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hike Streetcar route unlikely Tuition highest in years to span Wisconsin Ave. University raises 2018-’19 cost by nearly five percent By Sydney Czyzon
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The university announced a tuition increase of $1,960 for the 2018-’19 academic year, raising the tuition by nearly 5 percent, according to a news brief released Nov. 20. The increase, approved by the Board of Trustees, will
hike the tuition from its current $39,330 to $41,290. This is the largest tuition increase in recent years. According to archived news briefs, the tuition increased $1,280 for the 2016-’17 academic year and $1,330 for the 2017-’18 academic year. Despite recent increases, this is not the largest tuition increase in university history, university spokesperson Chris Jenkins said in an email. See TUITION page 2
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The streetcar system is projected to be finished in March of 2018, and begin operations in the fall of 2018.
Rapid transit bus route could make extension difficult By Jenny Whidden
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Despite a potential future extension, the Milwaukee Streetcar system will not include Marquette in definite planning. However, a high-speed bus system could be making its way down Wisconsin Avenue in 2020. Ghassan Korban, the Milwaukee commissioner of public works, said the decision to not include Marquette on the main streetcar
route is largely due to Milwaukee County’s development of a new east-west bus rapid transit route. The design of the streetcar system must take other transportation options such as the rapid transit route into account, Korban said. “To understand how the streetcar system would work, you have to think globally in terms of multimodal options for the city of Milwaukee,” Korban said. “The way we’re looking at this now is in light of the fact that Milwaukee County is contemplating an east-west bus rapid transit system that runs most likely up Wisconsin Avenue.” Bus rapid transit systems feature bus-only lanes designed to reduce travel times and traffic congestion.
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The bus project’s current route runs from the lakefront to Wauwatosa, cutting directly through campus. The application for federal funding for a bus rapid transit system was submitted in September, and startup is projected for 2020. If completed, the system would be the first of its kind in Wisconsin. “There would be a key mode on 4th and Wisconsin where the streetcar and the BRT would intersect and work off each other,” Korban said. “Depending on what the BRT route looks like in the future, we would determine whether an east-west route for the streetcar would happen.” Though the streetcar route will See TRANSIT page 3 NEWS
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17 buildings alter street locations for first responders By Josh Anderson
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Seventeen buildings on campus changed their street addresses last week, following a request by the City of Milwaukee. The city requested that Marquette change the addresses to help emergency responders find the buildings as quickly as possible. Eleven academic buildings, two residence halls and campus landmarks such as the Joan of Arc Chapel and the Haggerty Museum of Art were affected by the change. Students in Carpenter Tower and Cobeen Hall received an email statement Nov. 17 informing them of the address change. The buildings were listed under MARQUEE
11th Street addresses, but are now located on Wisconsin and Wells Streets, respectively. Until recently, Marquette and the City of Milwaukee had an understanding that in an emergency situation, the Marquette University Police Department would help guide emergency responders to the correct location, Mike Jahner, the director of business operations for the university said in an email. Recently, the City of Milwaukee changed this understanding to act most effectively in emergency situations, Jahner said. The Department of Facilities Planning and Management worked to ensure that all building addresses complied with city ordinances. MUPD captain Jeff Kranz said he doesn’t see the address change having a significant impact on the police department. “I don’t see (the address change) impacting MUPD response See ADDRESS page 4 OPINIONS
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Undergraduate tuition increases by $1,960
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“Marquette sets its tuition for undergraduate and graduate programs after making a thorough evaluation of our costs and efficiencies,” Jenkins said. Drew Foren, a sophomore in the College of Engineering, said he works to help pay for the majority of his current tuition. “(It’s) a big jump, and if it keeps going up at this rate, it will become harder to afford,” he said. “I think with coming close to $2,000, it’s really starting to get a bit more noticeable for me personally.” The tuition announcement came earlier than usual this year due to Marquette’s change to rolling admissions. In
previous years, tuition rates were announced in January. Matt Yazbak, a junior in the College of Business Administration, said his parents pay for half of his tuition, and he pays for the other half. “I’m going to have to work more, get a part-time job or job over the summer,” he said. “(The tuition increase will) definitely make a difference, especially when you want to do unpaid internships.” The 2018-’19 changes also include the following: A per-credit increase of $30 in the Graduate School and Graduate School of Management, a per-credit increase of $20 for graduate
students in the College of Education, a separate tuition increase of $1,040 for students in the School of Dentistry and a separate tuition increase of $670 for full-time students in Marquette Law School. These programs have all experienced hikes over the past couple academic years as well, according to archived news briefs. The per-credit increase in the Graduate School and Graduate School of Management went up $5 from the past couple academic years. Meanwhile, the tuition increases for the School of Dentistry and Law School are not as large as the two previous academic years. Although tuition will increase,
more financial aid will be given to next year’s students, University President Michael Lovell said in the Nov. 20 news brief. Lovell said Marquette will supply more than $150 million in financial aid to students for 2018-‘19, the highest amount ever provided. “That would definitely help balance back the situation and make it more manageable,” Yazbak said. “I want to be focusing on my classes and future as much as possible and not having to worry about getting a job.” In 2015-’16, 100 percent of Marquette freshmen received financial aid, according to the National Center for Education
Statistics. During 2016-’17, 99 percent of freshmen received financial aid. This aid included grants, scholarships, work-study and low-interest loans. In a letter sent to parents, the university said they are increasing the faculty salary pool in order to acquire “world-class faculty.” The letter thanked parents for the sacrifices they make to invest in their children’s education. The letter said the Board of Trustees considers tuition prices of comparable schools when deciding tuition increases. Marquette is ranked 18 highest out of 28 for tuition cost among Catholic and Jesuit peer institutions in the U.S., according to the news brief.
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Rapid-transit route to be built in 2020 not include campus in the near future, it will be free to all riders in its first year running. Rana Altenburg, vice president of public affairs for Potawatomi Hotel and Casino, said the casino recently announced its sponsorship of the streetcar. Potawatomi will be paying for all rides during the first 12 months of operation. “If we are to charge after the first year, the fare will be a dollar per ride within two hours’ worth of
usage,” Korban said. “So if you want to go to a restaurant and have lunch, then hop back on the streetcar and go back to where you were, you are allowed to do that within the $1 fare.” Construction of the streetcar route began this spring, and Korban said they are on schedule. “We’re hitting the project very hard,” Korban said. “We’re trying to get as much as we can in one season so once we’re done
there’s no repeat of closures and prolonged construction seasons.” Construction crews will work through the winter months to have all poles and cables in place March 2018, Korban said. Testing of the streetcars will begin early 2018, and operations will begin in late fall 2018. However, streetcar construction is a cause for concern for some students biking and driving downtown. Lucas Jackson, a senior in
the College of Arts & Sciences, said navigating the construction sites is difficult. “The construction has been awful and already the road is difficult to navigate on Broadway and Wisconsin. Over by MSOE it’s had a road closed for weeks, and now that it’s open its the bumpiest thing,” Jackson said. “I worry about biking by it because the tracks can catch bike tires and really injure someone.”
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Nov. 14 Two non-MU siblings engaged in a physical altercation in the 1500 block of W. Kilbourn Avenue. MUPD ordered in all individuals involved to the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office at a later date. The incident occurred Saturday, Nov. 11, at 2:31 a.m. Nov. 17 Three MU students were in possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia in McCormick Hall. MUPD cited the three students. The incident occurred Thursday, Nov. 16, at 8:20 p.m. MUPD located a stolen vehicle in the 2000 block of W. Wisconsin Avenue. The owner was notified and recovered the vehicle. The recovery was made Thursday, Nov. 16, at 7:36 p.m. A student found unknown pills in Carpenter Tower. MUPD disposed of the pills. The incident occurred and was reported Wednesday, Nov. 15, at 11 p.m. An MU student intentionally damaged university property in 700 block of N.
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MUPD REPORTS 16th Street. MUPD cited the student. The incident occurred Saturday, Nov. 11, at 3:30 a.m. Nov. 20 MUPD observed a subject with an open intoxicant in the 800 block of W. Wisconsin Avenue. Bell Ambulance transported the subject to Aurora Sinai ER for a medical complaint. MUPD later took the subject into custody and transported him to the Milwaukee County Criminal Justice Facility for open warrants. The incident occurred Sunday, Nov. 19, at 7:05 p.m. MUPD cited two intoxicated underage MU students for consuming alcohol (second offense) in the 2000 block of W. Kilbourn Avenue. The incident occurred Saturday, Nov. 18, at 12:08 a.m. A non-MU subject crashed a vehicle on the concrete median in the 1500 block of W. Wells Street. The subject was cited for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence and charged with possession of heroin and possession
of cocaine. MUPD transported the subject to the Milwaukee County Criminal Justice Facility. The incident occurred Friday, Nov. 17, at 7:48 p.m. A non-MU subject was involved in a physical altercation at a bus stop in the 1200 block of W. Wisconsin Avenue. The subject kicked an MUPD officer while actively resisting arrest. MUPD transported the subject to Aurora Sinai Medical Center for medical treatment and later to Milwaukee County Criminal Justice Facility for violation of parole, disorderly conduct and obstructing/ resisting arrest. The incident occurred Friday, Nov. 17, at 3:40 p.m. Nov. 21 A non-MU subject was arrested for mashing and disorderly conduct after being positively identified by an MU student for inappropriate and unwanted touching that occurred and was reported on Monday, Nov. 13, in the 1100 block of W. Wisconsin Avenue. The arrest occurred Monday, Nov. 20, at 5:10
p.m Nov. 22 MUPD responded to a non-MU subject harassing individuals outside the Krueger Child Care Center. The subject resisted arrest and was transported by Bell Ambulance to Aurora Sinai Medical Center for medical treatment. MUPD later transported the subject to the Milwaukee County Criminal Justice Facility for an open warrant. The incident occurred Tuesday, Nov. 21, at 5:38 p.m. Nov. 27 MUPD responded to a disorderly subject refusing to leave in the 1800 block of W. Wells Street. The subject resisted arrest and struck an officer. MUPD transported the subject to Aurora Sinai Medical Center for medical clearance and then to the Milwaukee County Criminal Justice Facility for disorderly conduct, resisting/obstructing an officer and battery to a police officer. The incident occurred Thursday, Nov. 23, at 6:11 p.m.
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Brew Cafe opens fifth location in Dental School New features include fresh menu options, updated equipment By Sarah Lipo
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A new Brew Cafe opened in the School of Dentistry Nov. 13. The new location is similar to others throughout campus. It accepts meal swipes, dining dollars, credit and cash, but it also has a new espresso machine and a small oven to heat up food. Melanie Vianes, the catering operations director for Sodexo, played a large role in implementing this new cafe. “It’s been (in) the works since last semester, but it has been discussed and on radar for quite a few years,” she said.
Vianes said she is most excited about the new equipment. “The barista will serve everything to you. There is the option to heat up any bakery items and to toast any sandwiches,” Vianes said. It will also serve soup. Anna Reistad, a barista at the new cafe and junior in the College of Arts & Sciences, said she is excited about the new espresso machine and small oven. “Everything is new, so it’s wonderful,” Reistad said. Reistad is one of more than 80 students who are employed at various Brew Cafe locations throughout campus. Vianes said she believes having experienced baristas will make the new cafe transition smoothly. “In any new location you want to have people more familiar with menu and expectations of customer service,” Vianes said. The Dental School cafe is
open from Monday to Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Friday 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., which is convenient for students like Taylor McElwee, a senior in the College of Dentistry. McElwee said she spends
at least five days a week in the Dental School. Since her schedule can be busy and tiring, she said she is excited about the new cafe. “Being able to stop by the brew for a coffee or a snack
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The Dental School cafe features new equipment and will serve soup.
will make our days here a lot easier,” McElwee said. Besides dental students, the cafe is also open to patients, their families and the public. Vianes said she hopes the prime location will also draw customers in. “I have used the cafe in between classes for a ‘pick me up.’ It’s also nice because there are a lot of tables to sit at, so my friends and I can take a break and relax if we have some free time,” McElwee said. “It’s a great location because it’s right in front of the windows so it’s nice and sunny,” Vianes said. She said that so far the reaction has been overwhelmingly positive. With the addition of this new cafe, there is one in almost every major academic building on campus. Vianes said there are no finalized plans for any other cafe openings in the near future.
17 campus buildings affected by address change because our staff has such good knowledge of the university buildings to begin with,” he said in an email. However, outside agencies rely on addresses much more than MUPD does, said Scott Mickelsen, the deputy operations director for Bell Ambulance. Bell Ambulance is an emergency responder organization that primarily services Southeast Wisconsin. Mickelsen said that changing Marquette addresses to be on larger streets aids emergency responders because large streets are often easier to find than smaller streets. “If it’s an address we can use that’s a main thoroughfare, that makes it easier for us than trying to find some little tiny street,” he said. Though all Bell ambulances are GPS-equipped, many experienced EMTs know the city of Milwaukee well enough to be able to find buildings without GPS. “After a certain amount of years of responding in the City of Milwaukee, you just know most addresses like the back of your hand,” Mickelsen said. “The streets that run north/south generally are numbered streets, and the streets that run east/west generally are named streets. It sets it up as a pretty easy coordinate system.” The address change will also be an adjustment to delivery partners like USPS, FedEx and UPS. Jahner said they will deliver to both the old and new addresses on campus for a time, but the university is encouraging residents to use the new address moving forward.
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$1 million donated for mental health research Parents of son lost to suicide pledge gift to university By Claire Hyman
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The College of Health Sciences received a $1 million gift pledge from Michael and Jeanne Schmitz to further the college’s research on depression and mental illness. William Cullinan, the dean of the College of Health Sciences, said donations from investors like the Schmitz family are moving research in the direction of finding better treatment options for people who suffer from depression. The Schmitz family lost their son Joey to suicide when he was a freshman in college. Their gift to the College of Health Sciences makes possible what Cullinan calls “high impact, high yield” projects. These are novel, high-risk projects that do not typically receive federal funding, Cullinan said.
“When those experiments work, they have the capacity to move a field. That’s what we’re excited about,” Cullinan said. Paul Gasser, a professor and researcher in the College of Health Sciences, studied the relationship between stress and disorders like PTSD and drug abuse for nearly 20 years. Many times, progress in his field is made incrementally, Gasser said. However, like Cullinan, Gasser recognizes the potential that gift pledges have to make immense change. For Kelli Cole, a senior in the College of Health Sciences, the impact of the Schmitz family donation is clear. Cole worked on research in Cullinan’s lab May 2016 and also participated in an additional lab with Gasser in the Summer Research Program. She said Gasser’s lab is looking at a cellular transporter that may explain why antidepressants have varying levels of efficiency for different individuals. “The Schmitz family’s generous donation will help our research here at Marquette continue to make important
discoveries about the brain and there ought to be a biological group has the expertise to unhow it works,” Cole said in solution,” Cullinan said. derstand a wide range of menan email. “Specifically, it will There were eight projects re- tal illnesses including schizohelp me to utilize newer tech- lated to depression conducted phrenia, obsessive-compulsive nologies and methods with my this past summer across the Col- disorder, and addiction. experiments to search deeper lege of Health Sciences. These “I’m really happy to see such into my area of study.” projects were conducted to gen- an interactive and powerful One thing that is encourag- erate data that would be used to group. None of us are working ing about the current research leverage a major federal grant. in a vacuum,” Cullinan said. he is conducting is that his Because the department team is taking an integrative pools together their research approach, Cullinan said. and knowledge, Cullinan said “The research that we do in he believes that the collective my lab and across the entire group of some 13 neurosciences departments in this college has a great bearing on discovering new ways to treat not only depression, but other mental illnesses,” Cullinan said. Identifying the physiological and biological bases of depression and stress is central to the mission A series of projects promoting suicide of Cullinan’s lab. “Depression is a awareness at Marquette biological disease. When we understand it that way,
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Freshman launches light up earbud company Bluetooth product meant to increase runners visibility By Grace Connatser
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There are reflectors for bikes, and reflective jackets to make wearers more visible in the dark. But freshman Kevin O’Finn invented a gadget he thinks is more effective for runners to be seen at night -- light-up earbuds. O’Finn recently launched his company Headphones+, which features the new wearable product. The bluetooth earbuds are made to help avid night runners avoid being hit by cars due to low visibility. O’Finn, a student in the College of Arts & Sciences, said he came up with the idea while in an entrepreneurship class in high school. His school hosted a pitch contest where the winner would receive $10,000 to kick off their business idea. O’Finn and two friends won the contest and began to startup their business. They made a company website on Weebly, where he got the chance to promote their vision. Chinese earbud manufacturing company Hoora contacted Headphones+ with interest in building their product. “We’re really excited to work with (Hoora) right now,” O’Finn said. “So far, it’s just one step at a time. We don’t want to get too far ahead of ourselves.” Kristen Sale, a senior in the College of Business Administration and ambassador at the 707 Innovation Hub, has been counseling O’Finn on how to market his product to a wider audience. She said her passion for music sparked her interest in the project. Sale has her own experience in startup companies – she created a clothing company called 1783 Clothing Co., but has since moved on to other commitments. Sale said that many people who create a startup can get lost in the thinking, not doing, of company innovation. “I always say just jump, just go, just start,” Sale said. “You’ll figure it out as you go. You’re never, ever going to be prepared to know every single way that this could possibly turn out.”
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Freshman Kevin O’Finn won a $10,000 entrepreneurship grant in high school to launch Headphones+, which makes light up earbuds.
Colette Kelly, a sophomore in the College of Health Sciences, said she thinks the light-up earbuds are a good idea. She said that the earbuds would help to let cars know you’re there, even if you don’t see them. “When you’re running, you’re in the zone,” Kelly said. “You’re not really paying attention to your surroundings. You’re just paying attention going forward.” O’Finn said he plans on generating further funding for his company by creating a Kickstarter campaign in the future. He said it will help him to expand the company further than he could do on his own, as well as increase interest in the product by offering pledges where donations will result in freebies. The earbuds are set to launch in spring 2018 and will be sold online by the Headphones+ website. They will come in three colors – yellow, red and blue – not only to offer visibility but also self-expression, O’Finn said. The earbuds have a projected cost of $179 per unit and will be Bluetooth-compatible with both Apple and Android devices. They have a battery life of 6 hours and are waterproof, according to the website. “Everyone was like, ‘this might not be real,’ but now, here we are,” O’Finn said. “We put our mind to it, and now we’re able to finally do it.”
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Prof. cultivates first rice paddy in Wisconsin Research team makes history with staple crop harvest By Jenny Whidden
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Professor Michael Schlappi and his research team made history this fall when they harvested crops from the first production-style rice paddy in Wisconsin. Schlappi has spent six years researching rice. With the Fondy Food Center and his student interns, Schlappi cultivated one acre at Mequon Nature Preserve in hopes of showing farmers that rice has a place in Wisconsin agriculture. “Rice is a really important staple crop. It feeds more than half the world,” Schlappi said. “What I would like to achieve is an awareness that domesticated rice can be grown in Wisconsin, in a cold climate.” Rice is a cold-sensitive crop, and Schlappi researches the genetics of cold tolerance. He went through hundreds of rice varieties, testing them in cold climates. Schlappi selected ten varieties that might be suitable for growing in Wisconsin. One variety, a promising Russian strain, was planted at the paddy. Schlappi collaborated with the Fondy Food Center, an organization that encourages local agriculture. However, many of the rice harvesters come from far away. Schlappi said 80 percent of Fondy farmers are Hmong refugees from Laos. Many fled Laos at the end of the Vietnam war, and they sometimes spent decades in Thailand refugee camps. For them, Schlappi’s project is a nostalgic experience. “In the 80s, Wisconsin and Minnesota accepted a lot of Hmong refugees, but this climate is completely different. They thought they lost a piece of history and culture, that they had to leave rice cultivation behind,” Schlappi said. “It was very heartwarming and beautiful to see how, for them, it’s emotional to see rice produced. Women had their garbs on and they took pictures in front of the paddy. It was a really neat experience.” The paddy is located at Mequon Nature Preserve. A partnership with Fondy Food Center helped make the harvest possible. Schlappi’s project was awarded money from Marquette’s Strategic Innovation Fund in spring 2016, but he wants the project to eventually sustain itself through product revenue. He plans to sell the harvest next January at the Fondy Winter Farmer’s Market located in the Milwaukee Domes. He is currently waiting on a certificate to sell the grain. In the meantime, Schlappi’s interns are working
on business plans, market analysis and product design. Intern Devon Hanley, a junior in the College of Communication, helped come up with the company’s name, Red Stone Rice. It was titled as a tribute to both Marquette and the Mequon Nature Preserve. According to the Wisconsin Historical Society, Pere Marquette named the Wisconsin River “Meskonsing,” which can be translated to “Red Stone River.” The red also refers to a red barn located at the preserve’s agricultural fields.
While Hanley’s work mostly consists of marketing and designing logos for the company, interns work in the lab and on the field as well. Marchell Waight, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences, has assisted graduate students in the lab for two years. “This project is a good application of science in the real world,” Waight said. “In science, people research all the time but don’t always see the application.” Though the project is a breakthrough for rice
harvesting in Wisconsin, not every aspect of the harvesting process was up to par. Intern Andre Beaumont, a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences, was directly involved on the field. He said there was an abundance of problems such as planting too late and controlling water levels. Despite the success of the first harvest, there are still many factors that need to be adjusted during the next season. “I’m looking forward the most to trying again this coming s ummer,” Beaumont said in an
email. “We did not quite get the results we had all been hoping for, but we learned a lot from the process. It can only get better from here.” Despite the steep learning curve, Schlappi said it was rewarding to get the operation going. “It was meaningful with the community outreach, and it was meaningful because we produced something that people can use: food,” he said. “It’s not glamorous, and you can never get rich with this work, but I think it’s super important.”
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Professor Schlappi and his research team made history this fall when they harvested the first ever rice paddy in Wisconsin, planted in Mequon.
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The project was awarded money from Marquette’s Strategic Innovation Fund, and Professor Schlappi plans to sell the rice in January 2018.
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Rachel Lindsay RETURNS ‘Bachelorette’ star, MU alumna visits, talks to law students By Aly Prouty
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When ABC’s “The Bachelorette” and “The Bachelor” star Rachel Lindsay committed to Marquette’s sports law program, the Dallas native proudly told everyone she was headed to Minnesota. “To be truthful, I thought Milwaukee was in Minnesota,” Lindsay said. “I was literally getting on a plane and telling everybody that I was going to Minnesota. I’m geographically challenged. And then I landed in Wisconsin.” While she might have been over 200 miles off, Milwaukee has become a sort of home away from home for the reality tv star since then. She returned to her alma mater for the first time since her live television proposal to give a talk titled “Lessons From My Bachelorette Negotiations” at the law school. Over the course of the talk, she discussed what she learned from being on television and the lessons she learned from her time at Marquette — most of which were not that different from what students are learning today. Lindsay originally attended Marquette strictly for business purposes. She heard about the heralded sports law program from a colleague and wanted to pursue a career in law similar to her father, Judge Sam A. Lindsay, but once she got here, she fell in love with the close-knit community. “Just being a part of Marquette was a huge takeaway for me,” she said. “It holds a lot of clout, and I’m proud when I go out in the legal world and I say, ‘I went to
Marquette and this is what I did and this is what I graduated with and what I was involved in.’” But, not everything about her Marquette experience was perfect, especially her living situation. “I had a horror story at first,” Lindsay said. “I signed a lease without looking at the apartment. I went and saw it and it was terrible. Clearly, I hadn’t been to law school yet — I’m signing leases without looking at anything.” Eventually, with some help from her father, she got out of the lease and she settled down at the Marq, then named the 2040s, and hit it off with her new roommates. She even went to a few parties now and again when undergraduates invited her to go out, though she was quick to recenter herself and prioritize her studies. She was also one of the first classes that studied in Ray and Kay Eckstein Hall, and the classes she took in that building prepared her well for her life in Dallas, and, strangely enough, they also prepared her for “The Bachelor” and “The Bachelorette.” “I joke and say, ‘Oh this is why my parents sent me to law school, so I could be on reality TV. This is what they were preparing me for,” she said. “But there is some truth in it because of the skills that I had to use to be able to meet 31 men and be able to decide who’s legit, who’s full of it, who’s just here for their own benefit rather than getting to know me.” Her fiance, Bryan Abasolo, said that he saw those lawyer skills enacted during the show. She dealt with conflicts fairly but also gave everyone a fair shot. She had an ability to open up to others and in turn get to know them. “I think that’s just part of her genuine nature,” Abasolo said. “She really gave everybody a
chance.” But the couple isn’t too keen on giving Milwaukee a chance — for right now, anyway. They’re debating if they should settle in Dallas, California or Miami. California has a lot of short-term career opportunities, but the other two cities are where their families are, and that’s something important to them. Lindsay said nothing is completely out of the question. She would never have guessed she’d go to school in Wisconsin, and
it’s possible that their paths could send them back to the Midwest one day. “It’s so nice to be back and have Bryan here and to see how I was kind of raised as a lawyer,” Lindsay said. “It’s like a second home to me, so it’s where my roots are founded as well.”
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Students hit up shops for Black Friday deals Coupon experts, Mall of America shoppers tackle sales By Kelli Arseneau
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When Greta Olson, a sophomore in the College of Health Sciences, headed to the famous Mall of America in Minnesota for Black Friday shopping, she expected the typical long lines, frantic shoppers and great deals, but ended up witnessing punches, blood, and a trip to the hospital. “You’ve got to develop strategies because that is a war zone,” she said. In total, she witnessed five different fights, the last of which ended with the last American Girl dollhouse plummeting from the top shelf, gashing open someone’s head and prompting a 911 call. Welcome to Black Friday in America, the craziest,
turkey-fueled monument to commercialism ever conceived. The term “Black Friday” was first coined in Philadelphia in the 1960s and describes the day of reduced prices in stores after Thanksgiving. It originally had a negative connotation, referring to the densely crowded streets and traffic jams, but is now advertised by stores around the country. While some choose not to leave the house on this hectic day of traffic and buying, others make the best of it and try to get good deals. For Olson, Black Friday is an annual family tradition that involves planning. While spending Thanksgiving in Minnesota, the family took an excursion to the Mall of America, the largest mall in the U.S. Thanksgiving night, her family gathered coupons and formed a plan of attack based on where and when the best deals were. They went out Friday morning ready to divide and conquer. “When you go Black Friday
shopping, the lines are crazy long,” Olson said. So, as soon as they got to Bath & Body Works, Olson got in line to check out. “I stood in line while everybody else shopped, and then they’d slowly hand me items so that by the time they all got done shopping, I was almost at the front of the line,” Olson said. This plan proved to work nicely for the Olson family. Any mall — but especially one as large as the Mall of America — gets crowded on Black Friday, as shoppers hunt out deals on all kinds of products. At times, the prospect of saving money with limited offers can seemingly bring out the worst in humanity. Others find ways to enjoy the sales in a less hectic environment. Kennedy Latham, a freshman in the College of Nursing, went shopping without anything specific in mind. Latham and her cousins went out late Thanksgiving night, around 1:00 a.m. By going later in the night they escaped the craziness of some of
the early doorbuster sales that began Thursday afternoon. But sometimes the holiday madness is inescapable. Latham said that two years ago, her 9-year-old cousin came with them and was knocked over by a woman that did not offer an apology. “People get pretty serious sometimes, which I think is kind of funny. But most of the time it’s actually low-key,” Latham said. “We usually go like an hour after (the sales have) started, so all the crazy people are out of the way.” Jake Schweizer, a sophomore in the College of Engineering, went as early as possible. At 5:00 p.m. Thanksgiving night, Schweizer waited outside Best Buy with his sister to get a laptop. “The line was really big, and we had to wait outside for like an hour in the cold,” Schweizer said. People tend to have strong opinions about Black Friday. Many love the holiday bustle and excitement while
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others would rather be anywhere but a crowded store during a holiday weekend. While Olson enjoys her Black Friday tradition, she emphasized the importance of not letting American consumerism interfere with quality family time. “I think it’s really fun. I mean, you get deals, and that’s good. But I don’t think the materialism should ruin your holiday,” she said. Olson said that the fact that stores open Thanksgiving night seems excessive and cuts into time that should be spent with family and friends. Schweizer, however, is okay with taking advantage of the deals as early as possible. “My family was already done with Thanksgiving by then, so I don’t really see a problem with it,” he said. While Black Friday has come and gone, most stores will continue to have some remaining discounts, as Christmas shopping is now in full swing.
Revamping Igniting Hope with service focus New student leaders decided to make meaningful changes By Noelle Douglass
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When most at Marquette hear the name “Igniting Hope,” they picture the ho-hum service project and anticlimactic tree lighting ceremony the Residence Hall Association held the past few years. Sure, it’s got holiday spirit, but almost no one is going to build it into their packed schedules at the end of the year. However, the event is set to change under new organization. Led by Paula Zdanowski, a junior in the College of Health Sciences and RHA’s vice president of administration, the committee responsible for planning the event is looking to engage students in an entirely new and more intentional way with a brand new expanded service project. “This year we want to do something different with service: We want to do it in our community,” Zdanowski said. “In the past, (the event has) focused more on Toys for Tots, which is a fantastic organization, but, we think it can be hard for students to engage with. If it’s more of a direct cause, we think that will be a wonderful experience.” Rather than merely giving donations, this year those involved with Igniting Hope’s outreach program will take part in passing
out food, clothing and other vital items to community members in need at tables located near bus stops on campus. The inspiration for this type of involvement, Zdanowski said, came from past events carried out by RHA members. “I lived in Mashuda last year, and we did something called ‘Saint Nick’s Comfort at the Corner’ where we gave out hot chocolate at a bus stop,” Zdanowski said. “I remember that when I stood inside that bus stop and asked someone if they wanted a cup of hot chocolate, (and) I got to talk to them, it ignited hope within me.” Vinny Stoll, a freshman in the College of Business Administration, has been eager to integrate this kind of service into Igniting Hope. As a member of both RHA and service-based organization Campus Impact, he saw that the two groups could combine to do something truly great and asked to bring them together. “Right at the beginning, we wanted to revamp Igniting Hope a lot, so we got Campus Impact to come in,” Stoll said. “With (Campus Impact) involved, this event isn’t just about RHA uniting all of the residence halls and Marquette students, but tie in the whole community.” Campus and community-wide connections don’t stop there. Dance Marathon, which raises funds and awareness for pediatric hospitals and the families of their patients, will be integrated into this year’s event in several
ways. In particular, a chosen “champ family” who is working through their child’s illness will attend and speak at the tree lighting ceremony, saying a few words about their lives, hopes and the importance of service. Nicole Sapio, a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences and current president of RHA, worked on Igniting Hope two years ago when Dance Marathon was not involved and is excited to see what this and the other additions will add to this year’s event. “The champ family is new this year because we usually just have a Jesuit priest light
the tree and a performance by the liturgical choir,” Sapio said. “It’s definitely going to add something extra.” Overall, there is a lot of original material and an entirely new mindset in the works. Even advertising for the event was revamped. “We’ve pushed marketing even more this year, (using) any source of marketing we could think of,” Maya Mocarski, a sophomore in the College of Arts & Sciences, said. “We’ve designed posters for all the residence halls, made table tents and brew sleeves, sent out mail slips and also gone a bit digital by making a TV ad to run
on the new TVs that have been put up on campus.” The minds behind Igniting Hope are aiming to make the event hard to miss, and with the outreach program and redesigned ceremony, it is hard to blame them. The reception, set to take place in the Alumni Memorial Union, will feature Marquette musical acts, a festive photo booth, hot chocolate and loads of free food. With all the changes RHA has made to the service-based yet festivity-filled holiday event, Igniting Hope could prove to provide just that to anyone willing to join.
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Students are working hard to rejuvinate Igniting Hope to create a community oriented event so students will want to attend.
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Kaepernick rightfully named GQ’s Citizen of the Year Aminah Beg
On Nov. 13, GQ magazine announced Colin Kaepernick, an NFL player who became the face of the recent protest movement during the national anthem, as Citizen of the Year. Criticism poured in for this choice because some view him as unpatriotic. His critics claim he did little to no real action, and in actuality, encouraged unsuitable and illjudged behavior. Kaepernick was courageous enough to take one of the first steps in rejecting the recent acts of police brutality against African Americans. GQ magazine wrote in the feature, “he’s been vilified by millions and locked out of the NFL – all because he took a knee to protest police brutality.” He inspired other athletes and teams to follow his lead and show their support for the Black Lives Matter movement. He became a symbol of resistance against those too afraid to speak out against the horrible actions of the systemic oppression against blacks in the legal system. The magazine even placed him next to athletes like Muhammad Ali and Jackie Robinson. Kaepernick is worthy of the title for the activism and inspiration he instills in others. Even if no apparent change can be observed, he forces the media to discuss and recognize the issue he protests. He uses his position to fight a significant problem. Not only are the people now recognizing the problem, but other athletes, especially NFL players, are aware of the power they have. Millions of Americans watch football every weekend, and these players have the ability to do more than just play the game. They can fight for an issue they believe in and spark some kind of change. Kaepernick also pledged to donate $1 million to organizations that work
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Colin Kaepernick named GQ’s Citizen of the Year for BLM protests.
in oppressed communities, specifically those that target the problems of racial inequality. The question of whether or not Kaepernick deserves the award is more than just the focus of an individual. It addresses the bigger controversy of the right to protest during the national anthem. More than that, it demonstrates the fact that some see the issue of black oppression as an imaginary problem. When a whole group of people believe that the United States is not living up to its values, they have the right to refuse to stand up for the national anthem. Kaepernick said “I’m not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color.” The national anthem is an act of patriotism, but how are African Americans supposed to be proud and patriotic for their country when they constantly face maltreatment and abuse based off the color of their skin. Kaepernick and other protesters are using their constitutional First Amendment rights to make a statement. Just because it is for an issue that not everyone agrees with, does not mean their actions are illegiti-
mate and wrong. Some claim that it is disrespectful to those serving and who have served in the military, but a letter signed by a handful of veterans stated that there was no better way to honor the troops than by exercising individual rights. America’s military fights for and defends the ability to freely exercise the rights America was founded upon. One of these rights is the freedom to peacefully protest. Kaepernick became a symbol for the problem of black oppression in American society and is brave enough to sacrifice his athletic image for the betterment of a large group of Americans. He validates the Black Lives Matter movement and allows those suffering to feel like they are not alone. GQ magazine’s decision for Kaepernick to be chosen as Citizen of the Year will bring further awareness to the issues he stands for, and continue to enact positive changes to our society.
Aminah Beg is a freshman studying public relations and cognitive sciences. She can be reached at aminah.beg@marquette.edu
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Roy Moore not a plausible candidate Reilly Harrington Who would you rather have as your senator: a known sexual predator, or a Democrat? If this question were asked five years ago, people wouldn’t take it seriously. Of course sexual predators shouldn’t hold public office. Unfortunately, in the political landscape of 2017, this is a very real question Alabama voters are asking themselves. Republican Senate nominee Roy Moore is the target of several accusations of inappropriate relationships with minors during his adult life. Staggeringly, this hasn’t been an open and shut case. Prominent Republicans such as Mitch McConnell and Paul Ryan have disavowed Moore and distanced themselves from the nominee. However, Alabama congressmen have come to his defense, splitting the party. Several social conservatives have also backed the candidate, claiming these past relationships were healthy. They argue that Moore has been subject to persecution equivalent to Jesus Christ. Considering the fact that Jesus Christ was not a pedophile, these comparisons fall short of legitimate defenses. In a year marked by sexual assault scandals on both sides of the political spectrum, we have to look at our society and ask ourselves how things got this bad. Party lines and allegiances have split our society to ridiculous extremes. This kind of political tribalism has led to an unqualified man winning the presidency and the rise of domestic hate groups. Blind political allegiance makes the
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public look like lemmings. It evokes the sitcom idiom, “If your friends all jumped off a bridge, would you do it too?” However, the consequences here are much more dire. Disowning the black sheep of a political party does far more for public image than ignoring their existence. Republican voters don’t stand to lose anything other than a senate seat if Moore loses in December. Unfortunately, there is a significant chance that Alabama voters may value perceived political victories more than the integrity of their representatives. If Moore wins this election, think of the optics this creates for conservatives. The Republican party would be complicit in the election of an accused pedophile. This is a portrait of a country losing its way because of deep-seated biases against dissenting viewpoints. Moore’s supporters are not only defending an accused pedophile, but attempting to silence his nine accusers. The doubting of women naming the man who preyed on them opens ethical floodgates that will be difficult to close. This acceptance of predatory behavior could inhibit a landmark year for sexual violence awareness. The fact that prominent conservative figures including President Trump and FOX News’ Sean Hannity have not condemned, and even defended, Moore should disgust every conservative in America. Doug Jones, Moore’s opponent in the election, has not been accused of any sex crimes. He was one of the prosecutors of the 1963 Birmingham church bombing trials. Some conservative voices, swayed by political echo chambers, believe he is worse for Alabama than a sexual predator. Debates about policy are irrelevant in light of this scandal, and yet, the issue persists. When a politician is accused of repeated pedophilia and there is debate over their party’s continued support, it gets harder to believe this nation can fix itself. The Republican voters of Alabama have a great and terrible burden on their shoulders. Conservatives cannot keep their heads in the sand on this issue any longer. Roy Moore has no place in the United States Senate. Roy Moore’s only place should be in the confines of a jail cell.
Reilly Harrington is a junior studying digital media and peace studies. He can be reached at reilly.harrington@marquette.edu
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Consumerism now takes over holidays Maya Korenich As each new holiday rolls around, it seems that consumerism becomes more expansive. Each holiday has turned into an excuse to spend. There’s Black Friday, Christmas presents, Valentine’s Day candy and Saint Patrick’s Day treats. It seems as if there is no way for societies to celebrate without taking out wallets and swiping credit cards. My laptop decided to conveniently start acting up on Black Friday, of all days. My friend and I reluctantly ventured to the mall so I could go to Apple. It took us over 15 minutes to find an available parking spot. Once inside, there were hundreds of people everywhere with armfuls of bags. People had bags from stores that weren’t even having sales, which just goes to show that people use these major shopping days as an excuse to “treat themselves.” It was hard to watch people carrying around bags with purses and laptops, with items costing upwards of $2,000, when there are many people who can’t even afford a meal, let alone a Thanksgiving feast. Everyone has seen one of those stories on the news about people being trampled to get the best deal, but it is a lot worse than it seems. As of 2017, the Black Friday death count has reached 10 and there are a shocking 110 injuries. This includes people falling asleep at the wheel and getting in a wreck, brawls sending people to the hospital. Just hours before, people are spending time with their family and being grateful for what they have, and then later they are shooting someone over a TV. It just doesn’t add up. During 2016, retail sales reached $655.87 billion in the United States. Holidays have turned into a money making event rather than a time to give and reflect. It it not uncommon on Christmas to see people sharing the extravagant gifts they received on various social medias sites. The immediate need to brag about gifts has swayed the holidays into a season of who can get the best thing.
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Originally, Christmas was supposed to be a celebration of the birth of Jesus. When companies realized they could spin this and make money off of the Christmas season, they started marketing anything they could. Families can barely finish their Thanksgiving leftovers before Christmas decorations are being sold in stores and adorned in homes. This consumerism reaches much farther than Black Friday and Christmas. Valentine’s Day, a holiday that’s supposed to celebrate love, has turned into a day of gifts. According to an article by Eater, Americans spent $18.9 billion on Valentine’s day in 2015, $1.7 of that being on candy. There are many other ways to show someone you love and care about them, and often times homemade gifts are the most meaningful. Despite this, people still go out to buy expensive gifts in order to show they care. Easter, a holiday that is supposed to be celebrating the resurrection of Jesus, has become commercialized as well. Studies show that more than 87 percent of parents will have Easter baskets for their children. In addition to that, The National Federation estimated that Americans spent about $17.3 billion on Easter in 2016. It can be hard to think about a Christmas without presents under the tree, or a Valentine’s Day without a heart-shaped box of chocolates. Maybe in the future we can move towards asking for gifts that benefit others as well. Don’t refuse to accept any material items, but in addition to them, foster a child in another country or “adopt” an animal from the zoo. A few dollars a month can really make a huge impact on someone else’s life. Friends and family would also probably be more than happy to gift something like that. Let’s try, as a society, to make the shift back to what the holidays are really about and move away from consumerism.
It seems as if there is no way for societies to celebrate without taking out wallets and swiping credit cards.”
Maya Korenich is a sophomore studying social welfare and justice. She can be reached at maya.korenich@marquette.edu
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FCC proposed policy harmful
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Ajit V. Pai, the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, is working to repeal net neutrality.
Jackson Dufault The landscape of the internet could be changing soon. The Federal Communications Commission has introduced a motion to repeal net neutrality, an important tool for internet access in the U.S. The name of the plan is “Restoring Internet Freedom,” which is an ironic title, considering it may be restricting more of an individual’s internet usage. Net neutrality is a set of laws that prevent internet service providers from charging users more money for access to certain sites. Cable television is an example of this principle in action. If a user has Comcast as their TV provider, Comcast charges them for monthly access, and it charges extra for access to channels such as HBO and Showtime. If net neutrality is repealed, then ISP’s can do the same with certain websites, meaning access to sites such as Netflix could cost you an extra few bucks. To the infrequent internet user, this idea may not sound horrible. However, one needs to consider that the amount of content on TV and internet is not comparable. The internet is vast, and having the ability to put a price tag on accessing certain websites is a terrible precedent. Consider the fact that channels
such as HBO and Showtime are not exactly detrimental to a person’s livelihood. With the repeal of net neutrality, ISPs could be placing a price tag on access to even the most basic news or information websites, and if one isn’t able to afford the extra fees, they could be left in the dark. That said, companies having both the ability to charge these fees, and backing from the government to do so is a frightening predicament. Since the inception of the internet, the fundamental principle is that it can be accessed by anyone, anywhere, at anytime. That’s why the repeal of net neutrality is a threat to our basic rights of internet usage. The rules prevent ISPs from being unethical, and making a quick buck off of people’s basic rights. Taking away net neutrality means that the people will be unable to use the internet without heavier interference from their own service provider. It’s hard to know for sure what exactly these corporations will do in the event that net neutrality is repealed. Some of the largest ISPs in America have said they will continue to support net neutrality, despite its potential repeal. However, it’s unknown whether these corporations will actually stay true to their word. Despite saying that they will support the principles of net neutrality, companies such as Verizon have gone on record saying they support the repeal of certain
aspects of net neutrality. Removing net neutrality will give ISPs a motive to gain a competitive edge. One may say that ISPs wouldn’t dare charging extra for access to certain sites with the risk that they may lose customers. All it takes is for one corporation to enact new charges for it to become a market standard. The person leading the charge to repeal net neutrality is FCC director Ajit Pai. Pai is heavily against the ideas of net neutrality. While it’s unfair to assume that Pai and other regulators have been collaborating with ISPs to push these regulations, it does seem a bit suspicious. There likely aren’t that many people who want to pay extra for their internet service. It would seem that these corporations have certainly at least been in the ears of officials pushing the Restoring Internet Freedom initiative. Removing net neutrality is unnecessary. The internet is an important utility in today’s society. I would go as far to say it’s the single most important source of information, above TV and radio. Restricting access to it in order to make more income is unethical, and takes away access to a tool that every U.S. citizen is entitled to. Jackson Dufault is a sophomore studying journalism and political science. He can be reached at jackson.dufault@marquette.edu
Lauren Van Kleunen didn’t play at all last year. Now she’s one of women’s basketball’s best shooters and defenders. SPORTS, 16
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Volleyball earns NCAA bid
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Junior middle blocker Jenna Rosenthal gets in position for a point against Villanova. She will match up with UW-Madison’s Dana Rettke in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Marquette faces Wisconsin in first round of tourney By John Hand
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For the seventh consecutive season, Marquette volleyball will be headed to the NCAA tournament. This year, the Golden Eagles will face in-state rival University of WisconsinMadison this Friday 4 p.m. in Ames, Iowa. “I think it is fun with the instate rivalry. The regional process can do that and put you in those situations,” head coach Ryan Theis said. “It’s a good draw. It will be a tough weekend for sure. It’s always fun playing those guys. I know our team gets fired up for sure.” This will be the first time the in-state rivals square off in the postseason, although Marquette made the trek to Madison in 2014 and 2016 when the Badgers hosted a regional. The Golden Eagles will look to bounce back from their loss to Wisconsin in September. At the
time, the Badgers were ranked No. 5 in the country and took the match 3-1, dealing Wisconsin its first set loss of the season. Prior to that match, Wisconsin won 21 sets in a row. “Of course both teams have been so incredibly different because that is almost two months ago, and that’s a very long time in the volleyball world,” middle blocker Jenna Rosenthal said. “It’s not like a familiarity, but the comfort in going against an old rival that we have seen a lot. We are on an even playing field and we can go get them. Just having that confidence in your back pocket is really important.” Marquette is finishing up a 22-9 campaign that concluded last weekend, when the Golden Eagles fell to Creighton in the BIG EAST Championship. The Badgers, on the other hand, wrapped up their season with a 20-9 record. Five of their nine losses were to top 10 teams. Middle blocker Dana Rettke leads Wisconsin’s offense. Rettke averaged 3.37 kills per set on a blistering .445 hitting percentage, which ranks fifth in the country. In their match in September, the Golden Eagles
held Rettke to three kills, which is no easy feat, since Rettke stands at 6-foot-8. Rosenthal, 6-foot-6, is Marquette’s tallest player. This is one of the only times she won’t have a height advantage, but Rosenthal never thought being taller was that important. “Sometimes people can talk about the height advantage a lot and it really doesn’t (matter),” Rosenthal said. “There are a lot of other things that go into it: lateral speed, horizontal speed.” Rosenthal is still looking forward to squaring off against Rettke. “It’s really exciting when you play someone where you can look them in the eye right through the net. There is a little bit of tension there going back and forth. I think it is going to be fun.” Marquette’s focus on Rettke in September opened up opportunities for outside hitter Kelli Bates, who recorded 17 kills. “I think their lefts got to us a little bit last time,” Theis said. “We actually did a good job on Rettke … So, we will have hands full with the middles and the pins, but we will have to score points. You can’t give them four
or five chances.” Immediately after watching the selection show, the Golden Eagles headed to the Al McGuire Center for practice. They
will practice Monday and Tuesday before heading to Ames early Wednesday.
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Men’s basketball’s Maui success still leaves some doubts Brendan Ploen When the men’s basketball team had a chance to prove itself in one of the most well-respected and storied tournaments of the season, they did not let it slip away, coming in third place of eight teams at the Maui Invitational over Thanksgiving week. Getting third place in Maui is a big deal, however, for all the offensive firepower that Marquette flexed, the Golden Eagles still have a ways to go on the defensive end. The Golden Eagles won their first game against Virginia Commonwealth with a barrage of 3-pointers and offensive rebounds. No. 6 Wichita State’s length and depth outmanned and overwhelmed the Golden Eagles in the semifinal. Guards Markus Howard and Andrew Rowsey combined to score 51 points, but with bigs Matt Heldt, Sam Hauser and Theo John all in foul trouble, Marquette could not keep pace. But the Golden Eagles did everything right against LSU. Sam Hauser had 12 of Marquette’s first 16 points and the team never looked back. Five Marquette players were in double figures, and Andrew Rowsey
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Junior center Matt Heldt is one of two available big men until sophomore Harry Froling becomes eligible.
racked up 30 points on perfect 16-for-16 free throw shooting and was an obvious choice for the all-tournament team. Marquette has some major points of emphasis and slight concerns to take back to the Al McGuire Center practice court. If one big man is in foul trouble, whether it be Heldt or John, the ensuing lineup has not been able to make up for it. Every time
a big gets three or more fouls, it hampers the offense’s flow and compromises their already suspect ability to defend the paint. This would be less of a problem if Marquette didn’t foul all the time, but it’s a big issue. John fouled out in three of Marquette’s first five games. He played seven minutes against LSU, but still managed to pick up a foul. Meanwhile, Heldt fouled out
once and is averaging three fouls per game. While the fouls may be concerning, it’s commonplace for bigs that have more playing time to struggle to adjust to the physicality of the collegiate level. Sophomore center Harry Froling is eligible in late December, right in time for BIG EAST play, and it’s possible he might have some of these difficulties.
Marquette’s defensive woes, especially in crunch time, are far more troublesome. Although Marquette has more big men and defensive stoppers like Sacar Anim and Greg Elliott, it hasn’t necessarily translated to the stat sheet. Through five games, the defense has allowed 78.4 points per game, the worst mark in the BIG EAST. The LSU and Wichita State games didn’t do much to change that. Tigers freshman Tremont Waters finished with 39 in the third place game, and Wichita State guard Landry Shamet had 19 in the semifinal. There were some positive takeaways from Maui. The Golden Eagles cannot only play the bigger schools, but win in convincing fashion with large point production from a variety of players. But the ability to score on this team and the over-aggressive nature of the big men has to change. The team’s next tests will be against Vermont, Georgia and Wisconsin, all of which play differently from the Golden Eagles’ run-‘n-gun style. The trip to Hawaii was certainly a step in the right direction, but those few games may be even more revealing. Brendan Ploen is a senior studying journalism. He can be reached at brendan.ploen@marquette.edu
Cheatham departure leaves opening for Felder, others Marquette sells 2019 recruit on playercoach relationship By John Steppe
john.steppe@marquette.edu
Junior guard Haanif Cheatham departed Marquette men’s basketball for “personal reasons” Monday morning per the Marquette athletic department. Cheatham had 70 career appearances and averaged 8.7 points per game on 45.7 percent shooting last season. The team has an immediate problem, playing with only eight eligible scholarship athletes until
next semester when sophomore Harry Froling becomes eligible. But the sudden departure of Marquette’s most experienced player also creates a dilemma on the recruiting trail. Marquette has an open scholarship for next year with limited prospects available. Eighty-four of the top 100 players in the country have already committed, according to 247Sports. Graduate transfers are an option, especially in the spring, but are no guarantee. Head coach Steve Wojciechowski has landed two of them in his three-plus years at Marquette: Matt Carlino in 2014 and Katin Reinhardt in 2016. This leaves Marquette
waiting until 2019 as the most viable option for filling the final scholarship. Marquette has offers out to five of the top 30 recruits, according to 247Sports’ rankings, as well as several players outside the top echelon. Guard targets that could replace Cheatham’s ball handling include Mario McKinney, D.J. Carton, Rocket Watts, Tyrese Maxey and Josh Green. Power forward CJ Felder is one of them. Marquette visited Felder, the 66th-best power forward in the country, a few months ago. Felder discussed his recruitment with the Wire. Which schools have reached
out to you the most so far? “Marquette is definitely one of them. That’d probably be the school that reached out to me the most so far right now. Marquette, Georgia, Old Dominion and Clemson are the ones coming pretty hard right now.” What has assistant coach Stan Johnson been telling you? “He’s just been telling me about how he really likes my game and the players he compares me to and what they’ve got in goal and just the player-coach relationship they have on campus and just different stuff like that.” Have you gone on an unofficial visit to Marquette yet
or are planning on it? “I’m planning on it. I haven’t scheduled it yet.” What is your timeline for your decision? “Really I haven’t given that too much thought, but by the time I narrow the list down, it’ll be after this upcoming summer.” With the high school basketball season coming up, what are you trying to work on? “I’m trying to work on all facets of my game. Most important is focusing on shooting and dribbling more so that I can be more versatile in the college game and going into the future.”
Weekly staff picks
Goldstein
Ploen
Steppe
Alexander
Comerford
Wells
DeSutter
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6-8
6-8
5-9
4-10
4-10
5-9
Bibens
Reisner
Volleyball vs. Wisconsin 12-1-17
MUBB vs. Georgia 12-2-17
Record
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Spikeball club debuts, hosts first official tournament Student establishes club after learning game at barbecue By Andrew Goldstein
andrew.goldstein@marquette.edu
As a powerful, freezing wind howled over Valley Fields, repeatedly lashing the flat terrain, a dozen competitors huddled in heavy sweatshirts and winter hats stood around groups of nets that look like miniature trampolines, repeatedly bouncing balls off them. It’s not the usual setting for Marquette’s newest club sport, but local enthusiast Ryan Pierron plays no matter the conditions. “I actually don’t mind (the cold),” Pierron said. “As long as you bundle up and you’ve got the gloves on, you’re good.” Spikeball, also known as “roundnet,” is typically played by four people on two-person teams. The server stands six feet back from a net and spikes it. The goal is to hit it so the other team cannot return it. Each team has three hits to get the ball back onto the net. Whichever team hits 21 points first wins. Club founder Josh Schneider first learned about the sport at a family barbecue two years ago when his brother-in-law brought a net to a family barbeque. “We just played it in the backyard for a year or two,” Schneider said. Since then, Schneider has taken spikeball on a journey from the backyard of his Grayslake, Illinois home to Marquette’s Westowne Square for pickup games and finally, this year, to a fully-sanctioned club that has already hosted its first tournament. The skills required to be good at sports in general are also important for spikeball play: hand-eye coordination, nimble feet and great reaction time. “Whenever somebody’s serving, you’ve got to have a really quick reaction to get the ball,” said Joshua Grohs, one of spikeball club’s inaugural members. “You’ve got to be thinking about the next play and what you’re going to do. It’s not something you can play without thinking. You have to have a lot of mental strength.” Schneider introduced the game to Grohs, who quickly took to playing it regularly, He now practices with the team Tuesdays and Fridays for two hours apiece. “We just really like to play,” Grohs said. “There are no drills or anything; we just really want guys to have fun. That’s the most important part about spikeball.” Although there’s plenty of fun to be had with spikeball, preparing for Marquette’s first officiallysanctioned tournament at Valley Fields involved a surprising amount of hassle, according to Schneider. Reaching out to sponsors, contacting other teams and arranging all the
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Seven teams participated in club spikeball’s inaugural tournament at Valley Fields. Participants included college students and local enthusiasts.
equipment was a painstaking task. This is not the first tournament Schneider hosted. For the last two years, Schneider held a fundraiser tournament in Grayslake to benefit Oasis for Orphans, a program that assists orphans in Kenya with living situations and social development. Last summer’s tournament attracted 53 teams and raised just over $3,000. While the Marquette tournament didn’t have a community service component, it shared some similarities with Schneider’s home tournament. All teams were welcome, even those not affiliated with a college. There wasn’t any skill level requirement to enter either tournament. Four of the 53 team-field that attended Schneider’s gathering had never played the game before, and several teams in the Marquette tourney were novices. There’s one key difference between the two events: The Grayslake tournament’s Marquette connection is limited to Schneider and his close friends. The Marquette tournament, on the other hand, was a shared experience for all 10 or so regulars in the club, a figure Grohs hopes grows larger by the time Marquette hosts its next one. “This one’s more special because it’s our tournament,” Grohs said. “As a Marquette spikeball club now, it’s kind of good to get more Marquette people involved.” Not everything went off flawlessly, though, as Schneider found it difficult to attract the number of teams he was hoping to get. Only five teams showed up to Valley Fields for the tournament. Availability in the middle of a semester was partly to blame for the problem, particularly with teams that would have to travel a long way. The other problem? Spikeball isn’t really a
fall sport. “It’s a late October tournament, so it’s not going to be necessarily the warmest,” Schneider said. “Everybody’s going to be like, ‘Oh, it’s 40 degrees in the morning. Why would I want to do that?’” About a dozen people braved the bone-chilling, blustery conditions to play spikeball under a drab Milwaukee sky, not all of them from
Marquette. Pierron, a varsity tennis coach who lives in Shorewood, Wisconsin, starting playing spikeball at Bradford Beach and quickly became an enthusiast. “I saw someone playing and it looked like a lot of fun,” Pierron said. “I purchased my own set at 2:30 that morning.” Going forward, Schneider is focused on the big picture. He hopes
the club gains not just members, but devotees; people that are willing to commit to the twice-per-week practices and occasional events. Attending tournaments at other schools will also be a priority in the near future. “I just want our club to get better and better,” Schneider said. “That way, we’re really known in the spikeball community.”
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Popovic finds way after immigrating from Serbia Adapting to student life was tough for freshman athlete By Zoe Comerford
isabel.comerford@marquette.edu
There are two freshmen on Marquette’s experienced women’s tennis team. One, Andrea Amortegui, came from Florida. The other came from much farther away. Natalija Popovic hails from Cacak, Serbia, about two hours outside of Belgrade, the capital. According to Tennis Europe, Popovic’s best international ranking was No. 36, a mark she attained by winning two singles titles and one doubles title. Despite her accomplishments, Popovic couldn’t turn pro because she didn’t have enough money. Instead, she came to Marquette, hoping to chase both an education and her dream. “If I stayed in Europe, you can’t be student athlete,” Popovic said. “You can only be (sic) student. We don’t have sports in our universities.” Unlike most other international players, Popovic was not recruited through an international agency. “(Marquette) actually found me. They saw my results,” Popovic said. “I had good results in junior tennis, so they asked me to come.” At first, she did not know what to expect from an American school. After participating in one fall
season, Popovic recognizes a significant difference. “National tournaments, we play for ourselves only,” Popovic said. “Here, we play for the team and for your school; it’s not all about you. You have a team that supports you. I like it.” Playing on a team was not the only difference. For Popovic, the most difficult point was the challenges of a new language. “In some aspects, it’s hard,” Popovic said. “What I think in Serbian and how I want to say in Serbian, I can’t say like that in English.” Marquette head coach Jody Bronson praised how Popovic has done with her transition to college tennis in America. “She’s adjusted very well to the rigors of school, and combining that with the commitment that is required of her as an athlete, which is obviously practice, individual workouts, strength workouts,” Bronson said. This season has been one of transition, as Popovic gradually gets used to living in a new country and being on a new team. With the start of team play less than two months away, Popovic finally feels like she’s gelling with her fellow players. “We became closer,” Popovic said. “At the beginning, it was a little weird. We had three new girls and we needed time to know each other and everything.” To prepare for the conference
season, which begins in late January, Popovic will go back to Serbia for two weeks over winter break to practice with her private coach. She will look to build on her fall season, which she said was better than expected. “My first goal was to adjust and to improve my game and to practice good before season starts so I can be ready,” Popovic said. Bronson believes Popovic can be extremely successful this coming season because of her work ethic. “She loves tennis, she’s very passionate about it,” Bronson said. “We have a lot of depth on where we can play people … she has potential to be very very high (in the lineup).” While Bronson agrees Popovic’s most improved shot was her forehand and she gained more confidence with the execution, Bronson also believes the serve is another shot that was developed. “She had a good serve, but I think it’s showing more consistency and placement,” Bronson said. One thing Popovic doesn’t feel quite comfortable with yet is doubles play. During her time in junior tennis, doubles matches were just for fun. No one coached proper technique. “Before in junior tennis we played a lot of doubles tournaments, but the focus wasn’t on doubles;” Popovic said. “Now, it’s a serious thing.” Bronson knows doubles is a
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Adjusting to doubles tennis has been part of Popovic’s transition to MU.
crucial part of college tennis because it sets the tone for a match. If the doubles point is won, the player is more likely going into their singles match with confidence. “When you don’t win that, you’ve got to really get everybody to understand that they still got to be positive and it can still happen,”
Bronson said. “It just makes it easier when you win the doubles.” She may not have a great grasp of doubles play, but Popovic knows exactly what to do after Marquette: continue playing high-level tennis. “We’ll see, Popovic said. I can play professionals after.”
Pederson develops through service, Nordic skiing Cross country runner volunteers with Catholic parishes By Chris Reisner
christopher.reisner@marquette.edu
Like many successful Division I runners, sophomore Daniel Pederson won multiple state championships in high school. Unlike most of his peers, one of those championships had nothing to do with running. Nordic skiing, commonly known as cross-country skiing, is a popular activity during the frigid winters in Pederson’s hometown of Spooner, Wisconsin, a town of less than 3,000 people in the northwest corner of the state. While attending Spooner high school, he became the 2015 Kortelopet Skate Nordic Skiing champion. “My older sister got me into it,” Pederson said. “It’s definitely a really fun sport and it’s really big in northern Wisconsin.” Skiing is one of Pederson’s several interests off the track, although he’s done a fine job with running as well. After finishing in the top three in his first three races as a freshman, Pederson elevated his performances and mileage to another level this
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Sophomore Daniel Pederson finished eighth at the BIG EAST Championships with a time of 25:01.00.
season, finishing eighth overall at the BIG EAST championships. It was the best individual finish at the event in program history. “I have been very impressed with his growth,” head coach Mike Nelson said. “He is a great example in our sport of how hard work pays off.” “What I like most about it is the combination of fitness and technique that you need,” Pederson said. “I have always had pretty good fitness, the challenge for me was getting good form.” In addition to running and
cross-country skiing, Pederson has a passion for service. This past summer, he got involved in “Totus Tuus,” a Catholic youth program run by the Diocese of Superior, Wisconsin. It’s name is a Latin phrase that roughly translates to “totally thine.” After participating in the program when he was younger, Pederson decided to become a part of the team as one of the teachers. “The program is like a Bible vacation school,” Pederson said. “It is about of week of activities with a focus on Catholic teachings.”
Pederson traveled to a different parish in northern Wisconsin every week with other college students, performing mission work and taking part in youth ministry at each stop. “The parish would be our mission for the week,” Pederson said. “To be someone that tries to set an example for these young kids is really cool.” Of all the impactful parts about the program, the one that Pederson remembered most was how kind the priests were toward him and his fellow volunteers. “The generosity
they showed us was really amazing,” Pederson said. “It’s awesome to experience that mutual growth between us college students and the diocese, as a result of the program.” In addition to his local mission work, Pederson, a fluent Spanish speaker, spent two years in Honduras with his family helping those in need. The biomedical engineering major enjoyed his time abroad and sees himself possibly returning in the future. “Living in Honduras for two years gave me a real love for Central American culture,” Pederson said. “I could definitely see myself returning there in the future.” All that volunteer work had a noticeable effect on his personality, said Mike Nelson, his head coach. “One thing I’ve seen from (Pederson) is that he has become extremely comfortable in his own skin,” Nelson said. “He gets along with everyone, and everyone has embraced who he has become.” Nelson summarized Pederson as someone who values both individual achievement and commitment to helping those around him. “I see Daniel as someone who lives his life with two major things in mind,” Nelson said. “He’s someone that chases what he wants while striving to serve others as well.”
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Redshirt freshman Van Kleunen breaks out for WBB Women’s basketball benefits from new starter’s defense By Brian Boyle
brian.boyle@marquette.edu
With three minutes to go in Marquette’s home opener last Sunday, redshirt freshman Lauren Van Kleunen picked up LoyolaMaryland guard Alexis Gray at half court, swiped the ball from her hand at the top of the key and dribbled the length of the court for an emphatic breakaway layup. The layup helped the Golden Eagles to an early 18-9 lead and brought the entire Marquette bench to its feet and on the court to celebrate the freshman phenom’s feat. Van Kleunen finished the game with 14 points on 5-for-7 shooting, seven rebounds, one assist, one steal and a block in just 26 minutes. More importantly, after a 23-point NCAA debut at the University of New Mexico, the sweet-shooting, long-limbed
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Lauren Van Klunen attempts a layup against Loyola-Maryland last Sunday. The redshirt freshman is averaging 14.4 points per game this season.
forward announced herself to the Al McGuire Center as
perhaps the most exciting player of the new season.
“There’s no way to describe it, playing my first college game. It was unbelievable,” Van Kleunen said. “Playing the first home game then, there were no words to describe it at all. It was the greatest feeling ever.” Van Kleunen earned a spot in the starting lineup in each of Marquette’s first four games, and her 6-foot-2-inch stance and impressive wingspan gives her the versatility to guard all five positions. Van Kleunen’s presence has helped the offense score at a high rate. She’s knocked down eight of her 19 triple attempts on 42 percent shooting, filling the void left by former forward McKayla Yentz, who hit 40 percent of her threes. Van Kleunen’s slashing ability and size give her the advantage at the rim over most defenses. So far, its led to 14.5 points per game, the third-highest mark on the team. “Being 6-foot-3, and I think the game is evolving too, I definitely try to work inside-out,” Van Kleunen said. “I originally try to get it inside, and if I can, bring it out to the three. I’m getting more and more confident from the perimeter.” It’s on defense that Van Kleunen’s impact is most apparent. She’s big for a guard albeit a touch slow-footed in certain matchups. When put in the right situation, Van Kleunen gives Marquette a new look. In the second quarter against Loyola-Maryland, Van Kleunen was slow on a rotation and her defender blew past her down the baseline. Van Kleunen made a quick turn, recover, get back into her defensive stance and force a missed shot.
A few minutes earlier, an opposing player took an open look from the top of the key. Van Kleunen lurched forward
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There’s no way to describe it, playing my first college game. It was unbelievable. Playing the first home game then, there were no words to describe it at all.”
Lauren Van Klunen Redshirt freshman guard/forward
and deflected the shot, closing out a step quicker than many players would. “Personally, I might not be one of the faster people, so I have to be smart about it,” Van Kleunen said. “I think using my length more helps me on deflections and tips. I’m not one of the fastest guards, I know that, so I have to use my smarts and my length to make up for that.” She averages 1.5 steals per game and is working toward being a solution to the program’s persistent defensive problems. Head coach Carolyn Kieger had high praise for Van Kleunen, touting her competitive fire. “She’s a leader. She does all the little things that you want her to do,” head coach Carolyn Kieger said. “I look forward to seeing her game blossom.”