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University opposes Request made for dismissal of 2014 new GOP tax bill sexual assault case MU disagrees with complaints filed in Jane Doe lawsuit By Rebecca Carballo
rebecca.carballo@marquette.edu
Marquette is asking that a lawsuit be entirely dismissed in response to a former student’s complaint with how the university handled her alleged sexual assault. The university is also requesting that it be awarded reasonable costs, including attorney’s fees. The former student claims
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House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (left) with Speaker of the House Paul Ryan.
Statement released urges community to contact Congress By Clara Janzen
clara.janzen@marquette.edu
In an uncommon move, the university took an explicit stance against a piece of legislation: the recently-proposed Republican tax bill. The statement urged community members to contact their congressional representatives because the bill could have potentially harmful effects on the university. The bill, which went through preliminary voting in the House Nov. 6, proposes cutting the corporate tax rate from 35 to 20 percent. The
the university retaliated against her by discouraging her to report the alleged incident to the police and failed to accommodate afterward. The university denies these claims. “We care deeply for the student and family involved in this case. However, we strongly disagree with the attorney’s assertions of wrongdoing,” university spokesperson Brian Dorrington said. “We will continue to prioritize sexual assault education and care for any student who comes forward to get the support they need.” See TITLE IX page 3
Manufacturing at three-year high in Milwaukee area
deficit created by that cut would be made up with money from other areas, which includes new taxes on private university endowments and charitable giving. The potential cost of the bill was too high for the university to remain silent, university spokesperson Brian Dorrington said. “It became clear that provisions of the proposed reform will dramatically impact current and prospective students as well as their families,” Dorrington said. Endowment tax The bill would impose a 1.4 percent tax on private university endowment earnings, which the university uses to help students cover education costs aside from tuition. Marquette does not qualify for that tax because their endowment is
less than $100,000 per student. To qualify for that tax, the endowment would have to reach approximately $1 billion. The university endowment sits at around $626.2 million, up from $550 million in the fiscal year 2016, according to the Endowment Performance Summary. That number is likely to continue to rise as the university pushes for many recently proposed projects. During Monday’s committee meetings, an amendment was introduced by Texas Republican and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady. The amendment would move the endowment threshold to $250,000 per student. This change would make it significantly more unlikely that Marquette would ever reach that amount.
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Job opportunities for business school, graduates plentiful By Sydney Czyzon
sydney.czyzon@marquette.edu
Milwaukee’s manufacturing industry is at its highest growth in almost three years, according to a recent report by the Center for Supply Chain Management. The report, known as the Marquette Institute for Supply Management report on Manufacturing, is primarily generated by Marquette graduate students. Marquette began doing the report around 2009 or 2010 after the ISM Milwaukee
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chapter wanted to get rid of it. Director of the Center for Supply Chain Management Doug Fisher took the lead on overseeing the study. “I feel it’s good for the students. I feel it’s a value-add for the region,” Fisher said. “We don’t get paid to do it; it’s not a money-maker. It’s just, I think, something that higher education probably should do.” This year’s manufacturing growth was indicated using the Purchasing Managers’ Index, which is formulated using responses from Milwaukee-area companies. The PMI index asks companies to rate whether conditions are getting better or worse, Fisher said. See INDUSTRY page 4
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The endowment amount would have to triple from the original threshold in the bill, up to three billion. That proposal is one of a few changes suggested during Monday’s meeting, and more are expected to come in the following days of deliberation. “1.4 percent may not seem like much, but consider that the university spends approximately four to five percent of the endowment fund each year,” James McGibany, an associate professor of economics in the College of Business Administration, said. “The university is currently working on advancing the endowment to a point where we would be pushed into the range of this new bill.” Potential effects The bill would double the standard deduction for those filing their taxes jointly, which means there are fewer deductions to be taken from charitable donations to the university. “The potential for people to donate less because they know less of the money will actually go to the university exists,” McGibany said. He gave an example: If every dollar given really only results in 67 cents going to the university, that affects big donors. There would be less incentive to give money if firstly, less of it would go to the university, and secondly, it wouldn’t be tax deductible. In addition, the bill would make previously tax-exempt tuition taxable. For masters and doctoral students who receive at least parts of their tuition from working as teaching assistants or research assistants, this means the money that goes from the university to pay their tuition in exchange for their work would be considered part of the student’s income. If the money the university is using to pay the student’s tuition was considered the student’s income, the student would be stuck paying potentially large amounts of taxes on money that isn’t actually coming from them.
Some faculty fear this could deter students from seeking graduate degrees at a time when graduate students are already in short supply. “The bigger impact would be on graduate students and not as big of an impact to the endowment,” said Abdur Chowdhury, a professor of economics in the College of Business Administration and former chief economist of the United Nations Economic Commission in Europe. Purpose of the bill The reason for this bill, as given by House Speaker and Wisconsin congressman Paul Ryan is, “With this plan, we are making pro-growth reforms, so that yes, America can compete with the rest of the world,” as stated at a press conference when the bill was announced. The bill proposes cutting America’s corporate tax from 35 to 20 percent, so the money gained from increasing taxes on institutions like Marquette would make up for that cut. McGibany said that America has one of the highest, if not the highest corporate tax rate in the world, and there is evidence countries with lower corporate tax rates have higher wages following cuts being made. But, political science professor Paul Nolette, whose research focuses on federalism and how it interacts with politics, said the tax rate only looks to be one of the highest tax rates on paper, when that number does not include the many corporate tax breaks that exist. In reality, most corporations never pay close to that amount, Nolette said. “I wouldn’t be surprised to see some modest increases in wages, but on the other hand, I wouldn’t be surprised if a lot of it went to corporate leaders,” Nolette said. Why increase taxes on private educational institutions Of all the areas to increase taxes to make up for the corporate cuts, higher education is high profile. Part of the reason for targeting private schools is because they tend to attract wealthier students, Chowdhury said. Additionally, “It is easier to tax private institutions because you
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don’t have to go through state legislations,” Chowdhury said. Nolette said politically, some of the reason may be that higher education institutions tend to lean democratically. “Republicans have no issue taking on higher educational institutions because it’s not as many of their constituents that would be affected,” Nolette said. “In fact, it might be politically smarter because private schools don’t make up as large a group as, say, the housing market to increase taxes on. There are much less people affected.” Bill not likely to pass soon The GOP is hoping to pass the reforms by Christmas. The university is in contact with congressional representatives and is working alongside state and national associations,
according to their statement. Duane Swank, a professor in the political science department who studies political economics, said the bill is not likely to be passed by the timeline the Republicans have set, and that passing a bill this large in such a small timeframe is uncommon. The last tax bill of such magnitude to pass through Congress took place during the Reagan administration, and those changes were debated over and instituted over a series of multiple years. “It’s important to keep in mind that passing bills like this requires building bipartisan coalitions. That will be hard in the current political climate, so there is a lack of evidence that it is even possible for the time being,” Swank said. Swank added that private
universities such as Marquette are just one group who would be adversely affected by the bill, and there is likely to be large pushback and lobbying from many groups. Nolette said the reason for rushing this bill may have something to do with 2018 being an election year. “In the year since the current administration has held power, Congress has not passed any significant pieces of legislation, and they want this as a talking point for the upcoming elections,” Nolette said. The bill will go through preliminary votes in committee this week as it goes through the markup process before ever seeing an actual vote to make it law. There are only around 20 legislative days left in the calendar year 2017.
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MU claims it did not violate Title IX From REQUEST page1 Marquette “lacks knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to Plaintiff’s claim that she was assaulted,” according to the response filed Oct. 20. The former nursing student is suing Marquette for violating two counts of Title IX, negligence and emotional distress for a sum of $1.5 million and a trial by jury. After the alleged rape, the victim reported the incident to the then Department of Public Safety, and a week and a half later, the suspect withdrew from Marquette. The complaint states the victim was not informed of Title
IX, which the university denies. The accused was eventually acquitted in July 2016. But Marquette confirmed it did not conduct a Title IX investigation because the suspect was no longer a student at Marquette. However, under Title IX, the university should have begun an investigation when the incident was first reported, said Carly Mee, the staff attorney for SurvJustice Inc., a nonprofit that advocates for survivors of sexual violence. “They need to take prompt and effective actions to end that harassment,” Mee said. “That includes promptly investigating.”
If the university launched an investigation right away, they could have done something like put a hold on the accused’s transcripts until the investigation is concluded, so then there would have been an attempt at an investigation,” Mee said. She added that even if there was an act of sexual violence between a student and non-student, the university would still be required to investigate it. According to the response, Marquette did not violate Title IX because “at all times relevant to the Complaint it had policies designed to prevent and correct sex-based harassment and, upon
notice of the assault alleged in the Complaint, Defendant took prompt and effective action to respond to Plaintiff’s report.” The suit claims Marquette retaliated against the woman for pursuing prosecution, tried to force her withdraw over a low grade in a prerequisite course for her nursing program, put her on probation and refused to accept results of a drug test administered by her doctor. The university said in the response that all actions taken toward the former student were solely for “legitimate, non-discriminatory, and non-retaliatory reasons.”
Suspended professor appeals decision McAdams petitons to bypass case to Supreme Court By Morgan Hughes
morgan.hughes@marquette.edu
John McAdams, a former professor of political science at Marquette, was suspended indefinitely without pay in 2014 after writing a post on his blog criticizing a graduate professor by name who did not allow a student to discuss the topic of same-sex marriage during their class. McAdams filed a lawsuit challenging the suspension, which was ruled against by a Milwaukee County judge last May. McAdams has been in the process of appealing the decision since then. McAdams’ appeal is being considered by a Wisconsin Appellate Court, which concluded briefing for the case Monday. He has also petitioned the Wisconsin Supreme Court for bypass, which would allow the case to
skip the court of appeals and go straight to the Wisconsin Supreme Court. The results of that petition are forthcoming. If the appeal is successful, two outcomes are possible: The court could require Marquette to reinstate McAdams, or it could send the case back to a lower court for reevaluation. If his appeal succeeds and he is required to be allowed reinstatement, McAdams said he would return to the classroom. McAdams said despite the case attracting significant firstamendment attention, it is really about Marquette’s breach of contract. “The first amendment does not automatically apply to private schools, private schools can restrict speech,” McAdams said. “Marquette, however, has a clause in faculty contracts saying that faculty have all the free speech rights guaranteed under the United States Constitution.” Rick Esenberg, president of the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty and McAd-
ams’ lawyer, said there are a number of reasons McAdams’ appeal could be successful, among them the precedent-setting nature of the suit regarding academic freedom. “You cannot be forced to silence yourself because of the possibility that someone else will read what you say and behave irresponsibly,” Esenberg said. “The limit of your right to freedom of speech can’t be the worst possible reaction on the part of someone who reads your speech. “ Both McAdams and Esenberg said that the case is stronger because the faculty hearing committee involved in the decision to suspend him was not impartial. One of the faculty who sat on the committee had previously signed a petition against him but was not excused from the committee because of it, McAdams said. Esenberg said Marquette’s use of a faculty hearing committee was inappropriate for this situation. [Marquette tries] to
draw an analogy between the faculty hearing committee and a jury,” Esenberg said. “That’s inappropriate in a case involving freedom of expression because freedom of expression is a right against majority sentiment.” University spokesperson Brian Dorrington said in an email that this issue is about Marquette’s efforts to stand up for its students. “We’ve maintained throughout this process that a personal attack on one of our students is simply unacceptable,” Dorrington said. “Dr. McAdams’ tenured peers on the Faculty Hearing Committee concluded, unanimously, that he breached his core duties as a Marquette professor when he used his blog needlessly and recklessly to harm a Marquette graduate student.” McAdams expects to hear a decision on the case and the petition to the Wisconsin Supreme Court this month.
MUPD REPORTS Oct. 27 An unknown person(s) attempted to remove a secured, unattended vehicle in a rear lot in the 800 N. 17th Street causing an estimated $1,300 in damage to the vehicle. The incident occurred between Saturday, Oct. 21 at 4:00 p.m. and Tuesday, Oct. 24 at 12:00 p.m.
curred Thursday Oct. 26 at 9:00 p.m. An unknown person(s) forcibly entered a secured, unattended vehicle in a rear lot in the 1000 block of N. 14th Street and removed property estimated at $300. The incident occurred Saturday Oct. 28 between 2:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
Oct. 30 A juvenile not affiliated with Marquette was battered and robbed by a juvenile acquaintance also not affiliated with Marquette in the 800 block of N. 22nd Street. The incident oc-
Nov. 3 A student reported that her unsecured, unattended backpack was removed by unknown person(s) in a business in the 1600 block of W. Wisconsin Avenue Thursday Nov. 2 at 12:15
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Organization works to empower young women WYSE chapter fosters discussion, tackles tough topics By Jennifer Whidden
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Twenty-three female Marquette students meet every Friday afternoon to drive to a Milwaukee middle school. The students carpool on their way to spend an hour mentoring middle school girls. The students work through Women and Youth Supporting Each Other, an organization that mentors young women through their middle school years and empowers them to choose their own future. Marquette represents one of twelve WYSE branches in the nation. For Margaret Heck, a junior in the College of Communication and director of external communication for WYSE, it is the best part of her week. “It’s very refreshing to go each Friday and end my week in this middle school. It makes me happy to be there,” Heck said. Sessions take place in the library of the Barack Obama School of Career and Technical Education, a kindergarten through twelfth grade school located about seven miles north of Marquette. “We focus on empowerment,” Jenna Borowski, executive director
of the Marquette WYSE branch and senior in the College of Communication, said. “We try not to tell the girls what to do, but rather give them a variety of options. They can choose what works best for them.” Mentors take topics set by the national organization and present them each week. They design activities and unique ways of talking about them. Topics include race, body positivity and gender stereotypes. “We talk about sexuality, about pregnancy, about puberty. We get girls talking about that kind of stuff because in middle school it’s very taboo,” Borowski said. “It’s nice to have an older woman in your life who’s not your mom and who you can talk to.” Borowski emphasized that mentorship is full circle, and it often goes both ways. “Last year, we got our first mentee that is now a mentor,” Borowski said. “(WYSE) is about seeing that full circle and knowing that not only am I making an impact on their lives, but they’re making a much larger impact on my own life. The idea that empowered women empower women is so true throughout our whole organization.” For Federica Quattrone, a junior in the College of Business and director of finance for WYSE, the relationships that the mentors build with their mentees are powerful for both parties.“There’s a realization that we
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On Fridays, Marquette’s WYSE chapter visits middle school girls in north Milwaukee for weekly programs.
get to hang out with these amazing girls that give so much to us. It’s crazy because you think that we’re going there and volunteering our time, but the relationships we get to build with them are really powerful to us as well,” Quattrone said. Quattrone added that the results of the weekly lessons are often surprising for mentors. Each year, there is a session about race. Mentees are asked to write what they think about a specific race on posters that are spread throughout the room. “We went to this school and we had these primarily African-Amer-
ican and Asian girls write on the black and Asian posters things like ‘ugly,’ ‘stupid,’ and ‘fat.’ They would go to the white poster and put ‘pretty’ and ‘smart.’ Going in and seeing that is so eye-opening for us,” Quattrone said. In addition to their weekly sessions, WYSE mentors take the mentees on field trips, host guest speakers and hold a banquet at the end of the year. WYSE also puts on an annual “No Bake Sale.” On Tuesday, Nov. 7, the mentors will be selling hot chocolate under the Raynor Bridge. The sug-
gested donations will demonstrate the gender pay gap, with men being asked to pay one dollar, white women 80 cents, black women 63 cents and so on. “The good thing about this specific fundraiser is that unlike Sobelman’s, which is primarily for the funds, this one is more to highlight the gender wage gap and to advertise WYSE,” Quattrone said. “That’s how we get such a great batch of mentors every year. The program would be nothing without the amazing mentors.”
City in beginning stages of industry revolution See HIGH page 1 Gwen Davis, a graduate student in the School of Management, took on this year’s report. She distributed the survey to over 200 manufacturing businesses in the Milwaukee area, then compiled the data to create the finalized report. “The PMI index essentially compiles manufacturing data based on new orders, inventory, production, supplier deliveries and employment,” Davis said in an email. “Each metric is weighted and seasonally adjusted so that it can be accurately compared to the previous month’s PMI number.” Seventy percent private companies and 30 percent public companies were surveyed. He said public companies, such as the New York Stock Exchange, chase earnings guidance: a prediction of a company’s profit or loss in the near future. “There’s a big difference between public and private,” Fisher said. “So it’s fun to watch that come through.” An above-50 PMI indicates growth, whereas a below-50 PMI indicates decline. The Milwaukee-area PMI for July and August were 56.98 and 55.41, respectively. For September, the index jumped to 60.24. “It’s very consistent with the anecdotal evidence I’m hearing from
manufacturers. We’re growing, we’re having trouble finding talent, we need a workforce – those are all indicators that they’re very busy,” Fisher said. “When the PMI comes out and it’s above 50 or well above 50 in the positive range, it’s nice to know that’s consistent with what’s going on.” Recent hurricanes, particularly Hurricane Harvey in Texas,
disrupted the Milwaukee-area supply chain, Fisher said. The report cited factors like short-term resin shortages and price increases. “Lead-times have taken a hit since the hurricanes, since suppliers are struggling to keep up with their orders as weather has affected delivery and availability of resources,” Davis said in an email. However, with the current
numbers, Fisher said the employment environment is looking good for business students. “We’re now in industry revolution 4.0 – just in the front end of it,” he said. “So students right now have a chance to go out and have quite an impact because the world of business is changing substantially.” Fisher said the implementation of the new Foxconn plant is go-
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Doug Fisher, director of the Center for Supply Chain Management, took on the lead on overseeing the study.
ing to create yet another industry revolution. It will not only bring its own supply base and talent, but raise expectations for business practices in the area. “They’ll be exchanging ideas, they’ll be exchanging talent,” Fisher said. “Politics aside, I don’t care what’s going on, but I think it stands a chance of just elevating (the area’s manufacturing industry).” Jessica Duelm, a sophomore in the College of Business Administration and supply chain management major, said the manufacturing growth makes her more confident in her career prospects. “I do know it’s a newer industry and it’s been growing a lot these past few years,” Duelm said. She said seeing the information on Foxconn made her feel secure in finding an internship. The report also included a sixmonth outlook on business conditions in the area. 35.29 percent expect positive conditions and 17.65 percent expect negative conditions, with the remainder expecting things to remain the same. “I think things are pretty good right now, so it’d really be hard for me to say, ‘Boy, they’re going to get better,’” Fisher said. “Same is good.”
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Event revitalizes hopes for MIAD partnership Students invited to mingle on art school campus By Grace Connatser
sarah.connatser@marquette.edu
Marquette once had four minor programs with the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design available to students. That number has since halved. Now students hope with the help of a committee that the partnership will grow and prosper. Marquette sponsored an “MU/ MIAD Mash-Up” event at the downtown MIAD building this past Saturday. The event offered tours of MIAD’s facilities and a hands-on screen printing workshop for attendees. The Haggerty Museum of Art Student Advisory Committee was formed last summer and planned the mash-up to spark interest in Marquette’s collaboration with MIAD. The university offers graphic design and studio art minors which allows students to take MIAD classes alongside their regular classes. Members of the committee’s executive board said this is the first collaboration of its kind. While Marquette and MIAD have collaborated for several years, allowing students to co-op with both schools, this is the
first time Marquette has taken a step forward to cement this alliance. Max Buckle, treasurer of the Haggerty Museum of Art Student Advisory Committee and a junior in the College of Business Administration, said he has seen student demand grow for fine arts programs on Marquette’s campus. Currently, Marquette’s established arts programs are the theatre arts major and minor as well as film, dance, music, creative writing and visual art minors. He also said there isn’t enough freshmen-targeted advertising for the programs. “There hasn’t been a whole lot of communication; it hasn’t been strong between these two schools,” Buckle said. “I know when I was a freshman, or even when I was applying, I didn’t know about MIAD. It didn’t show up until later in my time here.” Lynne Shumow, the Haggerty Museum curator for academic engagement, sponsors the Student Advisory Committee. Shumow said that while the museum has catered to student needs since its first opening in 1983, the new student-led committee will let students “have a voice” and make it easier to have direct communication between artistic leaders, students and museum staff. She said she hopes the collaboration will lead to bigger, better things in the future between Marquette and MIAD. “I hope it leads to more collaborations between our students
and MIAD students,” she said. “I hope it leads to a better understanding of the (studio art) minor. I’m hoping to enhance it.” Connor O’Neill, a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences, is pursuing a minor in studio art. He said he believes the benefits of increasing the availability of creative arts programs would be “immeasurable.” O’Neill said he learned a lot from his experiences in MIAD cross-registration because it helped him break out of the “Marquette bubble.” Even so, he said he believes that the communication between Marquette and MIAD has a long way to go. “I’d like to see more relationships that are of a tighter-knit variety,” O’Neill said. “I think we’re close geographically, but we’re distant in terms of our mindsets.” Shumow mentioned the possibility of a second event in the same style as the Saturday mash-up, except MIAD students would come to Marquette’s campus. Shumow said some students may have an interest in Marquette’s programs, like theology, that aren’t accessible at MIAD. “Our students have things to offer that maybe the MIAD students don’t, and vice versa,” Shumow said. “I just think, together, there’s just such interesting things that could happen.”
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MIAD invited MU students to a screenprinting workshop Nov. 4.
College of Communication council reinstated Aims to expand student pride, grow networking options By Caroline White
caroline.white@marquette.edu
The College of Communication will be reinstating its student council in an effort to increase college pride and student networking opportunities, beginning spring 2018. Leading the efforts are seniors Nichole Fernandez-Jurado and Sebastian Becerra, and sophomore Blake Ruppe. The idea for a student council came about last year when Ruppe and Becerra, both MUSG College of Communication senators, were talking with Ben Dombrowski, Marquette Student Government president and senior in the College of Communication, about ways to unite the college. “Other colleges have student councils, so we thought, ‘Why not?’” Becerra said. “We (want) to increase pride and have somewhere students could go and talk to about things and events.” In preparation for next semester, the three have spent the past
few months planning. They met with other newly-formed student councils to get advice, and they are hosting a forum Nov. 17 in Johnston Hall to gain insight from and peak the interest of other students in the college. After both seniors graduate, Ruppe will oversee what the three created together. They have visited the classrooms of a few communication classes to catch the attention of underclassmen who will be important to the council’s establishment. “We’ve already gotten a bunch of people interested in leadership and e-board,” Becerra said. “Younger students are looking for opportunities, and this would be a great way to get involved.” The three said they feel that the benefits of having a student council are crucial to the success of students. “The biggest thing is success rate for students post-grad. We want to focus on community outreach, community building and getting to know more people in the College of Communication past and present,” Ruppe said. “Student council can be that middle man to find opportunities, internships and make friends.” To accomplish those goals,
they plan on establishing a college logo, reminding students about upcoming networking events, bringing in speakers and hosting social events for students to get to know each other. They also plan on collaborating with other student organizations from the College of Com-
munication, such as Advertising Club and Public Relations Student Society of America. “We want to start this and use it as a resource for students to come together and be creative in a supportive environment outside of class,” Fernandez-Jurado said. Nothing for the student council
is set in stone yet, but FernandezJurado, Becerra and Ruppe have plans to meet every two weeks starting next semester. They have high hopes that the student council could be a helpful resource to communication students.
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Senior Nichole Fernandez-Jurado said she hopes the council will be a resource for students to be creative.
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Book collections decrease, refined for research Library downsizing has little to do with student disinterest By Natallie St. Onge
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Reid Holben, a sophomore in the College of Arts & Sciences, has only checked out one book in his time at Marquette. However, he recently found himself in the Raynor Memorial Library shelves looking for a book regarding the Irish revolution for a research project. As of the 2016-’17 academic school year, Marquette University has checked out a total of 45,860 books. However, Raynor Memorial library has been downsizing for the last four years. Holben doesn’t check out books often because finding the information online is convenient. “The ease of googling versus trying to look up a book and then physically getting it yourself, I think it’s just easier to look online,” Holben said.
Circulation assistant Jenna Grieshop, a sophomore in the College of Engineering, said that books are checked out more by graduate students and faculty. “When graduate students come up, they have about five to 10 books.” Grieshop said she will pull down books that haven’t been checked out in the last 10 years as part of her daily tasks.
“We do weed our collection. The decision on which books to be withdrawn is made by the subject librarian for each discipline and is based on the individual subject and usage of the material,” Elisa Coghlan, coordinator of marketing and outreach at Raynor Memorial Library, said in an email. Whether a student checks out a book or not depends what kinds of resources they need
for research, Coghlan said. Nonetheless, Grieshop said that she talks to at least 20 people a day at the circulation desk, giving advice on where to find books. “We show them how to use the website, how you can search on there and then we have guides to tell them where the books are. If they really can’t find it, then we’ll go and help them and walk with them until they
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A total of 45,860 books were checked out from Raynor Memorial Library collection in the 2016-’17 year.
find it,” Grieshop said. According to a report done by the American Library Association, 28 percent of Americans nationwide ranked academic research through borrowed material as one of their top reasons to visit a library, validating that libraries are important for free access to resources. That totals to more than 145.8 million Americans. “We send (the outdated books) over to storage, so they’re not in the library but we still do have them,” Grieshop said. She said there is at least one cart full of books to put back every day. Holben said that it is beneficial to get a book. “These are very well researched, especially in history, and you can find very specific things for whatever you are looking for.” Grieshop said that students, faculty and visitors should know that the circulation desk is willing to help with anything book related. “The question you are going to ask is more common than you think,” Grieshop said. “We want you to ask. We’re happy to help you.”
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Bean there, done that
Facebook event planners share their Cloud Gate stories By Dan O’Keefe
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Twelve strangers showed up to serenade Chicago’s Bean with Mariah Carey’s seasonal hit, “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” all because of a viral Facebook trend. Chicago locals are bombarding social media with events centered around the Bean, officially named Cloud Gate, is a sculpture designed by British artist Sir Anish Kapoor that made its debut in 2006. The sculpture, once completed, immediately became a tourist attraction as well as a well-known symbol of Chicago and the city’s art. However, those who reside in the city hold a different opinion. “Tourists think of The Bean as this important Chicago landmark, something you have to experience when visiting the city,” Bridget Ryan, creator of the event “Help Nicolas Cage Steal The Bean,” said. “People who live here know that’s not the case. I’ve always heard other Chicagoans make fun of it, and these events are just playing off that.” Maria Szczasny, co-creator of the event “Sing Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ To The Bean,” said her event, while not widely attended, was still a fun time. “It was actually a bit of a small turnout, considering the time of the event itself,” Szczasny said. “But we still had a blast.” Szczasny said she thought the bean events brought some lightness to our presently tense world. “I feel like it’s a way to lift people’s spirits,” Szczasny said. “The tensions are so high in America and the rest of the world right now that we need some comic relief in our lives, and these events are giving us all a reason to laugh and smile, even if it’s just for the two seconds we see the event on our Facebook feed.” The events may be humorous, but vary in their feasibility. “Windex The Bean,” an event created by Stephanie Reid, is one of the more realistic events being held. Reid said that the reason she created the event was that The Bean is dirty, and Windex is the best cleaning product available to give The Bean a good shine.
“What else would you use to clean such a large, shiny object?” Reid said. “‘Weimen Stainless Steel Wipe The Bean’ didn’t have a nice ring to it.” There are over 3,600 people who RSVP’d to the event and about another 30,000 interested. Whether or not they will all turn out is another story. “The level of commitment I’ve witnessed from those who’ve responded to the event has been incredible,” Reid said. “In a perfect world, there would be people at The Bean 24/7, armed with Windex for every time a tourist puts their Lou Malnati’s-grease filled hands on it.” On the other end of the spectrum, “Replace The Bean with Mr. Bean” is one of the less sensible events being planned. Josh Kessenich, the mastermind behind the event, said he hopes that people don’t actually expect him to get Rowan Atkinson, the actor who portrays Mr. Bean, to visit The Bean. “I was watching Rowan Atkinson’s performance at the 2012 London Olympics and then saw a few of The Bean posts. Kind of just put two and two together,” Kessenich said, explaining his reasons behind creating the event. Kessenich said he thinks the reason all of the events have become so popular is because of how creative the events are. “Creativity works really well when people are given parameters,” Kessenich said. “That, plus The Bean being iconic to Chicago but still something safe to make fun of, made it the perfect event.” Emily Wigley, creator of the event “Dream about The Bean,” said she thinks the reason the events have become popular is because of their ridiculousness. “I think people connect with the silliness of the events,” Wigley said. Her event, which features a description that reads, “Sweet dreams are made of Beans,” has over 50 people signed up to attend and more than 500 others interested in attending. “The format that has developed also allows separate events to play off one another,” Wigley said. “There is a ‘Paint The Bean Black’ event, and other events popped up to “clean The Bean,” and “prime The Bean” before painting. It escalates the silliness while supporting other events at the same time.” “Let The Bean Know You’re
Not Mad, Just a Little Disappointed” event creator, Andrew Barton said he thinks the events are a way to mess with people’s friends on Facebook. “You’d say you were interested and it would show up in your friends’ feeds, and then you just keep multiplying that effect. It was incredibly obnoxious, but also in a weird sense, the kind of community-forming thing that Facebook was meant to do,” Barton said. “I feel a kind of weird camaraderie with the other people who got cheap chuckles out of this.” He also said the reason he started this event was because he saw the amount of absurdity with the
events, and he felt that he could make an event that his friends would find funny. Barton said he didn’t actually go to The Bean at the time of his event, so he didn’t know if anyone was there for his event. He said that he didn’t expect anyone to show up. One of Szczasny’s other events does not require anyone to actually show up. Szczasny created the event “LEAVE THE BEAN ALONE!!!!!” She said the reason she created it was due to a wish from her mother. “She was very overwhelmed with the abundance of Bean events,
and she requested that I make an event. I don’t want to go against a mother’s wishes,” Szczasny said. “It’s actually funny hosting both of these events because ‘LEAVE THE BEAN ALONE!!!!!’ gained more attention in a shorter time span than the Christmas event.” She said she found it amusing that an event protesting all of the events being held at The Bean became much more popular than an actual event she held. A spokesperson for Millennium Park said, “Like the many who are ‘interested’ in these events, we are amused by the many creative and funny Facebook events at ‘The Bean.’”
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Chicagoans poke fun at the bean as a tourist attraction by making Facebook ecents that range from doable to silly.
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Marquette’s take on man buns: Hot or not Some smile, others cringe over ‘muns,’ depending on style By Noelle Douglass
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American culture is full of constant debates and ever-changing trends. Beauty and style are no exception and recently, the man bun, or mun, has been in vogue. The majority of voices on campus rang out in a resounding “not” when asked the question, much to the dismay of the munbearers at Marquette. But, the man bun occasionally got an “it depends,” or in a very rare case, a “hot” from students and staff who shared their opinions on the male hairstyle that has taken off in pop culture. Matt Mussoline, a sophomore in the College of Arts & Sciences who has a man bun himself, agreed that the mun is an asset for any guy to have. “Guys I know who have long hair and man buns are
probably the most attractive people I know,” Mussoline said. Alexis Galante, a sophomore in the College of Communication, agreed that muns can indeed be swoon-worthy. “I like man buns,”Galante said. “I think if a guy can really pull off a man bun, then it looks good. But if you’re scrummy (sic) and don’t do anything with it, then it’s not hot.” While Galante deemed herself an ultimate fan of the man bun, the almost paradoxical ending to her statement embodied a fact that had arisen throughout the day of interviews. As people time and time again answered “it depends” to the question of “hot-or-not,” the more important question of the day had become: What makes a man bun hot-or-not? And students had some definite opinions on this matter as well. To Deissy Flores, a sophomore in the College of Arts & Sciences, a good man bun’s all about the length. “(Hot-or-not) depends on how
long they are,” Flores said. “If they’re really long, it’s ugly.” Cleanliness and upkeep is key. Caroline Short, a freshman in the College of Arts & Sciences, was firm when she said, “It needs to be clean if you’re going to have one at all.” Sofia D’Acquisto, a freshman in the College of Health Sciences, agreed that her dislike of man buns came from a disgust of dirty ones. After answering “definitely not” to our question, she said, “(Man buns) are greasy and gross most of the time.” Besides keeping a mun clean and at an appropriate length, a final requirement held by many is for a mun-wearer to have the right “vibe.” Samantha Bailey, a sophomore in the College of Arts & Sciences, knocked the mun because of the carelessness that often accompanies it. “In my experience, I’ve found it to always be sloppy,” Bailey said. Others aren’t a fan simply because the man bun isn’t
inclusive. Mustafa Abu-Mallouh, a sophomore in the College of Engineering, was honest in admitting that his hatred of the bun comes in part from jealousy of it. Abu-Mallouh shrugged and said he wasn’t a fan because (he) can’t grow one. Yet many, like Marlie Houston, a sophomore in the College of Business, would tell Abu-Mallouh not to lose sleep over not having a mun, declaring that the trend is on its way out. “I think (the mun) is in its very last year,” Houston said. “We need to move on to something a little fresher, something new.” Some students spewed grievances about the man bun, but other voices expressed that the trend is very much alive and well – and for good reasons. “It takes a lot of effort to put (a man bun) up in the morning, and (mun-wearers) should be awarded for their efforts,” said Seamus McDermott, a sophomore in the College of Arts & Sciences, who’d answered the question with a firm “totally hot.”
Reilly Tracy, a freshman in the College of Communication, cited a specific celebrity in her explanation of this rather intangible expectation. “(The mun) has to fit your aesthetic, like if you’ve got a Harry Styles vibe, which I love,” Tracy said. In another light, College of Health Sciences junior Sahar Jiwani, used regional terms to explain just who could rock a man bun. “If (the mun wearer) has ‘California/rock-it’ vibes, it’s okay,” said Jiwani. “But if not, just take it out.” So unless one is an ex-British boyband star or a Cali native, it sounds like the mun will get more jeers than cheers at Marquette. It’s never too late for a guy to donate their “flow” to a great cause, like the hair-accepting charities Locks of Love or Wigs for Kids. Those in need, and those who have objections to the mun, will thank them for it.
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Editorial Board Morgan Hughes, Opinions Editor Caroline Kaufman, Assistant Opinions Editor Patrick Thomas, Executive Director Rebecca Carballo, Managing Editor Marquette Tribune McKenna Oxenden, Managing Editor Marquette Journal Jennifer Walter, News Executive Gina Richard, Copy Chief Andrew Himmelberg, Photo Editor
Aly Prouty, A&E Executive Andrew Goldstein, Sports Executive Hannah Feist, Design Chief Ian Schrank, Station Manager MURadio Phil Pinarski, Station Manager MUTV Matt Unger, Projects Editor
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Intentionally provocative speech serves none Speech on college campuses has a history of volatility. The infamous Vietnam War protest at Kent State University left four people dead. The left-wing radical group, The Weathermen, which gained notoriety in the 1970s by bombing government buildings, was founded by students at the University of Michigan. Earlier this year, 21 people were arrested at the University of California, Berkley during protests around the scheduled visit of conservative speaker Milo Yiannopoulos. And, though seemingly more innocuous, Marquette has had its own struggles with free expression lending itself to hostility on campus. Marquette for Life, the pro-life student organization on campus, displays a Memorial of the Unborn in the Central Mall each year. Last year several students opposed to the message vandalized the memorial, displaying pro-choice posters and scattering hangers around the area. This year, the memorial was not vandalized, but students spent months beforehand trying to prevent it. Members from Empowerment, Marquette’s intersectional feminist club, and Marquette for Life met several times to discuss compromises, but were unable to agree on alternatives. The Memorial of the Unborn unnecessarily re-traumatizes those affected by abortion. The method Marquette for Life has chosen to communicate their beliefs does not allow for dialogue and refuses to consider the situations of other students. Universities strive to develop students’ ability to argue and debate ideas. Abortion is more contentious than most topics, and differing opinions should be expected, especially at a Catholic Jesuit university. The issue becomes less political and more personal for students who may have had to terminate a pregnancy. It is reasonable to assume
that a display like the Memorial of the Unborn would make those students feel isolated. Pro-life students, however, are also likely to feel isolated in the face of vandalism like what occurred last year.
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Regardless of backgrounds or beliefs, most people share the fundamental desire to not inflict pain on others.
Regardless of backgrounds or beliefs, most people share the fundamental desire to not inflict pain on others. Based on this tenet, both the Memorial of the Unborn and the previous vandalism should raise concerns. There is no legal obligation to be kind to one another, but lawfulness aside, the trauma that the Memorial of the Unborn has the potential to inflict should be enough reason to consider practicing free expression in a less targeted way. It is not an affront to speech to suggest that ideas be discussed with decorum in a way that does not marginalize those with opposing perspectives. Often in exercising free speech, the aim is not to convey a message, but to hurt other people. Speech is meant to challenge us, but speech that only seeks to provoke a response does nothing for engagement.
The freedoms of speech and expression were included in the constitution because the framers recognized how crucial the exchange of ideas was to self-governance and self-fulfillment. To treat the freedom of expression as a right to violence or to be purposefully refractory is in itself an attack on speech. Speaking without listening forgets why there is free expression in the first place. It is important and valuable to be able to express ideas, unpopular or otherwise. It is also equally valuable to be able to take others’ ideas and learn to empathize with those positions. If speech can communicate a message in an approachable way that does not marginalize anyone, that should be the venue of expression taken every time. A California High School sent students home on Cinco de Mayo in 2010 for wearing T-shirts depicting the American Flag. Previously that year, the school saw at least 30 fights between White and Latino students, and the racial tensions were palpable and the message was understood as provocative, not patriotic. There often is a fine line between what are acceptable expressions of opinion, and what are irresponsible. Speech that exists only to elicit an extreme response serves no one. Student organizations with histories of disagreement need to be willing to compromise with each other. There are venues of speech outside of the Central Mall and outside of vandalism. Refusal to meet each other half-way is a refusal to engage in meaningful discussion. There will continue to be heated debate and disagreements at Marquette and at universities across the country on a wide variety of issues, but with these debates comes the opportunity for empathy and for progress.
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Trump’s travel ban targets Muslims Aminah Beg
From Jan. 26 to March 16 of this year, Trump issued an executive order titled, “Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States.” This executive order limited the entry of refugees and immigrants for 120 days and banned Syrian refugees indefinitely. People from Libya, Sudan, Yemen, Somalia, Iran and Iraq were refused admission into the country for a temporary period of 90 days. This order was ultimately blocked by the federal courts but still caused upheaval and revolts in airports around the country. After March 16, a second executive order was issued that continued the 90 day ban on immigrants from these countries, with the exception of Iraq. Syrian refugees were exempted for 120 days, instead of indefinitely, in an attempt to ease the criticisms and reactions to the ban. It was a watered down version of the first executive order that did nothing to better the attitudes of some conservatives. Trump’s second executive order came to an end and the administration created a new one with greater restrictions. Now, Trump’s administration imposes that those residents from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria, Yemen, Chad, Venezuela and North Korea are indefinitely restricted from entering the United States. The Hawaii Attorney General Doug Chin blocked Trump’s order saying, “This is the third time Hawaii has gone to court to stop President Trump from issuing a travel ban that discriminates against
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people based on their nation of origin or religion.” In all these executive orders, the administration uses language that implies a focus on Muslim discrimination, while Trump and his officials disagree with these claims. Since the countries chosen are predominantly Muslim, it is insane for the administration to deny any direct restriction of a specific religion. Trump then said in an interview that the Christian minority in the countries included in the executive order would be given preferential treatment for the admission into the United States, while at the same time refusing entry for all Syrians, contradicting his earlier statement. From all the countries targeted in the first executive order, no residents coming from those countries caused a deadly terrorist attack post 9/11 in the U.S., even though Trump claims otherwise. There is also no adequate evidence released by the White House that entry by those from the specified countries would harm U.S. interests. These false attacks on the listed countries and the targeting of Muslims allows a deep, hateful rhetoric toward Muslims to persist from those who believe Trump and his administration. Trump is allowing people to wrongfully believe that Islamophobia is permissible and justified. Some can argue that Trump is not directly attacking Muslims, but as Anthony D. Romero, the executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union, states, “Six of President Trump’s targeted countries are Muslim. The fact that Trump added North Korea — with few visitors to the U.S. — and a few government officials from Venezuela doesn’t obfuscate the real fact that the administration’s order is still a Muslim ban.” The indisputable actuality that Trump directly said there would be preferential treatment for Christians negates any advocacy for the travel bans not directly attacking Muslims. Conservatives and Trump supporters now believe there is truth in their thoughts against Islam. The United States government has allowed the president to largely discriminate against an entire religion, which defies the foundational beliefs of this country. Aminah Beg is a freshman studying public relations and cognitive sciences. She can be reached at aminah.beg@marquette.edu
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Veganism not accessible for all Maya Korenich
According to VeganBits.com, .5 percent of the United States adult population follows a vegan diet. It is no secret that the vegan lifestyle is becoming more prevalent, and companies are adapting to cater to this crowd. However, there are many areas that are not improving their vegan options, and even more areas that can be considered food deserts. There are people who wish to be vegans because they share the mindset, but are unable to do so because of their location, financial situation or a combination of both. Being a vegan is a privilege, and those who are able to do so should feel fortunate to have the ability. There are different kinds of vegans. For those who have a lower income, it is still possible to be a vegan. There are many of junk foods that happen to be vegan that people don’t know about. Oreos are a great example of this. There are surprisingly no dairy products in Oreos, despite their creamy filling. Certain flavors of Doritos, including some cheesy flavors, are also vegan. This just goes to show that not all vegan food is healthy, despite the stereotype. When a lot of people think of veganism, they think of places like Whole Foods, a grocery store that carries many organic and vegetarian/vegan substitutes. However, these substitutes are usually not cheap, and diet staples for vegans can really add up, especially because most grocery stores tend to price these items by weight. Fruits and vegetables are important for maintaining a vegan diet, and luckily fresh produce can be found at various stores and markets for relatively cheap prices. Unfortunately, a lot of people don’t have access to these places. Many people throughout the U.S. live in food desserts. This means that they do not have access to food, or more specifically, nutritional food. Living somewhere where the closest places to get nourishment are fast food restaurants and convenience stores would make it nearly impossible to live a vegan lifestyle. This happens frequently, however, because many low income people live in food deserts. It is a
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vicious cycle because homes located in food deserts are usually cheaper, causing lower income families to purchase them. They then are faced with the struggle of not having money or transportation, but still needing to provide food that is healthy for their families. It can be difficult for some people to get other vegan products such as personal care or household items as well. It is becoming more commonplace for stores to carry a variety of products including ones that don’t include any animal derivatives, but this really depends on an individual’s location and living situation. Sometimes finding the vegan equivalent of something may only be possible online, and some p e o p l e don’t have that luxury. Veganism isn’t something everyone can do, whether because of financial reasons or lack of vegan options. While there is absolutely nothing wrong with choosing a vegan lifestyle, those who do should feel lucky to have the option. It would be sad for someone who strongly believes they should not be using animal products to have to do so anyway because of monetary issues. Unfortunately, this happens often. Veganism is a lifestyle that may be easy to take for granted. If that is how an individual is used to living, they probably wouldn’t notice how it could be challenging for other people to follow this lifestyle. Perhaps companies should adapt and make vegan food available to more people because no one should have to eat something that they feel uncomfortable about. People shouldn’t have to go hungry because there aren’t any ethical options available. Overall, being vegan is a privilege and it is important to be thankful to be lucky enough to live that lifestyle.
There are people that wish to be vegans, because they share the mindset, but are unable to do so because of their location, financial situation or a combination of both.”
Maya Korenich is a sophomore studying social welfare and justice. She can be reached at maya.korenich@marquette.edu
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Spacey’s coming out ill-timed
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Sexual assault allegations made against Kevin Spacey catalyzed his coming out as homosexual.
Reilly Harrington I am not a fan of Kevin Spacey. His roles in film and TV always unsettle me, and his personality has an odd quality that makes my skin crawl. This past week, my dislike of the noted actor was forever cemented in my mind. In the wake of allegations of sexual misconduct from actor Anthony Rapp, Kevin Spacey issued a formal statement apologizing for the alleged actions while confirming longstanding rumors that he is gay. While the act of coming out is a momentous and emotional moment for a great deal of LGBTQ people, the manner in which Spacey handled his coming out is irresponsible and does a massive disservice to the LGBTQ community at large. There are certain stigmas surrounding LGBTQ people, especially those of gay men. These stereotypes, specifically the alleged connections between homosexuality and pedophilia, have been major setbacks in the fight for equality by the gay community. The stature and celebrity of Spacey as one of Hollywood’s most well-known actors meant the eyes of the world were on him when allegations of Spacey’s inappropriate advances on a 14-year-old Rapp came to light. Spacey could have done many
things under this intensified media scrutiny and he chose to shield himself of these horrific allegations by outing himself. This diversion was not wellreceived by notable LGBTQ figures on social media, where many condemned Spacey’s chosen manner of coming out as insensitive to the LGBTQ community. Among these condemners were comedians Billy Eichner and Wanda Sykes, who called attention to the fact that Spacey was using his new public identity as a gay man to shield himself from the controversy of his alleged pedophilic behavior. This kind of deflection leads to the conflation of homosexuality and pedophilia, which is already an existing and troubling issue for the LGBTQ community. It takes an immense level of bravery to publicly discuss something as troubling as sexual harassment, especially when that traumatic experience happened at such a vulnerable age as 14. More credit is due to Rapp and the many others who have shared their stories regarding Spacey’s unforgivable behavior. This form of bravery has been increasingly apparent and speaks volumes of the cowardice that Spacey exhibited by attempting to create a media smokescreen using his own sexual orientation as a distraction. Although backlash to Spacey’s actions was prevalent, one can only worry about the damage his behavior has caused. This incorrect conflation of pedophilia
and homosexuality on such a public and large platform could potentially give ammunition to opponents of the LGBTQ community in regards to their negative perception of gay men, especially those in the so-called “Hollywood elite.” Organizations like the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation have publicly condemned Spacey’s actions as well as praised Rapp for his decision to speak out. However there is only so much these organizations can do for those who are uninformed. We can only hope that the awful decision-making exhibited by Spacey this past week was an anomaly and that this type of deflection will not happen again. Spacey should be ashamed of selling out his identity and the sexual identity of millions of others. The positive side of this story is that the media and many noted celebrities had the decency to call Spacey’s behavior out, and there has been an outpouring of allegations from many other people. This has been a landmark year for the public discussion of the dark underbelly of the entertainment industry and the repercussions of Spacey’s misconduct have been a shining example of how this kind of behavior should no longer be tolerated in Hollywood. Reilly Harrington is a junior studying digital media and peace studies. He can be reached at reilly.harrington@marquette.edu
Junior forward Allazia Blockton may have the chance to play in the WNBA
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WBB wants more point guards
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Natisha Hiedeman has played more point guard in practice leading up to this season. Until this year, Hiedeman had primarily played off the ball.
Team wants to play quickly, but needs several floor generals By Andrew Goldstein
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When junior guard Allazia Blockton was considering where to go for college, she knew one thing for certain: She wanted to play fast. As soon as women’s basketball head coach Carolyn Kieger delivered her recruiting pitch, Blockton knew she found a kindred spirit. “Coach (Kieger) told me right away that we want to be the fastest team in the country,” Blockton said. Fellow guard Danielle King got the same message. “I figured that if she was recruiting me, then she definitely wanted to play fast,” King said. Kieger, who is entering her fourth year as head coach, has held true to both players’ expectations. Marquette
averaged 74 possessions per game, second in the BIG EAST to the DePaul Blue Demons, according to advanced metrics site BasketballState. The Golden Eagles are also taking almost three shots per game more than they were in former head coach Terri Mitchell’s final year, which adds up to almost 100 extra shots per season. That attacking attitude is exactly what Kieger wants. “We’re always going to be a tempo-pushing team,” Kieger said. “That’s our style, that’s how we recruit too, that’s how our players want to play … In fact, you might see us go a little faster this year because we have more depth.” Only two players from last year’s team, graduated senior McKayla Yentz and freshman transfer Meghan Mandel, will not return this season. The team is bringing back 85 percent of the team’s minutes last year and the top five scorers. The continuity makes it much easier for newer players, like
sophomore Isabelle Spingola, to learn expectations. “I think right now, Dani is the best at (directing everyone),” Spingola said. “She’s like the floor general and she’s telling everyone where to go.” Marquette played without King for the half-hour of open practice before media day. Although King said she expects to play in the season opener, the offense was worryingly different without her. Players weren’t cutting as quickly. Turnovers were more commonplace. Most noticeably, there was far too little communication for Kieger’s taste. “You two right here need to be a vocal point guard,” Kieger said as she pointed to Blockton and junior guard Natisha Hiedeman. “We need more than one point guard on this team. Does everyone understand that?” The players nodded in unison as Kieger strode back to the sidelines. Blockton, who has been playing a lot more point guard in practice than in
years past, admitted she still struggles to communicate with her teammates. “That’s what Dani and Amani (Wilborn) do a good job of,” Blockton said. “Dani will hold the ball and be like, ‘hey, you go here, you go there.’ Sometimes as a point guard, I’m really quiet.” Hiedeman has also had to make adjustments as a communicator. Hiedeman played in high-speed offenses since high school, but she has mostly done so as an off-ball guard that relied heavily on catch-and-shoot opportunities. As she deals with an increasingly heavy ball-handling burden, Hiedeman is finding there’s a difference between being part of a fast team and running a fast team. “Coach was just kind of telling me that if I plan on playing after college, with my size and everything, I’m more likely going to be a point guard,” Hiedeman said. “She just wanted me to start practicing now and start fulfilling that role.”
Playing at a high tempo means operating at a significantly faster mental speed, which the current core of players learned to do as they matured. Of all the offensive numbers Marquette’s offense put up last season, Kieger was most proud of its 1.38 assist-to-turnover ratio, which was among the top 10 marks in the country. Traditionally, Kieger has established a one-to-one ratio as the benchmark. “We value the basketball,” Kieger said. “Maybe the first year or two the ball was all over the gym and we needed a hard hat, but our girls have really caught on to what a good possession looks like.” Ironically enough, Blockton attributes the sharper ball-handling to being a bit more deliberate than in previous seasons. “Just slowing ourselves down a little bit and getting a clear mind,” Blockton said. “(Two years ago) we’d go really fast and not really have anywhere to go. (Last year) we went fast and had options.” Generating more steals is a key part of women’s basketball’s pacing strategy. Strength and conditioning coach Maggie Smith has trained the team specifically on getting faster first steps, which primarily comes into play when a change of possession occurs. “She teaches us explosiveness,” King said of Smith. “When we come out of a low stance, we have to make that turn and push off our back leg. It’s kind of like track technique, actually, but we translate it on to the basketball court.” These subtle tweaks are much easier for Kieger to introduce now that the team found and established a workable identity. “They’re just more mature,” Kieger said of her team. “As you grow and as you mature, you learn the game, you learn my style and you learn my expectations. For me, its been a blessing because our culture is set now. Now we can really teach and put them in position to be successful on the court.” If the Golden Eagles can master communication and pressure defense, two areas that have given them trouble in the past, that success will come even more quickly than their fast breaks.
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Defense remains priority throughout summer training MU looks to improve from 293rd-place finish defensively By John Hand
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There was a moment of deja vu at women’s basketball media day this year. The moment came when head coach Carolyn Kieger was asked what her team worked on during the offseason. “Defense, absolutely defense,” Kieger said. A year ago, Kieger had almost an identical answer to a similar question, but the answer still applies after the team finished ninth in the BIG EAST in scoring defense last season. However, Kieger is taking a different approach to defense this year. “We are now going to be aggressive in the half court, just like the full court,” Kieger said. “So, we are getting up into passing lanes, we are going to play pressure defense, get after the ball handler a little bit more and put some pressure on 90 feet.” The new defensive formula comes with an effort to limit opponents’ field goal percentages,
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Marquette won the BIG EAST for the first time in its history despite allowing 41 percent shooting last year.
specifically their effectiveness from beyond the arc. Last season, the Golden Eagles allowed their opposition to shoot 32 percent from beyond the arc, which put them at sixth in the BIG EAST in 3-point defense. Marquette also finished ninth in the BIG EAST in overall defensive field goal percentage, allowing opponents to shoot 41 percent from the field per game. “Our goal this year is to have
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teams shoot under 35 percent,” junior guard Allazia Blockton said. “So, obviously that is going to be kind of hard to do, so we are really working on keeping teams out of the lane because if they get in the lane that is an easy layup or bucket.” “Our motto is going to be take away the paint, take away the threes,” Kieger said. “We want to get perfect stops, which is contested pull-ups and contested twos.”
Part of the reason opponents had high shooting percentages against Marquette was because the Golden Eagles gave up the most shot attempts and the most 3-point attempts in the conference, a side effect of the team’s fast offensive tempo. “We play so fast that teams are going to have multiple possessions,” Kieger said. “For us, we want more steals this year, we want more deflections, which hopefully
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eliminates shot attempts, but at the same time we want the teams to shoot the shots we want them to shoot versus what they are comfortable shooting.” One big addition that will help the Golden Eagles’ defense will be freshman guard Selena Lott. Kieger said she thinks Lott “is one of the best defenders in the whole entire country.” In addition, the Golden Eagles returns the same core of players, making the new defensive mindset easier to implement. “They’re older, they’re wiser and now they know where they are supposed to be,” Kieger said. “We might not always make the right play or finish the play, but we are a lot farther along than the last two seasons with knowing where our personnel should be and where you should be at one specific time during the possession.” Kieger remains hopeful the team improved enough defensively to make a deep run in the NCAA Tournament. “It is night and day from where we have been defensively,” Kieger said. “Obviously a long way to go, but I’m excited because I think we will be able to defend much better than we have the in the past.”
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Smith Traore brings defensive toughness to Marquette ‘Rebounding machine’ adjusts to college basketball By Zoe Comerford
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Women’s basketball coaches have high expectations for 6-foot-2 freshman forward Myriama Smith Traore, with less than a week left until its first game of the season on Nov. 13 against New Mexico. “Myriama’s gonna help us a lot,” head coach Carolyn Kieger said. “She’s one of those players that does the right thing every time.” Kieger isn’t the only one to see potential in Smith Traore. Assistant coach Scott Merritt also said he believes she will be a great addition to this already successful team. “I think Myriama will bring a lot of defensive toughness,” Merritt said. “She’ll definitely add some size for us … and rebounds.” Kieger called Smith Traore a “rebound machine,” and her high school career did nothing to disprove that.
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Myriama Smith Traore, a 6-foot-2 freshman from Whitewater, Wisconsin, set her high school scoring record.
Smith Traore came to Marquette from Whitewater, Wisconsin, where she was the star of Whitewater High School’s basketball team. She set school records in rebounds and blocks and scored 1,393 points over the course of her career, good for second in school history. However, for all of her accolades coming out of high school, Smith
Traore admitted to finding the transition between high school and Division I basketball difficult. “I’ve noticed that playing basketball Division I is so much faster,” Smith Traore said. “You have to be thinking faster, you have to be alert all the time … Everyone was some high school team’s best player.” At first, being on a team with
players who already played together was intimidating, but Marquette’s upperclassmen have gone out of their way to make her fit in. “There are so few underclassmen, but I think that they did a great job of just taking us under their wing and incorporating us right away into practices, getting ready for games and plays,”
Smith Traore said. Smith Traore takes advice from upperclass players and coaches in stride and quickly corrects her mistakes. “She’s the most coachable kid I’ve had as a freshman,” Kieger said. “You tell her one thing and the next possession she’s fixing it.” One particular area of emphasis is Smith Traore’s scoring ability, which isn’t as developed as the coaches would like, especially with regards to her jump shot. “She’s got to get a little bit better offensively,” Merritt said. Marquette fans can expect to see a lot of Smith Traore this season, according to the coaches. “I think we’ll be a much deeper team this year … and she’ll definitely be out on the floor,” Merritt said. Smith Traore watched the team’s journey on television last March and couldn’t wait to join them. “Being here is just absolutely surreal. I’m really excited to get out onto the court and experience what I’ve been watching for so long.”
McCoy embraces opportunity to play on perimeter Top 10 recruit joins MU after one season at Ohio State By Chris Reisner
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It was a combination of many factors that led former ESPN top 10 recruit Tori McCoy to leave Ohio State and join the women’s basketball program. McCoy had a respectable freshman season as a Buckeye, averaging 8.1 points per game and 4.9 rebounds per game while leading the team in blocked shots. As a result she was named to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team. However, the former McDonald’s All-American had limited minutes because the team’s had multiple post players. The system also did not utilize her versatile game. Marquette has a relatively small roster and likes to space the floor offensively, on top of an already run-and-gun style transition offense. These factors made it an attractive destination for McCoy, as she felt she could add another component to the team. “I knew that this team would be a better fit for me” McCoy said. “They needed a post player, and I feel my presence here could help this team a lot.” On her former team, McCoy’s role was limited to primarily playing in the paint even though
her skill set goes beyond her post game. “Tori is one of the most versatile bigs in the country,” head coach Carolyn Kieger said. “She is 6-foot-4 and can do it all.” Due to NCAA rules, McCoy will have to sit out the 2017-’18 basketball season. She has three years of eligibility remaining starting the following season. For someone who has always been one of the best players on the team, adjusting to a redshirt role this season has been strange. “The transition has been a little awkward,” McCoy said. “Since I can’t play this year I’m not in the plays in practice as much, which is something I’m not used to.” Despite still acclimating to the new role on the court, the off–court transition has been seamless for McCoy. “Everything about this school is really great,” McCoy said. “The coaching staff all welcomed me, and ever since my first visit here I loved my teammates.” With a whole season ahead to work on her game, McCoy plans to work on her perimeter shooting. She did not attempt a 3-pointer during her freshman season. “I’m mainly going to focus on improving my outside game,” McCoy said. “I feel like I already have my inside game handled, now I want to work more so on my perimeter game.” Kieger echoed McCoy’s excitement about taking a year to
improve her game. “This redshirt year is going to be phenomenal for her from a developmental standpoint,” Kieger said. “We’re really trying to stretch her game and make her
more mobile on the perimeter.” As of now, McCoy is embracing her chance to reflect and improve her game. “Right now I’m just trying to get better every day,” McCoy
said. “I’m looking forward to coming back, but in the meantime, I’m just working hard to make myself better and my teammates better.”
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Blockton boasts WNBA potential, rounds out game ESPN analyst says MU guard has tools to play professionally By John Steppe
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Hall-of-fame WMBA player Rebecca Lobo visited Marquette’s campus during the 2003 season and met with the women’s basketball team. The former NCAA champion and Olympic gold medalist has spoken to countless teams before, but there was one player in this group that stood out. Freshman guard and current head coach Carolyn Kieger, unintimidated by the basketball legend and the upperclassmen around her, introduced herself to Lobo. “I talked to the team, and she’s the player I remembered mostly because she was the one that came over and introduced herself,” Lobo said. “She just made a really strong impression on me in that one meeting. I meet a lot of kids. I meet a lot of basketball players, but I distinctly remember meeting her that day when we talked to the team.” Fifteen years later, there’s another Marquette player catching Lobo’s eye, one that could be good enough to surpass Kieger and make it to the WNBA: junior guard Allazia Blockton. “She’s a really good athlete,” said Lobo, one of ESPN’s top women’s basketball analysts. “Not only is she a really good scorer, but gets her teammates involved (and) has good assist-toturnover numbers. So I would say she’ll definitely be on people’s radars in terms of watching her over the next two seasons.” Blockton’s scoring ability is already plastered across the school record book. She is one of two players in program history to score 1000 points in less than two seasons and is also the only player in program history to score 30-plus points in a BIG EAST Tournament game. The former top 100 recruit is on pace to become Marquette’s alltime leading scorer and was the second Marquette player to earn an All-American honorable mention from the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association. She averaged 17.1 points and six rebounds per game in 2016-’17. “Anytime there is a player who has the ability to score, who is a good athlete, who has quickness
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Allazia Blockton (right) led Marquette in scoring the last two seasons. She had 17.1 points and six rebounds in 31 minutes per game in 2016-‘17.
and — as coaches like to look at it — has a great upside, they definitely have WNBA potential,” Lobo said. “And she kind of fits all of those bills.” Kieger, also one of Marquette’s 1000-point scorers, considers Blockton one of the best guards she has ever coached. “She’s one of the most talented scorers I’ve ever coached or ever seen for that matter,” Kieger said. “She obviously still has two years to develop, but the sky is obviously the limit.” Blockton and Lobo both view defense as the next step in the Milwaukee native’s progression toward a pro basketball career. “In the WNBA, you have to be able to play both ways,” Lobo said. “You have to not only be strong offensively but strong defensively as well. As she continues to mature on that side, it will help.” Blockton matches up against fellow junior Danielle King, a much faster guard, in practice to improve her defensive quickness. “The next level is not about scoring, because everyone can score,” Blockton said. “It’s about who you can defend, so I’ve
really been trying to guard the best guards on our team.” Even if Blockton dramatically improves her defensive prowess in 2017-‘18, an early departure from Marquette for the WNBA Draft is highly unlikely. Lobo described this year’s senior class as “one of the top classes in a really long time, if not ever, coming into the WNBA Draft.” A WNBA career first emerged as a long-term possibility for Blockton her freshman season. She struggled keeping up with conditioning and training at the Division I level, although the growing pains did not show in her 18.7 points per game total. “I struggled when I first got here with conditioning and lifting and actually scoring the ball,” Blockton said. “So after a highly successful season freshman year, I was like, ‘Hey, maybe I can actually go to the WNBA.” Since then, her chances of going pro have remained on her radar. “If I get the opportunity to play WNBA, I’m definitely going to take it and play overseas too,” Blockton said. “So I’m trying to play basketball as long as I can,
but I come out of here with my degree, so I’ll always have a backup plan.” Blockton is well aware that she could be one ACL tear away from a precipitous drop in her draft stock, which is why the College of Communication student and two-time Academic All-BIG EAST honoree uses her degree as plan B. “I know I’ve had a couple great years at Marquette,” Blockton said. “And no matter how many people come telling me, ‘Yeah, you’re going to the WNBA,’ nothing’s given. Anything can happen.”
There’s a much different atmosphere surrounding the Golden Eagles this season compared to her first two on campus. Marquette enters the season as the unanimous BIG EAST preseason favorite two years after being picked to finish seventh. “As long as players can play, the coaches and GMs are aware of them, but that doesn’t always mean the fans always are,” Lobo said. “I know Marquette always has a great fan base for their women’s team, but it’ll be nice if fans around the country are more aware of them just because they should be really, really good.”
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