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MUPD chooses new body cameras Department selects Motorola after three month trial By Morgan Hughes
morgan.hughes@marquette.edu
The Marquette University Police Department decided Motorola will be its body camera vendor, which means a departure from Axon, the vendor previously favored by the department. The department already completed a three-month trial of the Motorola cameras with four officers and a shift
commander. Capt. Katie Berrigan said officers preferred Motorola over Axon. MUPD began looking to implement body cameras in December 2015, according to MUPD Advisory Board minutes. During summer 2016, the department tested Axon body cameras, but after being informed of changes in the company’s pricing, it began looking at alternate vendors. The department previously favored Axon partly because it offered cloud-based storage for body camera data, but Motorola
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Subway evicted Sandwich shop shut down, likely due to inability to pay fees By Josh Anderson
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Until recently, Marquette students had three local, offcampus options to choose from when buying sandwiches: Jimmy John’s, Subway and Cousin’s Subs. As of February, there are only two. The Milwaukee County Small Claims Court heard its second hearing of an eviction case See HEARING page 2
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Subway was evicted from its Wells Street location this February.
MUSG sees slight increase in voter turnout Voting participation remains low among college students
students voted, which is 25.88 percent of the eligible student population. This year’s voter turnout was the highest it’s been in four years. The entire student body
at Marquette can vote, as they pay a student activity fee that is covered by their tuition. Sandra Renderos, a junior in the College of Communication
and the multimedia director for MUSG, said the communication department aimed to get more students to the polls this year. Renderos’ role includes reaching
out to individuals through various types of media platforms. She manages MUSG’s social media platforms and the content that is See TREND page 4
By Sarah Lipo
sarah.lipo@marquette.edu
Voter turnout increased by three percent in Marquette University Student Government’s 2018 presidential election, falling short of MUSG’s goal of 30 percent. A total of 1,955 Marquette
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Student government elects new Outreach VP After delay, senior officer chosen to manage CEC, DISJ By Sarah Lipo
sarah.lipo@marquette.edu
Marquette University Student Government chose a new Outreach Vice President at its Monday night meeting. Sara Manjee, a sophomore in the College of Business Administration, will be the new OVP. Her
transitioning was effective immediately after her appointment. This semester, she has served as the commuter senator, and during her freshmen year, she was a member of the Diversity, Inclusion, and Social Justice and Community Engagement Committee. “I’m really excited and really humbled that MUSG picked me to be the next OVP,” Manjee said. The OVP chairs the Diversity, Inclusion and Social Justice and Community Engagement Committee through MUSG. Aisling Hegarty, a senior in the
College of Arts & Sciences, was on the selection committee for OVP. She said she believes Manjee is passionate about this role. “I think there are many different ways to be a leader ... We felt the strongest pull she would be the best candidate for this role,” Hegarty said. President Meredith Gillespie called Manjee approachable and encouraging. She said she believes Manjee would provide leadership in the OVP position. Manjee said she hopes to focus on the engagement of Marquette students
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and the surrounding community. “I think a theme would be connections,” she said. “I think we need an outreach to build connections. I’m really hoping to bridge and build these connections within each other.” Manjee wants to extend service past events such as the Midnight Run and the Marquette Volunteer Service Corps as well as to increase excursions into the Milwaukee area. “I think through these excursions that we do, we can bring students to places in our city. I’m really hoping to highlight what Milwaukee has to offer to
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Marquette students,” Manjee said. Manjee spoke about Pete’s Pops, a popsicle stand that launched in 2014 and is opeing a storefront in a building being redeveloped at 3801 W. Vliet St. The storefront’s grand opening is expected in June, and Manjee said she believes it’s a local business that Marquette students could support. The popsicle stand is within walking distance of Marquette. Ultimately, Manjee hopes to push the Marquette population to “get to know things outside of (the) Marquette bubble.”
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Policy draft needs to be tailored to new cameras CAMERAS, from page 1 since developed its own cloudbased evidence management system, which Berrigan said was comparable. The cameras and unlimited digital storage will cost $237,000 over five years. Hardware replacements every 30 months and technology updates are included in that cost. Berrigan said MUPD plans to submit a budget proposal this month to fund the cameras. If that proposal is accepted, it would be for the 2019-’20 fiscal year budget, Berrigan said. Jay Kutka, university budget director, said more detailed information about the funding process could not be provided, other than that any budget proposal requires vetting by senior university leadership. Berrigan said nothing is confirmed yet, but if the proposal is approved, the funds would be available beginning July 2019. MUPD expects a fast rollout of the cameras, but Berrigan said the department does not want to rush the process. Interim MUPD Chief Jeff Kranz said MUPD has a policy draft but will need to tailor it to the Motorola cameras’ specific design. The policy was modeled after both the Milwaukee Police Department and the Brookfield Police Department’s body camera policies. Berrigan said the body camera program is a necessary step for MUPD to respond to public expectations of transparency in law enforcement. Policy debates Body cameras are growing in popularity across the U.S., with nearly all major U.S. city police departments equipping officers with the technology. In response to the trend, a coalition of
almost three dozen civil rights, privacy and media rights groups published a set of principles for body cameras in 2015. The principles address several policy issues, including when officers should record and whether officers should be able to review their footage to aid in writing incident reports. The coalition recommended the policies as a way to prevent corruption of the technology. Upturn, a nonprofit technology policy advocacy group, began grading U.S. police departments against the coalition’s recommendations in 2015. An updated scorecard for 2017 revealed that MPD satisfies only the first principle and either directly conflicts or fails to recognize the latter five criteria. In contrast, the Chicago Police Department satisfies four of the seven criteria and conflicts with only three. None of the 75 police departments on Upturn’s scorecard met the criteria for limiting an officer’s ability to review their footage prior to writing incident reports. Are body cameras effective? In 2013, the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs predicted that the mere presence of the cameras would have a civilizing effect on both police officers and potentially combative citizens. While the report acknowledged that body cameras cannot entirely eradicate excessive use of force alone, it predicted the technology would help to significantly reduce it. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Police Department Chief Joseph LeMire echoed this hope and said the cameras would benefit police-community relations. “When people know they’re on camera, people present
themselves better,” LeMire said. A 2013 study by the Police Executive Research Forum seemed to validate these expectations. It reported that use of force incidents decreased by 60 percent in Rialto, California, after equipping officers with body cameras. In Mesa, Arizona, eight months after implementation, officers wearing cameras reported 75 percent fewer use of force incidents than officers without them. But more recent investigations into the uses of body cameras suggest they have not had quite the mitigating effect early research seemed to indicate. In Washington D.C., a study conducted by The Lab @DC, an internal research team based in the mayor’s office, found no correlation between officers with body cameras and the reduction of use of force incidents. The study acknowledged that
the null result could be influenced by a variety of factors but that body cameras cannot dramatically reduce use of force incidents on their own. Meghan Stroshine, associate professor of criminology and law studies, said there is a variety of reasons for the discrepancies between early research and The Lab @DC’s findings, including the difference in location, intensive use of force training in D.C. prior to the implementation of body cameras and the difference in the already existing relationships between police and the communities they serve. The efficacy of body cameras comes down to individual police departments and how proactive they are in developing policies that address the potential hurdles involved in implementing any new technology, Stroshine said. Including officers in the development of policy could
help to remedy misuse of the cameras, she said. “When you adopt body cameras, there’s a learning curve for officers,” Stroshine said. “Officers should have more involvement in policy making so they have a better understanding of the rationales for when and why they should turn on their cameras.” Despite their limitations, Stroshine said she’s cautiously optimistic about body cameras. She said the cameras will be beneficial as long as supplemental programs and policies are developed alongside the technology. “We can’t rely on body cameras to be this panacea that’s going to fix everything,” Stroshine said. “Body cameras in and of themselves aren’t going to fix anything.”
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regarding the Subway located at 1414 W. Wells St. Friday, according to the court record. The Subway closed in February 2018 after receiving an eviction notice Feb. 19 from the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office. The eviction was likely due to the owner of the Wells Street franchise, Thaddeus Wichrowski, being unable to pay fees to Subway, Kali Murray, a professor in the Law School, said. She said Wichrowski most likely was unable to pay either his rent or his franchise fee, which
is the fee a person pays to a company in order to operate a local franchise. It’s unclear from the court record if he was behind on his franchise fee, his rent, or both, Murray said. The first hearing of the case occurred March 23 and was ultimately adjourned until April 6. That hearing was also adjourned. “They had a hearing, the plaintiff came into court, so did the defendant, and then the parties decided to adjourn the hearing,” Murray said. A third hearing is scheduled
for June 5. Although Murray could not tell from the court record why the hearing was adjourned for the second time, she said it is not uncommon. “A lot of times, parties do (adjourn) because they’re trying to settle, which would make a lot of sense,” she said. Murray said it is unclear whether Subway owns the building itself, or if they lease it from someone else. She said this would be listed in a franchise agreement, which is often considered a trade secret and not disclosed to the public. “Places like Subway, they
don’t really let outsiders see their franchise agreements,” she said. “That will perhaps remain unknowable.” University spokesman Chris Jenkins said the university is aware of the eviction action taken against the former Subway restaurant. “The building formerly occupied by Subway isn’t owned by the university, and the university doesn’t have a direct relationship with its commercial tenants,” he said. “We encourage our campus community to patronize the restaurants in our neighborhood, and are always
looking at potential opportunities to bring new restaurants to our campus.” Gerald Mayhew, an attorney representing Wichrowski, declined to comment, saying he does not comment on cases when he is representing a client. Both Subway and Timothy Posnanski, an attorney representing Subway, did not return press requests at the time of publication.
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Struggle to fill university apartments One-bedroom, studios are most popular units among MU students By Grace Connatser
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The Office of Residence Life is still trying to fill student apartments for the 2018-’19 school year. The university is now offering almost double the space than in past years due to their recent acquisition of The Marq. Kelsey Stockton, assistant director of university apartments and off-campus student services, said the timing of Marquette’s purchase of The Marq didn’t coincide well with advertising for university apartments. The purchase was made late in the fall semester, around the same time students signed up for apartment spaces. “We weren’t able to advertise The Marq as a university apartment option until immediately before selection occurred,” Stockton said in an email. “Next year, it will be included in our traditional advertising.” The combination of university apartment buildings Frenn, Gilman, McCabe and Campus Town East and West houses 700 to 800 students annually, while The Marq adds 600 spaces to the mix, Stockton said. With the new space added, options remain available for students who haven’t found housing for next year. Stockton said two to four bedroom apartments in Campus Town and The Marq didn’t fill up as quickly as studio and one bedroom apartments in other buildings. “Very limited availability exists within studio and one-bedroom units, as those tend to be the most popular,” Stockton said.
Stockton said the timing of lease signings was additionally affected by The Marq purchase, causing leases to be formally signed in the spring semester rather than at the end of the fall semester. Even during the typical fall semester, Marquette’s lease signings are still later than some lease signings for off-campus apartments, which can be as early as August or September. Stockton said the university doesn’t want to put pressure on students to sign early. “Given that leases are legally binding contracts, we want tenants to be able to make as informed a decision as possible,” Stockton said. “By waiting until later in the fall semester, we find that students tend to have a better idea of their plans for the following year.” Stockton also said the increase in space and later availability helps transfer and graduate students, who often look for space later in the academic year. Ariana Chiapas and Sloane Abalos, both sophomores in the College of Arts & Sciences, are future roommates who signed a 12-month lease for the Kensington at 15th Street and Kilbourn Avenue. They began looking for an apartment in September and signed the lease in October with two others. Chiapas said the pressure to sign early is a problem because the future can be unpredictable. “(Signing early) was a concern for me,” Chiapas said. “We didn’t even know what was going to happen if there was a falling out with friends, or where we would be if we’re studying abroad.” Abalos also said she saw other people signing early, which made her want to sign
too. Both Abalos and Chiapas were concerned that if they signed later, they wouldn’t be able to find “a good deal.” “I heard that other people started signing, and we didn’t want to be stuck,” Abalos said. Danny Lang, a junior in the College of Communication, also experienced the student housing scramble his sophomore year. “Everyone was scrambling to find housing for the next year,” Lang said. “I was considering transferring schools, but then decided to stay at Marquette in the middle of (the spring semester). By that point, I had seen the struggles that all my friends had gone through.” Lang joined the housing search late in the spring semester and subleased from a friend during the fall 2017 semester. At the end of the semester, he signed for a studio in McCabe. He said he had an easy experience despite worries about not finding anything. “I went into the (Campus Town) offices and asked, ‘Do you guys have anything?’ and they said, ‘At this moment, no,
but if something comes up, we will email you,’” Lang said. “I’d say five days to a week after, I got an email that was like, ‘A studio opened up in McCabe if you would like it.’” Chiapas, Abalos and Lang said they preferred off-campus housing because they felt more independent and it was easier to have guests. Stockton said more apartment buildings being constructed in the area might lead students to drop university-owned apartments as an option, but university apartments still offer unique amenities such as paying rent on your bursar account and having a front desk in most buildings. Overall, she said there is more cooperation than competition between on-campus and off-campus apartments. “The variety of housing options and pricing, both on and off-campus, helps us all work together as a neighborhood to support student needs,” Stockton said.
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April 9 A victim reported a sexual assault by someone claiming to be an Uber driver after leaving the 100 block of E. Juneau Avenue. MUPD transported the victim to Aurora Sinai Medical Center for treatment. An investigation is on-going. The incident occurred April 7 around 1:30 a.m. An MU student admitted to having marijuana and paraphernalia in a room at McCormick Hall. The incident occurred April 8 at 2:54 a.m. A subject struck a victim in the face without consent, causing injury, in the 700 block of N. 19th Street. The subject was arrested for battery domestic violence and transported to the Milwaukee County Criminal Justice Facility. The incident occurred
MUPD REPORTS April 8 at 2:20 p.m. April 6 An underage student was dropped off at MUPD by the Milwaukee Police Department after receiving 3 citations for his behavior on Water Street. The incident occurred March 30 at 12:57 a.m. A subject was removed from a Milwaukee County bus at 16th and Wisconsin after threatening other passengers. The subject was cited and released. The incident occurred April 1 at 3:25 p.m. A student reported unknown person(s) removed his unsecured bicycle from a bike rack outside the AMU. The incident occurred between 9 a.m. March 29 and 8 p.m. April 2. A student reported that unknown person(s) slashed the tires
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on her vehicle in the rear of 836 N. 18th Street. The incident occurred between 1 p.m. April 2 and 12:30 p.m. April 4. A student was stopped for retail theft and cited after possessing alcohol while underage in a business in the 1600 block of W. Wells Street. The incident occurred April 5 at 8:53 p.m. MUPD responded to the report of a hit and run crash in 700 block of W. Wisconsin Avenue. The striking vehicle’s driver fled the scene. The incident occurred April 6 at 4:22 a.m. April 5 A student reported he recovered his bike at the rear of Schroeder Hall, which was stolen from the rear of Straz Tower. The incident occurred March 31 at 12:18 a.m.
April 10 Chamber Choir spring concert 5:30-8:30 p.m. Sensenbrenner Hall, Eisenberg Reading Room April 11 Annual Faculty Forum with University President Michael Lovell 3-4:15 p.m. Weasler Auditorium Activism Among Black Women: The Role of Identity 4-5:30 p.m. AMU, room 252 April 12 Islam Awareness Week Spoken Word Night and Ice Cream Social 6-8 p.m. AMU, first floor Pericles, Prince of Tyre (play running from Feb. 12-15)
7:30-10 p.m. Helfaer Theater April 14 Wisconsin Trans and Queer People of Color Summit 12-4 p.m. Marquette University Pride Week: Pride Prom 8-11 p.m. AMU, ballrooms April 15 Wind Ensemble spring concert 2-4 p.m. Varsity Theatre April 16 Women in Business Speaker Series launches 5-7 p.m. Weasler Auditorium
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New culminating course will launch next year ‘Service of Faith and Promotion of Justice’ will focus on vocation By Natallie St. Onge
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A new culminating course titled “Service of Faith and Promotion of Justice” is scheduled to launch within the Core of Common Studies during the 2019-’20 academic school year. Taught primarily by theology and philosophy faculty, the course will have a special focus on vocation and discernment, inviting students to evaluate their coursework, Sarah Feldner, director of the Core of Common Studies, said. “This three-credit course is an integration opportunity, emphasizing reflection upon and
application of knowledge and skills developed in the Core for life beyond Marquette,” Feldner said. “Philosophy and theology are two essential, indispensable elements of a Jesuit education,” John Su, vice provost for academic affairs, said in an email. “These disciplines provide students the necessary tools to explore fundamental human questions: Who am I? Why do I exist? How should I act? Why do I suffer, love, die?” Susan Wood, department chair of theology, said there’s a spiritual dimension to life. At Marquette, helping students get in touch with that, regardless of their faith backgrounds, explores what it means to be human. “When colleges and universities think about themselves, they like to think what makes them distinctive. It’s important to
recognize what makes us distinctive about our education. That course will communicate that extra value to students,” Wood said. Next year, the theology department will collaborate with the philosophy department to work on the course, Wood said. “A big job this year has been implementing the new Core Curriculum. We’re charged with teaching the foundations course, which is THEO 1001,” Wood said. Roughly 45 courses were submitted to the core curriculum committee for the discovery tier. Wood was involved in redoing course descriptions, objectives, course assessments and assignments. The culminating course for the Core of Common Studies comes as a response to years of student assessment data, Su said. “(The data) indicated that students wanted an opportunity to
integrate learning across their Core courses, to develop meaningful connections between their core and major coursework and to have the opportunity to reflect with each other and faculty experts on the lives they will lead,” Su said. Feldner said faculty and administrators continually review curricula to ensure that Marquette is responding to a changing world. “The revisions were the result of the engagement of the campus community in a collaborative process which led to the revised Marquette core curriculum,” Feldner said. Brian Troyer, dean of undergraduate admissions, said there are a lot of online resources about the Core, though not many questions arise from prospective students about the core curriculum. “However, given our Catholic
and Jesuit identity, I think the topic comes up more than people might think,” Troyer said. The Office of Undergraduate Admissions has a series of training events and workshops for high school counselors to inform them about new changes on campus, which includes the Core. Troyer said that leading a Catholic and Jesuit identity attracts students to Marquette. “We don’t shy away from that identity, but we allow that identity to infuse the way we educate our students. It adds a lot of value to that Marquette degree,” Troyer said. Su said national research on best practices in teaching reaffirms the importance of culminating courses. “We are particularly excited to be providing this opportunity for Marquette students,” Su said.
Low voter turnout trend among young people INCREASE, from page 1 added to them. “We told students that if there was at least a 30 percent voter turnout, the MUSG president (Ben Dombrowski) would either do an eat it or wear it challenge,” Renderos said. The election is conducted through the Marquette Involvement Link. The election is kept entirely secret. Names are not attached to the ballots. “Those lists are password protected so that no student information is public. The eligibility lists are created from those lists using only the student username uploaded into (Marquette Involvement Link) and attached to the corresponding ballot,” Jennifer Reid, the student affairs communication director at Marquette, said. The Marquette Involvement Link assigns a random number as a voter ID. Even in the spreadsheets, there is no way to tell who voted, Reid said. The data only shows the amount of votes cast for candidates, not who voted. A low voter turnout among young people seemed to be a trend in national presidential elections as well. People ages 18-24 made up roughly 10 percent of the voting population, according to a CNN 2016 exit election poll, Paul Nolette, an assistant professor of political science, said there are various factors as to why young people seem to be disinterested in voting. “Part of the answer is that younger voters have not yet made a habit of voting and tend to be less attached to political
parties as opposed to individual politicians,” Nolette said. Nolette said that an even bigger issue may be that it’s logistically difficult for young people to vote. “Younger people tend to move more frequently – either for college or the first jobs in their career – and registering to vote can be an added time commitment,” Nolette said. Mary Kate Jezuit, a freshman in
the College of Arts & Sciences, said she voted in the MUSG election because she saw people campaigning and received various emails. She said she believes it is important to vote in elections outside of Marquette as well. “I think it is important to vote — especially in the present climate — because so many people have such strong opinions about the current situation in Washington, and
voting is one of the best ways an average citizen can make an impact,” Jezuit said. Timothy Maga, a professor of political science, said increasing voter turnout is complicated. Lots of variables impact whether or not a person votes. Money plays a large role in politics, he said. “Getting voters to the polls takes more than willing volunteers with a car or bus. It
takes money and clockwork organization,” Maga said. Reminding and encouraging friends to vote can also be important, Nolette said. Additionally, he said it is important to use voting as a voice. “In short, voting is the most direct way to send a message to politicians about the priorities they ought to be paying attention to,” Nolette said.
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Voter turnout rates are low in the 18-24 year old demographic. Paul Nolette says this could be due to the fact that young people tend to move a lot.
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‘Out of Balance’ wins O’Brien Fellowship Award Journalists win for project exposing USA Gymnastics’ abuse By Sarah Lipo
sarah.lipo@marquette.edu
The American Society of News Editors named Marisa Kwiatkowski, Mark Alesia and Tim Evans of The Indianapolis Star the O’Brien Fellowship Award winners for Impact in Public Service Journalism March 29. The journalists won for their investigative piece called “Out of Balance,” which exposed the USA Gymnastic team’s practice of not
reporting sexual abuse allegations as they occurred. Marquette’s O’Brien Fellowship funds the award and brings the award winners to campus each fall. The journalists will receive $2,500. “I’ve tended to focus on — in my career — giving my voice to people who may not have one in the community,” Kwiatkowski said. Kwiatkowski had been investigating sexual assaults in Indianapolis schools when she received a tip about a lawsuit with USA Gymnastics. She received thousands of court documents that began to paint a picture of the organization. Evans became a part of the investigation because he has experience covering issues like sexual abuse.
“It suddenly became an issue people couldn’t ignore,” Evans said. As the three journalists began looking into the court order papers, they realized there was a story. “If they weren’t breaking the law, they certainly were not adhering to the spirit of the law,” Evans said. The investigation, which began in March 2016, continues today. The first story was released on August 1, 2016. Evans said they looked into 150 cases overall. “These coaches went on to abuse other children. We were looking for a pattern,” Evans said. “(The story) is about examining the failures in the system,” Kwiatkowski said. Evans said he believes it is
important to give a voice to those who were silenced. “It blew up in the winter or fall when Mikayla Moreno and Aly Raisman came forward and said they were molested. That coincided with the rise of the #MeToo movement,” Evans said. Dave Umhoefer, director of the O’Brien Fellowship, said the O’Brien Fellowship pays a sum to the American Society of News Editors to judge the competition and go through the applications. “We get to give this cool award so more people find out about (the fellowship),” Umhoefer said. Teri Hayt, director of the American Society of News Editors, said Marquette approached the society
two years ago to pitch the award. “They wanted to put together an award that showcased public service,” Hayt said. There are 3 to 5 judges for each category, Hayt said. This year, there were 10 to 12 judges to choose the winners from the finalists. “That usually is a very robust discussion,” Hayt said. Umhoefer said the fellowship plans for the winners to visit campus next fall to do the Burleigh Lecture, an annual media ethics lecture sponsored by the College of Communication. At least one of the journalists will attend the event to represent the team, and they will also speak to student media and classes, Umhoefer said. Ultimately, Evans said the O’Brien Award provides journalists the opportunity to speak with students. “We can hopefully inspire other journalists and tell them our story,” Evans said.
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Visiting professor explores Trump’s use of law Speaker discusses legal implications of recent travel ban By Caroline White
caroline.white@marquette.edu
Stephen Wasby, a professor emeritus of political science at the State University of New York at Albany, spoke to Marquette students and staff about “Trump and the Law” in RaynorMemorial Libraries Beaumier Suites Monday night. Wasby mostly discussed the travel ban President Donald Trump instituted against several Middle Eastern countries last year, Trump’s interactions with his lawyers and his many attempts to reverse legislation passed during former President Barack Obama’s administration. Wasby said these cases reveal the nature of the president’s relationship with the law. Trump is not the only president to have controversial interactions with the law, and there is a difference between politics and law, he said. “It is important to distinguish between policies we might not like, such as rolling back environmental regulations, and actions that are legally questionable or even unconstitutional. Those are not identical, overlapping categories,” Wasby said. “It gets more complicated when it is the president who attempts to bring about policies we don’t like by means that are legally questionable.” The professor pointed to the travel ban Trump enacted that prevented citizens of seven countries from entering the United States as an example of the Trump administration’s
interference with the court system. He talked about appeals made in the fourth and ninth circuit courts, which alleged that Trump was overstepping his authority. The claims were that travel restrictions should be left to Congress, and that there was not sufficient evidence to show the restrictions would provide a safer nation. Rather, the courts said the ban ultimately discriminated against those of the Islamic faith. In those cases, the Trump administration has argued to limit the evidence to only the words on the travel ban’s executive order. Some argue that the president’s statements should be included, as they are indicative of discriminatory motive against Muslims. “The judges regularly would not buy that argument,” Wasby said. “Indeed, they found the candidate’s and then president’s statements indicative of motive for the travel ban. Particularly after the claim that it discriminated on a basis of religion.” Wasby said another example of Trump’s unhealthy relationship with the law stems from his tendency to criticize law officials themselves and not their decisions. He pointed specifically to a case against Trump University, his for-profit education company from years ago, in which Trump was ruled against and forced to pay settlements to former students. “He attacked the judge for being Mexican. The judge was born in Indiana,” he said. “Interestingly enough, when the same judge drew a later Trump case involving one of the rule rollbacks and ruled in favor of the administration, did we hear a word from the president?” Wasby referenced the comments of several government
employees as evidence that Trump lacks concern for legality because it is an example of “waving ethics rules for those in the administration” and being unconcerned about the Hatch Act, which prevents certain executive branch employees from engaging in some political activities. He also used this as evidence to speak about Trump’s professionalism. “The president’s constant criticism of the Department of Justice raises questions as to whether — and the extent to which — prosecution will be attached to enemies as the result of partisan decisions, not mere policy priority,” he said in reference to Trump’s “lock her up” campaign slogan against Hillary Clinton.
Trump’s announcement that transgender individuals would no longer be able to serve in the military, along with his treatment of sanctuary cities, are examples Wasby gave of changes Trump made from the Obama administration. Wasby said this points to Trump’s eager desire to undo what was done in the Obama administration. “The rollback in rules is so sweeping that — and here I am engaging in editorial comment — some of it seems mindless,” he said. He then turned to what can be done about these issues. He pointed to litigation, investigation and impeachment as common responses. He spoke of the many
investigations into Trump and lawsuits he is involved in. Then, he touched upon the unlikelihood that Trump will be impeached due to a Republican-controlled Congress. The issue, Wasby said, is that many of the hypothetical questions are unanswerable. “Whether the president can be indicted while in office for criminal behavior, such as obstruction of justice, is an unresolved question,” he said. Wasby was hosted by the Marquette political science department for a few days, during which he also guest lectured in many classes. His speech was followed by a question-and-answer session.
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Stephen Wasby speaks to Marquette students and staff about “Trump and the Law” in Raynor-Memorial Libraries.
ORL’s housing website stops working— again New sign-up date has not been given to current freshmen By Grace Connatser
sarah.connatser@marquette.edu
The Office of Residence Life’s sophomore housing website stopped working for the second time this semester Monday night. The original housing sign-up day was moved after the website went down March 25. Any claimed rooms were erased, and all freshmen were provided their original random sign-up times after the first crash. Mary Janz, executive director of housing and residence life, said
ORL tested the website April 4. The cause of the issue is unknown. “We are uncertain as to why it did not work tonight but are awaiting a call from the vendor (of the website),” Janz said in an email. “The housing system didn’t crash ... We took the link offline and have contacted our vendor for after-hours support to determine what went wrong.” Sean Berthold, associate director of residence life and housing operations, sent an email statement to all freshmen at 5 p.m. stating ORL was unsure why the site didn’t work. Signups began at 4 p.m. and ORL said the website seemed to stop working at 4:30 p.m. Berthold also said the April 4
test was completed successfully with no issues. Resident assistants did a mock run-through of the housing application process between 8 and 11 p.m. There is no clear plan for how ORL will continue the housing process. No new sign-up date has been given. “Residence Life has decided to stop the current housing selection process and will not start it again until we have a definitive resolution with our vendor,” Berthold said. “Even if we are able to resolve the issue quickly with our vendor, the process will not resume this evening.” Victoria Houle, a freshman in the College of Nursing, said she had a 4:15 p.m. sign-
up time and was frustrated by the realization that the website stopped working again. “We had been lucky to get a Humphrey double each time, but this time when we finally thought we were set, our meal plan would not go through,” Houle said. “We were stuck with either trying to reboot and losing the room or watching the time decrease on our locked room and running over to the ORL office.” Houle and her potential roommates decided to go to the ORL office and were greeted by several other students in the same boat. She said ORL staff told students that their spaces would be reserved despite the site going down, but ORL ultimately decided to cancel
the process entirely. “The crash is absolutely obnoxious,” Houle said. “The stress that comes along with a room not going through is something I don’t want to experience again.” Joe Phelan, a freshman in the College of Arts & Sciences, said his sign-up time was at 5:30 p.m., and he read the email statement shortly after it was sent out. “This second crash makes me frustrated and a little angry,” Phelan said. “I understand that they moved to a new system, but they tested it and it worked fine. They should’ve been able to fix all the problems after the first crash.”
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Fourteen organizations promote Denim Day Groups encourage individuals to wear jeans in support By Jenna Thompson
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A number of Marquette departments and student organizations are collaborating to celebrate Denim Day, an international movement to end sexual assault and rape, as part of Sexual Violence Awareness Month in April. While this year’s Denim Day is April 25, the movement started in 1998 in response to an Italian Supreme Court ruling. After a teenage girl was raped by her driving instructor, it was ruled that because the victim was wearing jeans, she must’ve helped her rapist remove her pants,
therefore consenting to sex. After the court ruling, women in the Italian Parliament came to work the next day wearing jeans in solidarity with the victim. Twenty years after the court ruling, people all over the world raise awareness for sexual assault by wearing jeans. Marquette has been participating in the global movement since 2011, when Helping Abuse and Violence End Now decided to host the event by the suggestion of the National Sexual Violence Resource Center. Marquette’s official Denim Day events are co-sponsored by 14 different organizations such as the Office of Sexual Violence Prevention and Education, MUPD, Sodexo and the Women’s Innovation Network. This year’s Denim Day will include tabling from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at Central Mall and a talk
by Joya Crear, Marquette’s assistant vice president for student affairs, on the importance of supporting rape victims. Events to prepare for the day include a Denim Drive and Denim Decorating Party. Through April 25, students can donate their denim to be repurposed into a visual display for Denim Day. There are collection bins located in all residence halls as well as the counseling center, Marquette Place and the 707 Hub. The Denim Decorating Party will take place April 19 from 5-7 p.m. in the 707 Hub. Students will be able to help create the denim visual display that will be displayed in Central Mall on Denim Day. “(Denim Day) is an easy way for everyone to engage in helping prevent violence and counteract harmful myths about sexual
violence,” Kacie Otto, a victim advocate, said in an email. A number of student organizations are also participating in the event by encouraging their members to wear denim on April 25. Some organizations are hosting events of their own. “A common criticism of Denim Day that I have to agree with is often times it is seen as just for awareness. People wear jeans and that’s it. Awareness without activism isn’t worth anything,” Maria Bunczak, a sophomore in the College of Nursing and president of Marquette Empowerment, said. Marquette Empowerment will host an event called “Stanford Marquette 2” April 30. The event’s goal is to stand in solidarity with the rape victim of Brock Turner. Her victim statement will be read aloud, and audience
members will have the chance to share their own victim statements. Greek organizations have also encouraged their members to partake in the day. Lauren Debertin, a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences and the president of Sigma Kappa, said she stands with other students who support Denim Day. “In educating ourselves and encouraging conversation, in particular within the Greek community, we hope to invoke local support for a judicial system that rejects patriarchal hierarchy and recognizes the validity of sexual assault accusations,” she said.
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MU aims to ease students’ recycling suspicions Contaminated items will be disposed of alongside garbage By Claire Hyman
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Every few years, students become suspicious of whether or not trash and recycling are really separated, Rick Arcuri, executive director of business operations and auxiliary services, said. “It’s a cyclic thing where a student will notice it, and oddly enough, it always comes out of (Schroeder Hall),” Arcuri said. Brent Ribble, campus sustainability coordinator, said in an email that this suspicion is common among many colleges and universities, but it is mostly untrue at Marquette. Ribble said that if a student sees a staff member combine trash and recyclables together, the reason is probably that someone contaminated the recyclables with food, liquids, grease or dirt. “Our residence hall staff and custodians care about recycling just as much as our students do,” Ribble said. However, the misperception persists and affects the way students think about trash and recycling. Nicolle Kaytsner, a junior in the College of Health Sciences, is the public relations representative for Students for an Environmentally Active Campus. Despite her involvement in environmental causes, Kaytsner speculated whether trash and recycling are disposed of separately. She said that recycling is frequently discussed at SEAC meetings, and it feels like an overwhelming issue to tackle.
The issue is not just systemic, but also personal for Kaytsner. During her sophomore year, Kaytsner said she was “heartbroken” when she went to dispose of her trash and recycling in the basement of Schroeder Hall, and a member of maintenance staff told her to put her bags anywhere because it “doesn’t matter.” “It just hurts to see when you try so hard on your level to do things, but behind the scenes, it’s just thrown away,” Kaytsner said. Arcuri said incidents like Kaytsner’s contribute to skepticism about the trash and recycling process. He said that when maintenance take trash and recycling to compactors be disposed of, the staff often combine the trash and recycling in one bin for the sake of time. Even though the trash and recycling is in separate bags and gets hauled to separate compactors, when students see that their trash and recycling is being taken out in the same bin, they believe trash and recycling never gets separated. “We have two compactors … if we were throwing them all in the garbage, I wouldn’t be paying for two compactors,” Arcuri said. Arcuri added that there would be no financial incentive to have a recycling compactor outside of Schroeder Hall if it wasn’t being used properly. Even though the trash and recycling are picked up by the same company, Advanced Disposal, the trash is hauled to a landfill and the recycling is hauled to a recycling plant in Waukesha, Wisconsin, where plastics and metals are recycled separately. Some students may remain
apathetic to recycling and other environmental endeavors despite efforts by the university. Cartan Clarke, a sophomore in the College of Communication, said he’s “extremely indifferent to environmental issues,” but said he still recycles out of habit. Clarke said that even if representatives from Marquette were to come forward and confirm that trash and
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recycling were disposed of separately, he still wouldn’t believe them. Ribble said there are a number of ways students can make Marquette a greener campus, and not all of them are related to increased recycling and composting efforts. Ribble said students should focus on producing and consuming less. For example, Ribble recommended eliminating two disposal items
from daily use and carrying around reusable alternatives. Marquette Sustainability is developing signs to educate students on recycling and is in the process of introducing a campus sustainability plan. One of the primary goals of the plan is to decrease waste in landfills.
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Cheese factory values sustainability Owner’s dairy dream fulfilled in eclectic creamery By David Goldman
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As you walk just north of the famed Rockwell Automation Clock Tower, entering the Walker’s Point neighborhood on Milwaukee’s south side, the aroma of cheese is undeniable. The strong scent is because of Clock Shadow Creamery, Wisconsin’s first urban cheese factory, which strives to give the Milwaukee community fresh and delicious cheese. The factory was opened by the founders of Cedar Grove Cheese, one of Wisconsin’s oldest cheesemakers located in Plain, Wisconsin, and is owned by Milwaukee native Bob Wills. After hoping for many years to bring local cheese-making to his home area, Wills saw his dream become reality in April of 2012 with the opening of the factory. “When they built this building, they had the intent of
having urban cheese making in it,” Patty Peterson, Clock Shadow Creamery’s director of retail, said. “This area has been kind of a food desert, and (the founders) really wanted to bring cheese making into the city of Milwaukee. So much cheese making in Wisconsin takes place on the west side of the state, so they really wanted to bring something over here so that this city would know what cheese making (and what) dairy farming is all about.” While the main allure of the factory is the cheese, the story behind Clock Shadow Creamery’s building is another compelling part of a visit there. The building and its very location are “green,” meaning its construction and current practices strive to use as much renewable energy as possible. “Our building was built six years ago on a brownfield, which means that (the land) was too contaminated to actually fill,” Peterson said. “They actually had to dig out 20 feet of dirt and contaminated soil and put in 20 feet of new fill.” Along with this repurposed foundation, the communitycentric building features a
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An array of cheeses is displayed inside Clock Shadow Creamery, showing off just some of the many flavors.
beehive, recycled doors, light and plumbing fixtures, and stairwells made of ash trees that had been infected with ash borer. The elevator in the building is also the first of its kind, using the ride up to power the ride down
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Clock Shadow Creamery sells not just cheese but beer jellies, cheese curd batter mix, chutneys and more.
(and vice versa) using two large magnets holding kinetic energy. Plus, the roof boasts a feature that collects rainwater for the rooftop garden, with the extra being used to flush the toilets. Because Clock Shadow Creamery’s cheesemakers generally start early in the morning and finish before the store is actually open, visitors are not guaranteed a glimpse into the cheesemaking process when touring the establishment. But that doesn’t mean one can’t enjoy a look around the sustainable creamery. “I was really disappointed I didn’t get to see any cheese made,” Nathan Gilson, a Duluth, Minnesota, native who had recently finished the official tour, said. “But I was really surprised by how cool the building was. That really made up for it.” While the green aspects of the factory attract visitors, the creamery’s focus remains making cheese – and lots of it. The cheesemakers at Clock Shadow Creamery make about 1,000lbs. of cheese a week, Peterson said. While the figure is not as much as most industrial cheese factories, Peterson noted that it’s not bad for a small company in Milwaukee’s south side. Clock Shadow Creamery
specializes in about 15 different kinds of base cheeses and adds flavors to those 15 as they see fit. When asked to pick a favorite amongst them, Gilson and Amanda Pete, an associate at Clock Shadow Creamery, said there were several contenders to choose from. “It’s a really tough choice, but my favorite is probably the goat cheese,” Pete said. Gilson said, “I really liked the curds, and I’m going to have to go with the cajun ones as my favorite.” While a visitor to Clock Shadow Creamery may not get to see the cheesemaking process firsthand, with lots of cheese and a unique venue, one is guaranteed a lesson on the building’s history and the chance to see Wisconsin’s first urban cheese factory for themselves.
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Hidden study spots on campus can Save your GPA Students share prime places for getting work done By Noelle Douglass
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It’s been said that April is “Save your GPA Month,” and Megan Oswald, a freshman in the College of Business Administration, said that assessment is scarily true. “In April, you have a month until finals, and you have to make up for all the work you didn’t do,” Oswald said. “I’m very much a person that’s, like, ‘I have a few tests to make it up for (my grade),’ but now there’s only one test left, and that’s pretty scary.” While Oswald may be in a panic for this last month of school, she said not all hope is lost when it comes to finding places and ways to get into the studying zone during this last month of the school year.
“I like to go to Starbucks or off campus to a different coffee shop because I like the vibe of it,” Oswald said. “It makes you feel motivated when you’re being all bougie. You’ve got your coffee and your colored pens…and you’re ready to get work done.” Drew Busch, a junior in the College of Health Sciences, said going to more remote places helps him get the most work done. “I try to avoid the library because it makes me stressed out because it’s full of people who are all high-stress and don’t go there often,” Busch said. “I like the hallway by MUSG and the Cramer basement. I go places that are out of the way and quiet.” In the same vein, Madeline Goode, a senior in the College of Nursing, recommended hidden gems in the Alumni Memorial Union and Law Library for unbothered studying. “I really like the second floor of the law library because as long as you get there before 4
p.m., you can stay there for the rest of the night,” Goode said. “There’s also the CLSI (Center for Leadership, Service and Involvement) area, which people don’t realize you can study in at any time.” Perhaps the most expansive and accessible study space on campus is the Raynor-Memorial Libraries, full of multiple floors and different spaces prime for students studying subjects of all kinds. Judith Carter, a resource librarian at RaynorMemorial Libraries, said even little-known places in the libraries become student go-tos during pressing times. “During midterms and finals, there’s really no room anywhere (in the libraries),” Carter said. “Students are very good at finding spots in all the nooks and crannies.” But on a typical day, Carter had her own recommendation for where students can find some peace and quiet in a unique study space. “I love the third floor
mezzanine of Memorial … it’s the area that overlooks the main reading room,” Carter said. “There used to be a book elevator there, and (the mezzanine) has two tiny little restrooms that are very cute and small. It’s neat to get a feel for what the old building looked like.” Along with older spaces in the libraries, Phil Kim, a sophomore in the College of Arts & Sciences, spoke of another longstanding Marquette building that has provided a great studying environment since being retired as a residence hall: McCabe Apartments. “To be alone, I study in McCabe,” Kim said, “Just in the lobby. It’s right across from Humphrey, and it’s open 24 hours, and I can stay there until four in the morning if I need to.” Going just across the street can be a great choice for students like Kim, yet Kate McNicholas, a freshman in the College of Nursing, attested that sometimes the best studying is found in the hidden places of your
own residence hall. Living in Abbottsford Hall, McNicholas’ trick is simply to go down a few flights of stairs to slip away from people and spaces she knows to get some work done. “If I need to get out of my room, I just go to the basement of (Abbottsford),” McNicholas said. “It’s super sterile and weird, but if it I don’t want to leave my dorm, it definitely works.” Getting into gear for the last few weeks of school, students have ample places to visit when looking for lesser-known places to study. Whether one is hoping to save their GPA or simply coast into the end of the year, these recommendations and personal favorites might just be the recipe for ending the semester strong.
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Messes catching up to students as move-out nears Christmas decor, bags of clothing add to room clutter By Kelli Arseneau
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Maria Bunczak, a sophomore in the College of Nursing, has had a messy room her whole life and said her habit of throwing clean clothes on the ground in particular drove her mother nuts. “We came up with this deal which started freshman year of high school,” Bunczak said. “I could keep my room in whatever condition I wanted as long as I did all my own laundry.” Now living on her own and organizing to her own tastes, the current makeup of Bunczak’s dorm room includes a suitcase of unpacked clothes from Easter break, a laundry basket of clean laundry, dirty laundry lying around and a desk cluttered with an array of miscellaneous objects including stale bread, hot cocoa mix and 10 pill bottles. But with the end of the school year just weeks away, the idea of cleaning and packing everything up to move out for the summer looms as a somewhat daunting task for students like Bunczak. Whether living in a dorm, an apartment or a house, virtually all
people on campus face the need for “spring cleaning” at this time of year — a fact that both students and staff can attest to. Mary Janz, executive director of housing and residence life, said that as soon as the dorms close for the semester, the facility managers and residence hall directors check to make sure each room is emptied for the summer. Cleaning and repair preparations begin immediately in order to make dorms available not only for next semester’s students, but also for various guests housed there over the summer. Spring cleaning, therefore, is not an option but a necessity for students to move out on time and clear the way for others. Kazumi Musial, a sophomore in the Colleges of Arts & Sciences, said both she and her roommate have gotten to the point where they need to do a full spring cleaning of their room. “I’m not that lazy to the point that I decorated for a holiday and I left them up just because I didn’t feel like cleaning up. We’re not at that level,” Musial said. “But we do have a Christmas tree up.” While Musial said she feels stressed at the thought of planning how to clean and pack everything up for the summer, she is starting small with having her family take home some of her winter clothes the next time they visit.
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Cleaning supplies and diligent hands will be hard at work as students race to clean before leaving for break.
“My dad is going to bring as many garbage bags as he can and throw them all in there,” Musial said. “That’s what we did last year.” For those graduating in May, the task of cleaning up to move out is perhaps especially daunting. Fortunately for Brian Vargas, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences, a weekly cleaning routine as well as a plan for the end of the year have kept him
on schedule and protected him from the urgent realization that hits many students during the final month of school. Vargas said he keeps his house in order by cleaning every Sunday but prepares to do a deeper clean of everything once graduation comes. With the end in sight, he said he plans to buy a better vacuum, dusting supplies and a mop before the final days arrive.
With fewer than five weeks remaining and many classes reaching their peak workloads, students across campus can attest to a simultaneous itch to leave for break and anxiety in figuring out how to get all of their furniture, clothing, appliances, books, dishes and other signs of life moved out. For the sake of those students and the staff mentioned by Janz, one hopes the transition from school to summer break will be smooth.
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Re: ‘LCM, Campus Ministry faces disagreement over glitter ashes’
Black Lives Matter underrepresented Aminah Beg
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St. Joan of Arc Chapel on Marquette Univesrity campus is a common gathering space for Catholic students.
As a follow-up to the recent Marquette Wire article entitled “LCM, Campus Ministry face disagreement over glitter ashes,” (March 20) we want to offer some experiences and thoughts. Campus Ministry strives to support a vibrant environment for students to engage religious belief and grow in relationship with God. Lutheran Campus Ministry (ELCA) has been an important and cherished partner since our office’s inception. We acknowledge differences between Christian churches with sadness and loss. The dialogue between the Lutheran World Federation and the Catholic Church as expressed
in, “Conflict to Communion,” gives five ecumenical imperatives including; seek visible unity (elaborate together, take concrete steps, strive repeatedly); witness together the mercy of God in proclamation and service. The document encourages perseverance “since the road may be longer than expected.” Caring for students of the many traditions present on campus is part of what makes Marquette a Catholic, Jesuit university, which inherently embraces ecumenism and interfaith dialogue while fostering growth in Catholic faith. Likewise, our LGBTQ+ students, faculty, staff
and alumni are integral and beloved members of our university community. Campus Ministry provides pastoral care and faith programming for/with the LGBTQ+ community as it has for 30 years, with commitment to the spiritual well-being of LGBTQ+ students. We reaffirm our longstanding commitment to caring for your spiritual growth and invite you to participate in Campus Ministry. If you would like to speak with a member of our staff concerning the questions raised in the article, we would be happy to meet with you. – Campus Ministry
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On March 24, millions of activists took a stand to demand greater gun control in the wake of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting. These activists included students, celebrities and hunters who support gun control. One of those celebrities was Selena Gomez, who posted a picture on Instagram with another marcher, stating that families and children have suffered enough and that she will play a part to bring change. The hashtags on the post include “#marchforourlives” and “#notjustahashtag.” Her words gave support to the students who began the movement. Her choice of writing “#notjustahashtag” is what stuck out though. In July 2016, in response to a question about the Black Lives Matter movement, she tweeted, “so that means if I hashtag something I save lives? No I could give two f—s about ‘sides.’” The outright hypocrisy in her comments about the two movements is now seen in a handful of celebrities and activists. Why did the white Stoneman Douglas students have the opportunity to be strong and empowered on the cover of Time magazine while the cover about the Black Lives Matter movement was of an African American boy covering his face and running from the cops? Why do the vast number of supporters of gun reform only came out to protest during March for Our Lives? Why are the students of color from the high school not in the same spotlight? The Black Lives Matter movement and the March for Our Lives are ignited by the same flame. They both surround the topic of gun reform and stricter gun control. Black Lives Matter specifies police gun reform in particular, but both issues are under the same overarching idea. The Black Lives Matter protests started when Trayvon Martin was undeservingly shot by a gunman. The same problems exist in both movements, and the need for stricter gun laws will be a step toward solving both social injustices. The media needs to keep discussing issues in
communities of color to make them the forefront of the country’s priorities next to the problems of white victims. Supporters of Black Lives Matter are labeled as violent and forceful, whereas the white students are influential and gamechanging. Because of the negative stereotypes correlated with African Americans, the movement receives harmful attention. The Black Lives Matter activists, especially the teenagers, need to know that their work is as gamechanging, influential and needed as the March for Our Lives. These movements aimed at ending police brutality and gun violence only gain legitimacy when targeted toward white communities. Comments like Gomez’s and other white protestors show the reality of white privilege, especially during troubling social issues. The lack of support for Black Lives Matter compared to March for Our Lives makes it seem as if the killing of black lives are normal and not as important as white targets. Black Lives Matter needs to be seen as important enough to have 200,000 marchers come and support its cause. There should not be a disparity between the two because one focuses on African Americans. This is not the fault of the March for Our Lives students in any way. They did what was needed during an important time to truly emphasize the issues at hand. The students themselves even make it a point to emphasize the people of color affected. One of the Douglas activists, David Hogg, said, “My school is about 25 percent black, but the way we’re covered doesn’t reflect that.” The problem comes from those who do not give the same importance to the African American community. There is a societal, systemic problem which hinders African Americans. It is our job to work to change the system so future generations do not have to struggle the way blacks are today. We must show our support for them in their dire times of need to ensure a fair method for all. Aminah Beg is a freshman studying Public relations and cognitive sciences. She can be reached at Aminah.Beg@marquette.edu
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Parkland student’s boycott not ‘un-American’ Reilly Harrington Laura Ingraham is not a victim of bullying. If you look at the recent boycott of sponsors of her FOX News program, she earned the contempt of her viewers. Her mockery of Parkland survivor David Hogg’s comments regarding his college applications was crass and wholly inappropriate for someone in her field. It came as no surprise when a proposed boycott of her advertisers gained traction. While Ingraham issued an apology and took a week-long sabbatical from the airwaves, it is ridiculous that she though mocking a mass shooting survivor was acceptable. More ridiculous is the wave of support that has formed behind Ingraham. Ingraham is not the victim of a witch hunt, and those defending her need to re-evaluate their moral perspective on the issue. “Real Time” host Bill Maher flew to Ingraham’s aid. He deemed Hogg’s call for a boycott, “un-American,” and defended Ingraham’s First Amendment rights. What a state this country is in when the host of a television program with a viewership of more than 2.5 million viewers is deemed a victim for
losing sponsors for attacking a survivor of a massacre. This is not bullying. This is not the so-called silencing of conservative voices. This is discourse. Playing the victim in this scenario is a cowardly maneuver and feeds into the constructed narrative that conservatives are an ostracized and oppressed minority in American society. When Hogg called for a boycott of Ingraham’s sponsors, he was not silencing anyone’s voice. He was challenging the idea that media figures like Ingraham can get away with anything if their audiences allow them to. Hogg refused Ingraham’s hollow apology and the boycott persists. This boycott has been called “dangerous” and “un-American,” but our media figures, who supposedly inform and educate the public, should be kept in check. The American people should freely decide who they choose to support. The 2016 boycott of Target stores over the company’s decision to allow transgender customers to use their preferred restroom was not met with the same level of criticism from conservatives, yet affected Target in the same way Ingraham has been affected: financially. It is curious how these forms of protest are considered dangerous by the political right only when their worldview is challenged.
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FOX News anchor Laura Ingraham resonds to boycott of her program.
Boycotts are an effective manner of protest that has manifested throughout American history, dating back to the founding fathers protesting British taxes. The boycott of businesses engaged in reprehensible Jim Crow laws in the American South was a major tentpole of the civil rights movement. We are a democratic nation, but the power of the almighty dollar is as effective as voting in today’s political landscape. These forms of economic protests are
as valid an expression of free speech as any other. Some have stated that Hogg opened himself to these kinds of attacks by entering the public space in the manner he and other Parkland students have since the massacre. Others have criticized Hogg as playing two roles: a “fierce gun control activist” and a “teen survivor of a mass shooting.” These are not roles Hogg has chosen to portray himself as; they’re the reality of his life as a vocal survivor of needless
carnage. He is not infallible and is as open to critique as any other activist or leader. However, petty bullying by members of the media such as Ingraham’s comments is disgusting behavior. Ingraham’s role as a media personality should be analyzed as intensely as Hogg’s have in recent weeks. Of course, Ingraham is human and is capable of making mistakes. She is also a seasoned media professional who should recognize that poking fun at survivors of mass shootings may not be the best optics for her professional career. Ingraham made a bone-headed mistake in a public forum and is paying for those mistakes by losing her advertisers. By playing the victim, Ingraham, and more importantly, her supporters, are not doing themselves any favors. Making fun of a mass shooting survivor is in poor taste, but defending the immature actions of a talk show host and labeling said survivor a “bully” is inexcusable. Reassess your priorities and your perspective on the issue and ask yourself who has really been wronged in this situation. The answer is as obvious as you would think.
Reilly Harrington is a junior studying digital media and peace studies. He can be reached at reilly.harrington@marquette.edu
Too many trophies make children less resilient Maya Korenich Looking back on elementary school, I remember having to sit through award ceremonies that lasted multiple hours. Once a year in grades one through five, we would all gather in the auditorium with our parents to celebrate our accomplishments. We received certificates for being in band, having good character, lending a helping hand and so much more. There were people with upward o f 15 certificates. After softball season, we would have a similar ceremony. We would all receive a ribbon because we tried our best, and a few people would receive a more highly coveted sportsmanship plaque. The excessiveness of awards given to children over the years has made them less resilient. Room for Debate, a part of the opinions page of The New York Times, asked people if we give children too many trophies, and
asked them to reflect and share each of their viewpoints. Ashley Merryman, co-author of “NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children,” said she believes participation trophies send children a dangerous message. She said trophies that are given out regardless of participation or achievement send kids the message that losing is terrible and should be avoided at all costs. The purpose of letting children lose isn’t about embarrassing them, it is about showing them that it may take a long time to get good at something, and it is uncommon to win or be good at something the first time. It is okay to make mistakes, and oftentimes it is these mistakes that teach valuable lessons. In fact, in a study of Olympians that won gold medals, they identified that a previous loss was a key piece in their championships. There are some people, like Parker Abate, a college athlete, who believe children are not given too many trophies. He said that not every young
athlete is going to be able to continue playing sports once the stakes get higher, but it is still important to honor their achievements in lesser ways. It can be degrading for a student to watch a peer receive a trophy and not receive one, so participation ribbons and awards of that nature are simple ways to boost a child’s self-esteem. The constant awarding of children can also make them react less kindly to criticism, which can have negative consequences. If someone is always used to being told they are doing a great job, they will be taken aback when someone critiques them or tells them the work they are doing isn’t the best. This can lead to fewer opportunities in the future. Companies aren’t going to want to work with an individual who constantly needs praise, and who believes everything they do is perfect the first time. All the awards can also cause kids to move through activities quickly. Children may not see a point to stick to something if
they think they have mastered it after a couple times. This will cause them to miss out on that period of growth and trial and error. It is rewarding to accomplish something that takes a lot of work and time. I’m not saying that children shouldn’t be awarded at all, I think we as a society should just have higher standards for what deserves an award. Children don’t need participation awards. The award should be the opportunity they received to learn a new skill, spend time with peers and improve as a person. It should be more special and out of the ordinary things that are rewarded. The constant trophies can also make those who really deserve recognition less proud. If everyone is always congratulated, they may question why their achievement is any more special. Overall, the constant awarding is going to hinder children’s ability to bounce back after unfavorable outcomes. While it may seem like we are doing something good by
recognizing children’s work, we are actually hindering their ability to cope with loss and change and in doing so we are negatively impacting them now and for the future. Maya Korenich is a sophomore studying social welfare and justice. She can be reached at maya.korenich@marquette.edu
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4x100 team seeks redemption
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Sprinter Joshua Word (right) hands the baton off to teammate Jay Whalen. Word and teammate Connor Boos both tore their hamstrings in last year’s BIG EAST Championship meet.
Word, Boos fight through injury, run for BIG EAST title By Brendan Ploen
brendan.ploen@marquette.edu
Junior sprinter Connor Boos was heading into the final baton exchange during the men’s 4x100 relay event at the BIG EAST Championships last year when he lost all power in his right leg. He pulled up. Boos hopped once, twice and landed on his feet, when he heard a sickening snap. He clutched his hamstring as he handed off the baton to the final sprinter, Brandon Bell. Later in the day, during the finals of the 100-meter dash, Josh Word was midway through his race when he too felt a searing pain in his leg. Snap. Word grabbed his hamstring and walked to the finish line in absolute agony.
Both sprinters partially tore their hamstrings. From side-by-side trainers’ tables, two of the most prolific sprinters in Marquette’s program history watched in the pouring rain as Marquette’s team title slipped away. What seemed certain an hour before was lost in the blink of an eye. “It was one of those surreal moments for me and didn’t seem that it could happen,” Boos said. “Just to lose (the race and the season) in that moment was truly unfathomable.” After months of rehabbing their injuries and competing in the indoor season, three out of the four members of last year’s recordbreaking squad – Boos, Word and junior sprinter Jay Whalen – have returned to action, and they want the rest of the BIG EAST to know it, too. “Going into the season, we all agreed that we’d keep our positions just to have that unity still there,” Word said. “We’re testing out that last piece of the puzzle,
and hopefully we’re going to get there soon enough. All of us are faster individually than last year, and our speed is there.” The 4x100 team proved Word right by taking second place in Florida at the UNF Spring Break Invitational a month ago with a time of 41.7 seconds, just a second slower than they were in the 2017 Wisconsin Twilight meet, the last one before Word and Boos’ injuries. The duo said they are looking for a chance to prove they belong again. “That’s the beauty of the 4x100,” Word said. “As soon as we get that team chemistry down, I know we can get back to where we were and even better than last year.” The fourth piece of the puzzle alongside Boos, Word and Whalen may be familiar to Marquette men’s soccer followers: Jason Davis. The graduate forward from England played one season in Milwaukee before handing in his cleats for track spikes. Davis said he understands how important the
chemistry is in a tight-knit unit like the 4x100. “I’ve been in hundreds of teams, and this is probably the best, I would say, in terms of chemistry and everyone getting on,” Davis said. “It’s definitely a positive that I joined this team.” Recovering from injury took awhile for Boos and Word. Boos said he is now fully fit after the indoor season, and Word made a much quicker recovery. The Chicago native won the 6o-meter dash at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships in February with a time of 6.86 seconds and finished in fifth place in the 200-meter dash. “Thankfully, I’ve come back, and I had a really good indoor season,” Word said. “Having these positive experiences this year, with winning the 60-meter dash at the BIG EAST Indoor (Championships), make coping with the memories of last year easier. The ‘what ifs’ are substituted with ‘what I can do now.’” It took Boos and Word a long
time to come to terms with how their season ended, but Boos said it made them stronger. “In one of the worst experiences I could have had, I found how important track was to me and all these people around me,” Boos said. “Most of the summer was working (for) this season to try to get (a BIG EAST Championship) for all those people who should have had it last year.” With the BIG EAST Championships looming on May 11 and 12, the opportunity for redemption is just a month away. “Winning the 4x100 would be the ultimate satisfaction,” Word said. “After everything last year, a BIG EAST title would be the icing on the cake. I’m counting down the days until the BIG EAST (Championships).” “We wanted to win so bad last year, but this year, Josh, Jay and I have come back even more hungry,” Boos said. “If we can reach that goal, and I think that we will, that will be amazing.”
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Wojo, staff use point guard credentials to woo Hagans
Five-star point guard considers Marquette, other high-majors By John Steppe
john.steppe@marquette.edu
Marquette’s recruiting pitch for 2019 five-star guard Ashton Hagans can be boiled down to one message: head coach Steve Wojciechowski and his entire staff have run offenses before. “(Wojo) is a point guard,” Ashton Hagans’ father, Marvin Hagans, said. “You know how that goes.” But landing the consensus top-20 recruit will not be simple. Marvin Hagans mentioned Marquette, Georgia Tech, Georgia, Ole Miss, Auburn, Kentucky and South Carolina as schools that have been heavily pursuing his son. Georgia head coach Tom Crean has also reached out since taking over the Bulldogs last month. Marvin Hagans said the former Marquette coach used NBA players Dwyane Wade, Jimmy Butler and Victor Oladipo as examples of how he’s developed players. Since all three coaches currently on staff are former point guards, Marquette’s pitch has emphasized how the coaching staff can help Ashton Hagans become a better point guard. Wojo ran the point guard position at Duke from 1994’98, while associate head coaches
Brett Nelson and Stan Johnson did the same at Florida and Southern Utah, respectively. “He’s not only using his Duke point guard days. He’s using his whole staff’s (experience as) point guards,” Marvin Hagans said. Wojo’s staff of former point guards has applied a full-court press on getting Ashton Hagans to come to Milwaukee. While most programs would send just one or two coaches to a target’s game, Wojo brought his entire staff at the end of February. Wojo used a similar technique with freshman Joey Hauser last summer and Kansas commit Quentin Grimes last fall. The effort impressed the Hagans family. “It’s big time,” Marvin Hagans said. “That means he’s really interested in you.” If Ashton Hagans signs with Marquette, he could potentially reclassify to 2018 and become the third member of next year’s freshmen class. He would instantly fill the team’s void at point guard. As a longtime summer basketball teammate, 2019 power forward CJ Felder knows Hagans’ game as well as anyone. “He knows exactly what he’s doing when he’s on the court,” Felder said. “His IQ is way higher than everybody else that’s on the court. He sees things before it happens.” Marquette is also targeting Felder, a 6-foot-8 power forward from Sumter, South Carolina. The
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Marquette head coach Steve Wojciechowski and his staff watched guard Ashton Hagans play in late February.
Golden Eagles offered on the first day they could call Felder last summer and have remained a front-runner for the top 150 recruit’s services ever since. “Clemson and Marquette and Virginia Tech are the main ones making a big push,” Felder said. That big push for Felder could help Marquette bring in Ashton Hagans as well. “That’s my boy,” Felder said. “We’re not on the same AAU team this summer, but that’s still my boy … I would love to play with him again.”
Felder said he’s planning to make a decision “a couple months” after the upcoming AAU season, which coincides with Ashton Hagan’s timetable. Despite recent rumors that Ashton Hagans may make a decision shortly, Marvin Hagans is confident he won’t be making a decision until after the AAU season is over. “Not right now because I’m trying to let him be a kid,” Marvin Hagans said. “Sometimes you get caught up in this stuff and you forget that these are still kids.” Marvin said he’s handled a lot of
the recruiting noise to allow Ashton Hagans to remain “just a kid” as much as possible. “He’s learned to get away from (the attention),” Marvin Hagans said. “Most of the time, he’s saying, ‘Just talk to my dad.’” And if you just talk to his dad, the family is excited to have one offer, let alone the litany of offers. “We’re blessed and honored to have an offer from Marquette just as much as we’re blessed and honored to have an offer from Radford University,” Marvin Hagans said.
Menzuber, Soccodato share similar path to Marquette Women’s lacrosse athletes have history of playing tennis By Zoe Comerford
isabel.comerford@marquette.edu
Sophomore midfielder Megan Menzuber and junior attacker Cate Soccodato share two things in common: they’re both key players on the Marquette women’s lacrosse team and former high school tennis champions. Menzuber, who helped lead Holy Family Catholic high school to a Minnesota state title in 2014, had a family connection with tennis: her father Mark played the sport at the U.S. Naval Academy and passed on much of what he learned to Megan. “When I started my sophomore year, I was a little behind everyone else, so we would go out and hit and he would try and coach me,” Menzuber said. “I took a couple (tennis) lessons when I was really young, and I was more into the team sports when I got older. He loved that I picked it back up.” Meanwhile, Soccodato’s high school, Our Lady of Mercy Academy, won three
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Megan Menzuber has scored 20 goals this season, including two in Marquette’s 13-11 victory over Vanderbilt.
consecutive Class A New York State Federation titles. “I was first singles, but my senior year me (sic) and my friend wanted to play doubles together just for fun,” Soccodato said. Tennis wasn’t the only sport besides lacrosse for the duo. Both Menzuber and Soccodato each played four sports for at least one season. Menzuber participated in hockey and soccer in addition to lacrosse and tennis, her teammate Soccodato played
basketball and ran track. Menzuber began her high school career with just hockey, lacrosse and soccer, but she didn’t want to continue with soccer after her freshman season as a goalkeeper. That is when her tennis career began. “I always liked being busy and on a schedule because then I only have a certain amount of time to get my work done,” Menzuber said. “Playing three sports in high school
definitely helped with my time management in college.” Like Menzuber, tennis was not Soccodato’s main focus. She realized from a young age that she would much rather take her lacrosse stick than her tennis racket to the collegiate level. Watching Marquette basketball introduced Soccodato to the school at a young age. Her father Joseph was from the same hometown as legendary head coach Al McGuire. Her early love for
lacrosse and Marquette basketball made head coach Meredith Black’s program a perfect fit. “(Lacrosse) was my favorite sport ever since I was little. When I found out Marquette was building a lacrosse team, I always watched them playing basketball so I was like, ‘Oh might as well go check out the school and see if I like it,’” Soccodato said. “And I came here, and I loved it.” Menzuber also knew she wanted to come to Marquette from a very young age. “I knew about it because a lot of kids from my high school come here, whether they play sports or not,” Menzuber said. “This has always been on my radar, kind of always my top choice,” Although Menzuber and Soccodato enjoy only having one sport to focus on, there are still some skills from high school tennis that can be transferred over to lacrosse. “I think the biggest skill from tennis is mental toughness,” Menzuber said. “In high school, when the matches were hard, my coach would just be like, ‘It’s all mental, you need to persevere and keep going if the match gets long.’”
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Rollout of conference-sanctioned esports botched Andrew Goldstein Marquette’s newest competitive sport played its first games this weekend, and nobody seemed to notice. It’s two esports: “Rocket League,” a sports video game best described as soccer with cars and “League of Legends,” the most popular multiplayer strategy game in the competitive scene. This is merely a pilot season that doesn’t come with scholarships yet. But everything else is ostensibly the same as the Division I sports. There’s a season that started last weekend that involved representatives from seven of the BIG EAST’s 10 member schools, including Marquette. The Golden Eagles went 3-2 in Rocket League and will play in the conference semifinals next week, which will air on the BIG EAST’s Facebook and YouTube pages and video game streaming platform Twitch. Yet with a week to go until the equivalent of the conference tournament, there’s very little evidence of the disciplined, methodical organization required to make something like this work. In the search for this university’s newest sport, I’ve emailed members of Marquette’s Gaming and Esports Organization, a student group on campus that hosts video game tournaments. I’ve reached out twice to ESL, a global esports company that has partnered with the BIG EAST to administrate its pilot season. I even reached out to the Marquette athletic department. Marquette’s athletic department responded immediately, with a representative telling me “nothing formal (has) been doled out in terms of responsibility or oversight” of esports. Esports club president Patrick Glogovsky emailed back next and said that tournament participants and the conference handled all relevant information. Not even he knew the schedule or how the season would work. In fact, nobody did until the BIG EAST released
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Seven schools participated in the inaugural BIG EAST Esports Invitational, which featured “League of Legends” and “Rocket League” competitions.
details Friday night, just 15 hours before the first game. The date of the first game flatly contradicted the first press release, which stated that opening games were to be played on March 19. When it was time for the preliminary round, only five of seven schools had their own streaming channels to broadcast games. Four of the five channels actually ended up showing the games, while Marquette’s remained dormant for the whole weekend. Confused? Me too. Logic would dictate one of the first things to do with the launch of any new sport is to make sure people know it exists. As someone who grew up playing a lot of video games and wouldn’t mind broadcasting a few esports events, I would spend more time looking for information than almost anyone else, and even I got tired of trying to chase it down. Odds are excellent that most other people would stop hunting after 30 seconds of not being able to find basic facts. It may be tempting to just blow
off esports as a niche interest, but that would ignore two essential truths: Competitive gaming is already massively popular, and it’s going to grow even bigger. A report from esports marketing company Newzoo placed total global esports revenues at $700 million in 2017, up from $325 million in 2015. The report projects total revenues to rise to $1.2 billion by 2020. For comparison’s sake, the NCAA, which governs intercollegiate athletics for over 1,200 member schools, made $1.1 billion from football, basketball and all its other sports in 2017, per its yearly financial disclosure statement. Even for people not interested in video games or esports, this new sport has the potential to drastically alter the landscape of conventional collegiate athletics. A tournament of popular strategy game “Heroes of the Storm,” featuring 64 schools from around the country, coincided with basketball’s March Madness this year. The winners of the tournament were awarded $25,000 in
tuition grants per year of college, essentially making them among the first competitive gamers to be given a scholarship for that purpose. The Big Ten Conference, which has partnered with Riot Gaming, already made the decision to extend a similar pilot esports league through 2019 with scholarships. If the industry meets its projections, the early adopters of competitive gaming may someday enjoy advantages similar to what the University of Alabama gets from football, or what the University of Kentucky gets from basketball: name recognition, prestige, boatloads of free advertising and money falling out of the sky, year after year. This is why a well-coordinated rollout is important. Ever since the March 13 announcement, the BIG EAST didn’t tweet about esports once until the night before the invitational. Even though March Madness obviously takes precedence, a quick, “Hey, don’t forget we exist,” post every now and again wouldn’t be out of line.
A tab with easily accessible, noncontradictory information, much like the conference has for all its other sports, would probably help get more people excited as well. Long-term, the BIG EAST and each member school will have to grapple with how to organize esports. It remains to be seen whether video games will fall under each athletic department’s umbrella or whether it’s different enough to warrant its own organizations. Revenue sharing and recruiting also aren’t going to be easy to figure out. Before all that can be answered, though, the BIG EAST has to decide whether it’s serious about competitive gaming. Forty years ago, this conference organized itself into a basketball juggernaut the country had never seen before, with its member schools reaping handsome rewards for being part of the endeavor. That can be done again with esports. It’s just a matter of organization. Andrew Goldstein is a senior studying journalism. He can be reached at andrew.goldstein@marquette.edu
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Horning develops confidence in second year at MU
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Goalie Julianna Horning (right) challenges a shot. The Golden Eagles have won 13 straight games in which they’ve allowed 10 or fewer goals.
Lacrosse goalie plays pivotal role in 5-0 BIG EAST start By Meghan Rock
meghan.rock@marquette.edu
Sometimes, a team’s key players get discovered by accident. That’s what happened in the case of women’s lacrosse’s sophomore goalie Julianna “Jules” Horning. Head coach Meredith Black initially discovered Horning in her hometown of Berwyn, Pennsylvania, when she scouted one of Horning’s teammates at a high school game. She had no idea that Horning would be the player to impress her most. “Immediately after the first time I saw her play, I reached out to the coach and was like, ‘Is she available?’ and she was,” said Black. “From then on, it was easy to do the best I could to get her to come out here.” Horning first picked up a lacrosse stick in second grade but had some experience in goalkeeping from soccer. As she progressed into middle school, Horning got more experience in the cage. “I was able to (tend goal) and then at one point they were like, ‘You’re really good at this,’” Horning said. Once Horning committed to Marquette, she was thrown into the thick of things immediately, appearing in all 13 games of her freshman campaign and starting nine of them. In her final game of the season against Vanderbilt, Horning made 15 saves, still a career-high. There was a problem on that freshman team, though: Horning had the same first name as leading goal-scorer Julianna Shearer. To
avoid confusion between the two Juliannas, Black came up with a new nickname: Juice. “She walked in one day and said, ‘Well, my mom used to call me Juice,’ so it has stuck — at least with me,” Black said. “It’s basically all I call her. Even calling her Jules now is weird.” There is no mention of the name Jules on game days. Instead, every time the opposition gets a free position shot, which puts them one-onone with Horning, Black calls out “here we go, Juice” or “big save now, Juice.” Horning didn’t have to make anywhere near as many big saves in Marquette’s 13-11 victory against Vanderbilt Saturday
as she did in last year’s game. However, she had to anticipate some
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Immediately after the first time I saw her play, I reached out to the coach and was like, ‘Is she available?’ and she was.” Meredith Black Marquette head coach
unpredictable shots from a Commodores’ attack that places in the top 15
in the country in goals per game. It was a stark difference from Horning’s freshman year, when Marquette ranked ninth out of 10 BIG EAST teams in goals allowed. Horning let up 14.47 goals per game, almost two more goals per game than her mark this season. Though many of those goals weren’t Horning’s fault, having such a rough year made it difficult to play with confidence. “The mental part of the game is a big part, especially as a goalie because your mistakes are highlighted by the other team scoring a goal,” Horning said. Horning’s gameday attitude is especially crucial against ranked opponents that consistently put
the ball in the net, such as Johns Hopkins or Northwestern. “Everyone has off days where you aren’t playing as well as you want to,” Horning said. “I reassure myself by going in with that (positive mindset) and just knowing that our team is capable of being successful.” Black saw Horning’s strong personality early-on in her career, but the trick was to bring that confidence to the surface. That’s why Black stopped all stylistic and mechanical changes to Horning’s game in fall ball, a nine-game September and October scrimmage series against other Midwest teams. Once the regular season started, Black intentionally dialed down her coaching because she didn’t want Horning overthinking her position. “My philosophy on goalie coaching in season is to stand back and don’t say much because it is such a mental position,” Black said. “Our biggest focus for her in season is to just play and let go of mistakes.” The ability to move on from mistakes has allowed Horning to exude the confidence and mentality coach Black has discussed all season with her team. “She’s always so happy and has a great attitude, and she’s really smart,” Black said. “Everything she does is so well thought out, and the kid always has a smile on her face.” As long as the team in front of her keeps up their strong play, Horning will keep that smile on her face. “When the people in front of me are playing well, it makes me more confident and excited to play,” Horning said.
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Pingpong helps women’s lax fundraise, build chemistry Tournament with fans held to support possible overseas trip By Shane Hogan
shane.hogan@marquette.edu
The women’s lacrosse team hosted a team fundraiser last Friday for a potential preseason trip to Australia in the summer of 2020. The event was held at Evolution Milwaukee, a pingpong venue on N. Old World 3rd St. While the event raised over $2,000 at the time of print, it’s not the only reason the team has to be excited. The Golden Eagles are 9-4 overall and 5-0 in BIG EAST play, which are the program’s best records since it started competitive play six seasons ago. The possibility of the program’s first trip to the BIG EAST Tournament is looking stronger every game. It was the perfect team bonding opportunity before the team’s game against Vanderbilt the following afternoon. As soon as head coach Meredith Black needed a fundraiser idea, she knew it had to be something familiar and exciting for the team. Table tennis was the immediate answer. “My staff thought of pingpong
because we love it,” Black said. “There is a table in our offices, so we get to play a lot, and figured it’s a fun, competitive way to get people together.” Marquette’s athletic department will pay for some of the journey, but the rest must be raised through donations from fans. A trip overseas isn’t only about the lacrosse matches, although there will certainly be plenty of them. It’s also about the cultural immersion, which men’s basketball experienced on its overseas trip to Europe three years ago. The volleyball team took a similar voyage two years ago, playing teams of varying skill levels in Italy and the Czech Republic. Sophomore defender Erin Dowdle said she believes this could be a great experience for her team. “The trip will allow our team to bond and grow even more,” Dowdle said. “We will make memories that will last a lifetime and experience a different culture together.” Black similarly emphasized the importance of the Australia trip. Because of class schedules, NCAA restraints and the hectic pace of a season’s schedule, the team doesn’t have the opportunity to gather together and bond in a non-lacrosse context, which Black thinks is
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Women’s lacrosse must raise money if it wants to go on an offseason trip to Australia in the summer of 2020.
key for chemistry. “It builds team culture and the family environment that we look to create here,” Black said. “It also allows friends and families of the program to see and get to know our players in a different light. For a foreign trip, it is a great opportunity for our players to learn about other cultures and to explore the world.” This is not the first overseas trip for the program. The team went to
Italy in the summer of 2016. NCAA rules allow one overseas trip every four years, with the idea being that every four-year player gets an abroad experience that their class and athletic schedules wouldn’t usually allow. “I am looking forward to traveling to a different country with my teammates and best friends,” Dowdle said. “The upperclassmen have shared so many stories of their
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