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MU community: why we run Participants rally around various causes for Children’s Hospital By Sophie Bolich
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More than 15,000 participants flooded the Marquette campus Saturday morning for the annual Brigg’s and Al’s Run and Walk for Children’s Hospital. Most people toe start lines preoccupied with stretching hamstrings or drinking water, but some have something more important on their minds. Monica Geiser, a freshman in the College of Health Sciences, ran Al’s Run for the first time this year in support of her cousin, who had leukemia and was treated at Children’s Hospital. “We’re here for the kids,” Geiser said. “I think Children’s Hospital does a lot,” she added. With participants from California to Maryland, Al’s Run has remained Milwaukee’s largest race since its debut in 1978. “I didn’t realize how big it was going to be,” Ryan Coon, a student in the Graduate School of Management who ran on a team for the company he interns for, said. “The whole place is shut down. I’ve never seen this many people on campus.” Also among the crowd was Marquette alumnus Steve Bruskiewicz, who runs in Photo by Meredith Gillespie meredith.gillespie@marquette.edu
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University President Michael Lovell poses with another runner Sept. 17 during Brigg’s and Al’s Run and Walk for Children’s Hospital.
New sexual assault programs implemented TAKE ACTION to encourage students with warning signs By Jackson Dufault
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The university has employed new tactics to spread awareness about sexual assault such as
training programs, presentations and a policy called TAKES ACTION. Will Burke, a freshman in the College of Arts & Sciences, said his close friend experienced a sexual assault in the past and he believes sexual violence is a very important issue to attack. “Whatever (the university) can do to prevent it should be done so more people can help
prevent it,” he said. However, he thinks the programs will only be somewhat helpful. “Not all students will necessarily pay attention to what (the programs) say and those are the students that might get hurt by it,” he said. “It doesn’t hurt and hopefully it helps to at least inform people.” Sara Johnson, the Director
of the Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention Program, is working closely on the TAKES ACTION Model. It is a policy that encourages students to recognize signs of possibly dangerous situations. It is exemplified by the Bystander Training that sophomores will be taking this month. “TAKES ACTION empowers and mobilizes participants to recognize, intervene, and
prevent harmful comments, actions and behaviors from escalating,” Johnson said. Johnson says all students who complete the program will receive a TAKES ACTION card, which contains information and tips that can be used as a reference tool in a possible situation. “The program’s main objective
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REIGNITING TRADITION Marquette reignites tradition with eight days of exciting Homecoming events. Get your team together for the Bed Races and line up for a game of Knockout Basketball. Impress at Marquette’s Got Talent or, in a different way, at the Alumni and Student Speed Networking event. Make sure you have a spot at the start of the Blue and Gold Color Run. And, don’t forget your ticket for the biggest concert this campus has ever seen. Registration is required for some events. Sign up today at marquette.edu/homecoming.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2016
Women’s Soccer vs. St. John’s | 1 p.m., Valley Fields
MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2016
Hot Cookie Night | 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Cobeen Hall
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2016
“Stuff the Truck” Food Drive | 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Westowne Square Rev. Richard A. McGarrity, S.J., Lecture Series | 6:30 p.m., Alumni Memorial Union Tuesday Night Mass | 10 p.m., St. Joan of Arc Chapel
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2016
Women’s Volleyball vs. Xavier | Noon, Al McGuire Center Men’s Soccer vs. Wisconsin | 7 p.m., Valley Fields Glow BINGO | 8:30 p.m. to 10 p.m., Central Mall
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2016
Alumni and Student Speed Networking | 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., Wisconsin Club Marquette’s Got Talent | 8 p.m., Varsity Theatre
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2016
Block Party | 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., Parking Lot F (across from the Al McGuire Center) Bed Races | 3 p.m., 12th Street (between Wisconsin Avenue and Wells Street) Knockout Basketball Game | 4 p.m., 12th Street (between Wisconsin Avenue and Wells Street) Marquette Madness | 7 p.m., Al McGuire Center Marquette Craftness | 9 p.m., Marquette Campus
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2016
Blue and Gold Color Run | 11:30 a.m., Miller Park (complimentary shuttles from campus begin at 10:30 a.m.) Men’s Soccer vs. Georgetown | 1 p.m., Valley Fields Homecoming Concert | Gates open at 5 p.m. | Concert begins at 7 p.m., Central Mall Featuring Rachel Platten and American Authors Late Night Breakfast | 10 p.m., Alumni Memorial Union, Monaghan Ballroom
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Free flu shots offered for students Over the past 31 flu seasons, 49,000 deaths occurred By Kristina Lazzara
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Influenza is a serious disease that can hospitalize or even kill a healthy person. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, within the past 31 flu seasons, there have been about 49,000 influenza-related deaths. This Marquette is offering the flu vaccine free through different clinics around campus for fulltime undergraduate students and employees. from now until the end of October. For anyone else, a vaccine is $25. Flu season typically lasts from October to May. A flu vaccine is the best way to protect against the flu and its spread. The vaccines are filled with antibodies that develop in the body for two weeks. These antibodies protect against a potential infection. Each vaccine is different every year. According to Lynda Connor, a Marquette registered nurse, research is done to determine, what strains of the flu will be most common and the vaccine is (Food and Drug Administration)approved every season. According to the CDC, everyone
six months and older should get a flu vaccine every season. A vaccine is especially important for people who are at a high risk of complications from the flu due to asthma, extremely low or extremely high body mass indexes, chronic lung and heart disease, metabolism disorders and a weakened immune system due to medication, among other maladies. A flu vaccine is particularly important for students. “People who live in dorms should especially get the vaccine,” Craig Schutta, a simulation technology specialist in the College of Nursing, said. “Everyone living on top of one another increases your chance of getting infected.” Some people avoid a flu shot for various reasons, including the claim of getting the flu shortly after receiving a flu vaccine. According to Connor, it takes one to four days to show signs of the flu after exposure. If someone is claiming sickness, the person must have previously been infected from someone else, because it takes two weeks for the flu shot to take effect. The average person should get a flu shot every season for two reasons. First, the body’s immune response from vaccinations declines over time, so an annual vaccine is needed for the best protection. Second, flu viruses are constantly changing. Consequently, the formulation of the vaccine is
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Full-time students and faculty can receive free flu vaccinations.
reviewed and updated annually. The goal is herd immunization, which means everyone is protected against the disease, so no one can be infected. “The flu vaccine isn’t just for protecting yourself: it’s for other people, too” Stacia PeifferSchneider, a laboratory supervisor in the biology department, said. “The chance of complications is extremely small for someone getting the vaccine. It’s a small risk, but it’s completely worth it.” Flu clinics will be held: Wednesday, Sept. 21, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., School of
Dentristy, 2nd floor Wednesday, Sept. 28, from 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., David Straz Atrium Saturday, Oct. 1, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., AMU 254 (Family Weekend) Wednesday, Oct. 5, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., School of Dentristy, 2nd floor Wednesday, Oct. 12, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., AMU 2nd floor lobby Tuesday, Oct. 18, from 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., Eckstein Hall lobby Monday, Oct. 24, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., AMU 2nd floor lobby (Employee benefits day)
Programs aim to create safe sharing environment safety and dignity of its community members,” she said in an email. “All members of the campus community are expected to conduct themselves in a manner that enhances the well-being of the community.” Taylor urges students to report all cases of sexual assault to a staff member or other trusted campus officials. Since the beginning of the year, the university is planning programs to raise awareness for this issue. Over the summer, first year students were required to take the Haven Sexual Assault course, which discusses the dangers, signs and statistics of sexual assault on campus. Additionally, the university brought the
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is to train every residential member of the sophomore class of the Marquette undergraduate cohort, utilizing undergraduate wellness peer educators and other student volunteers as co-facilitators” she said in an email. She said this initiative will teach students a variety of topics, such as understanding their role in the community, and learning how to take a role in keeping it safe. Title IX Coordinator Christine Taylor sent an email to all members of the Marquette community Sept. 6 to touch on some of the policies that the university has regarding sexual assault. “Marquette University strives to provide an educational environment which reflects its Catholic, Jesuit mission and preserves the
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Dissolve one-woman show to campus last week to demonstrate the dangers and consequences of date-rape drugs. The university is planning on enacting more initiatives in the hopes that awareness for this topic will increase. Katy Adler from the Student Affairs Office mentioned a plan to put up “social-norming” posters that raise awareness for sexual assault. She said these posters cover a variety of common misconceptions as well as the role of alcohol in sexual assault cases. The goal is to expose the role alcohol can play in sexual violence, as well as working to change the culture of violence on campus. Adler believes if an environment is created where survivors
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of sexual assault are supported, the more likely they are to report cases of violence. Will Burke, a freshman in the College of Arts & Sciences, thinks the programs will only be somewhat helpful. “Not all students will necessarily pay attention to what (the programs) say and those are the students that might get hurt by it,” he said. “It doesn’t hurt and hopefully it helps to at least inform people.” Burke said his close friend experienced a sexual assault in the past and he believes sexual violence this is a very important issue to attack. “Whatever (the university) can do to prevent it should be done so more people can help prevent it,” he said.
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SEPTEMBER 19 A student reported that unknown person(s) removed his unsecured, unattended property from the Wehr Life Sciences Building between 4:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. Losses are estimated at $2,510.
SEPTEMBER 16 An employee reported that his unsecured, unattended bicycle was removed outside the School of Dentistry between 7:50 a.m. and 5:31 p.m. The loss is estimated at $1,800.
SEPTEMBER 15 Two unknown subjects displayed a weapon and acquired property from two students in the 900 block of North 19th Street at 10:35 p.m. The students were not injured. Estimated combined losses are $1,328.
A person not affiliated with Marquette struck two students and a person not affiliated with Marquette with a closed fist in the 800 block of North 17th Street. The subject also made verbal threats while holding a box cutter and resisted being taken into custody by MUPD at 12:51 a.m. The subject was taken into custody and transported to the Milwaukee County Criminal Justice Facility by MUPD.
Two people not affiliated with Marquette acted in a disorderly manner in the 2300 block of West Wisconsin Avenue. One subject was cited by MUPD and released, while the other subject was taken into custody for resisting and obstructing an officer between 2:17 p.m. and 2:20 p.m.. The subject also caused an estimated $200 in damage to a wall in the 16th Street parking structure. MUPD transported the subject to the Milwaukee County Criminal Justice Facility.
SEPTEMBER 13 An underage, intoxicated student acted in a disorderly manner and was in possession of two false IDs in the 900 block of North 19th Street at 12:46 a.m. MUPD cited the student. In the 1300 block of West Kilbourn Avenue, a student struck another student with a closed fist, causing injury, and was taken into custody by MUPD and transported to the Milwaukee County Criminal Justice Facility at 2:15 a.m.
SEPTEMBER 21 Threads of Hope – Bracelet Fundraiser Underneath Raynor Bridge 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Palestinian Culture Night Cudahy basement 6-8 p.m. SEPTEMBER 22 Wheelchair Rugby Frederick J. Gaenslen School 5:30-9 p.m.
CORRECTIONS In September 13’s “MU printing press celebrates 100 years,” the story stated it was a printing press in the headline. It should have just said press. In the subheadline and caption, Frank Lazarus was said to be retiring after 25 years. It should have said Andrew Tallon. The Tribune regrets these errors.
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MUPD to choose between two cameras
worn on an officer’s eyewear. The Axon Flex is the newer model, and Kranz said the models are similar in price. The cameras were tested for approximately two months this summer and a decision should be made soon By Dean Bibens as to which model will be most dean.bibens@marquette.edu optimal for MUPD. “I like the Axon Flex because The Marquette University Police it gives you a high-quality shot Department tested two different from the officer’s perspective but models of body cameras through- I also want to make sure that I out summer and will implement am receiving video,” Kranz said. one in the next few months. “The one thing that has been conBody cameras are increasingly sistent is that the officers like the prevalent in police departments body camera; it justifies a lot of across the country, providing both the decisions they make and gives video and audio them the reasdocumentation. surance that they The two vercan look back sions being teston the video ed by the police for proof as to department are what happened the Axon and in a particular the Axon Flex. situation.” The difference MUPD Sgt. between these Carrie Peters models is that looks forward to the Axon ata decision. taches to the “I think the front pocket implementaJEFF KRANZ tion of the body of an officer, Marquette University Police cameras is gowhereas the Department Captain Axon Flex is ing to be great,” connected to the she said. “Ofglasses an officer ficers have that security blanket is wearing. and they can rest easy knowing “In doing our research, we’ve that the cameras are going to seen that most of the local law capture both audio and video in enforcement agencies have gone any given situation.” with Taser’s version of the body James Davies, a junior in the camera, which is Axon,” MUPD College of Communication, also Captain Jeff Kranz said. believes the future implementaKranz said both ver- tion is a step in the right direcsions of the model have their tion. “It’s good to hear that body strengths and weaknesses. cameras are being brought into “The Axon is nice because it the equation here at Marquette,” slides right in your pocket,” he Davies said. “Officers can anasaid. “However, when you go to lyze the footage that is shot in put your arms out in front of you, it any particular instance and it limits what you can see. The Axon should give them some additional Flex is nice because it gives you confidence, knowing that they a high-quality shot and is right at have the audio and video to back eye level, but it tends to jar loose up their actions.” whenever there is a struggle. To Regardless of which model is go along with that, there are two chosen, Kranz thinks body campoints of disconnect on the Axon eras are worth the investment. Flex, so if at any point something “Whether it is the Axon or the disconnects, you lose all video, Axon Flex, I believe that these which is definitely an issue.” body cameras will pay dividends The Axon Flex body camera is for these officers on the street.”
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Whether it is the Axon or the Axon Flex, I believe that these body cameras will pay dividends for these officers on the street.”
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Captain Jeff Kranz prefers the Axon Flex (top) because it shoots in high quality video from an officer’s perspective. The Axon (bottom) clips to the officer’s front pocket which sometime causes distorted video.
Suicide prevention launched in online tactic Kognito At Risk uses video game to help educate students By Jackson Dufault
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The university is a few weeks removed from the Structure One incident, where a student stood on the edge of the building. It remains unknown if the student intended to jump. However, the university plans to raise awareness about suicide with the Kognito At Risk program, an online platform that provides suicide prevention tactics. Matt Langer, a freshman in the College of Business Administration, said he was shocked that the student standing atop the
parking structure was a fellow Marquette student. He believes the new training is a good idea but is also skeptical. “This is such a big issue and any training for kids would help a lot,” Langer said, “But it’s going to be hard to make just one program and help every individual.” Langer said it is impossible for the program to cover every possible scenario that a student may be in, considering that each situation is unique. Nick Jenkins, a counselor and mental health advocacy coordinator, said this program functions like a ‘video game.’ He said the student will be given a virtual friend group, each with unique stories, and the user will have to find out which of their friends needs support. “A benefit is that people can access it at any point of time, you can
even access it at two in the morning,” Jenkins said. In addition to supporting initiatives for suicide prevention, Jenkins said that the members of the Marquette staff are also good sources. He added that all of Marquette’s residence assistants are trained in suicide prevention. He is also encouraging students to contact Marquette’s Counseling Center if they are struggling with thoughts of suicide or any other personal issues. The on-campus organization Active Minds, which raises awareness about mental health, is working with Kognito to offer this online program free for students. Students with thoughts of suicide are encouraged to contact the National Suicide Hotline at 1-800273-8255. Marquette’s Counseling Center can be contacted at 414288-7172.
At a glance: Suicide is 10th leading cause of death In 2013, there was 1 suicide every 13 minutes An estimated $51 billion in medical and work loss costs Source: CDC Infographic by Anabelle McDonald anabelle.mcdonald@marquette.edu
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Engineering a curriculum partnership After two years, first class of students to experience program By Matthew Harte
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Marquette celebrated its partnership with the Medical College of Wisconsin and the joint biomedical engineering department with a picnic on the lawn of Engineering Hall Sept. 15 . According to Kristina Ropella, the dean of the College of Engineering, the picnic was set up to educate students about the new joint department and celebrate the hard work that went into making the plan a reality. “This is the first class of students entering into the department,” Ropella said. “For years people had a vision (of a joint biomedical engineering department) and now it’s finally here.” Dr. Joseph Kerschner, the dean and executive vice president of the Medical College of Wisconsin, described how the joint department will benefit both sides. “Each side brings some fantastic strengths in biomedical engineering,” Kerschner said. “I think the sum of putting those together is much larger than the individual parts, whether we’re looking at the research side of things, advancements in health care, or collaborations with industry. By putting Marquette University and the Medical
College of Wisconsin together, people will take notice and it will allow us to develop new and innovative educational programs.” The process of collaboration began about two years ago, but Ropella said that the two sides share an extensive history of working together. “We go back a long way,” Ropella said. “It goes to the late 1960s when the MCW was Marquette’s medical school. In the early ’70s they became separate institutions, but many of the faculty have been working together over several decades on research projects and trying to address clinical problems.” Kerschner believes that the partnership will also benefit medical patients. “When you think of research, you always think of bench-tobedside,” he said. “What that means is how do you get the best ideas to actually help patients more quickly … I think you’re going to see discoveries come from this department,” including new patents, devices, and patient cures. Efrain Torres, a sophomore in the College of Engineering, explained how the joint department could give students an opportunity to interact with health care professionals. “One of the things that this joint department is definitely going to help is the interaction with clinicians (at the Medical College),” Torres said. “It will give students exposure on how they
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The Sept.15 picnic celebrated the University and the Medical College of Wisconsin’s partnership.
should interact in hospitals.” Kerschner said the joint department could help establish Milwaukee as a hub for companies that need biomedical engineers.
“We think a lot of companies will spring up out of this department,” he said. “It will be good for the economy of Southeast Wisconsin. You think of Silicon Valley for (information
technology) and I don’t see why Milwaukee can’t be the biomedical engineering equivalent of Silicon Valley.”
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Many participants rally around Children’s Hospital’s cause memory of his first grandson, Jonathan. “I like to come out and run because it’s for a good cause and the weather is always good,” Bruskiewicz said. “It’s also fun to come back to campus and see everything—the students and the basketball team.” To reach a greater audience and increase fundraising, some participants chose to enter as a team, designing t-shirts and posters in support of their cause. Former Marquette nutrition professor Barb Troy walked the five-mile course with Team Schultz in support of her greatnephew, Jacob Schultz. “We are here for Jacob today,” Troy said. “He gets the best care in the world at Children’s Hospital,” said Troy, who taught nutrition classes. Team Schultz has participated in Al’s Run for 10 years, and raised $4,500 for Children’s Hospital this year. “The nurses at Children’s who went to Marquette had my aunt [Troy] as a professor,” team captain Jennifer Schultz said. “It’s nice to see that connection years later, seeing what they learned play into her grand-nephew’s life.” Adrienne Ridgeway, associate athletic director of Academic Services at Marquette, shared her excitement in running with her fiveyear-old daughter, Brooke
Ridgeway, whom she describes as a ‘Children’s champion.’ Brooke was born with a lack of oxygen to her brain, and according to Adrienne, Children’s Hospital took excellent care of her. “I’ve always done the race, but after she was at Children’s, it became even more important to me,” Adrienne said. “She was there in the neonatal care intensive unit for two weeks,
then came home and has been great ever since.” Adrienne works in the Al McGuire Center, which is named for the former basketball coach and namesake of Al’s run. Troy shared her enthusiasm. “It’s a wonderful day celebrating Children’s Hospital and kids who wouldn’t be the same without this hospital,” she said. Photo by Meredith Gillespie meredith.gillespie@marquette.edu
To help fundraising, some people decide to race as a team.
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New Hispanic associate director hired Jacqueline Black hopes to bring more diversity on campus By Kristina Lazzara
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The university hired a new associate director for Hispanic initiatives, Jacqueline Black, to reach its goal to increase the Hispanic population to 30 percent by 2050. Black spent the past 10 years at Marquette University High School where she taught Spanish classes and led the Orgullo Latino student organization. “Working with these students and families, I realized very quickly that we were not as an institution being intentionally inclusive of this population,” Black said. During her time at MUHS, Black worked to make the institution more inclusive. Some programs Black helped with included translating documents, offering parent programming in Spanish, promoting cultural programming and creating a more inclusive environment for the Latino community. Throughout her career at MUHS, the Hispanic population increased from nine percent to 18 percent. The university wishes to earn the title of a Hispanic-serving institution, an official designation from the federal government. To qualify, Marquette must have a Hispanic enrollment of at least 25 percent. Marquette’s current Hispanic
enrollment is 9.5 percent, compared to the current U.S. population of 17 percent. If Marquette is officially designated as a Hispanic-serving institution, the university will be eligible for funding. According to the US Department of Education, funds may be used for activities such as laboratory equipment, academic tutoring, counseling programs and renovations for instructional facilities. Joenny Lopez Cuevas, president of the Latina sorority Sigma Lambda Gamma and a sophomore in the College of Arts & Sciences, explained that hiring Black is a necessary step for the university to take. “Even though Black is one person, we need to start somewhere,” Lopez Cuevas said. “We are very Photo by Yue Yin yue.yin@marquette.edu underrepresented here on campus. We only have two multicultural so- Jacqueline Black is set to help Marquette raise the Hispanic population to 30 percent by 2050. rorities and one fraternity. We need a voice and to be heard in a campus that has been missing.” Association of Colleges and Uni- include further diversifying the that is a majority white.” Black said she wants to let versities and other institutions student body, faculty and staff, Black, along with the university, prospective students know that have become Hispanic-serv- enhancing social, academic and plans to increase the Latino student what programs and resources ing institutions, she will deter- cultural programming, and propopulation by reaching out to the are available at Marquette, and mine the best tactics to recruit moting the development of more Milwaukee community and to His- make personal connections. new Hispanic students and help diverse learning opportunities. panic students nationally. “Building these relationships will them through graduation. Black believes students see themErnie Sanchez, a former MUHS be key to developing a sense of trust “Creating a culture of inclusion selves reflected within the student student and freshman in the Col- and welcome,” Black said. is one of the themes of the univer- body, faculty, staff, programming lege of Arts & Sciences, beHer first step is to gather informa- sity’s overall strategic plan,” Black and curriculum. It makes it even lieves Black can accomplish this tion and make connections. She has said. “The Office of Institutional easier for a student to feel like better than anyone. met with faculty, staff and adminis- Diversity and Inclusion has its he or she belongs. “She did this at my high school,” trators who are currently working own strategic plan that supports the “I am a strong believer that there Sanchez said. “This is a lot of with Latino students. Black will university’s larger strategic plan, is strength in diversity,” Black said. work but I know she can do it be- meet with students in the coming and outlines a variety of ways to “When there is a multiplicity of percause she’s done it before. I feel weeks to learn what drew them to help traditionally underrepresented spectives, lived experiences, beliefs like we can help her as a com- Marquette in the first place. groups feel more at home at MU.” and cultures, everyone benefits.” munity and bring back the voice Learning from the Hispanic Major components of the plan
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1970 era Chevrolet transmission gifted Machine Design Lab in Engineering Hall benefits from car part By Matthew Harte
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The Machine Design Lab in Engineering Hall received the invaluable donation of a 4-speed Chevrolet manual transmission from local Milwaukee company David’s 4 Speeds this August. Dr. Mark Nagurka, an associate professor of mechanical engineering, gave details about the transmission. “It was built specifically for us, kind of a 1970-era Chevrolet transmission,” Nagurka said. “It could’ve been a Camaro, but it was made for us so that it’s exposed and fully operable. It doesn’t have oil, you can see all the engagement of the teeth, you can set it in reverse, you can go through the speeds of the gears and see how the linkages of the gears work, and you can turn the shaft. It’s a valuable addition that I hope will be at Marquette for many years.” Dominick Ropella, a junior in the College of Engineering who manages the day-to-day operations of the lab, described how the Machine Design Lab received the piece from David’s 4 Speeds owner Dave West. “He is a really well-known vintage transmission rebuilder, so people have really nice old sports cars and he rebuilds their transmissions,” he said. “So what he did for us, specifically because we asked him, was he made a cutaway and plated all these gears really nice so we have a full working transmission.” Ropella said that the piece is unique for the lab, making it indispensable. “This will be a great piece
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Dave West from David’s 4 Speed gifted the transmission to the school even after receiving inquiry offers from different museums.
for the future because this is something you can’t just buy off the shelf,” he said. “(West) made this specially for us. He actually had people from museums talking to him after this. They wanted a piece, and he said, ‘This isn’t something I just sell, this is a one-time thing for the lab.’ Pieces like this are just awesome.” Engineering students use the lab for a Design of Machine Elements class. It is a required class for every mechanical engineering student. Ryan Kaestner, a senior in the College of Engineering, plans to take the course next semester and is excited about more practical learning in the lab.
“I can read things all day, but it takes hands-on experience to truly understand things,” Kaestner said. Nagurka said he immediately realized the department needed industry guidance to create the lab. Nagurka worked with the department of engineering’s industrial advisory board to make the plan a reality. “We held several evening meetings after work and people from Milwaukee Tool and a number of local companies came and we talked about what are the key attributes that they would want a graduating engineering student to know when they walk in the door as a hired engineer,” Nagurka said.
“(The industry advisory board) helped me even in the planning of what activities and labs and experiments and experiences students should have. Because we were working with them, they were natural partners in donating things.” The transmission is one of many pieces in the lab that gives students a firsthand learning experience, which Nagurka said is valuable for mechanical engineers. “It’s a different modality of learning,” he said. “To really deeply learn, you have to experience. Although the authors of all the textbooks are also our teachers, conceptual learning and practical
learning are very different… There’s a level of learning that is on the deepest psychological level of tactile sensation, of touching, and trying to understand by manipulating.” Ropella said students are typically excited to work in the lab each week. “This is a giant lab that makes learning fun,” he said. “We want students to come in here every week and we want them to be excited to learn about what they’re doing. Having actual stuff for them to play with keeps it fun, it keeps it exciting. They walk in here and think, ‘What can I pick up this week and play with?’ instead of, ‘What diagrams are we gonna look at this week?’”
First year English program undergoes changes Students now have ability to choose how, what they research By Kevin Edgeworth
kevin.edgeworth@marquette.edu
The first-year English program at Marquette recently announced new changes in its curriculum to fit the new Core of Common Studies learning outcomes. Jenn Fishman, the program director of first-year English, hosted two information sessions last week in which she described the curriculum changes to the program. Fishman said the main difference in the program is the choices given to students in regarding research. “In both (English) 1001 and 1002, students choose the research questions they will pursue for extended projects, which means students have two opportunities to research, read, and
write about issues that interest them in any – and every – discipline,” Fishman said. Fishman emphasized the importance of undergraduate research experience. She pointed out that the Association of American Colleges & Universities identified undergraduate research as a “high-impact educational practice.” Fishman also said that students in English 1002 will have the opportunity to incorporate their research into a multimodal version to present their findings. “Last year, when we piloted the new curriculum, students created board games, videos, murals, digital maps, and info graphics to remix topics as diverse as understanding food labels, recognizing the economic impact of anti-immigration legislation on Wisconsin communities, changing high school start times, the devastating legacy of U.S. foreign policy in Iran and more,” Fishman said. Some students, such as Sarah Toomey, a freshman in the
College of Nursing, said they are excited about the multimedia aspect of the change. “I haven’t had any assignments that have given me the chance to
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Today’s literacies are greater than writing, orality and visuality.” JENN FISHMAN Program director of first-year English
really do a video or multimedia presentation yet,” Toomey said. “But I do like that they are going to integrate that.” Toomey also said she is happy about the flexibility given to
students in choosing research subjects under the new curriculum. “I prefer writing when I’m given freedom and free range with creativity, so I find the change to be nice,” Toomey said. When asked what spurred these curriculum changes, Fishman mentioned the ever-changing methods of communication in today’s world. “Today’s literacies are greater than writing, orality, and visuality,” Fishman said. “Today’s literacies include mash-ups of available media and modes of communication, and first-year English should follow suit.” Bridget Naughton, a senior in the College of Business Administration, thinks the new multimedia opportunities available for first-year English students will provide valuable experience for future jobs. “Knowledge of multimedia is crucial in a lot of modern careers,” Naugton said. “It will benefit students to have multimedia experience on their resume”
Fishman also referenced the fact that Marquette’s first-year English curriculum had not been significantly changed in almost 10 years. “Over that time writing has changed a great deal, Marquette students have changed as much if not more, and what scholars know about writing and writing instruction has also changed,” she said. According to Fishman, the importance of the first-year English program in making proficient writers cannot be overstated. “Sometimes we take writing for granted since it is everywhere, and we use writing for everything we do,” Fishman said. “Yet writing well and using writing well for various ends is something that takes a great deal of work. First-year English gives every student a chance to engage in that work, and I have yet to meet someone who would not benefit from that kind of opportunity.”
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Class excursions to Haggerty inspire and engage students
By Devi Shastri
devi.shastri@marquette.edu
When Gendron Jensen walked into the Haggerty Museum of Art last week, he wept tears of joy. Jensen saw his series of graphite drawings together for the first time in four decades. The series, entitled “Series on Resurrection in Nature,” will hang on the walls of the Haggerty until Dec. 23. It is properly framed for the first time, thanks to an investment from the museum. Jensen flew up from New Mexico to visit Milwaukee and see the display. This rare opportunity allowed the artist to watch his audience view the pieces and speak with them. “I think the best of all places is where we are right now, because this is in a learning atmosphere,” Jensen said of having his art displayed on Marquette’s campus. “And I would hope that what I have done, the monumental exertion, will go into the lives (here), especially of the students.” The chance for students and the
artist to interact was significant for both parties. Jensen spoke with students from various fields including a theology class, a Spanish culture class, a dance class and a biology class. His art, massive pencil illustrations of minuscule details in nature with strong religious symbolism, is capable of easily transcending the boundaries of disciplines. While his work is incredibly detailed and complex, Jensen’s medium is quite simplistic. All he needed was a paper, a pencil and a subject. “Pencils are our vernacular,” Jensen said. Last Monday, he sat before the students, dressed in a monochromatic black outfit reminiscent of a priest’s clerical clothes, his wispy white hair supplying the glimpse of white one would expect from a collar. Instead, he wore around his neck a necklace of bones, complete with a hand-sized skull of a young deer killed by an oncoming vehicle. He told the deer’s story to the students, memorializing the animal’s life and death in this talk. He explained that humans should be more aware of their impact on nature. He has worn the bones at every
speaking venue he has gone to since 1972. Like in his drawings, the bones and shells are empty, but they also symbolize the capacity for life. “They’re beautiful drawings,” said Lynne Shumow, curator of education at the Haggerty. “And for me, I’m able to relate them to science and nature and environmental ethics. There’s a lot of theological topics we can cover (as well).” At 19, Jensen began the process of becoming a monk at St. Benedict’s Abbey, located a mere 45 minutes away on the Illinois-Wisconsin border. He began teaching himself how to draw, and after two years he stopped pursuing a life in the abbey. He would return five years later to work in the abbey’s print shop, but in 1970 Jensen left for the last time to pursue the calling of his art. He was 29 when he drew the series, beginning with small iterations before magnifying the works on larger paper. He completed the series at age 30. Standing before them, the audience can peer into an empty walnut shell in the first drawing, entitled “I begin here.” From there, the viewer sees skulls, shells, wings and claws,
Photo by Meredith Gillespie meredith.gillespie@marquette.edu
each with a title containing a play on words or dual meaning. “The objects found me, and they fell into a sequence,” Jensen said. “All I could do was be open and heed the invocation. They called to me. It’s as if they had been waiting for me for all time.” Dr. Deirdre Dempsey, associate professor of theology, took her students from Explorations in Christian Theology: Theology and the Visual Arts to the exhibition. She said the benefit of going to the exhibit was more than exposing her students to the vocabulary and versatility of religious-inspired art. The series could also function as a guide for meditation outside of class. The work, as is the case with art in general, held something for everyone. “Sometimes it’s the technical stuff that fascinates me,” Dempsey said. “How do they do such large (drawings)? I was also actually struck by the humor of his titles, that he’s making puns, but I would say that for me, they did have his intended effect. You look at them and you are struck by the beauty of natural objects.” Zoe Hammis, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences, is studying biological sciences and has
experience doing wildlife research and conservation work. She found the series’s themes and commentary on nature especially impactful. “(Jensen) spoke of how we as humans must deal with the guilt of driving innocent animals, which do not know ignorance or greed, to extinction,” Hammis said. “A large aspect of his art that he spoke of is the fact that he is honoring these creatures’ lives, and not letting them die in vain. He also attempts to convey a message of purpose and significance in all living things, large and small.” Hammis said the artist’s message lines up with her own beliefs. “The fact that he ties these messages about honoring living creatures, which I personally believe is extremely important, in with the theological messages about resurrection, resurgence and rebirth in his art is incredible,” Hammis said. These are the moments Jensen craves. “Artists don’t live in a vacuum,” Jensen said. “We long to have people tell us how they feel. It helps to spur us on.” Jensen’s “Series on Resurrection in Nature” will be open until Dec. 23, 2016.
MU Radio’s New Music Monday When the five member band, Ball Park Music, launched into the stratosphere of Australia’s music scene in 2011, no one could have predicted the extended success they would have. Their early work attracted the attention of Australian alternative station Triple J and they later toured to support the likes of Jungle Giants and Boy & Bear. Ball Park Music is currently touring throughout Australia. Check out the full story at marquettewire.org. Marquette Radio’s New Music Monday features a new artist each week. The show airs live every Monday from 6-7:30 p.m.
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Multicultural Greek life serves community Fiesta de Noche was a unifying cultural experience for many By Hailey Richards
hailey.richards@marquette.edu
“Culture is pride, and pride is success.” The motto of sorority Sigma Lambda Gamma, a Latina based multicultural sorority, was echoed at Fiesta De Noche Saturday night. The event, “Night Party” in Spanish, was hosted by fraternity Sigma Lambda Beta and sorority Sigma Lambda Gamma to celebrate Hispanic heritage month. Leroy Ramos, a Marquette alum and lifetime member of Sigma Lambda Beta, said “Fiesta De Noche” is an annual event the Sigma Lambda chapters started in 2003 to share their culture and pride with the community. From 9 p.m. to 12 a.m. free food, dancing and drinks were offered in the Central Mall. Decadent latino inspired food from Pete’s Fruit Market on the south side was served while Aztec dancers performed in front of a large audience. Students lined up to get servings of Mexican and Puerto Rican rice, steak and beans with Horchata to drink, and had the opportunity to
decorate maracas and participate in a jalapeno eating contest. The event was strategically scheduled to coincide with Mexican independence day which was Sept 16. “Because we are a Latina based sorority we host events that incorporate and share that culture with the Marquette community,” Lopez Cuevas said. Aside from bringing Marquette together, events like these strive to unite all of the Greek community. “The goal of the event is to foster unity between the Greek life, as well as bringing awareness to the different cultures and what they have to offer,” Antonio Martinez, president of Sigma Lambda Beta and senior in the College of Business said. While all of Marquette’s sororities and fraternities participate in philanthropy, Martinez said his fraternity is able to serve differently than other brotherhoods. “Sigma Lambda Beta is not like every other frat or sorority,” Martinez said. “We have a different mindset, which is how can we give back and better our community, while sharing our culture.” This mindset Martinez shared is evidenced in the many philanthropic events that both the Sigma Lambda chapters
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Aztec dancers proudly wore traditional clothing and immersed audiences in vibrant and exciting culture.
host to create awareness for a range of causes from CPR to breast cancer. “Honestly we are not doing this for ourselves,” Lopez Cuevas said. “We do this because we love our culture and the Marquette community. We just want to raise awareness while bettering the community which we all take part in.” Both Lopez Cuevas and Martinez want to invest in a multicultural council in order to create
unity between all multicultural Greek life on campus. They each think bringing attention and generating higher attendance to the events put on for Marquette students is one of the best ways the Marquette community can foster unity and pride. Lopez Cuevas pointed out the importance of unity through events and would love to see a bigger turnout in order to foster that ideal, but while a large audience is important, it is not
the overarching goal. Greek members hold themselves to values that are specific to their respective organizations. Sigma Lambda Beta’s principles include Brotherhood, Scholarship, Community Service & Cultural Awareness. Ramos said these are an essential part in everything his fraternity does. “Our goal is to live up to our pillars. In that we share our culture, while giving back,” Ramos said.
Challenging frozen custard’s reign over WI Students voice their preferences for best MKE frozen desserts By Alexis Rhodes
alexis.rhodes@marquette.edu
To the non-native Midwesterner, the concept of frozen custard seems foreign. Local restaurants and stands like Culver’s, Kopps, Leon’s and Gilles made this frozen treat popular in Milwaukee and beyond. Even with business booming, Marquette students are questioning if custard is really the dessert of choice for hot days. “I actually have no clue why we are so keen on custard,” said Mickeala Dixon, a freshman in the College of Arts & Sciences. “I actually never noticed personally, but I do know that in the Midwest, specifically Wisconsin, we have a lot of great custard shops for tourists and residents to go to.” It came to be that many factors, such as tradition, quality, accessibility and even health conditions played a defining factor in whether or not Marquette students preferred custard or ice cream. “I like custard better, probably because I grew up in very close proximity to a Kopp’s Custard, and am accustomed to extremely highquality custard,” said Jason Hubler, a sophomore in the College of Engineering. “I am probably used to the same ice cream as most other people, the stuff from Dairy Queen, Culver’s, and the grocery store. Thus, due to the imbalance in the quality of my experiences with each, I like custard more.” According to the company’s
website, Kopp’s Frozen Custard was the first custard stand to provide the featured “Flavor of the Day” in addition to the traditional chocolate and vanilla flavor selections. Places like Gilles Frozen Custard have been a part of the Milwaukee area for 78 years, which could be a leading factor as to why Midwesterners tend to like custard more. Although some disagree that there is any real distinction between custard and ice cream, most people who have grown up in the Midwest area say there is definitely a difference. Hubler said that while ingredients contributed to the difference, a true defining quality was texture, custard being smoother and ice cream being more granular. “I think that custard is special not only because what I am used to is of such high quality, but also because it serves as a focal point for gatherings,” Hubler said. “My family would often meet friends at Kopp’s for dinner and custard, and whenever friends or family came to town, especially if they had never had Kopp’s before, that meant a trip to Kopp’s to either introduce them to it or to give them a rare treat.” Marquette students from varying parts of the country reported having a preference for ice cream. “To me ice cream is a pleasure, and it makes me happy. Every time I eat ice cream I find myself dancing a little,” Dixon said. “And then you can choose from so many different flavors. It is a hobby in a way.” Although the controversy between custard and ice cream throughout the Midwest can go
on forever, some people have no preference because of health conditions like lactose intolerance. Wes Blakely, a freshman in the College of Arts & Sciences, said he discovered that he was lactose intolerant at eight y ears old. “It hasn’t really affected my eating habits too severely because my mom is also lactose intolerant so most the food that we ate didn’t have dairy in it,” Blakely said. “When I go out to eat though, I often can’t get the best food because of this. It’s really hard to eat dessert at restaurants too.” Blakely is from the south suburbs of Chicago, where dairy products are apart of everyday meals. “It’s easy to avoid dairy when you know you can’t have it,” Blakely said. “The only issue I have is that there is cheese on everything and all desserts come with ice cream. I usually just save money and don’t eat out.” However, despite his intolerance towards dairy, Blakely said he was never a huge fan of ice cream to begin with. Some desserts that he substitutes for custard and ice cream are pumpkin or dutch apple pie. “It’s common to get asked, ‘Why don’t you just eat ice cream and take a pill?’” Blakely said. “The pills don’t work.” Though unable to eat custard, Blakely watched friends develop a love for it through positive experiences. He recalls visiting Kopps after band concerts in high school to enjoy custard and each others’ company. “The best experience I have had (with) custard was not a single event, but a recurring meeting of friends at Kopp’s,” Blakely said.
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Culver’s adds to the list of classic Midwestern custard destinations.
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What Colin Kaepernick can teach us about free speech
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Many football players across the United States, like Eric Reid (left), have joined Colin Kaepernick (right) in kneeling during the national anthem.
It’s been two weeks since the 2016-’17 NFL season kicked off, and several players have decided to join San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick in his decision to kneel during the national anthem. Given the current political climate and social tensions of the nation, this subtle, symbolic, thoughtful and peaceful demonstration goes beyond football and holds an important lesson on free speech for all Americans. As citizens, we have the right to agree or disagree with his message. However, as Marquette students, tasked with the daily duties of learning and opening our minds to new ideas, we also have the responsibility to thoughtfully examine the purpose of Kaepernick’s demonstration. Kaepernick kneeling or sitting at the beginning of games went almost unnoticed a few times, as he was surrounded by other players standing, but as he continued this action into the regular season games and other players joined him, it received much media attention. He explained he sat because of the oppression of people of color and recent police brutality in the United States. “To me this is something that has to change. When there’s significant change and I feel like that flag represents what it’s supposed to represent, this country is representing people the way that it’s supposed to, I’ll stand,” Kaepernick told the Associated Press. This isn’t the first time nationally recognized and esteemed athletes have used their standing in
society to make a statement, advocate for change or raise awareness of an issue. Back in July, WNBA players from several teams warmed up before games in #BlackLivesMatter #Dallas t-shirts. At the ESPY awards that same month, Carmelo Anthony, LeBron James, Chris Paul and Dwyane Wade, four of the NBA’s biggest stars, called on other athletes to use their fame and influence to advocate for positive change in this time of violence, racial divide, distrust and anger. Kaepernick’s actions, however, go beyond using the platform he has been given as an athlete to take a stand – or in this case, a knee. Not only did he use his influence and fame to call attention to an issue important to him, he did so in perhaps the most controversial and provocative demonstration from an American athlete in decades. At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, African-American track runners John Carlos and Tommie Smith were kicked off Team USA and sent home after their Black Power salute of raising their fists while the national anthem played and they accepted the gold and bronze medals in the 200 meter race. That was just months after the April assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., while riots and demonstrations were breaking out all over the United States. Colin Kaepernick is taking the act of standing for the national anthem – a practice that is assumed on the first day of elementary
school – and reflecting on what that song and flag truly represent for people of color in our nation. Granted the same right under the First Amendment that all citizens have, Kaepernick is raising awareness of how he feels the black population is treated in this country where we preach “liberty and justice for all.” Kaepernick and these other players’ demonstration invokes thought: What does this anthem stand for? Are we living up to these ideals? As the protests gain national attention, discussions of patriotism and respect for our nation’s military assess whether the players are justified in their actions. Especially on social media, pictures of injured veterans and American soldiers going into battle stifle the true purpose of the demonstration. Here at Marquette, we students must, at the very least, consider what Kaepernick is trying to accomplish. We don’t have to agree with his message, but we do have to think critically about his right as a citizen to communicate this message in the way that he chooses. The university is a place where the free expression of thought is not only allowed, but encouraged and developed. We’re all entitled to original thought, and we’re expected to use it to advocate for the rights of others. If we are quick to label Kaepernick unpatriotic or disrespectful, we waste our chance as American citizens with equal rights to speech and as intelligent, educated university students to make real, positive change in our nation.
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Deciding to eat by yourself is OK
Abby Vakulskas You’re right in the midst of the lunch rush at the AMU. The lines are out of control, and you’re holding on to your chicken tenders for dear life as you bump into people on your way out. You sit down at a table packed with friends, but as you scan the crowded dining area, you notice that some people are eating by themselves. What is your immediate reaction to this? Do you feel sorry for them? There is a huge stigma surrounding lone eaters. Culturally, eating is an activity that is strongly community-based. Americans are brought up in a longstanding tradition of family dinners, pizza parties and church potlucks. We are taught that food brings people together and only unpopular kids sit alone in the lunchroom. Reveling in this collectivist ideology are people who thrive off the energy of others and recharge best in the middle of a dynamic crowd. Both extroverts and introverts, however, without even realizing it, make snap judgments: single diners must be lonely, their friends are gone, so on and so forth. As a loner, you’re aware that this judgment exists. When I know I’ll be eating alone, I avoid the dining halls, opting instead for the Brew or another quiet place. Or, if I have to, I’ll bring a book with me to make it look like I’m studying; no one judges single diners if they’re studying. However, sometimes I enjoy eating alone. Unlike those who draw energy from others, many need to be by themselves in a quiet place to recharge, and a mealtime can be ideal for that. This isn’t to say I don’t love a table packed with friends and family, but every once in a while I’d rather take a moment to myself to savor my food and think. It’s time to squash these
stigmas around dining alone. The reason these attitudes are so embedded in our culture is some of the stigma is rooted in historical dining traditions. A website called Restauranting through history published an article last year discussing how following the Civil War, it became only proper to have a dinner companion. In the late 1800s, in fact, some restaurants even refused to serve solo female diners, considering it tawdry for them to go out unescorted. This changed with the onset of chain restaurants like lunchrooms and diners, according to a New York Times article. These places provided a more welcoming, informal atmosphere for single diners and especially women. Modern society has progressed recently in getting rid of singlediner shaming; a 2015 Open Table study shows that reservations made by single diners have gone up 62 percent. However, my self-consciousness while hiding behind a book and eating a sandwich proves the movement has yet to reach campuses like Marquette. From Mashuda omelets to Straz stir fry, here’s the bottom line: don’t deny yourself a pleasant meal just because you don’t have someone to share it with. Don’t be afraid to be alone. You are your own best company: if you can’t enjoy a nice evening with the person that matters most (again, you), how can you ever be an engaging dinner companion to someone else? I’m not advocating for people to rebuff any well-meaning friends who sit down to keep them company, but to embrace time alone if you have no one to sit with. Be brave, have the confidence to show yourself and the rest of the dining hall that you are a more than sufficient companion. Abby Vakulskas is a sophomore studying psychology. She is reachable by email at abby.vakulskas@marquette.edu
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Students should not feel self-conscious about eating alone on campus.
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Dave Sobelman: Small town homesickness social media whiz Ryan McCarthy
The dispute between Sobelmans owner Dave Sobelman and Milwaukee 4th District Alderman Bob Bauman last week is one of the most interesting and entertaining stories I’ve seen in my time working in student media. After failing to show at a mandatory Common Council meeting to renew the establishment’s food and liquor licenses, Dave Sobelman received news that he would not be able to get new licenses until Sept. 20, putting him and his nearly 40 employees at the Marquette campus location out of business for two weeks. At this point, most people would just admit the mistake and plead for a temporary license. While Sobelman did admit his mistake, he also decided to call Bauman a “prick” and swagger on TV about potentially continuing to serve food in defiance of the law. What happened next resists logic: Bauman gave Sobelman a temporary food license. You might be asking yourself how a person gets such a favor by insulting the one person who can help him out. Sobelmans and its employees, many of them Marquette students, executed an extraordinarily effective and wellthought-out social media campaign that framed Bauman in a negative light and created vocal pressure to reopen the restaurant. The alderman relented after Sobelmans co-owner and Dave’s wife Melanie Sobelman wrote him a letter asking for a temporary food license and offering to donate a dollar from every burger sold until the Sept. 20 meeting. Sobelmans was able to quickly frame the issue around the fact that its employees were about to lose two weeks of pay. This was the restaurant’s strongest defense, but it completely disregarded the spat between Sobelman and Bauman. Employees posted photos of the empty restaurant with captions about how
they were going to struggle paying rent that month after missing two weeks of work. Their friends and family helped disseminate these posts by liking and sharing them across social media, strengthening the narrative. Another distinction that drew public support to Sobelmans is the restaurant’s stature at Marquette. Sobelmans is our sports bar. It supports our clubs, hosts our fundraisers and for some of us, helps us celebrate our 21st birthdays. It’s a Marquette institution. Sobelmans is part of our community and we are naturally going to err in its defense. If the same thing happened to any other Milwaukee restaurant, would anyone on campus care? Once again, Sobelmans’ strong social media presence plays a significant role in establishing itself as a campus icon. For the restaurant’s five-year anniversary at the Marquette location, it released profiles of many of its employees on social media. It recently named its “Big Mike” burger after Marquette senior Mike Baudhuin. These are the types of things that garner goodwill and get people on your side. Let’s be clear, this entire situation is Dave Sobelman’s fault. As a business owner, you have a responsibility to your employees. If you receive a letter telling you to go to a meeting for the city, you go to that meeting. If you make a mistake and lose your food and liquor license, then that’s on you, not the alderman doing his job. Maybe you think the system is designed unfairly, but the time to complain and showboat is not right after you have very clearly messed up. Sobelmans’ ability to work the system in this way is just the latest in a series of fascinating examples of social media’s ability to influence the real world. Sobelmans did an excellent job of leveraging its social media brand identity to get what it wanted, despite being in the wrong. Ryan McCarthy is a senior studying journalism. He is reachable by email at ryan.w.mccarthy@marquette.edu
Morgan Hughes
If you didn’t grow up in a small town and are wondering what it’s like, it’s a lot like the movies would have you believe, at least in my experience. The people you start grade school with are usually there with you when you graduate high school, everybody knows everybody else and you can’t leave the house without someone asking about your grandma or your dad or your sister. There’s a lot of camouflage fashion, everyone knows when deer hunting season starts, the bleachers are always packed full for high school football games, and people give Ted Nugent more consideration than they probably should. I grew up in Wautoma, Wisconsin, but I would bet Packer’s football season tickets that you could go to any other rural Midwest community and have a similar experience. The last time I went home to Central Wisconsin was last spring break, and I’ve been missing it a lot lately. My remedy for homesickness was to call my dad. By the second ring I was teary-eyed and my throat was tight while Foreigner’s “Juke Box Hero” (one of my dad’s favorites) was playing in my head. I’ve never been the type to get homesick; I was never the girl at the sleepover who wanted to go home early and I’ve never hesitated at the opportunity to live out of a suitcase for a while. But here I am, a (nearly) qualifiable adult, missing home for one of the first times in my life, wishing I was driving a pickup truck past fields, dressed wholly in checkered green and brown, catching up with former teachers at the grocery store and rolling my eyes at my dad’s political philosophies. I feel like a traitor. My exodus
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Morgan’s hometown of Wautoma, Wisconsin, has a population of 2,218.
ephemeral experience, and that’s terrifying. Missing home is an unavoidable part of the process, but it’s also a necessary part. I know too many people frozen in time by the fear that their lives are changing beyond their control. My only advice is to not be one of them. We’re at a point where we have to start figuring out where our lives will go next. It IS terrifying. It’s natural to want to avoid it, to fall into something comfortable and routine. But if we let ourselves be bullied by uncertainty, we’re going to end up as very bitter adults. We’ll be old and gray soon enough. That part is inescapable. I hope when I’m sitting on my front porch rocking chair with an iced tea and a true crime novel, I can do it without being plagued by “what ifs.”
from Wautoma felt more like an escape at the time. I’d lived there nearly my whole life and by the end of my senior year I was out of my mind with boredom. Maybe I don’t have a right to miss it so much now. I should have given it the respect it deserved while I was a part of it. I recognize that my longing for familiarity is a desire shared by most of my peers, and maybe it’s melodramatic to mourn a town two hours away when many students are separated from their homes by several states, if not countries. Homesickness is something we shy away from talking about. Too many of us employ counterfeit certainty to defend ourselves from doubting the choices we make on our own. I know homesickness seems kind of vanilla as far as topics of conversation go. It’s not a cultural phenomenon, a political controversy or a sexy or provocative topic, but that doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be addressed. College is this very
Morgan Hughes is a junior studying journalism and political science. She is reachable by email at morgan.hughes@marquette.edu
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Kyle Whitlow suffered a torn ACL and a torn meniscus before Marquette’s March game against Robert Morris. Now six months out from surgery, he’s back exercising normally.
Whitlow’s injury is now a red flag in itself and also halted him from raising his draft stock. He wasn’t able to play a second season in the MSL this summer and won’t be participating in this weekend’s combine. IL Indoor has Whitlow going 20th overall to the Georgia Swarm in the first mock draft, but IL writer Stephen Stamp has him a bit lower now. He projects him as a third or fourth round pick. “I thought he had a pretty good rookie season in the MSL,” Stamp said. “For Kyle and guys like him who are talented, they are used to having the ball or are used to being one of the main guys. Being required to be a complementary guy is actually pretty good for him. When any player goes into the NLL now, they are going to be a complementary player.” With the wealth of talent in last year’s draft and the league still at nine teams, it’s an incredibly difficult year for rookies to make rosters. Getting a foot
injuries the lacrosse team has seen. He tore his ACL and lateral meniscus in a March practice before Marquette’s game against Robert Morris. “Obviously he’s a great player, but the type of kid he was — a leader — the impact he had on the program is second to none,” teammate Conor Gately said after the Robert Morris game. He was sidelined the rest of the season, forced to watch the Golden Eagles march to the most successful season in program history. “For about two months I was laid up on the couch and wasn’t able to do anything,” Whitlow said. Whitlow missed out on big moments for the program, including some where Marquette fell just short. He was forced to speculate how his presence on the field would have affected Marquette’s overtime loss to Notre Dame, or the team’s one-goal NCAA Tournament loss to North Carolina, the eventual champion. “All these things weigh on
you,” Whitlow said. “Especially this season when we were in so many (games) … it hurt even more. I just tried to stay positive and do what I can still do for the team, try and be a vocal leader.” He spent plenty of time with Marquette’s medical staff, going through physical therapy throughout the season and a majority of the summer. He slowly worked his way back to the point where he can exercise normally. Although he said he’s not back to 100 percent, he has the cutting ability that can be difficult to regain after a knee injury. Luckily for Whitlow, his stock is still relatively high, based on a strong rookie season in Major Series Lacrosse last summer, one of the two premier summer box lacrosse leagues in Canada. A majority of the players in the league also play in the NLL in the winter. He scored 15 goals and 21 assists in his first season with the Brooklin Redmen, finishing third on the team in points. That year will help him, but
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Torn ACL red flag for NLL draft prospect Whitlow By Jack Goods
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Kyle Whitlow’s Marquette career didn’t end the way he thought it would. He hopes the start of his professional career goes more according to plan. On Monday in Oakville, Ontario, Whitlow will become the third former Golden Eagle drafted into the National Lacrosse League, the premier indoor lacrosse league, following Tyler Melnyk and Andrew Smistad from 2014. Since Smistad didn’t make a roster, Whitlow is trying to join Melnyk as the only Marquette players to make an NLL roster. It will be a challenge, especially after the year he’s gone through. Whitlow is nearly six months out from one of the most severe
in the door could be huge for players outside the top two rounds, since NLL commissioner Nick Sakiewicz has stated the league hopes to expand by two or three teams next year. “For some guys, it’s just going to mean some patience until the league expands,” Stamp said. “Teams are waiting for that event as well. … They are keeping an eye on them.” For now, it’s a waiting game to see if Whitlow will even have a chance to take weekends off from his day job as a butter tart chef to play lacrosse across the continent. The draft is Monday 6 p.m. CDT at the Toronto Rock Athletic Centre, and he’ll need to fight for a job at training camp in the early winter. “Teams are looking at me and they see me coming off a knee injury, I’m well aware of that. … At the end of the day I understand what teams might see and they are taking a bit of a gamble on a big injury like this, but I’m not worried about it at the end of the day.”
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Athletics constructing dome at Valley Fields
Varsity and club sports to benefit from renovations By Alex Montesantos
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The preliminary work for a new dome over one of the Valley Fields has been confirmed by university officials. For teams competing for prime practice spaces, the plans to construct a new seasonal dome structure over the middle turf field at Valley Fields has left the field unavailable for use. Marquette is “currently conducting preliminary work at Valley Fields, which includes an assessment to determine whether it is a suitable site for a seasonal dome structure,” Chris Jenkins, associate director of university communication, said in an email. Jenkins provided no other comment as to the timeline of the project. Yet, club and varsity athletics are already feeling the effects of the current assessment. Nick Hepner, a senior and
president of the club soccer team, said that the dome project was already affecting scheduling before the semester started. “It was inconvenient finding out we couldn’t use Valley for our practices, but it was understandable that they need to use space for materials and construction,” he said. He said the university was accommodating the team while the field is out of use. “Green space is hard to come by in general, and with all the club sports Marquette has it just makes it that much more difficult knowing the field won’t be available when all these sports require field space,” Hepner said. “But from my understanding, the university has provided other field locations and transportation, so it seems they’ve worked it out well thus far.” Other student-athletes agree that the dome comes as a worthwhile addition to Marquette’s athletic resources. Despite practicing in alternate locations and occasionally sharing field time with other teams, the dome will be a major step in the right direction for Marquette athletics, said senior
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Erin Holland, a member of the women’s soccer team. “Athletics has been talking about building the dome for a while, so it’s good to see that progress is being made,” Holland said. “Recruiting wise, it will be a good resource … many other universities have domes, so it will help (Marquette) compare to them when student-
athletes are getting recruited.” While the dome will provide higher quality means of training varsity student-athletes, the structure represents a greater commitment to Marquette athletics at all levels, including recreational sports and intramurals, Jenkins said. In Hepner’s view, the impact for club sports is significant.
“It’s cool and convenient from a club sports angle, knowing we’ll have access to a nice, heated turf facility when the weather gets rough,” Hepner said. “The presence of a true athletic facility on campus will be huge for everyone simply because it will allow for more time, access and focus for all sports.”
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Club Hockey at Wisconsin
Golf Windon Memorial Classic Sunday - Monday
Volleyball at Creighton 7 p.m.
Men’s Soccer vs. Villanova 7 p.m.
Volleyball at Providence noon Women’s Soccer at Creighton 1 p.m.
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(Overall, BIG EAST) Georgetown 8-1, 0-0 Creighton 5-1-2, 0-0 Butler 7-2-1, 0-0 St. John’s 5-1-3, 0-0 Providence 6-3-1, 0-0 Xavier 6-3-1, 0-0 Seton Hall 4-3-1, 0-0 Marquette 4-4-2, 0-0 DePaul 2-4-2, 0-0 Villanova 2-7-0, 0-0
(Overall, BIG EAST) Marquette 10-2, 0-0 Providence 11-4, 0-0 St. John’s 9-4, 0-0 Villanova 9-4, 0-0 Butler 11-5, 0-0 Creighton 6-6, 0-0 DePaul 6-6, 0,0 Seton Hall 6-7, 0-0 Xavier 6-7, 0-0 Georgetown 4-9, 0-0
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High-powered hockey offense runs through Stillman
Former Division III target leads dangerous line By Thomas Salinas
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Johnny Stillman figured playing college hockey would just be something he enjoyed on the side. Fast forward three years and club hockey has taken over Stillman’s college experience. “There was no chance I thought it would take up this much of my time and I love it,” Stillman said. “I had no idea Marquette hockey would get to the point where it’s reached today.” The 6-foot-5 forward from Massachusetts received interest from Division III level schools and thought about playing NCAA hockey. Since the schools wanted him to spend a year playing PG hockey or Juniors, Stillman passed on the offers to begin school immediately. Playing club hockey has not slowed down Stillman’s success. He has been an integral part of the team’s offense since his freshman year. Last year Stillman lead the team in points with 25 goals and 16
assists. Head coach Will Jurgensen said Stillman has all the right attributes and is a natural goal scorer. “He’s good at putting himself in the right spot,” Jurgensen said. “When you need a big goal, we want him on the ice.” In recent years, the Marquette hockey team has been an offensive powerhouse. The team ranked in the top of its conference in goals last year with 176 overall. Stillman credits his success to playing with great players on the same line as him. “They put me in great positions to score, and I think that’s the best part about our team because we love seeing each other succeed,” Stillman said. Brian Kennedy, a junior forward who played on the same line as Stillman last year, said playing alongside the big forward is as easy as it can get. “He’s really tall and can cover a lot of ground,” Kennedy said. “If he needs to get somewhere on the ice he will.” Marquette’s depth is something the team takes pride in. It’s not just Stillman scoring goals. The team has four other players, including Kennedy, with 30 points or more. Jurgensen believes every line he puts out on the ice will score goals. “Everyone has their role, our players know their role and its
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Senior Johnny Stillman led the Golden Eagles in points last season, scoring 25 goals and 16 assists.
important they play to their strengths,” Jurgensen said. Adam Benkovich, another senior forward on the team, considers the teams’ depth to be the main reason the Golden Eagles have been successful. “For the most part we all know how to get it done to be successful as a team,” Benkovich said. It has not always been smooth sailing for Stillman. Early on in his collegiate career, Jurgensen said Stillman would get frustrated easily if he had a bad shift. Often times that would result in another bad shift. The third year head coach said Stillman is one of the players he has constantly
worked with. “I’ve told him he always has to remain focused,” Jurgensen said. “Overall these last couple years he has certainly matured.” Stillman recognizes what Jurgensen has done for him on and off the ice. He said his maturity level has risen because of what his coach has taught him. “You know one bad shift doesn’t make a game,” Stillman said. “He taught me not to get too hard on myself, my maturity is all kudos to him.” This season the team has a strong chance of reaching nationals for the first time in four years. Marquette returns most
of the core players who fell one win short of that goal last year. Stillman said they have discussed the realistic possibility of making it to nationals and making some noise once they’re there. “We’ve talked about this, we’ve seen our schedule and we should not lose a game this year,” Stillman said. “I hope this team goes to nationals and I think we have a really good shot of having success at nationals.” Stillman and the club hockey team open their season this weekend with two away games against Wisconsin.
Wojo’s 2017 Recruiting class fills front court void John Steppe The Marquette Golden Eagles are in much better shape moving forward, following two crucial commitments last week from power forward Theo John and small forward Jamal Cain. John, ranked 206th by 247Sports composite, and Cain, ranked 132nd by 247Sports composite, lack the all-around talent of previous commits like Henry
Ellenson in 2015 or Markus Howard in 2016. However, the combination of these two players along with previously-committed power forward Ike Eke already give the Golden Eagles a great chance at finally snapping the team’s streak of March sadness. John and Cain will not fracture freshman scoring records like Ellenson, nor do they have a chance of standing out on a FIBA team like Howard. What John will do is make current stars like Haanif Cheatham and Duane Wilson better with his knack for running the
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floor and distributing the ball. At the same time, Cain will give the Golden Eagles another offensive weapon capable of competing beyond the arc or in the paint. Cain, 6-foot-7, has already proven this skill as a member of The Family, Michigan’s lone member of Nike’s elite EYBL league. Last year, he was the team’s secondleading scorer and second-leading rebounder. He even out-rebounded Eke, a fellow member of The Family, despite Eke’s 4-inch height advantage. The timing of this post-heavy
recruiting class could not have been more opportunistic for Wojciechowski’s squad, as the projected graduation of Luke Fischer will leave an enormous void in the paint. Without the three incoming freshmen for 2017-’18, the only big man would be future junior Matt Heldt, who was ineffective in the 5.1 minutes per game that he averaged last year. As exciting as the past week has been for the Golden Eagles, their remaining scholarship for 2017 keeps the door open for another talented weapon. The team has been
high on the lists of fellow power forwards Xavier Tillman and Hasahn French as well as small forward Jordan Nwora, one of the stars from the adidas Nations tournament this summer. While Tillman is the highest-ranked among the remaining targets, any of the three would bolster a recruiting class that is already ranked in the top 25 by 247 Sports. John Steppe is a freshman studying Journalism. He is reachable by email at john.steppe@mu.edu
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WSOC boosting tourney resume Grant Becker
Marquette women’s soccer began the season with lofty goals — a BIG EAST title and an NCAA tournament berth. The Golden Eagles are certainly underdogs to win the conference — No. 10 Georgetown is the heavy favorite — but Markus Roeders’ side is still in the mix for a national tournament appearance. Two opening weekend losses hurt, but since then they’ve been building a solid resume. Since opening weekend, Marquette is 4-2-2, with losses to a pair of undefeated teams, No. 25 Northwestern and No. 1 Stanford. The four wins are highlighted by a victory over RPI No. 24 Michigan. The two draws balance each other out, one on the road at RPI No. 39 Santa Clara and the other at home against RPI No. 176 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Marquette is ranked No. 44 in the RPI in spite of its 4-4-2 record because of the difficulty of its non-conference schedule. The BIG EAST has sent multiple teams to the tournament every year since the 2013 realignment. That’s an encouraging fact for Marquette, who is definitively the second best team in the conference, for now. DePaul finished second in the preseason BIG EAST coaches’ poll, one point ahead of Marquette, but the Blue Demons (2-4-2) were brutal in non-conference play. Outside of Georgetown, the trio of Creighton, Butler and Providence were solid non-conference play. All three are in the RPI top 100. If the Golden Eagles are to earn an at-large bid in the NCAA tournament, they’ll need to be consistent. First, they need to win against DePaul, St. John’s, Seton Hall, Villanova and Xavier. Additionally, they need to get an equal number of wins and losses against Georgetown, Creighton, Butler and Providence. If Marquette can earn a win or draw against Georgetown, it would make up for a slip-up in any other game in conference play. For the sake of simplicity, 18 points from nine conference games and an appearance in the BIG EAST Tournament championship game would make Marquette a near lock for soccer’s big dance. The path to the tournament is clear, but the margin for error after a four-loss, nonconference run is smaller than Marquette hoped for. Grant Becker is a senior studying Journalism. He is reachable by email at grant.becker@mu.edu
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Golden Eagle offense reaping rewards Offense found twine six times over weekend By Grant Becker
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It took nearly all of nonconference play, but Marquette women’s soccer found their offense. The Golden Eagles entered this past weekend’s Marquette Invitational having scored just seven times in eight games. Over the weekend they scored six goals in two games. “Obviously prior to this weekend we hadn’t scored that much,” head coach Markus Roeders said. “This weekend we got six so that shows a little bit of just us putting in the work and now we’re getting rewarded in the game.” Molly Pfeiffer got the scoring started Friday night with a header from a Leah Celarek corner kick. The goal came 18 minutes into the game. Just 15 minutes later, Erin Holland scored her first goal of the season. She finished a sequence started by a Meegan Johnston free kick to Morgan Proffitt, who headed the ball to Holland. This was the first time all season Marquette scored twice in the first half. They waited until the 84th minute to score the third. Carrie Madden also knocked in her first goal of the season on Friday. She scored on a rebound from a Molly Pfeiffer shot, which started with a long Liz Bartels dribble down the center of the field. The sudden goal scoring wasn’t an accident. “Basically everything we did this week (in practice) was offensive minded,” Pfeiffer said. Roeders’ emphasis on
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Senior Meegan Johnston scored twice in the Golden Eagles’ 3-2 victory against CSUN Sunday afternoon.
attack sparked a season high seven shots on goal. Madden’s goal represents the type of offense the team has hoped to generate all season – an open, free flowing attack led by Bartels and aided by the forwards. “(We’re) trying to create, trying to make more plays off the ball versus relying on set plays to score, so to get one in the run of play was also really, really good,” Pfeiffer said. The detail Pfeiffer provided about set pieces is key. Teams who rely on set piece goals tend to have wildly inconsistent offenses, but the ability to score goals in open play is the sign of a potent attack. This was apparent on Sunday when Marquette jumped out to an early 2-0 lead via two open play goals against a CSUN team, which had only allowed two goals all season. Meegan Johnston scored twice, once from a dangerous cross the goalie was unable to stop as it floated toward the net and another on a powerful header from 16 yards out. The Golden Eagles held possession in the CSUN defensive zone for most of the first 15 minutes and they were
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rewarded with Johnston’s second goal. Though it was a miraculous header, the build up once again embodied the goals of the Marquette attack. Quick passing between Emily Hess and Proffitt freed the latter to tee up a perfect cross for Johnston. Just 15 minutes into the contest it looked like Marquette had put it away. “After Northwestern we looked at a lot of offensive attacking film and just worked on a lot of combinations in practice,” Proffitt said. The numbers supported the feeling of hard work paying off. Of the seven goals Marquette scored before this weekend, five came from set pieces. Of the six scored this past weekend, half came from open play. “Scoring off the run of play is just that much better, because obviously we’ve done the set play stuff before,” Madden said. Nearly one third of the Golden Eagles’ shots on goal this season came in their last two games. “Offense in general is
tricky,” Roeders said. “I thought we did some really good things offensively, like just build up wise.” The offense has materialized at a convenient time. Marquette’s next game is their first game of BIG EAST play, where the margin for error is much smaller. The final piece of the offensive puzzle is Darian Powell. The senior led the team with seven goals each of the past two seasons, but her minutes have been limited this season while she recovers from an injury. She’s scored twice this season despite the limited minutes. Her second goal was the game winner on Sunday. “It’s great having her back,” Proffitt said. “She always shows that composure in front of the goal. So it was great to get that in the final minutes of the game.” If Roeders can add a full strength Powell to this suddenly dangerous offense, Marquette could boast one of the best attacks in the BIG EAST.
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