student learning. Richard Friman, a professor in the political science department, said he finds the open comments sections most useful. “The results can help in contrib-
uting to a sense of what may or faculty James South reviews may not be working as intended course evaluations. Holz said he and what is being perceived by the then looks at the evaluations, in consultation with South, that were students,” Friman said. Friman said the rate of student deemed problematic. Luft said response among the head of groups can skew the his departtakeaways from the ment and evaluations. the dean “Student participaof the coltion is typically unlege set up even. Students with meetings to strong feelings of individulike or dislike for the ally address course or the instrucinstructors tor may be likely to in the case respond in the evaluaof severe tions,” Friman said. problems. As reported by the Holz said Marquette Wire in William Cullinan evaluation 2011, in an effort by Dean, results are the university to inCollege of Health Sciences used by crease student particifaulty to pation, Marquette made evaluation completion possible on both design new and re-design curmobile phones and started to offer rent courses. “We are always striving to propotential prizes for completion. Richard Holz, dean of the Col- vide the best courses for our stulege of Arts & Sciences, said dents, and evaluations are one very the college’s associate dean for important method that we use to improve how course material is delivered,” Holz said. Kristina Ropella, dean of the College of Engineering, echoed that her associate dean for academic affairs and department chairs, as well as herself, review course evaluations after the end of the semester. “We use the review to learn about student experience in the classroom and labs,” Ropella said. “Students will often comment on instructor preparation for class, instructor organization and communication, approachability and availability of instructor, usefulness of textbooks, usefulness of homework projects and lab experiences, timeliness of faculty assessment of student work, course content relative to real-world experience with co-ops (or) internships and other aspects of student learning.”
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MUPD REPORTS DECEMBER 2 MUPD cited a non-MU subject at noon for causing a disturbance at the Church of the Gesu.
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MUPD responded to a report of MU students and their guests smoking marijuana in a residence in the 800 block of N. 16th Street. MUPD confiscated drug paraphernalia.
A business in the 2000 block of W. Wells Street sold alcohol to an underage subject without requesting identification. MUPD will conduct follow-up.
MUPD and MFD responded to an injured and intoxicated MU student at Mashuda
NOVEMBER 28 Three MU students admitted to smoking marijuana in
EVENTS CALENDAR Abbottsford Hall. MUPD cited one student for possession of marijuana. NOVEMBER 27 An MU student driving an MU-owned vehicle backed into a parked and unattended vehicle in the 16th Street parking structure and left the scene. An unknown subject asked an MU student to make change for a large bill. The subject then took money from the victim in the 900 block of N. 16th Street.
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Advent Reconciliation Service Church of the Gesu 7:15-9 p.m. DECEMBER 6 Inside an NIH Study Section: From the Perspective of the Reviewers AMU 305 2-3 p.m.
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LIMO: MUSG to assist employees with goals Continued from page 1 to students employed through a federal work study program, according to the governmental Information for Financial Aid Professionals website. Stolarski said the university’s 20-hour limit is also due to the definition of a full-time employee as stated by the Affordable Care Act and Internal Revenue Service. Under these definitions, a full-time employee is an individual who works more than 30 hours per week or 130 hours a month on average. International students attending Marquette on F-1 Student Visas are similarly not permitted to work more than 20 hours per week, Stolarski said. “Marquette would not want to have two standards and treat non-U.S. students differently,” Stolarski said in an email. Stolarski added that departments across campus have limited budgets for student employment. He said they must be able to maintain consistent staffing throughout the academic year. Luke Bukouras, a student employment coordinator and senior in the College of Communication, said most of the program’s 12 nighttime supervisors hit their 20 hours or exceed them. At the end of each pay period, he said anywhere from five to 15 LIMO employees exceed their hours for the week. He said the program’s office assistant is emailed a list of names, and the students receive regular base pay for their additional hours. Kranz said student employees do not receive a penalty for exceeding 20 hours per week. He said he is notified of each occurrence and told not to let it recur. Some LIMO employees are seeking changes in the university’s policy. Brittany Cassel, a LIMO student employment coordinator and senior in the College of Health Sciences, said the program’s current system is not sustainable. She said LIMO supervisors are beginning to realize that. “It’s not doable,” Cassel said. “We need help to be able to work the hours that we want to and to make sure that our program runs efficiently.” LIMO employees said they first approached Kranz earlier in the semester with their concern about the 20-hour policy. Kranz said he reached out to university officials. He said the policy remains “firm,” and he is unable to control it. Five LIMO employees then turned to Marquette University Student Government Nov. 12 at a Senate meeting, where some of
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The white LIMO Express van, staffed by people not affiliated with the university, stops at the Alumni Memorial Union to pick up students.
them voiced concerns and subsequently met with Legislative Vice President Dan Brophy and Senator Jake Hanauer. Brophy said MUSG is looking to contact university officials about student concerns. He said MUSG can write up a recommendation for an adjustment to the university policy, and beyond that, MUSG can continue to advocate on behalf of the student employees by engaging with university officials. “This is the first time that LIMO employees in my three years have come into Senate and raised these concerns,” Brophy said. “We are more than willing to support students like them.” MUSG President Meredith Gillespie said the students also brought up the idea of other full-time university employees or MUPD employees taking over for students once their 20 hours are up. Brophy related this to student desk receptionists, who turn over their positions to public safety officers during latenight hours. “By having full-time people being able to step in and take over when they have their 20 hours, it allows for the entire student body to benefit from the LIMO service at its full capacity rather than having to pull one off,” Gillespie said. Brophy said this option would keep students rested and vehicles on the road, allowing students to work more hours during the day. The LIMO program receives between 60-100 calls per hour, Bukouras said. He said the LIMO program currently employs approximately 20 drivers. Kranz said LIMO schedules are based on whether employees are available to take on shifts. “Obviously, there’s a lot of turnover with this kind of
job,” Bukouras said. “Combined with ... a limit on hours, I think that’s where our biggest lack of manpower is.” Kranz said some LIMO employees are unable to balance late-night hours with academic schedules, contributing to the high turnover rate. He said the university’s 20-hour limit is built on the idea that academics should come before work. Cassel said an option to cover LIMO shifts would be to monetarily incentivize student employees who are willing to work later hours. “To be asking students to work until 3 a.m. on weekdays — that’s pretty big,” Cassel said. “Staffing people during that time is pretty difficult.” While Bukouras said lifting the 20-hour constraint may not attract more people to the job, he said it would retain current employees. “I’d like to be able to comfortably tell some of the younger people that if they do want to, they would be able to (work more hours) without me getting in trouble for saying something,” Bukouras said. Adjusting the policy could allow students who are lab assistants or teaching assistants to take on LIMO roles as well, daytime student employment coordinator and senior in the College of Health Sciences Adria Shelley said. With 10-hour weekend shifts, the LIMO program can fill up a student’s 20-hour limit quickly. Many existing LIMO employees want to take on extra hours for tuition or rent expenses, Shelley said. “At the end of the day, our main problem is the work needs to be done by someone, and if people are willing to do it, they should be able to have that op-
portunity,” Shelley said. “People want to be able to make ends meet.” Stolarski said Student Employment Services on campus is available to help students who must seek off-campus employment for full-time jobs. “We absolutely understand that each student’s financial situation is unique,” Stolarski said in an email. Garcia said if granted more hours, the LIMO program would not aim to schedule employees more than 20 hours. Instead, she said it would give students an option. Non-academic periods of a week or longer, including Christmas break, spring break and summer break, are the only times student employees are allowed to regularly surpass 20 hours a week, Shelley said. Bukouras said students can work up to 37.25 hours, which he said rounds down to avoid full-time benefits supplied by the university. LIMO employees are not seeking full-time benefits in their current request, Bukouras said. Cassel said she hopes to see a resolution to the university’s 20-hour policy by next semester, but she said next academic year might be a more realistic goal. “There’s so many different channels of people it needs to go through,” Cassel said. Bukouras said the four white LIMO Express vans, which have more limited routes than the nine regular blue LIMO vans, are also understaffed. He said over the past three years, there has always been an open position. The vans are staffed by outside individuals hired by the university, Kranz said. “Sometimes, there will be
only one Express out when there should be two,” Bukouras said. “And I figure that we would be taking a little (more) stress off of the students that work here if we just had some adults working here at night.” LIMO employees recently got a 10 percent base pay raise in October after a group of supervisors presented Kranz with a proposal near the end of August, Kranz said. He said pay for probationary and new employees remained the same, but all others received a bump. Kranz and LIMO employees did not provide specific wage amounts. As interim chief, Kranz said he had some salary room in the budget to increase LIMO pay. He said the addition did not significantly affect another employee’s existing salary in the department, but he did not provide specifics. While LIMO employees said they are grateful for the raise, Bukouras said they are hoping to see another pay increase factored into the next fiscal year’s budget. Kranz said budget work typically occurs in May, but he said a pay raise would be under the new chief’s discretion. The new chief has not been hired yet. Garcia said she hopes to see students become more educated about the LIMO program, resulting in more respect from the Marquette community. “(The university loves) to tell parents that we have this awesome program, but I feel like sometimes we don’t get the same respect from the university,” Garcia said. “I would say (I want) greater respect ... not just to advertise us as a program, but to put their money where their mouth is.”
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Tuition hike leads Mental health initiatives combat winter holiday blues to student petition Counseling Center asking for freeze works to stay on top of busiest season By Joseph Beaird
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In order to stay on top of increased stress induced by finals and Christmas break, Marquette University’s Counseling Center has a system in place to balance out the busy time of year. Nick Jenkins, counselor and mental health advocacy coordinator, said the amount of clients continuously builds up throughout the year, but it comes to a head at the end of the semester. “We try to balance this out by meeting with some students who are doing better less frequently and trying to keep open times for students who may require immediate help,” Jenkins said. Jodi Blahnik, the counseling department’s assessment coordinator, said the center continues to see students in a timely manner. Of all the intakes since the beginning of the semester, 75 percent were seen within eight days of calling and 90 percent were seen within a week and a half of calling, Blahnik said. In comparison to Marquette, Jenkins said other universities he previously worked at have a similar system in place, while others operate under a waitlist system.
Jenkins said the Counseling Center wants to make sure it can best meet the needs of the campus community. “If we saw too many students for long-term counseling, then new students who were trying to access services would not be able to be seen in a timely manner,” Jenkins said. Katie Robertson, a freshman in the College of Communication, said she is concerned about re-adjusting to her life at home once she returns from finals. “I’m doing something all the time here, and I’m worried that I’ll always be looking for ways to fill the time during the break,” Robertson said. Robertson said there’s always more to do, including projects, papers and speeches. “Being alone with your thoughts isn’t an easy thing to do anytime there’s not constant stimulation,” she added. Rebecca Robb, president of the Marquette chapter of Active Minds, said that around this time of year many students don’t take proper care of themselves. She said there is a lot of pressure to be joyful and happy. “You’re not going to be happy all of the time and that’s okay,” Robb said. “There is this ‘ideal’ holiday attitude that is portrayed throughout media, but in reality the holiday season tends to be bittersweet for many.” In response to the concerns of many students, organizations like Marquette University Student
Government and Active Minds have multiple activities planned during the final weeks before break. Robb said Active Minds worked with MUSG and the Student Wellness Peer Educators on the “You’re Not Alone” campaign. Robb said students were able to write on flags showing support for mental health and placed them in the Central Mall. She added that this Wednesday there is a wellness night where Active Minds is collaborating with the Student Wellness Peer Educators, and students can come and participate in de-stressing activities. Jenkins said the Counseling Center, in coordination with MUSG, will be hosting Take a Break, an event in the Alumni Memorial Union second floor lobby Tuesday from 4-5:30 p.m. and Thursday from noon to 1:30 p.m. The event will involve free giveaways, several therapy animals, free food and stress management techniques. MUSG President Meredith Gillespie said she encourages students to make their way out to the events Tuesday and Thursday. “I am someone who struggles with maintaining my mental health, but events like Take a Break provide a space to set that stress aside for a moment and put yourself first,” Gillespie said. Additionally, Gillespie said the event gives the Counseling Center a chance to inform students about what services it offers.
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Lovell responds on behalf of himself, Board of Trustees By Annie Mattea
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A petition to freeze tuition for students currently enrolled at Marquette has more than 2,700 signatures as of Monday. The Board of Trustees approved raising the tuition from $41,290 this academic school year to $43,350 in 2019-’20. The petition reads, “Student debt is a consequential issue to those who are interested in obtaining a higher education. When choosing a college, students must calculate what kind of debt they will be looking at for their future to determine if it will be an affordable choice for them.” It also states that if Marquette continues to increase tuition those calculations made by many students previously will no longer be valid and suggests freezing the tuition costs for current students. Olivia Cimino, a sophomore in the College of Arts & Sciences, made the petition after the tuition increase announcement last Monday. “Even if we are the first private institution to freeze tuition for a significant amount of time, I think we can still find a way for it to be beneficial for everyone,” Cimino said. Cimino said some universities, including University of Illinois, have frozen their tuition for enrolled students. The University of Wisconsin system has also frozen their tuition, according to a Journal Sentinel article. Rhea Garbis, a freshman in
the College of Arts & Sciences who signed the petition, said she thought the tuition raise was unfair. “I didn’t sign up to pay $2,000 extra ... I think, for the most part, my college decision came down to money,” Garbis said. University spokesperson Chris Stolarski said the university respects its students’ right to petition and Marquette leaders understand and appreciate students’ perspectives on this issue. “We know a Marquette education is a significant financial investment for students and their families, and our faculty, staff and university leaders work together each day to ensure that students receive a transformative return on that investment,” Stolarski said in an email. “ Stolarski added that at the same time, Marquette is not immune to the very real economic realities facing modern higher education in the United States. Students and families demand of Marquette a world-class, Jesuit education at Marquette, he said. University President Michael Lovell responded to the petition in a statement. The petition is addressed to Lovell, the Board of Trustees, senior vice president and chief operating officer Joel Pogodzinski and Acting Provost Kimo Ah Yun. “Nothing is more important to me than ensuring that our students receive the transformative Catholic, Jesuit education that they have entrusted us to deliver — it is an incredible responsibility and one we take very seriously,” Lovell said. Lovell said many students and families make financial sacrifices to be at Marquette. He said fundraising is being done specifically for scholarship aid.
The state of Wisconsin will start its search for cyber security talent at Marquette. All students are invited to attend this open house and learn more about the state’s efforts to identify talent for cyber internships and careers at local companies.
Friday, December 7 1– 4 p.m. Cudahy Hall, Room 145 marquette.edu/arts-sciences/cyber-start.php Sponsored by the Center for Cyber Security Awareness and Cyber Defense Center for Cyber Security Awareness and Cyber Defense
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System redesign aims to provide broader accessibility By Alex Garner
alexandra.garner@marquette.edu
Marquette Sustainability and the Milwaukee County Transit System held two community meetings on campus Nov. 19 to discuss a review of the entire transit system through MCTS NEXT, the first comprehensive review of the system in 40 years where they also proposed new routes. At the meeting, new routes were proposed. Jacqueline Zeledon, communications manager at MCTS, said that newly proposed routes are aimed to be faster, have more coverage of the Milwaukee County area and give more access to riders. Brent Ribble, Marquette sustainability coordinator, said he is excited about MCTS NEXT and how the future of Milwaukee transit will change. “Driving to and from campus every day using hundreds or
thousands of single occupancy vehicles has harmful social, environmental and economic costs, including costs associated with tailpipe emissions and global climate change,” Ribble said. “MCTS NEXT and other transportation strategies will motivate and enable more of our students, faculty, staff and visitors to seize the opportunity to avoid and reduce these costs.” Jeff Sponcia, MCTS manager of planning, said MCTS NEXT wants to get feedback from riders to know what is most important to them by hosting open houses for community members to attend in December of this year. Sponcia added that MCTS provides around 125,000 rides on a weekday or 35 million rides a year. “We need to adapt to the current needs of riders and really make sure we are connecting and getting riders to where they want to go.” Sponcia said 40 percent of all current bus routes operate at 15 minutes or better, meaning a bus arrives at a given stop every 15 minutes. He added that the re-
maining 60 percent of bus routes operate anywhere from 20 to more than 40 minutes. “There are quite a few routes where buses aren’t coming very frequently,” Sponcia said. Mariah Hanrahan, a junior in the College of Nursing, said it takes her about 40 minutes to get to Froedtert Hospital and the Milwaukee campus of the Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, where she works during the week. Hanrahan said she takes the bus at least twice a week, and usually has to wait anywhere from five to 20 minutes for the bus. Hanrahan said she would like to see buses stop more frequently in the morning. “I usually have two options in the morning: take a bus that drops me off at work 45 minutes to one hour early or take a bus that drops me off right when I’m scheduled to work, or a few minutes late,” Hanrahan said. Two redesign options Matt Sliker, MCTS integrated marketing manager, said after surveying riders in 2017 and 2018, MCTS found that riders wanted to
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MCTS NEXT is proposing two options to riders for a system redesign.
see buses more frequently, adding Part of nationwide trend that MCTS held five public meet“We are trying to get back ings over the summer to introduce to when transit was at its most proposed routes with higher fre- robust,” Sponcia said, adding quency service. that in the 1990s, MCTS buses MCTS NEXT is proposing two were functioning at 70 percent possible options to riders for the high frequency. redesign of the transit system. Sliker said the reason the buses “Our team of planners started are not functioning at a high freworking on route map proposals quency anymore is because fundafter the initial round of public ing for public transportation has input was received,” Sliker said. dropped over the years for service “Keep in mind, these two op- to be provided to a larger area. tions are only drafts and that is Brendan Conway, MCTS chief why we are working so hard to marketing and communications get feedback.” officer, said MCTS NEXT also Sponcia said the first option wants to make using the bus syswould consist of 60 percent tem easier for riders. high-frequency routes and 40 “For people who don’t ride the percent of routes for local and bus a lot, it can be confusing,” daytime service. Conway said. He added that option one would Conway added that by making consist of eight daytime routes the bus system simpler and more running from 6 a.m. accesto 7 p.m. as well as 15 sible, local routes. riderSponcia said MCTS ship will NEXT is shifting service hopeaway from areas with fully ina low rate of ridership, crease. which are scattered. “It’ll “We are considering be bethow many people are on ter for the buses and how many riders hours the buses are on a and will route,” Sponcia said. “If improve not a lot, we have to ask sustainourselves, ‘Why are the Brendan Conway, ability,” buses out there?’” MCTS chief marketing and Conway Sponcia said option communications officer s a i d . two would consist of 80 “With percent higher-frequency m o r e routes and 20 percent of routes for people on the bus, there will be local and daytime service, adding more people off the road in cars.” that by shifting the space between Sponcia said Milwaukee is not stops from every block to every the only city in the United States two or three blocks, a tradeoff to redesigning its transit systems in these new proposals is walking a this way, adding that cities such little farther to a bus stop. as Indianapolis and Boston have “I live really close to the 22nd made similar redesigns. Street bus stop, which is very conSponcia said the next steps for venient,” Hanrahan said. “If the MCTS are to take the feedback bus stop would move further up from riders and elements of both Wisconsin (Avenue), it would not redesign options and use them for be worth a faster bus ride.” spring 2019 to see what option Sponcia added that with fewer will be implemented. stops, there would more opporThe Milwaukee County Board tunities for shelters and benches would need to approve the proalong the routes. posed plan at the beginning of 2019 before changes could be implemented in 2020, Silker said.
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It’ll be better for riders and will improve sustainability. With more people on the bus, there will be more people off the road in cars.”
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The newly proposed route options are meant to be faster, more accessible and provide more coverage.
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Igniting Hope: Students kick off giving season RHA wins regional award for outreach program of the year By Emma Tomsich
emma.tomsich@marquette.edu
The Residence Hall Association celebrated Christmas at its annual Igniting Hope event Monday, which is a three-part holiday celebration. “(Igniting Hope) is the beginning of the spirit of Christmas and the holiday season for all,” Taylor Gladieux, residence hall director of Cobeen, said. “That means giving back to one another, making sure we are all united and celebrating together.” The event used to be a tree lighting ceremony. This year’s Igniting Hope was comprised of community outreach, a tree blessing and a reception, said Sophie Cieslicki, RHA vice president of administration and a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences. Students lined the 12th and 16th street bus stops on Wisconsin Avenue, handing out donations and hot
chocolate to members of the Milwaukee community. Hannah Mauch, a junior in the College of Education, said she almost ran out of hot chocolate outside the 16th Street bus stop. As a first-year member of RHA, she said she was excited to finally give back to the community and make Milwaukee residents feel special during this season. “Marquette does a lot for the community throughout the entire year, but I think it’s really important to do so during the holiday season when some people might be feeling lonely or left out, and don’t have family or loved ones to be around,” Mauch said. “We have this as an offering towards them to keep their spirits up and to know that they are loved by the community around them.” In early November at the Great Lakes Affiliate of College and University Residence Halls Regional Leadership Conference held at Oakland University, Igniting Hope won program of the year for the Great Lakes region. Jake Smith, RHA national communications coordinator and a sophomore in the College of Engineering, said Igniting Hope
will go on to be presented at the National Association of College and University Residence Halls Conference held at Louisiana State University in May. After three years of presenting Igniting Hope at GLACURH, Igniting Hope won because this was the first year member presented the program with the community outreach aspect, Smith said. He said Marquette RHA also won the most spirited award, which is the largest award one can win at the conference, aside from program of the year. Smith said the most spirited award was based off of philanthropy points, spirit points, overall energy and hard work. “It felt really good (to finally win),” Smith said. “Everyone was so happy that (the program) finally made it. All the preparation and work that we put in paid off because the changes we made (to the program) added so much more to it. During its program-of-theyear event, RHA reached out to local organizations and businesses for donations to hand out at the bus stops.
The RHA chose to hand out donations and hot chocolate at bus stops to reach the maximum amount of people in a limited amount of time, Cieslicki said. “We wanted to reach out to the community while not straying too far off campus, and a lot of traffic goes through those bus stops in an hour,” she said. They collected items like toothbrushes and toothpaste from the School of Dentistry, clothes and socks from the spirit shop and coupons from local businesses such as Stone Creek Coffee and Ian’s Pizza, Cieslicki said. Igniting Hope also ties into the Jesuit values of being men and women for and with others, Gladieux said. “It’s always about how we can make sure that we are giving back to the community that we’re in,” she said. Catholic values were also celebrated at the tree lighting and blessing ceremony outside of the Alumni Memorial Union, where Gary Klump, Carpenter’s hall minister, came to bless the tree and talk about Christmas spirit and the beginning of Advent.
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The reception in the Alumni Memorial Union followed the tree lighting ceremony and featured performances by the Gold ‘n Blues and the Naturals, hot chocolate and desserts and card and tie blanket-making for kids at the Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin. “Hopefully (students) will take this spirit with them when celebrating with their families and friends on their own and in their apartments, residence halls or wherever they’re living to show that they’re a Marquette student,” Gladieux said. Jenin Teleron, a freshman in the College of Nursing, said Igniting Hope encouraged her to embrace Marquette’s values. Even though the event is over, Igniting Hope is continuing this week at the residence hall tree decorating contest, Cieslicki said. She said that each residence hall has a specific theme for their tree and Thursday, judges will evaluate each tree. The winners will receive a night of hot chocolate and cookies provided by AMU catering.
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MUSG Speaker Series features Dascha Polanco ‘Orange is the New Black’ star stresses value of self-love By Emma Dill and Donna Sarkar
emma.dill@marquette.edu, adwitiya.sarkar@marquette.edu
Clapping and screaming erupted from inside the Alumni Memorial Union ballroom as Dascha Polanco sauntered into the room. The “Orange is the New Black” star smiled and laughed before taking her place on stage behind the podium. The event, part of Marquette University Student Government’s Speaker Series, consisted of a talk followed by a Q&A with the audience. Polanco rose to fame a few years ago when she appeared as Dayanara Diaz on the Netflix show “Orange is the New Black,” which originally premiered July 2013. She was promoted from an occasionally recurring role to a series regular shortly after the second season and since then appeared in movies “Joy” with Jennifer Lawrence in 2015 and “The Perfect Match” in 2016. Polanco has been sharing the personal story of losing her mother, becoming a single teen mom and struggling with self-confidence at schools and universities across the country. Gary Sperber, assistant director of intercultural engagement, said Polanco’s empowering talks are what prompted him to reach out and ask her to speak at Marquette. “We encourage Marquette
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Dascha Polanco talks to students about losing her mother, as well as becoming a teen mom and struggling with self-confidence as an adolescent.
students (to) go out and be the difference,” Sperber said. “(Polanco) is one of many people who are being the difference. I think it’s great because she brings the complexity of the different levels of her identity and how that has helped her develop resilience and courage to go out and take risks.” Most of Polanco’s talk revolved around her life before her rise to fame and her eventual audition for the role of Daya Diaz.
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Polanco joins the audience for a photo after her speech at the AMU.
Polanco kicked off the event by sharing a few snapshots of her life story. “I’m an immigrant, raised in Brooklyn in a very diverse community,” she said. “New York is what I envision as the capital of the world, and you encounter segregation and isolation when you step outside it.” Sprinkled with jokes and laughter, Polanco told the story of herself: a little Latina girl growing up in an immigrant family from Puerto Rico, feeling like she didn’t quite fit into the cultures of either Puerto Rico or the United States. Polanco’s openness about her struggles with her plus-size body, ethnicity and feeling pressure as a woman allowed her to quickly connect with her audience. “Dascha was very real and honest about her life, her journey of self-love and the struggles she faced,” Iviany Ruberte, a Marquette alumna, said. “I think she was fearless and empowering. She is all about putting yourself first and not putting up with anyone that doesn’t add any value to your life.” Ruberte was not the only
audience member who said she felt impacted by Polanco’s story. Johnny Irias, a sophomore in the College of Arts & Sciences, said he connected to Polanco’s use of higher education to get out of an underprivileged neighborhood. “She talked about how she realized she didn’t want to be on welfare or food stamps anymore, and that’s what pushed her forward to seek higher education for her family,” Irias said. “I relate to that because I know what it was like to have no food on the table when I was younger. That pushed me to realize that when I have a family when I’m older, I want to be able to provide for them.” After telling the story of her early life, Polanco moved on to tell the story of auditioning and getting her role on “Orange is the New Black”. Despite her belief that she was not skinny or white enough to be chosen, Polanco said she took the risk and auditioned. While she was on-call as a nurse, she received the call that she had earned the role. Her whole life was about to change. Audience questions regarding Polanco’s childhood years
revealed that she was a teen mom. “Yes, I had an early teenage pregnancy, but that didn’t stop me from focusing on my dreams,” she said. Ruberte said Polanco is a great role model for those who feel there are too many gendered, ethnic and societal standards blocking them from pursuing their passions. “I think Dascha is a great role model for all women,” Ruberte said. “She promotes confidence, self-love and hard work. She wants everyone to be the best version of themselves and to not be scared of their dreams.” Diana Mandujano, a junior in the College of Communications said she was a huge fan of the show. “She was also hilarious to listen to in real life and a great public speaker, so I really enjoyed this event,” Mandujano said. Polanco recently wrapped up the seventh and final season of “Orange is the New Black,” which will air in 2019. She said she is currently speaking around the country, working on some music of her own and continuing to audition for acting roles.
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Holiday pop-up shop connects students to MKE businesses Project welcomes entrepreneurs to broaden their market By Kelli Arseneau
kelli.arseneau@marquette.edu
This holiday season, a group of Marquette students is taking initiative to simultaneously support local Milwaukee entrepreneurs, encourage holiday shopping and develop a real-world business. Marquette students created the Nest Holiday Pop-Up Shop, which features products from local Milwaukee entrepreneurs. It is currently open near the Third Ward at 157 S. 1st Street. Popular gifts sold at the store include terrariums, baked goods and greeting cards featuring anatomy-inspired art. The shop, which opened Nov. 17, is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. every day until Dec. 23. Students created the shop as a part of Blue and Gold Ventures, Marquette’s student-run business program. Prior to becoming a faculty member at Marquette last year, program creator and CEO Owen Raisch organized a similar student-run business program at Xavier University in Cincinnati. He also organized a national association of student-run business programs that includes schools like Northwestern University, Loyola University Chicago, Harvard, Princeton, Cornell and University of Pennsylvania. With all his experience working with student-run businesses, Raisch said he particularly has faith in the future of Marquette’s new studentled initiatives. “Marquette is the fastest growing program in the country,” Raisch said. Nest, he added, is one of the innovative projects characteristic of Marquette’s growing student-run business program. The Nest Holiday Pop-Up
Shop serves as the community’s introduction to Blue and Gold Venture’s upcoming program, Nest Incubator. A project of Eagle Incubator, one of Blue and Gold Venture’s seven ventures, which Raisch described as a “student-run business for launching new studentrun businesses,” Nest Incubator will be a starting point for non-Marquette affiliated entrepreneurs and small businesses. The shop is premiering this year as an introduction to Nest for entrepreneurs in the Milwaukee community. The Nest Holiday Pop-Up Shop was put together by seniors Jack Toner and Isabelle Block, both students in the College of Business Administration. “(The purpose of) the pop-up shop is to gain attraction from both entrepreneurs and people interested in learning more about the entrepreneurs in Milwaukee,” Block said. “...The pop-up shop is for (entrepreneurs) to gain that attraction and also obviously sell their product in a retail location.” Block said Toner, president of Eagle Incubator, recruited her to work on Nest with him. Toner developed much of the official documentation and recruited entrepreneurs to sell their products, Block said. She said her role in the formation of the shop was focused primarily on the design of the store’s interior and website. The website will be launching this week and will allow customers to purchase products online. Raisch said the plan to launch Nest with a holiday pop-up shop was smart because the holiday season is the most profitable time for retail. “In fact, the holidays typically carry retailers through the rest of the year … so what that means is they make the vast majority of all earnings during the few months of the holiday season,” Raisch said. Because the pop-up shop is only paying rent for the few weeks it is open, Raisch said, the program is
taking advantage of the season for peak sales. Toner said the pop-up shop did not have consistent hours until Small Business Saturday, the day after Black Friday. Nest recently gathered more attention largely due to increased coverage from two live television appearances. Raisch said the Blue and Gold Venture Program invites involvement from all students, not just those in the College of Business Administration. Last week, the shop hired Emily Moorman, a freshman in the College of Nursing, as the customer experience manager. Block, a family friend of Moorman, recruited her even though she is not a business student. Moorman works to manage sales and retail as well as assist with the development of the online website. Moorman said she enjoys working at the business and appreciates the shop’s ability to benefit local small businesses. “I was there (Saturday), and they were taking pictures of all of (the entrepreneurs) for the website, and … two different entrepreneurs who were selling their products there met, and now they’re planning to do something together,” Moorman said. “So it’s, like, introducing them to each other but also getting their products marketed, so kind of a cool idea.” The pop-up shop will be hosting five events during finals week: an event with the UWM chapter of Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization, a home decor and consumer product showcase, a food showcase with meet-and-greets from local chefs and bakers, an alcoholrelated event with samples from local breweries and one final party. “If you’re looking to destress and meet some people, there are a lot of companies here that are looking to grow and looking to hire students, so if you want us to connect you with them we’d be more than happy to be a facilitator,” Toner said.
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The Nest Holiday Pop-Up Shop’s wide variety allows customers to support several local businesses in one place.
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Course evaluations lack details crucial for adequate responses The end of the semester means exams, projects and course evaluations. Course evaluations are anonymous surveys sent to students in an effort to evaluate the content and professors of the university’s courses. The university should practice more open communication with the student body regarding evaluations. This includes informing students how evaluations affect curriculum and professors as well as the guidelines students should be using to complete them. Course evaluations are a valuable resource for professors seeking to reflect on their teaching styles and address course content. Evaluations can also affect how course material
is delivered to students in the future, said Richard Holz, dean of the College of Arts & Sciences. However, the feedback process needs to be much more transparent for students. Students should know where evaluations go and how these responses are factored into the curriculum. Doing so may help students understand exactly why their feedback matters, and it may encourage more students to fill out the questionnaire. It may also encourage a higher volume of honest, constructive evaluations that can bring positive improvements to the classroom. The results of course evaluations are not released until after final grades from all courses are submitted to the registrar, Marquette’s
Office of Institutional Research and Analysis states. At that point, professors are able to view the aggregated results of the evaluations as well as student comments. Professors do not have the ability to see which students responded, only how many students answered. The evaluations are a simple way for professors to get more immediate feedback about their courses, which allows time for professors to make minor alterations to their courses for the next semester. Students are missing some key information that would make their feedback much more helpful for professors. The more structured the university makes the evaluations, the better students will be able to give
to the border from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, according to The Atlantic. These countries are all in varying states of crisis because of high levels of gang activities, domestic violence, drug trafficking and extreme poverty. The World Economic Forum ranks El Salvador as the third most dangerous country in the world, with Guatemala and Honduras also in the top 20. Based on these dire circumstances, it is clear that many Central Americans are coming to the U.S. because they fear for their safety. Tear gas is a distressing exercise of force against a group attempting to obtain the right of asylum, which is protected under international and domestic law. According to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the term asylum seekers refers to people who come to the United States because they have suffered persecution in their home country. People who apply for asylum must meet the international law definition of a “refugee,” which was determined by the United Nations in a 1967 protocol. This definition requires a person to have a well-founded fear of
returning to their country “on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group or political opinion.” There’s a new debate over whether many of the migrants from Central America qualify for asylum protection under these laws. In June, then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that asylum claims pertaining to domestic violence or gang violence perpetrated by
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feedback. It would be beneficial if students had access to information regarding what they were intended to learn throughout the course while filling out evaluations. This would ensure that students were comparing the course to its projected learning outcomes and not simply giving evaluations based on whether or not they enjoyed the material. When it comes to evaluating, there is not much for students to weigh course curriculums against. Since students traditionally take each course once, there is no way for them to know how the course was supposed to be taught or if their professor met the guidelines given to them by the university. While professors have some room to be creative with their presentation of course material, there are certain objectives they need
to meet as professors of the course. Within the emails sent to students, the last sentence directs students to where they can find more information regarding confidentiality of the evaluations. Although the link provides helpful information, students may stop reading the email and not necessarily find it. The university needs to make this information more readily available prior to evaluation time. For example, sending out an email prior to evaluations with information may help. Marquette also needs to provide information regarding things other than confidentiality. Students may not want to respond to the evaluations for various reasons, but giving more information could encourage those to respond who otherwise would not.
occurred because of growing frustration over a new Trump policy called metering, according to a New York Times report. Metering limits the number of people who can apply for asylum in a single day. This has led to a backed-up line of about 3,000 people who are currently being processed for asylum at the southern border. Newcomers are finding that they now have to wait months before they can begin the asylum process. Immigrant rights experts believe the use of tear gas on children at the border is unprecedented, according to a piece by Roll Call. This use is especially concerning because of the negative health effects this weapon can have. Exposure to tear gas causes severe eye pain, leading to the secretion of tears and mucus. After the incident, the American Academy of Pediatrics released a statement arguing that children are uniquely vulnerable to the effects of chemical agents. They note that a child’s more frequent number of breaths per minute and limited cardiovascular stress response compared to adults magnifies the harm of agents such as tear gas.
The difficulties faced by Central American asylum seekers are detrimental to the U.S. reputation as a welcoming destination for oppressed people. The U.S. has historically led the world in refugee resettlement, with 84,994 refugees being resettled in 2016, according to the Migration Policy Institute. However, the number of admissions have dropped dramatically under President Donald Trump. For 2019, the administration has proposed a refugee admissions ceiling at 30,000, which would be the lowest number since 1980. The tear gas incident was a selfinflicted image crisis for the Trump administration, created through unfairly harmful policies for Central American migrants. Increasing the number of refugee admissions and ensuring that asylum seekers no longer have to wait months for asylum request processing would be a step toward fixing problems at the border.
Trump policies unnecessarily cruel to asylum seekers Matthew Harte
A confrontation at the southern border between the United States Customs and Border Protection Agency and Central American migrants reached a breaking point last Sunday. Border patrol agents released tear gas on the crowd of migrants, which included women and children, after some migrants attempted to rush across the border. The images of children getting tear gassed are harmful to America’s reputation as a welcoming safe haven for asylum seekers. Congress should investigate the border patrol agents involved to determine if the use of tear gas was necessary. They should also push for reform regarding asylum seekers to limit the likelihood of future violent clashes between migrants and border patrol agents. This would include raising the ceiling on refugee admissions and ensuring that requests for asylum are processed efficiently. A majority of the migrants came
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Tear gas is a distressing exercise of force against a group attempting to obtain ... asylum.”
nongovernment actors, as claimed by many Central American migrants, would no longer qualify for asylum. This policy is unnecessarily cruel to a group of people willing to travel thousands of miles because they fear for their safety. The standoff between border patrol agents and asylum seekers also
Matthew Harte is a junior studying political science and economics. He can be reached at matthew.harte@marquette.edu
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Unpopular opinion: Legalizing marijuana is not a good idea. Wisconsin’s strong support for legalization of medical and recreational marijuana in the midterm elections suggests that if politicians bow to public pressure, full legalization may not be far off. But recreational marijuana legalization opens the door to a host of long-term risks and consequences that referendum voters don’t seem to consider. In Colorado, the first state to legalize marijuana, 21 is the minimum age to buy cannabis products. Some argue that legalization’s age restrictions prevent teens and young adults, the people most at risk to form dependency or suffer damage in brain development, from getting access. But has being under 21 ever stopped a teen or young college student from drinking alcohol if he or she really wants to? Why would marijuana be any different? Legalizing it gives more access to more people of age, who can hand off anything they buy to other people, underage or not. Since brain development stops around age 25, setting the bar at 21 means the state is letting people legally lower their own IQs for four years. While of course the government cannot make people’s choices for them, it has a responsibility to warn people of negative consequences. Will the government put those black and white warning labels on marijuana products that they do on cigarettes? They should, since it can be worse than cigarette smoke for the lungs, according to the American Lung Association. Those warnings should include the effects on brain development. Problems with specific learning and memory tasks are some of marijuana’s effects on brain development, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. The person smoking the marijuana is not the only one affected. Secondhand marijuana smoke can affect nonsmokers’ lungs and cardiovascular systems and expose them to THC, the psychoactive chemical in marijuana, and other chemicals. If legalized, marijuana smoking should be prohibited in restaurants and public buildings like cigarette smoking currently is. Even with those limitations, and even if you choose not to smoke it, legalized marijuana will affect those passing by people smoking it on the street or those who visit smokers’ homes. Children of parents who would be legally smoking marijuana would be
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Kutcher’s support for Israeli soldiers enraged Palestinian supporters.
movement and everything Kaepernick was saying about the infringement on African-American rights. The football player took time before he made his move to work with veterans, research and understand more about what he was trying to portray and the best way to do it respectfully. His outward support for a certain issue gave others the confidence and ability to take the same stance to ensure that their community’s voices were heard. Recently, at a fundraiser for the support of Israeli soldiers held by the Friends for the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF), there were famous supporters that came to help raise money for Israel. These celebrities included Pharrell Williams and Ashton Kutcher, according to Variety. Myself and other Palestine supporters were outraged when this information was released. Israel and its defense forces continue to attack and murder innocent Palestinians due to the current conflict between the two states. Around 9,500 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces since 2000, according to statistics released in March of this year by research combined from the Israeli Center for Human Rights and the International Middle East Center. If Williams and Kutcher did more research to learn about the true, disastrous occurrences in Palestine due to Israeli occupation, they might have been more reluctant to support such a cause. By them supporting Israel, the
American public who believes similarly will think their perspective is justified. The Palestinian death toll will keep increasing if celebrities do not take a stance against Israel and use their power to benefit others. Roseanne Barr’s comments also showcase the problem with celebrities making offensive and threatening comments without any real validity behind them. Barr’s show was cancelled when she posted a racist tweet about former President Barack Obama’s AfricanAmerican senior adviser. After calling the adviser a product of the Muslim Brotherhood and making a “Planet of the Apes,” reference Barr still believes she is not a racist. The fact that Barr could not realize the true implications of what she decided to post shows that offensive language is so normalized for her, and she makes it standard practice for the rest of the people that follow her. Celebrities must be aware of the implications of their words and actions. They must be truly cognizant of what they are supporting by doing extensive research and hearing the stories of people affected by an issue. Only then will America become a more informed public that realizes the countless issues that different communities face daily. Aminah Beg is a sophomore studying public relations and cognitive sciences. She can be reached at aminah.beg@marquette.edu
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Risks ignored regarding marijuana legalization Guest Columnist Emma Nitschke
Aminah Beg People often believe that if they take a stance on a certain issue or cause, their peers will see them differently. This is why many make the decision to fake apathy even if they truly care about a problem being discussed. One would expect that this social standard is heightened for celebrities. They are exposed to millions of people that watch the content they produce. Their jobs rely heavily on public approval, and it would be logical for them to say and do whatever it takes to keep the largest proportion of people still interested. On the contrary, celebrities have done the exact opposite due to drastic changes in the current political system. Many public influencers have made their perspective and concerns public. This can be seen through the content they post on their social media, the type of jobs they decide to take or the causes they support. Since these public figures have such a large and constant role in American society, their actions and opinions have a real effect on the views of the general public. One can claim that they are people just like us and should not affect the way we live our lives. In reality, when there are people perpetually in the spotlight with such large followings, they will have an impact on what we believe—whether we realize it or not. Celebrities must be cautious about the types of causes they support in front of the public since they have such a large responsibility. Many times, celebrities take a stance on issues that are important and must be changed, and this causes healthy discussions around the country. For example, when looking at Colin Kaepernick taking a knee during the national anthem, it created an entire movement across America. People united to support the Black Lives Matter
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at particular risk of developing heart and lung problems, and just like tobacco, would be at increased risk for becoming smokers themselves. Some people turn to marijuana to self-treat their anxiety and depression. While this works for a short time in low dosages, it’s no different from turning to alcohol. Mental illnesses and drug addiction form a vicious cycle called comorbidity. As the mental illness gets worse, the substance abuse gets worse and vice versa. Legalizing marijuana would permit people more access to the drug, especially if for “medical” purposes, instead of seeking actual help like therapy or anti-anxiety drugs. Also, according to a paper published in the medical journal Recent Patents on CNS Drug Discovery, prolonged use of marijuana reduces the antianxiety drugs’ effects, making recovery from mental illness more difficult even through proper methods. For the people who refuse to believe all the studies proving that marijuana usage is bad for the lungs, brain development, drug dependence and mental illnesses and continue to claim that it is safe, marijuana is always dangerous for someone behind the wheel. Driving under the influence of marijuana can be more dangerous than driving under the influence of alcohol since there is not yet a mass-market, foolproof breathalyzer for marijuana. Additionally, THC limits for impaired driving have not been set scientifically, meaning law enforcement is less able to consistently prevent or charge people with drugged driving. In Colorado, as of 2013, 10 percent of fatal crashes involved marijuana. By 2016, it was 20 percent, according to The Denver Post. Legalizing marijuana without increasing warnings of how dangerous it is to smoke marijuana and drive will lead to senseless grief. The bottom line is this: To permit is to promote. Legalizing marijuana means telling people it is safe. It is not. If Wisconsin legalizes marijuana then a few years later starts slapping warning labels on the products it has authorized the sale of once the negative effects are clearly visible, it will be just like last century’s public awareness campaigns against cigarettes that we’re still fighting today. The difference is Americans didn’t know tobacco was unsafe for a long time. We know marijuana is unsafe, we know its varied and wide-reaching consequences, so why would we legalize it in the first place?
Recreational marijuana legalization opens the door to a host of longterm risks and consequences...”
Emma Nitschke is a senior studying French and international affairs. She can be reached at emma.nitschke@marquette.edu
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Win over Cincy secures first Sweet 16
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Players celebrate after their sweep over the University of Cincinnati in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Following the win, the program heads to its first Sweet 16.
Volleyball sweeps first two rounds of NCAA Tournament
By Zoe Comerford
isabel.comerford@marquette.edu
Marquette volleyball’s historic season will last at least one week longer after the Golden Eagles swept the University of Cincinnati Bearcats Saturday night at the Al McGuire Center. This is the first time in program history Marquette has made it to the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament. The Golden Eagles won their sets against the Bearcats 25-19, 25-21 and 25-16. “The culture and chemistry of this team is truly special,” Marquette head coach Ryan Theis said. “We certainly had bumps and bruises along the way. ... I couldn’t be happier for them.” Junior Allie Barber was mentally in the zone during the beginning of the opening set, recording the first three kills for the Golden Eagles. Freshman
Ellie Koontz recorded the first non Barber kill to put the team up 7-6. Consecutive Hope Werch service aces fueled a 5-1 Marquette run to take a 17-12 lead. The Bearcats fought back to 19-17, but it was not enough as Marquette captured the first set 25-19. “Tactically, they probably picked some good spots just to take us out of our rhythm as far as attacking,” Cincinnati head coach Molly Alvey said. “Marquette had a tremendous serving match today and probably knocked us off our game a little bit offensively.” The Golden Eagles took an early 7-3 lead in the second frame, but Cincinnati cut its deficit to 9-8 after an Alvey timeout. Marquette eventually won the set 25-20. With a 2-0 set lead, the Golden Eagles had all the momentum in the final frame. Marquette started the set with an 8-2 run, which included consecutive aces from senior Anna Haak. Although the Golden Eagles extended their lead to six at 12-6, the Bearcats weren’t done just yet.
“One thing we’ve stuck to is that ... every single person that’s on the court has to do something just a little bit different,” Alvey said. “They had built the confidence over the course of the season to know that it doesn’t matter what situation we’re in until a match is over. There’s still time left to play.” Cincinnati cut Marquette’s lead down to one, but a crucial block from junior Madeline Mosher and sophomore Elizabeth Orf initiated a 6-0 Marquette run. The Golden Eagles went on to secure the match 25-16, and with that, their ticket into the Sweet 16. Barber led all players with 18 kills, and senior Anna Haak recorded a match-high 12 digs and five service aces. Junior Lauren Speckman dished out a team-high 21 assists. Redshirt junior Jordan Thompson finished with a team-high 16 kills, hitting only a .143 clip. “We did a really good job of having a good defensive scheme centered around (Thompson),” Rosenthal said. “We stuck to (the game plan) really well
and were able to execute our plans.” Rosenthal said the night was sentimental, as it was her final match at the Al McGuire Center. “I’m just so happy we got another chance to play at home at the Al McGuire Center,” Rosenthal said. “The fact we get to go out on a win, we get to host and we get to go have our sendoff into the Sweet 16 and have the support and love of Marquette University all around us is something so special.” The 6-foot-6 middle blocker came to Marquette in 2014 and since then has earned numerous BIG EAST and national honors. She also played for the Collegiate National Team program for three consecutive years. The 14th-seeded Marquette (28-6, 15-2 BIG EAST) looks to continue a season of firsts in the Sweet 16 Friday at the University of Illinois UrbanaChampaign. The Golden Eagles will attempt to upset the No. 3 Fighting Illini (30-3, 17-3 Big Ten). The game is set for 11 a.m. Central Standard Time. Junior Jacqueline Quade is one of
the Illini’s best players, having just recorded her eighth double-double of this season Saturday night, leading her team with 14 kills and adding 12 digs. She also was part of the Big Ten AllFreshman Team in 2016. Illinois is on a season-best 15 matchwinning streak. This will be its 18th NCAA Regional appearance and the second in two seasons for Illini head coach Chris Tamas. As a result of the matchup, Rosenthal will play against the coach she played under with the Collegiate National Team last summer. “Chris is a great guy,” Rosenthal said. “It was really funny because he’s like ‘Oh, Rosenthal, I know your story.’ … He’s a really easy-going guy.” Although Marquette is not favored in the matchup, the team seems ready for the challenge. “It’s just another step in our goals each season to go farther than any Marquette team has ever gone,” Rosenthal said. “We’re just climbing our mountain every single day.”
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Men’s basketball uses Markus Howard at historic level Star point guard has highest possession rate in 11 seasons By John Steppe
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Markus Howard drew plenty of praise after his 45-point performance against No. 12 Kansas State last Saturday, one of the top defensive teams in the country. This reliance on Howard, who accounted for 54 percent of Marquette’s points, is no new phenomenon for the Golden Eagles. Marquette’s offense has relied on Howard at almost unprecedented rates this season. Head coach Steve Wojciechowski’s offense uses Howard in 30.5 percent of possessions, per KenPom, a prominent college basketball analytics site. To be “used” in a possession, the player’s actions must result in the end of the possession. “We want Markus to be aggressive,” Wojciechowski said. “That’s who he is when he’s at his best. That can’t change while he’s learning and growing in other parts of the game.” No other Marquette player in the five-year Wojciechowski era has been used at that high of a
rate. Former guard Andrew Rowsey was the only other player to be used on at least 30 percent of possessions in the last 10 years. “(His teammates) give (Howard) the ball,” Kansas State head coach Bruce Weber said. “The other guys swallow their ego, let him make the plays and get him open.” The last Marquette player who maintained that level of possessions throughout a season as high as Howard’s was Jerel McNeal in 2006-‘07. The only other players in the last 15 seasons were Travis Diener in 2004-’05 and Dwyane Wade in 2002-’03. His high-scoring volume has resulted in teams defending Howard more aggressively. In 2017-‘18, Howard drew 4.2 fouls per 40 minutes. After eight games this season, he is drawing 6.5 fouls per 40 minutes. Howard is at pace to attempt 253 free throws this season. The program record is 279 free throws attempted, which dates back to the 1969-‘70 season. Howard and teammate Sam Hauser are the only Marquette players to start in every game this season. Hauser has not been needed offensively as much as Howard but has been crucial to Marquette’s improved defense. The duo combined to start 67 games last season. “(Howard) and Sam on our
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Junior guard Markus Howard drives the ball in Marquette’s 92-59 victory over Bethune-Cookman Nov. 10.
team have an incredible responsibility,” Wojciechowski said. “They have to steer the ship while these other guys are figuring out where they’re supposed to sit on the ship.” That responsibility included holding Kansas State star Dean Wade to 11 points on 3-for-7 shooting Saturday. Wade has averaged 15.4 points per game this season on 55-percent shooting. “Sam was on Wade quite a bit,” Wojciechowski said. There’s reason to believe that
rate might subside to a more sustainable level, however. Newcomers like freshman Brendan Bailey and redshirt junior Ed Morrow have shown more confidence with the ball. “Brendan and Ed are starting to find their footing,” Wojciechowski said. “The comfortableness on the court seems to be there at a higher level than it was earlier in the season, which is certainly good to see.” Morrow played at least 15 minutes for the second and
third time this season last week against Charleston Southern and Kansas State. Bailey was a minute short of a season high Tuesday, playing 21 minutes against Charleston Southern. Bailey played 12 minutes against a veteran-laden Kansas State team, though. In the meantime, other coaches have been in awe of Howard’s high-volume scoring. “He definitely had a special night (Saturday),” Weber said. “You have to give him credit.”
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Rugby goes undefeated in fall, makes postseason run Club completes quick rebuild with Chris Farley’s coach By Chris Reisner
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Just three years ago, Marquette’s club rugby team ended its season without a single win. Fast forward to this past season, and the club achieved an undefeated regular season with a run to the Sweet 16 before losing to Villanova 47-43 Nov. 17. It was the furthest run the team has had in the last 18 years in the USA Rugby Men’s Division II College National Tournament. “It was a tremendous season and we accomplished a lot of our goals,” sophomore scrum-half Roy Bowler said. “We put Marquette’s name out there on the national stage.” The team plays in the Great Midwest Conference, which has two divisions consisting of 13 other universities. Teams are made up of some Wisconsin schools as well as BIG EAST foe DePaul University. As a club sport, the GMC is outside of the NCAA and instead part of USA Rugby.
“It was probably the first time since I’ve been here that we really started to play dominant rugby,” senior club president Maxwell Boehnen said. “Going into our sixth game, we were outscoring opponents like 300 to 20.” This season was a complete contrast to Boehnen’s freshman year in 2015, when the squad finished with an overall record of 0-6. The team is made up of mostly seniors. The flyhalf said he identifies experience as a major reason for the team’s 2018 overall 8-1 finish. That record included being 6-0 during the regular season and 2-1 in the postseason. “We were rough,” Boehnen said. “When I first came in (we) were a relatively young team, and now we’re a relatively old team. I think as with anything, gaining more experience helped take us to where we are today.” The club’s building year was in 2015 when they brought in new head coach Constanz Hartney. “(Hartney) was basically taking over for a coachless team,” Boehnen said. “There wasn’t a lot of organization, but he took over and put us on the right path.” Hartney was volunteer coach with the program when he was a graduate student in the 1980s. But he left to
pursue his psychology practice and returned to Marquette club rugby in 2015. He even coached notable Marquette rugby alumnus, late comedian and actor Chris Farley. In the opening scene of his movie “Tommy Boy,” Farley wears a Marquette rugby jacket. Bowler said the team often enjoys hearing Hartney recount stories of Farley and Marquette club rugby from back in the ‘80s and ‘90s. Rugby is a unique sport still emerging in the U.S., and Boehnen said about half of Marquette’s players come with a rugby background. “There’s definitely a lot of guys that have played through high school. Then there are a lot of kids that have a football or soccer background and just want to continue playing sports competitively,” Boehnen said. Boehnen said some Marquette students are eager to seize the opportunity to play and learn the sport in college. “One of the reasons is that (rugby) isn’t offered everywhere,” Boehnen said. “A lot of kids come in and the first thing they say is ‘My high school didn’t have a team.’ This is the first chance for a lot of them to play
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Marquette’s club rugby team fights for the ball in an October game.
and they get really excited about it.” According to World Rugby, the number of global players of the sport has increased by 24 percent since 2013. “It’s one of the fastest growing sports in America,” Boehnen said. “Now that it’s in the Olympics and
they are making additions to the professional teams in the U.S., there will be a lot more exposure. Give it 10 to 15 years, and you will see a lot of growth.”
Notre Dame rematch highlights Christmas break slate Women’s basketball hosts reigning national champions By Wire Sports Staff After the stress of finals dies down and everybody leaves campus, there will be 30 student-athletes who will stay in Milwaukee. The men’s and women’s basketball teams have a busy month, which includes signature non-conference games and BIG EAST season openers. Dec. 15: Women’s basketball vs. Green Bay (GoMarquette. com, 2 p.m.)
Women’s basketball head coach Carolyn Kieger and her senior-heavy roster host the University of WisconsinGreen Bay Phoenix, a team who most notably beat thenNo. 16 University of Missouri Tigers 56-49 Nov. 16. in Columbia, Missouri. Green Bay is coming off five consecutive wins over the Golden Eagles. Phoenix redshirt senior guard Laken James is an effective driver to the basket, as she shot a 45.5 percent from the field
through the Phoenix’s first seven games. Last December, James had a career-high nine rebounds when the then-No. 23 Golden Eagles fell to the Phoenix 63-55. Dec. 21: Men’s basketball vs. Buffalo (Fox Sports 1, 7:30 p.m.)
Buffalo has quickly emerged as one of the top teams outside of a major conference in college basketball. The Bulls have been ranked in the last Associated Press Top 25 polls, giving the Golden Eagles another opportunity for a quality win. Senior C.J. Massinburg leads Buffalo with 18.8 points per game on 49-percent shooting from the field and 51-percent 3-point shooting. Seniors Nick Perkins and Jeremy Harris provide a formidable front-court, averaging a combined 26.5 points per game.
The reigning national champion Notre Dame Fighting Irish, still ranked No. 1 in the country, will visit the Al McGuire Center Dec. 22. Last season, Marquette was narrowly defeated 91-85 in overtime by then-No. 2 Notre Dame, even when six Golden Eagles recorded double figures. “It’s payback time,” Kieger said. “Our girls are really excited for that. It’ll be a highlight for their senior year, no doubt, especially right before Christmas. Try to give us some confidence moving into BIG EAST play.” The game will feature the return of Milwaukee native Arike Ogunbowale, the 2018 Final Four Most Outstanding Player. She is averaging 25.3 points per game this season.
Jan. 1: Men’s basketball at St. John’s (Fox Sports 1, 6 p.m.)
Jan. 4: Women’s basketball vs. DePaul (Fox Sports 1, 7 p.m.)
The Golden Eagles visit Madison Square Garden New Year’s Day to take on BIG EAST rival St. John’s Red Storm for the conference home opener. St. John’s starters Shamorie Ponds, Justin Simon, Mustapha Heron and Marvin Clark are all high-octane scorers and will test Marquette’s newly-improved defense.
The Blue Demons are the Golden Eagles’ main competition in the BIG EAST, having annihilated Kieger’s squad 98-63 last season in the conference championship match. The reigning BIG EAST champions are known as one of the best 3-point shooting teams in the nation and return five of their six top scorers from last season.
Dec. 22: Women’s basketball vs. Notre Dame (Fox Sports 1, 12:30 p.m.)
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Senior guard Amani Wilborn carves her way through Montana State’s defense in Marquette’s 100-52 win.
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WBB overcomes rough quarter Davenport’s quick start fuels victory against Michigan By Dan Avington
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No. 22 Marquette women’s basketball defeated the University of Michigan Wolverines 85-74 at the Al McGuire Center Sunday afternoon. “That first half, we looked like the best team I’ve seen in about four years here,” head coach Carolyn Kieger said. “We were clicking on all cylinders, sharing the ball (and) making the right read. Our defense was following the game plan (and) packing the paint.” The first and second quarters were utter domination for the Golden Eagles. Senior guards Natisha Hiedeman and Amani Wilborn controlled early on. Hiedeman scored heavily from beyond the arc and Wilborn drove to the lane at will. The Golden Eagles shot 57 percent from the field in the first half. They also contained Michigan’s 6-foot-5 center Hallie Thome. Coming into this matchup, Thome was the Wolverines’ leading scorer. She had 11 points and
two rebounds Sunday afternoon. “We wanted to push (Thome) off the block and limit deep paint touches, and then we wanted to come over and help side and double team as much as we could when she caught it on the low block,” Kieger said. “(We) did a really good job of paying attention to the game plan.” Marquette had a 52-32 lead at halftime. Senior forward Erika Davenport already had a team-high 13 points. The second half was a completely different story for the Golden Eagles. Michigan, who trailed by 20 at halftime and had its reserve unit in for a large amount of the second half, brought the game to a far closer conclusion. In the fourth quarter alone, the Wolverines outscored the Golden Eagles 26-11, even with their two leading scorers being relegated to the bench. “We just need to get back to Marquette basketball,” Davenport said. “We need to make sure that we don’t take our foot off the gas.” Davenport led Marquette with 21 points and eight rebounds. “(Michigan) rotates very heavy in their help-side de-
fense, so we knew the dump-offs were going to be there, and the extra ‘one-more’ passes,” Kieger said. “Our guards did a great job of keeping their head(s) up and making the extra movement, and Erika was in the right spot at the right time.” Aside from Davenport, the other four senior starters ended up in double digits, with guard Allazia Blockton putting up 18, Danielle King and Wilborn contributing 12 each and Hiedeman adding 11. “I’m very proud of them for the first half and disappointed in our second half,” Kieger said. “So we’ll watch film, we’ll solve it and if we play the pace that we played at in the first half, I think we can really stick with anyone in the country.” Marquette will put Kieger’s theory to the test Thursday against No. 6 Mississippi State. Tipoff is slated for 7 p.m. Central Standard Time. “We’re going in there, and we’re going (to) play our pace, our tempo,” Kieger said. “Obviously we have to rebound, and I’m really proud of our rebounding tonight. ... We’re going to have to do that in the next game as well.”
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Senior Allazia Blockton attempts a layup against Michigan Dec. 2.
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Blockton led the Golden Eagles with five assists in their 85-74 victory.
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Amani Wilborn drives to the lane.
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Lauren Van Kleunen takes a shot.
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Senior Natisha Hiedeman dribbles past the Michigan Wolverines.
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Howard’s 45 points guide MU past No. 12 Kansas State Saturday’s result marks first win over ranked team in 2018 By John Steppe
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Not even an illness could stop Markus Howard from setting program records Saturday afternoon. The junior point guard scored 45 points to give Marquette its first win over a ranked opponent this season, an 83-71 victory over No. 12 Kansas State despite what he described as “food poisoning.” It was the most points in regulation and in any home game in program history. “He hasn’t been able to practice. We didn’t know what to expect,” head coach Steve Wojciechowski said. “I’ll take it. He might not practice the rest of the season.” Howard was clinical from the field, hitting 11 of 17 shots. He shot 40 percent from long range, but that only accounted for 12 of his 45 points. “He was born to score,” Wojciechowski said. “He’s a very unique player.” Howard did the rest of his damage from the charity stripe, going 19 for 21 from the free throw line. He set the program record for free throws made, but kicked himself for the two misses afterward. He was seven points short of matching his own program record for points in a game, which he set last year at Providence with
52 points. The junior accomplished the feat with only one assist. “We should’ve made him pass it and didn’t,” Kansas State head coach Bruce Weber said. “To his credit, he was able to wheel and deal and continue to make plays.” Weber suggested the Wildcats were too focused on shutting down the 3-point shot to hone in on the paint. “I thought we were worried about the threes, and maybe too much,” Weber said. Howard’s performance was not perfect, though. He had at least four turnovers for the fourth time this season. The Chandler, Arizona, native had a strong supporting cast as well. Sacar Anim had a season-high 16 points on 7-for-12 shooting. “Because we have guys that can really shoot, the floor is more open than it would be if he was playing for somebody else,” Wojciechowski said. “There are other pieces that allow him to be able to take advantage of those things.” Additionally, four different players had at least five rebounds. The Golden Eagles finished with a 3425 rebounding advantage. Meanwhile, Marquette had possibly its best defensive showing of the season in the first half, holding Kansas State without a field goal for more than 10 minutes. The Wildcats shot 35 percent from the field and 25 percent from three before halftime.
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Freshman Brendan Bailey dunks on a fastbreak. He had four points.
“I was really proud of the defense our team played today,” Wojciechowski said. “After kind of feeling our way out the first minute or two, our guys really played outstanding defense.” In the second half, Kansas State had limited options when senior Dean Wade and junior Makol Mawien fouled out. Wade and fellow Kansas State star Barry Brown combined for 17 points on 6-of-17 shooting. They average a combined 32.9 points per game. On average, there was a foul call every 45 seconds. Marquette and Kansas State attempted a combined 67 free throws. “Going in, we knew it was going to be a physical game,” Anim said. “They crash the boards a lot.” The Golden Eagles took advantage of the officiating style, hitting 75 percent of free throws. The Wildcats made 61 percent of their free throws and combined to have as many free throws made as Markus Howard. Saturday’s victory is the seventh time a Wojciechowski-led Marquette team defeated a ranked opponent. Marquette will have a few opportunities for its eighth win against a ranked opponent, hosting No. 24 Wisconsin next Saturday and No. 21 Buffalo Dec. 21. In the meantime, Wojciechowski will have to settle beef with his star guard. “I am mad at him because he gave me his flu,” Wojciechowski said.
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Junior Markus Howard attempts a layup against No. 12 Kansas State.
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Howard went 19 for 21 from the free-throw line in his 45 point performance against the Wildcats Saturday.