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Trump travel ban reaches MU Personal tale of religious attack on campus after election By Clara Janzen
clara.janzen@marquette.edu
Clockwise from bottom right: Nader Shammout, Rayyan Ashraf, Aamna Javed and Nadia Malik
Sara Atshan Photo courtesy of Sara Atshan
Muslim students speak on effects of executive order By Clara Janzen
clara.janzen@marquette.edu
His eyes brimming with tears, a Marquette graduate student from Iran, broke down talking to his friend about his mother. “I’ve never seen him cry before,” Sara Atshan said, tears brimming in her eyes as well. Atshan, an American-born Palestinian Muslim who is a sophomore in the College of Arts & Sciences, described the recent conversation with her friend as disheartening. “His mom lives there (in Iran) and he comes here for school. He
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Milad Hosseini and his mother Photo courtesy of Milad Hosseini
On her way home one day this winter, Sara Atshan experienced something she never thought would happen to her during her time at Marquette. “I was wearing a pink scarf and he comes up to me and is like, ‘Hey you look pretty in pink’ and I’m like, ‘Oh thanks,’ and then he tugged it from the back and was like, ‘It’s time to take it off.’” Atshan grimaced when concluding her story, and confirmed the incident took place on Marquette’s campus. Atshan is a sophomore in the College of Arts & Sciences. Her parents are from Palestine. She was born in the U.S., and calls Oak Creek, Wisconsin, home. Recently, she said she’s felt treated as an outsider in today’s political climate. When asked if she had experienced more hostile attitudes since the election, she said, “I think so. It’s not even incidents like (the pink scarf situation). Just the stares are enough.” She said nothing like that incident had happened to her before the recent election. She was shocked when it did. Atshan said the stares follow her everywhere. More eyes seem to be drawn to her hijab than usual. “You hear of these kinds of things happening to other Muslim girls, but you never think it’s going to happen to you,” Atshan said. She did not report the incident at the time, but said she regrets not reporting it. “This
goes to see her all the time, and now he won’t be able to and she can’t come here.” The student wished to remain anonymous for fear of harassment. America feels even further away from home than before for those in the Marquette community affected by President Donald Trump’s recent travel ban on seven majority-Muslim countries, even with the temporary halt of his executive order by a federal judge in Washington. The conversation between Atshan and her friend followed the day Trump signed the executive order which put a temporary ban on any refugees entering the country, prohibited Syrian refugees indefinitely and banned citizens of seven majority-Muslim countries from entering the U.S.
The executive order also affects permanent residents of the U.S. who are green card or visa holders who are traveling overseas for family, work or education. “Marquette welcomes more than 600 international students and scholars from around the world, including those from countries that are impacted by the recent executive order,” Ellen Blauw, associate director of the Office of International Education said. “As a university and as the Office of International Education, we stand in support of these students and scholars, knowing that they are an integral part of the Marquette community.” Marquette has 50 students from the Middle East region on student visas, according to the OIE. Many students, like Atshan, her
friend and others of Middle Eastern descent have family living in the Middle East. One of those students with family remaining in the Middle East until recently is Nader Shammout. He said his relatives from Syria are now refugees in Turkey, Sweden and several other countries. Shammout, an Americanborn Syrian citizen with dual citizenship, is a sophomore in the College of Arts & Sciences. “I used to go every year in the summer as a vacation. Syria was my home. It’s one of the most beautiful countries you will ever visit.” Shammout used to say to his parents how much he wanted to
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Rare online harassment recently reported Underreported crime due to fear, charges rarely occur By Clara Janzen
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Over winter break, a student reported being harassed to the Marquette University Police Department, but something was different about this claim: the harassment was online. A student, whose name will not be released, reported being harassed online by a non-student. Exact details of what was said between the two individuals are also not being released. MUPD Captain Jeff Kranz explained what the department can do in situations like these. “Just like a person can’t harass you face-to-face, they can’t do it online either,” Kranz said. “We look at it the same way. You’re as
protected online as you are face-to-face.” Marquette’s harassment policy does not specifically mention online situations, but says, “Harassment, as defined by this policy, includes any action, language or visual representation,” which Kranz said apples to online activity as well. MUPD serves as a resource for students affected by any kind of harassment, helping them take the next step. If a student is harassed by another student, it is usuWire Stock Photo ally handled by the Office MUPD has the ability to follow up on incidents of harassment. of Student Development. Kranz said MUPD has the MUPD’s actions. “I believe are embarrassed to come authority to follow up with it is a good thing (MUPD has in,” he said. When asked if he thought the person doing the harassing the authority),” he said. “I if the department knows their mean, that’s why they became online harassment cases are underreported, Kranz said he location. “Our department has a police department.” Kranz said criminal charges “suspect(s) that’s the case.” the same power as the city For the case that occurred of Milwaukee,” he said. “We are a legal option in online can go off campus … if it’s harassment cases, but most over winter break, the stustudents don’t take that route. dent did not want to take something local.” Shaun De Guzman, a se- “I can’t say we’ve had a lot of legal action, and MUPD ofnior in the College of Arts them, usually because they’re ficers visited the individual & Sciences, said he supports pretty personal and people harassing the student.
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Officers talked with the non-student harasser and told them if they did not stop, further action would be taken. In the past, MUPD has made arrests related to online conduct, like when they responded to a threat made on the social media app Yik Yak. MUPD has not made any arrests from online harassment cases. Mason McNicol, a freshman in the College of Communication, said he thinks students may underestimate how common harassment is. “Harassment, either from a student or non-student, is frightening and I think a lot of people could utilize the authority of the MUPD when being harassed,” he said. “It happens more than people think.” Kranz agreed. “People have the same level of fear,” he said. “In some ways online harassment is worse, because now it’s following you home.”
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Black, White and the Call of the Church Marquette University invites you to Mission Week 2017, as we explore racial disparity and injustice through the lens of the Catholic Church, which challenges us to live the Gospel through love, atonement and redemption as we seek to treat each human being with dignity, respect and deep care. Tuesday, Feb. 7 OPENING KEYNOTE: CONVERSATION WITH BREE NEWSOME AND REV. JIM WALLIS 6 – 7 p.m., Alumni Memorial Union, Monaghan Ballroom
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Traveling home to visit family becomes problematic move to Syria because all their family and many of his friends were there. “The best memories of my life were there,” he said. “My family that are refugees cannot return, there is nothing there for them.” Given the present situation in Syria, Shammout said he will not be returning anytime soon — there is no one left for him to visit. “As of right now I cannot leave the country,” Shammout said. “I am too worried I will not be able to enter back in. It’s not worth leaving and not being able to come back, especially if you’re a college student.” Blauw said in an email, “OIE hosted a meeting Feb. 1 with students and scholars from the region, to express our concern and to provide a space for dialogue and discussion about the changing situation.” At the meeting OIE advised students not to attempt to travel to the banned countries. Shammout said he remains hopeful he will be able to return someday, and it is his goal to do so. The sophomore is a pre-med student and wants to dedicate his life to helping others. “My dream would be to go to medical school and go to Syria and help the people there,” he said. “The doctors there are being targeted by the government and ISIS, and they are being killed for helping people.” Shammout said America has always been the place many refugees know will offer them a chance. He said Americans need not be worried about Syrian terrorists. “These people are being
killed,” he said. “The last thing on their minds is to do the killing themselves.” “It is saddening to my family. My dad was a refugee, he left his country to come to the U.S. and he built a life for himself out of nothing. And this is what the U.S. is about, it is about the American dream. If you come here with nothing and work hard enough, you can build something for yourself.” Milad Hosseini, a freshman in the College of Arts & Sciences and U.S.-born citizen, offered a similar story to Shammout’s. “My dad came here during the 1979 Iranian revolution with $100 in his pocket. He was a young kid with big aspirations looking to live the American dream.” Hosseini has traveled to Iran before, and wants to do so again in the future, but knows now is not the time. He has two grandparents still living in Iran. James L. Robart, federal judge for the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, announced his decision Feb. 3 to temporarily halt enforcement of Trump’s executive order. But Hosseini said until the situation with the executive order is cleared up, he won’t be traveling back to his ancestral home. “The ban hurts my parents because they were immigrants at one point and know the struggle,” he said. Aamna Javed, a sophomore in the College of Arts & Sciences, echoed that fear of not being able to travel despite being a U.S. citizen. She was born in Pakistan, immigrated to the U.S. when
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Aamna Javed holds dual citizenship in both Pakistan and the U.S.
she was 1 year old and currently holds dual citizenship. Javed said she still has plenty of family living there, and her family have been concerned recently about their ability to travel. “My brother’s wedding is in April, and we’re really hoping they can come out, but with things going on, we don’t really know if that will work out,” she said. Javed expressed her anger with the recent executive order. “The ban really made me mad,” she said. “People just want to come here and survive. People just want to live.” Like many of her fellow Muslim students, Javed said how happy it made her to see the U.S.’s reaction. “It means a lot that people care, and people are going out and protesting … It’s a great feeling knowing the country has come together to back us.” “I like the quote, ‘They tried to bury us but they didn’t know we were seeds,’ and that is
exactly what is happening now,” Javed said. “Trump is trying to get rid of us, but we’re not going to let it happen.” Not only does the executive order affect non-citizen members of the Marquette community, it will affect academic travels for faculty who do research overseas and for students who might want to study abroad. “I am an American citizen and will be traveling for conferences and study abroad these upcoming spring and summer months,” an anonymous Marquette faculty member said. “Even though the ban does not include me, I still will feel uncomfortable traveling through U.S. airports (to and from the Middle East).” The faculty member said she did feel some relief when she heard the news of the federal judge halting the executive order. “This is a test of our check and balance system,” she said.
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is a serious issue lots of Muslims deal with, and it just gets worse from here.” Despite what happened, she said plenty of people since the election have offered their support.
“I’ve seen a lot of people who approach me and offer their support,” Atshan said. “There’s always the good and the bad. The good is that you see who will come out in support when it’s needed.”
Atshan said she and other Muslim students appreciated the university’s efforts to show it stood with international and Muslim students. “It is great that people are speaking out. I have received so much support.”
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Suspended MU professor gets day in court Judge David Hansher to issue decision ASAP By Ryan Patterson
ryan.patterson@marquette.edu
Attorneys representing suspended professor John McAdams and Marquette University appeared in court to present their cases to a judge Feb. 2. Both sides were seeking summary judgments, meaning a victory in the case before going to trial. Judge David Hansher of Milwaukee County Circuit will issue an opinion as soon as possible. If Hansher issues a victory, the losing side is expected to appeal. If Hansher does not award
victory to a side, the case will go to a jury trial, currently set for June. McAdams was suspended for a November 2014 blog post that criticized Cheryl Abbate, a graduate student who instructed a Philosophy of Ethics class. The post included ways to contact Abbate, who received crude, threatening messages. Abbate later transferred. McAdams’ post stemmed from an after-class conversation between Abbate and an undergraduate student. Abbate did not allow the student to voice criticism of gay marriage during a class discussion. The student secretly recorded the conversation and brought it to McAdams, who wrote about it. After being suspended for two semesters without pay,
McAdams sued Marquette last year, claiming the suspension violated his contract. McAdams’ attorney Rick Esenberg argued the contract meant Marquette would protect McAdams’ academic freedom, not limit it after negative reaction to his freedom of speech. President Lovell said in March 2016 he would release the suspension on McAdams if he submitted a letter apologizing for his actions. McAdams responded with a five-page letter rejecting the punishment given to him. Marquette attorney Ralph Weber argued that McAdams was in violation of the university’s values by naming Abbate and providing personal contact information, which set Abbate up for harassment.
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Race, ethnicity discussions occur on campus Malika Circle to bring women of color together By Camille Paul
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Of the 2,002 freshman students on campus, 29.3 percent are students of color. “At Marquette, students of color are, numbers-wise, in the minority,” Bianca Howell, the Coordinator for Intercultural Engagement, said.
“There are times when you can go through a large chunk of your day or week and not see someone who looks like you.” Friday, Feb. 3, the Office of Intercultural Engagement hosted the Malika Circle Reception in the Alumni Memorial Union Henke Lounge to bring women of color together and have a space to connect with one another. “It’s not meant to be exclusionary, but it’s something different to acknowledge their presence on campus,” Ericka
Brown, an Ethnic Alumni Association board member, said. “This allows women (of color) to socialize since we are so marginalized, to get to know each other and come together.” Brown graduated from Marquette in 1997 and was president of the Black Student Council, an Educational Opportunity Program member and was in the Lambda Lambda chapter of Zeta Phi Beta. Alumni were invited to network with women in attendance.
“I think this event is important every month, every day of the year so that students of color have a place they belong,” Brown said. “This is a way for people to come together and talk about issues, whether they be positive or negative.” Men to Men was the first group offered last year to bring male students of color together once a month and talk about their experiences or concerns. Latinas Unidas, created last fall, is centered around providing women who
identify as indigenous and Latina the chance to speak with one another. “There is not enough of our types here,” said Elijah Ikhumhen, a junior in the College of Health Sciences and president of the African Student Association. “Most of my classes, I’m the only black person in there. It doesn’t bother me, but it bothers some of my friends.” Ikhumhen attends Men to Men and hopes more groups like it appear on campus. The Malika Circle Reception was part of Black History Month and a test run for starting another group on campus for women of color. “We were having a problem with the relatively low number of black women on campus to start the program,” Howell said. “So it was easier for us to start the first base and hold the space.” Nica Assana, a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences, attended the event after receiving an email invitation from Howell. “I think the school needs to offer more options of outlets for people to speak their minds,” Assana said. “People tend to be frustrated when they’re not being heard. Students of color, in general have that concern, but females almost have their own special concerns.”
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Business class required to run coffee shop customer surveys and we had a lot of complaints,” DeVoy said. “The lines were really long and it took too long to get coffee out to the customers.” In response to the cusBy Matt Harte tomer feedback, the team matthew.harte@marquette.edu looked at what higher ranked teams were doing. “That was the point where Marquette business professors implemented a we decided to change our program allowing stu- game plan,” she said. “We dents to run a simulated noticed that the teams above us had a lot more servers so college-town coffee shop. The program, BizCafe, al- we hired 14 new employlows groups of students to ees for the shop. That really compete against each other helped our ranking.” Michael Browne, a business to create the most profitable coffee shop. Groups are professor who also teaches forced to make realistic busi- Business Day 1, said BizCafe ness decisions such as how to was introduced to give busimarket, price and supply the ness students experiential coffee. The simulator ranks learning opportunities. “They can take concepts the teams based on the decithey learn in class and apsions they make each week. BizCafe is part of the Busi- ply them to the simulation,” ness Day 1 course, a re- Browne said. “Experiential learning is quired class learning by for freshmen doing, so business stuwe wanted dents. Groups students to consist of experience five students how compathat fulfill nies really roles includmake money ing CEO, and see how vice president challenging of marketing, it can be to human relarun a busitions, operaness.” tions and fiCommunance. nication is K e v i n another key Walsh, a component business proof success in fessor and the program. instructor If one memof Business ber decides Day 1, said MICHAEL BROWNE to lower each team’s Business professor the price of decisions imcoffee, all pact the other members teams. “If one team decides to of the team should be lower the price of their cof- informed of the decision. “If the human relations perfee, that may pull customers away from the other teams son doesn’t know the group towards the group with the is planning on lowering the lower price,” Walsh said. “If coffee’s price and starts fira group does a better job at ing employees, you’re going advertising or has better cus- to have a highly dissatisfied tomer service, that may also customer base,” Walsh said. “They’re going to come lookattract customers.” Walsh said having high cus- ing for the lowered priced tomer service ratings is a key coffee that’s been advertised for teams to move up the rank- and there’s not going to be ings. Hunter DeVoy, a fresh- enough people to serve and man in the College of Busi- take care of those customers.” Walsh said the simulaness Administration, took the course last semester and acted tion was introduced based as her team’s CEO. She said on feedback the business received they struggled initially with administration from the job market. customer feedback scores. “We found that compa“The program showed us
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Experiential learning is learning by doing, so we wanted students to experience how companies really make money and see how challenging
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The coffee simulation takes place in Business Day 1, a required class for all freshman business majors.
nies think it’s important that students, when they graduate, have a really good sense of how companies make money,” he said. Rohan Washikar, a freshman in the College of Busi-
ness Administration, also took the course last semester. He said most students in class enjoyed the simulation because of the competition. “The simulation really helps build that competitive spirit
and drive to win that a lot of businesses rely on,” Washikar said. “You have to treat the simulation as if it were a real business because if you treat it as a game, you’re not going to win.”
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Discussions arise to make Mashuda coed Students have large influence on talks of changing By Matthew Martinez
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In the near future, males and females may be living on the same floor in Mashuda Hall. Discussions have begun between the Residence Hall Association and Marquette University Student Government to include coed floors at Mashuda next semester. No final decisions have been made yet. “At this point, there have simply been initial conversations among MUSG and RHA to determine a process to evaluate the feasibility of a community like this on campus,” Mashuda director Zachary Staszewski said. Executive director of the Office of Residence Life Mary Janz is also awaiting a
final report, but the prospect seems encouraging. Mashuda has had coed floors in the past. In 2010, the third floor guest wing was converted to a coed floor in order to accommodate an unforeseen amount of transfer students. The same arrangement was made in 1992. The first floor of O’Donnell Hall was also coed in 2006. The most recent example of coed floors started in Straz Tower in 2014. One of the coed floors in Straz is reserved for participants in the Dorothy Day program, which implemented a coed floor due to a lack of participants. The Spanish Living Learning Community has the other coed floor. While coed floors have been used in the past to address an overflow or lack of residents, the current proposals for Mashuda are purely studentdriven initiatives aimed at change for the residence. Mashuda has a preferable
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Mashuda Hall has the potential to be the first residence hall on campus that is entirely coed.
environment to implement a coed floor, due to the bathrooms in each room and the divisions between wings. Maximiliano Neblina, a freshman in College of Arts & Sciences and a Mashuda
resident, is one of many residents in support of the move. “I think coed floors would do Mashuda a lot of good,” Neblina said. “Compared to other halls, we are the ‘anti-social’ hall. I feel like if we had coed
floors, this hall would have the recognition that McCormick has where every student wants to live there.” There is no definite date as to when the final verdict will be reached.
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Annual freshman survey results released MU uses findings to make changes around campus By Jackson Dufault
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Marquette released its annual freshman survey Thursday, Feb. 2 and 89 percent of the respondents are happy with their Marquette experience, saying their chances of transferring are unlikely. The survey, which was conducted in August, had a 97 percent response rate and a total of 1,940 respondents, according to the results overview. Sixty-eight percent of students said they were either very concerned, concerned or somewhat concerned about being able to afford tuition and fees at Marquette. Anne Deahl, associate vice provost for academic support programs and retention, explained what the university has been doing in response to the survey’s results. “We are continually striving to learn more about our students who might struggle or need assistance, and how to best provide that assistance,” she said
in an email. “Currently there are working groups tasked by the provost working on significant changes to first-year student review, as well as advising, in an effort to enhance support services for students.” Deahl said changes include the creation of the advising center in the College of Engineering, the centralization of student support services in Coughlin Hall and the pilot first-year seminar to be offered fall of 2017. The survey continued to reflect the concerns students are having with academic advising. The results of 2016’s senior survey said the overall satisfaction rate with on-campus academic advising is 66 percent. “Many institutions are striving to streamline transfer processes and attract transfer students, as we are,” Deahl said. “Eighty percent of students who begin at Marquette graduate from Marquette. Among those who do not, some do not find their chosen major available here, need to be closer to home and family or run into unforeseen health or financial issues,” she said. Laura MacBride, assistant director at the Office of Institutional Research and Analysis,
Freshman Survey Results out of 1,940 respondents... 89%
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said this decline is not too concerning. “The percentage of those who indicate they are ‘somewhat likely’ or ‘very likely’ to transfer has hardly changed over the past several years,” she said in an email. “We will continue
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to study how responses to this question are related to student success at Marquette.” Some notable differences between this year’s and last year’s results included the amount of students who said Marquette
was their first choice in colleges (66 percent), which is down 4 percent. Also, the number of students who said they were likely or very likely to work with a facility member on research (72 percent) was up by 7 percent.
Film documentarian looks to inspire students Keith McQuirter shares experience, tips to attendees By Matt Harte
matthew.harte@marquette.edu
Keith McQuirter, a director and producer of documentary films, held a question and answer session in hopes to inspire students and potential filmmakers in Johnston Hall Monday afternoon. McQuirter produced “Milwaukee 53206,” which focuses on Milwaukee’s 53206 zip code. 53206 contains the highest percentage of adult men that have spent time in prison of all zip codes in the nation. The film shows personal stories of three Milwaukee men whose lives have been affected by incarceration. McQuirter discussed his experience creating the film and answered questions about directing and producing different projects. McQuirter said the most surprising thing he found
while doing research for the film was discovering how difficult life is for ex-felons. “They can’t find places to live, they can’t get loans, they can’t find work very easily,” he said. “These are men and women who have brilliant minds, but they find themselves floundering and don’t know how to get out of that.” McQuiter was inspired to work on “Milwaukee 53206” visiting a prison while working on a different project. He said the images he saw of the prisoners were haunting. “I saw a sea of faces and they all looked like me,” McQuirter said. “That never left me, I knew I had to tell their story somehow. There was an unresolved emotion for me that this story was a vehicle to find their story for myself and for other people. McQuirter worked in an array of fields besides documentaries, including commercials and music videos. He said aspiring filmmakers and documentarians should expect to work on a variety of
different projects. “One day I was doing a story following the Bloods and understanding who they are as people and how they see themselves,” McQuirter said. “The next day, I was doing a Kraft cheese commercial.” Kristin Holodak, an assistant professor of digital media and performing arts, said she thinks her students can learn from McQuirter’s ability to work in his variety of fields. “He does all the different types of things that digital media people have to do to keep going,” Holodak said. The director shared personal stories about how he got his start in media, including working on a reality court show named “Curtis Court.” He said working on this small project helped him develop his skills, as he learned how to do post-production from the show. Neve Moos, a sophomore in the College of Communication, said McQuirter’s advice on where to start was inspiring.
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Keith McQuirter, left, directed and produced “Milwaukee 53206.”
“I’m really into directing, but I’m not sure where I’m headed,” she said. “This talk kind of inspired me to know where to go because it’s so hard to know how to start directing.” McQuirter said creating documentaries is a rewarding experience because it can be an effective way to tell personal stories.
“Doing this type of a work is a great way to meet incredible people and have the honor to tell their stories,” McQuirter said. “You get to see how other people live and it can be very adventurous. I see it as a way of service, it’s the way I can give back to a community and give back to society.”
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Weekly workouts for CHAARG in the Rec Plex engage girls in a variety of strength training activities.
CHAARGed up for female health Fitness group works to empower, educate women By Lucie Sullivan
lucienne.sullivan@marquette.edu
Forty sad minutes on an elliptical doesn’t have to be the limit of female fitness. CHAARG, an all-female exercise group on campus, is working to combat stereotypes at the gym. As CHAARG heads into its second semester at Marquette, the organization is continuously working to “Change Health, Actions, and Attitudes to Recreate Girls.” CHAARG is a national organization that was started by Elisabeth Tavierne, a student at Ohio State University. She initially attended the school on a swimming scholarship, but quit because it dominated her college experience in a negative way and she didn’t love the sport like she used to. Her first time at university’s recreation center after quitting,
she noticed a clear divide: guys lifting weights, and girls running on treadmills. In swimming she did it all. She did not understand why girls confined themselves to the cardio machines. She decided something needed to change and started CHAARG at Ohio State in 2013. In four short years, it expanded across the country with chapters at 45 universities. Courtney Kruggel, a junior in the College of Health Sciences, was inspired to start a CHAARG chapter at Marquette in the fall of 2016 because she believes that women can go above and beyond just an hour of cardio at the gym. CHAARG focuses on a holistic approach to health and fitness and emphasizes that there are many different ways for women to be healthy and happy while in college. “You should work out because it’s something that can make you feel good, not just because you ate a ton of pizza,” Kruggel said. The group has two main events each week. Every Tuesday night,
the whole chapter gathers for their weekly “studio spotlight,” and either travel to a fitness
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You should work out because it’s something that can make you feel good, not just because you ate a ton of pizza.” Courtney Kruggel Junior in the College of Health Sciences studio in Milwaukee, or have an instructor come to campus and teach a class. Classes range from yoga, cross fit and kickboxing, to more unique workouts like barre, belly-dancing and pole-dancing. Sam Esworthy, a CHAARG member and freshman in the College of Communication, said
she feels these workouts are a fun way to spice up her routine. “Last semester we went to a kickboxing studio in downtown Milwaukee, and my roommate and I liked it so much that we joined and still go a few times a week,” Esworthy said. The other main weekly event is a small group workout, led by one of the CHAARG executive board members like secretary Shania Brandt, a junior in the College of Health Sciences. The six board members each pick a time and day to lead a workout and girls sign up for the one that works best for them. “The small group workouts are a great way to build community and promote accountability,” Brandt said. They ask that girls stick to the same group each week so that they can motivate each other and get into a routine with their peers. Brandt and the other leaders seek to introduce new things into their exercise routines and teach them how to enjoy working out. “A lot of the time, small
group workouts turned into vent sessions,” Esworthy said. “In the middle of an ab workout, someone would say ‘you’ll never believe what this girl said to me!’ and we would get caught up talking.” Esworthy loved her group of 10 girls that met each week last semester and said the workouts brightened her week. Along with the workouts, CHAARG hosts social events every month that carry the spirit of sisterhood outside of the weight room. Membership fees for CHAARG are $45 a semester, which is less than a semester fit-pass at the Helfaer Recreation Center. “It would cost $170 to try all of the studios that we do through CHAARG, so it’s awesome that we get to do them for almost half the cost,” Kruggel said. One hundred fourteen girls have joined the Marquette chapter since the group was established and Kruggel is hoping the organization grows even more with the coming semesters.
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Big Sean’s new album fails to fill big shoes Latest release from rap artist brings no surprises to fans By Brendan Attey
brendan.attey@marquette.edu
Big Sean could be the jerk boyfriend of rap. He keeps his fans listening with a few strong verses to make up for his many disappointing releases. His ability to flow around the beat and switch cadences isn’t matched by many, but too often he drops dud lines and comes across as goofy. That’s why his latest release, “I Decided,” is not surprising. But I still left feeling a little disappointed because, although Big Sean had strong moments on the project, there weren’t enough of them to push the album to the heights of the “Twenty88” LP or “Dark Sky Paradise.”
On DJ Khaled’s “Holy Key,” he came through with a strong verse that didn’t seem out of place next to the otherworldly Kendrick Lamar. This is when a listener might start thinking that he’s going to be good, maybe even great. Then he raps a cluster of cheesy puns on a song like “Dark Sky (Skyscrapers)” and you realize he might never be great. But at least he’ll always be good. Projects like his “Twenty88” collaboration album with Jhene Aiko, where his versatility and talent shined, prove that. For Big Sean, ability usually surpasses performance. If you set your expectations in the right place, he’ll meet you there. He’s like the Carmelo Anthony of rap. Maybe it was just the strength of a song like “No More Interviews” in the run-up to the album, but after listening all the way through, my main thought was that Sean
should have showed off his pure rapping ability more. That’s what separates him from other rappers similar to him, and he has shown that he can push himself further when he wants to. I also wonder which songs from this album will be successful long-term. Looking through the track list after a listening left me wondering which songs I will want to re-visit weeks or months from now. “Bounce Back,” “Moves” and “Sacrifice” featuring Migos will be club or party hits. “Inspire Me” and “Bigger Than Me” offer feel-good rapping that the album leaves you craving more of and “Halfway off the Balcony” is a cool change of pace. Lastly, “Same Time,” the one “Twenty88” song on the album , recaptures the vibe the duo had on their collaboration. However, “No Favors” is probably the song most fans will come
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back to. Featuring a stellar beat by WondaGurl, Big Sean and Eminem did their best to blow listeners away. Big Sean had one of his strongest verses of the project and showed what he’s capable of when he really wants to be. His verse was good but Eminem’s verse was weird. He had a cool rhyme pattern when the beat dropped, but that’s right where he made a strange “humble-brag,” that isn’t a brag at all, about being the Aaron Hernandez of rap. Honestly, neither of the two Detroit rappers were as strong as the
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instrumental. I liked the song, but I would be more interested in hearing other rappers take on this beat than I am in listening to the original. Overall, the album is typical Big Sean material. It was frustrating because it came off as weaker than his last two releases, but it had an eye catching album cover and he did enough good work to keep his audience believing in him. I know when his next project releases, I will still optimistically listen in. Photo via flickr.com
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Dome over Valley Fields a welcome addition to campus
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Division I, club and intramural teams can take advantage of the dome during cold winter months.
With many high-profile and highly anticipated university development plans and projects, like the freshman residence hall and Athletic Performance Research Center, the new dome over Valley Fields seems underwhelming. However, as collegiate, club and intramural teams began practicing under the bubble the past few weeks, it is clear the dome is a generous investment for not only Marquette’s Division I athletes, but all students involved in any type of campus athletic program. In October, when the plan for the dome was announced, Bill Scholl, vice president and director of athletics, called it “a more immediate step” in accommodating all student athletes until the APRC will host indoor fields for the soccer and lacrosse teams. The demand for practice time at the dome is currently high between DI, intramural and club teams, but access to an indoor facility is an extremely valuable asset to any team, especially in Milwaukee where the weather seems impossible to predict. With the new dome, lacrosse can host teams in the colder months for games and scrimmages, something that will surely play a strong hand
in the six-year-old program’s increased success. In addition, the dome is advantageous for teams like club soccer who for years has been stuck in the old Gymnasium, forced to modify their drills to the hardwood floors and cramped space. President of the women’s club soccer team Christa Kuhlman said that her team has really enjoyed the few times they’ve practiced in the dome. They have to split the field with other club and intramural teams, but she said this is not really a problem since the space is so big. Of their two practices per week, one is still at the Gym and the other is at Valley Fields. “Once all the scheduling kinks are worked out, it will be really beneficial,” Kuhlman said. Scholl also said he thinks that in the long-term, the dome is a club sport-focused amenity and that even when the APRC is up and running, there will still be “a great need for indoor training space” for club sports. “I don’t think we’ll ever have too much covered indoor space in Milwaukee.” When the DI lacrosse and soccer teams can move to the APRC, benefits of the dome will only increase for club and
intramural teams. This $3.6 million improvement of Valley Fields, fully funded by various donors and athletic reserve funds, shows the university’s commitment to all levels of student athletes and increases the value of any athletic experience at Marquette. During a year at Marquette when the administration has announced major, decades-long plans, it’s nice to see a project with quick turnaround. Even those graduating in May can enjoy this great addition, if only for a few months.
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Democrats should support Gorsuch
Ryan McCarthy
When it comes to controlling narratives, it seems that Republicans outmaneuver Democrats at every turn. After Obama’s nomination of Merrick Garland for the Supreme Court, many were shocked by the decision to choose an extremely qualified moderate judge who is widely respected by liberals and conservatives alike. More shocking, however, was the announcement from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell that Republicans would refuse to hold a vote or even a hearing for any nominee put forth by the Obama administration. President Obama and Senate Democrats sprang into action, framing this decision as unprecedented, partisan and obstructionist. They hoped voters would punish Republicans for partisanship, not reward them. They were wrong. For their part, Senate Republicans provided a unified front. Even faced with their own words of support for Justice Garland, Senate Republicans stood fast by their leadership. The message was clear: No nominees will be considered until after the election, regardless of merit. Just like that, they were able to turn the Court into an election issue. Now, by nominating the extremely qualified and well-regarded Neil Gorsuch, Republicans continue to control the narrative. They have left Democrats with the choice of being perceived as obstructionist or rolling over for a very young, very conservative Supreme Court pick. After eight years of decrying Republican obstructionism, especially during 2013’s government shutdown, it would appear hypocritical for Democrats to block such a universally respected nominee. Just months after pushing their own narrative that the Supreme Court needs nine judges to function properly, Democrats have little room to maneuver. Gorsuch is the type of nominee that any generic conservative president would be happy to select. He fills the void of the strict originalist intellectual conservative that Scalia’s death left on the bench. Sure, Gorsuch will be a solid
conservative vote for decades to come, but he has also demonstrated skepticism of growing executive authority. This judicial skepticism may prove valuable, particularly with cases involving far-reaching executive orders. So what should Democrats do? Some might suggest they oppose Gorsuch on principle. In their view, he is the beneficiary of partisan positioning and a “stolen seat.” But is Neil Gorsuch worth fighting over? I’m not so sure. Let’s face it, we live in a world where President Trump chose a man who vowed to demolish the Department of Energy to be the leader of it, a woman with no education experience to head the Department of Education and a climate change skeptic as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. The Court cannot afford a justice who lacks experience, and Gorsuch is as qualified as any other nominee. He earned his bachelor’s from Columbia University, a Juris Doctor from Yale and a PhD in philosophy from Oxford. In a speech to the conservative Federalist Society, he decried the pervasive cynicism in the legal profession, quoting David Foster Wallace and Socrates (not writers known for conservative rhetoric). He’s also spent more than 10 years as a judge on the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals. In a New York Times’ editorial, Obama administration Solicitor General Neal Katyal called Gorsuch an “extraordinary judge and man” and wrote that “he brings a sense of fairness and decency to the job.” If that does not convince you, consider the alternative. Another of Trump’s prospective Court nominees, William H. Pryor Jr., called Roe v. Wade the “worst abomination in the history of constitutional law” and wrote an amicus brief for Lawrence v. Texas in defense of a law criminalizing homosexual sex acts. Democrats have nothing to gain by blocking Gorsuch’s nomination. Instead, they should deliver their own message to the White House: Send us qualified nominees, and we’ll put them to work.
Ryan McCarthy is a junior studying journalism. He can be reached at ryan.w.mccarthy@marquette.edu
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Fighting ignorance Oscars gender diversity lacking over indifference 2017 Oscars Nominations Morgan Hughes
The typical second semester for a freshman journalism major in the College of Communication, according to the online bulletin published by the college, includes an introductory philosophy class. I chose not to follow this bulletin, and instead am taking the first of two required philosophy courses as a second-semester junior. The reasoning behind this decision, simply, was that I just didn’t want to take the class. With regards to philosophy, I just don’t care. Whether an objective truth of life or path to human fulfillment exists has no bearing on my psyche. I would get the same night’s sleep if Aristotle were right as I would if Descartes had all the answers. It feels unnatural, though, that I could be so apathetic. Me: loudmouth, angry, selfrighteous … apathetic? It feels so unnatural, in fact, that I have spent these first few weeks of class trying to understand this personal phenomenon. What I came up with is that apathy may be the wrong word. Why does a lack of an opinion equate to not wanting one? If I understood philosophy or theology or metaphysics, I might be able to ascribe it all personal meaning. But I don’t want to make a claim about or assign value to something I don’t fully comprehend. And frankly, I wish more people shared my hesitance. My generation especially, but others too, are often criticized as being apathetic, but I think the apathy exists more as a shield than as a genuine worldview. We don’t need to overcome indifference, we need to overcome ignorance. Decorum forces us to muster half-baked convictions that often come out as rash, hurried and underdeveloped. So much so, that people get turned off to hearing what other people think at all.
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In my family, political conversations are heated and brief and shut down before given the opportunity to temper. Somebody offers a reluctant, “Let’s just agree to disagree,” and the conversation is over. But agreeing to disagree is dodgy and ineffective. Nobody’s mind is changed and nobody’s points are considered. My dad often tells me that we’re all entitled to our own opinions. I’m not in a position to refute that, and mostly I agree with him. If we start taking away people’s ability to have an audience for their opinions, like, for example, the controversy with the Ben Shapiro event being hosted at Marquette this week, then how can compromise or the exchange of ideas ever happen? Especially when those opinions are dissenting misinformation. But not all opinions are created equal, and some are more reasoned than others and should be given heed accordingly. I once read something that suggested we’re not actually entitled to our own opinions, but instead only to what we can argue for. If we had more reasoned things to say, then maybe more people would listen. It is clear there are ideological divisions between demographic groups across the country, but I don’t believe people are so wholly irrational to excuse themselves from having a dialogue with someone they disagree with. Perhaps people are just sick of hearing arguments they can’t rationalize for themselves. Opinion doesn’t need to be an expletive, and debate and discourse should be encouraged. Whether enough discourse exists for me to gain an understanding of philosophy is yet to be seen, but I can at least be open to the experience.
Opinion doesn’t need to be an expletive, and debate and discourse should be encouraged.“
Morgan Hughes is a junior studying journalism and political science. She can be reached at morgan.hughes@marquette.edu
Caroline Kaufman
Unless you’re Tom Brady, the most exciting Sunday in February has yet to come. The Oscars are quickly approaching, and Feb. 26, viewers will tune in to see which films, actors and directors will be crowned with a highly coveted Academy Award. This award show has come under fire in the last few years because of the academy’s extreme lack of diversity in nominees. In fact, the last two years had all-white actor nominees, spurring the infamous social media hashtag, #OscarsSoWhite. This year’s crop of nominees is a more inclusive bunch — seven of the 20 acting nominees are people of color, which ties a record set in 2007. While there is an increased representation of minorities by the academy this year, the percentage of female nominees in nonacting categories dropped, which makes this Oscars a bit of a catch-22 for me. On one hand, I am happy with the record number of people of color being recognized by nominations, however, I am disappointed in the lack of gender diversity. The Women’s Media Center conducted a study that showed women made up only 20 percent of the nominees in nonacting categories this year. These categories include best directing, cinematography or editing. This year’s Oscars will be the seventh in a row with zero women directors nominated. In all of Oscars history, there has yet to be a woman cinematographer nominated. This gender diversity issue goes beyond just the Oscars. It plagues all of Hollywood. Of the highest grossing films of 2016, for example, women made up only 17 percent of all directors, writers, producers and editors. This realization begs the question, how are viewers affected? The underrepresentation of minority groups in the Oscars can be summed up as a product of a racially skewed, male-dominated Hollywood. Movies and television created by and starring women and people of color allow individuals to gain better understanding of other cultures and view the world from multiple lenses. If as a society we don’t praise and honor women filmmakers, we lose
Gender Breakdown 0 Women
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Infographic source: Women’s Media Center Infographic by Chelsea Johanning chelsea.johanning@marquette.edu
their stories and their voices become mute. Despite my frustrations, I will still be fully engrossed by the Oscars in a few Sunday evenings. My fingers are crossed for my personal favorite movies this year — “Manchester By The Sea” and “Moonlight” — but I am most excited to see the diversity that was so lacking the last few years. Hopefully, celebrities will use this highly
televised event to speak out on behalf of those who lack a voice, shed light on the historically unrepresented minorities and advocate for increased diversity in not only the Oscars but the mainstream media overall. Caroline Kaufman is a junior studying corporate communication and writing-intensive English. She can be reached at caroline. kaufman@marquette.edu
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Rowsey heating up offensively Guard leads nation in offensive rating per 100 possessions By Grant Becker
grant.becker@marquette.edu
Microwave ovens cook food as much as ten times faster than conventional ovens. Microwaves heat the inside and outside of food at the same time using radiation. Andrew Rowsey is what basketballs experts often call a microwave, but it doesn’t have anything to do with food. The redshirt junior comes off the bench, lets one shot fly and is suddenly aflame. Saturday at DePaul he missed his first shot, but proceeded to hit his next three, all of which were 3-pointers, to spark an 18-0 Marquette run. Despite scattered minutes and going long periods of time without shooting, it’s become common practice for the Golden Eagles’ 5-foot-10 point guard to enter a game and declare himself the best offensive player on the court. “It’s just the way I am,” Rowsey said. “It’s really nothing I do or really nothing I practice. It’s just having a knack for shooting and just shooting the ball.” Per BartTorvik, among players who play 40 percent of their team’s minutes and use 20 percent of their team’s possessions, Rowsey leads the nation in offensive rating at 134.6 points per 100 possessions. If you expand the field to players who use at least 18 percent of their team’s possessions, Rowsey is still the leader. The University of North
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Junior guard Andrew Rowsey drives to the basket against DePaul Saturday. He scored 22 points and added three assists in the victory.
Carolina-Asheville transfer is sporting an unfathomable 147 offensive rating in conference play, aided by 56.6 percent shooting from 3-point range in that time, both of which are the best in the BIG EAST. In 10 of Marquette’s 11 conference games Rowsey’s offensive rating has been 117 or higher. The only game where he didn’t reach that number was when he played just three minutes against Seton Hall when Markus Howard scored 22 points and was far too good to take off the court. He’s broken 150 four times, 160 three times, 170 twice and
reached an implausible 191.7 against Creighton. Rowsey is among the best in the nation at 3-point shooting (22nd) and draining free throws (7th), but his ability to get defenders in the air with the pump fake, either to draw fouls or create a lane to the hoop, should not be overlooked. Rowsey has drawn five shooting fouls from behind the 3-point line in the last five games. Two of which he made the shot and completed the rare four-point-play. “After I get my shot going it’s kind of easy for them to fall for the pump fake,”
Rowsey said. “I can sort of tell the way they’re on their toes and stuff. So when I just come off it and I get them in the air I go into them, I always pump fake so even if they’re not there I just pass it and go back off the ball.” In addition to Rowsey’s miraculous scoring, his assist rate has improved significantly during conference play. He had just 10 assists in the first 10 games, but he’s had 31 in his last 13. Roswey leads the Golden Eagles in assist percentage during conference play at 24.3 percent. Though only 11.6 percent
of Rowsey’s shots come at the rim, a team low, he’s making 70.6 percent of those shots per Hoop-Math. It’s not that he can’t take it to the hoop and score, it’s that knocking down 56 percent from three is a more efficient way to score than making 70 percent on layups. Rowsey has been great offensively for Marquette this season, but lately he’s been spectacular. As it stands right now, he’s a candidate for BIG EAST Sixth Man of the Year and the most efficient player on a top-10 offense in college basketball.
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Dome quickly paying off for both lacrosse squads
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Women’s lacrosse will open season in dome Friday night By Jack Goods
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When Marquette inflated the dome at Valley Fields, it was the final step in a strategic move the university said would benefit all the school’s varsity and club sports teams. A week in it’s being used heavily, packed from 6 a.m. until midnight every day with practices. There are positives for any team who gets to use the facility, but no teams are benefiting more immediately than men’s and women’s lacrosse. Last weekend the men’s lacrosse team hosted a preseason scrimmage for the first time in program history, welcoming High Point to Milwaukee. Everything didn’t go according to plan, as the heater for the dome broke down the night before, but it was still a notable move for the team. Head coach Joe Amplo said there was no way the team could convince a team to come up to Milwaukee without the dome, especially on a day like Saturday when it’s below 15 degrees. “We couldn’t get a game before March,” Amplo said. “It was an anomaly to have Bellarmine here last year in February. That was just a favor.
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Marquette and High Point warm up in the dome during the teams’ scrimmage Friday morning. Marquette won the exhibition 13-7.
There’s no way. Heck, why would they? We would not have been able to play outside today. It would have been a waste of money.” The men’s team will host two more scrimmages Saturday against Penn and Milwaukee School of Engineering, and there’s a good chance the Midwest Lacrosse Classic, featuring Marquette, Ohio State, Detroit Mercy and Bellarmine, will be played in the dome as well. “For these guys to have the opportunity to not travel, it helps them academically,” Amplo said. “Then after that
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We couldn’t get a game before March. It was an anomaly to have Bellarmine here last year in February. That was just a favor.” Joe Amplo Men’s lacrosse head coach
MARQUETTE SPORTS CALENDAR TUESDAY 2/7 Men’s basketball vs. Butler 8 p.m. WEDNESDAY 2/8 Women’s tennis vs. UW-Milwaukee 5 p.m. FRIDAY 2/10 Track at GVSU Big Meet All Day Women’s tennis vs. Western Michigan 3 p.m.
Women’s lacrosse vs. Louisville 3 p.m.
Men’s lacrosse vs. MSOE (scrimmage) 2:30 p.m.
Women’s basketball at Butler 6 p.m.
Women’s tennis vs. Iowa 5 p.m.
SATURDAY 2/11
SUNDAY 2/12
Men’s lacrosse vs. Penn (scrimmage) 10 a.m.
Men’s golf Charleston Classic All day
Men’s tennis vs. Utah State 11 a.m.
Men’s Tennis at Arizona 11 a.m.
Men’s basketball at Georgetown 11 a.m.
Women’s basketall at Xavier 1 p.m.
BIG EAST STANDINGS MEN’S BASKETBALL (BIG EAST, Overall)
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL (BIG EAST, Overall)
Villanova 9-2, 22-2 Xavier 7-3, 17-6 Creighton 7-4, 20-4 Butler 7-4, 18-5 Marquette 6-5, 15-8 St. John’s 5-7, 11-14 Seton Hall 4-6, 14-8 Providence 4-7, 14-10 Georgetown 4-7, 13-11 DePaul 1-9, 8-15
DePaul 12-1, 20-5 Creighton 11-2, 17-6 Marquette 8-5, 17-7 St. John’s 8-5, 16-8 Villanova 7-5, 12-11 Georgetown 6-6, 14-8 Seton Hall 4-9, 11-13 Xavier 3-9, 11-12 Butler 2-10, 5-18 Providence 2-11, 10-14
CLUB HOCKEY ACHA Divison III, Pacific Division (Overall) Marquette 16-2-0 Iowa State 20-3-2-1 Missouri State 25-5-1-1 Kansas 12-3-1 Fort Lewis 6-2-0 Colorado “Mines” 18-7-0 Air Force 14-4-3-2 Colorado State 20-7-3-1 Aurora 17-7-0 Nebraska 15-8-0
tear that it used to on the season. Some years with a young team, by the time April rolls around we’ve traveled 11 (to) 15,000 miles on planes, trains and automobiles.” The women’s team’s start to the season is even more drastic. The Golden Eagles will play a regular season game this weekend. Louisville went 12-6 last season and made the NCAA Tournament and will be the first women’s lacrosse team to travel to Marquette earlier than Feb. 23. Besides playing games, it also gives both teams a chance to ramp up to the season regardless of the weather outside. The teams no longer have to play in a gym or
travel somewhere off campus to play on a field that resembles what they’ll play on during the season. “We’ve only been in it four days, but it’s a game changer,” Meredith Black, women’s lacrosse head coach, said. “In just those four days we had two days where we were at a windchill of like zero or two. You can get stuff done in those temperatures but it’s just harder and presents a challenge that’s uncontrolled and makes everything difficult.” “In our sport we don’t get many places like this that have a full field,” Amplo said. It’s a matter of seeing if the new facility translates to a hot start to the season.
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MLax preview: Building on dream-like season Topping BIG EAST title, tournament bid daunting task By Jack Goods
jack.goods@marquette.edu
Coach: Joe Amplo (fifth season) 2016 Record: 11-5 (second in BIG EAST) Key Departures: D Liam Byrnes, D B.J. Grill, M Jake Richard, A Connor Gately, A Kyle Whitlow Players to Watch: A Ryan McNamara, M Andy DeMichiei, M Tanner Thomson, A Kyran Clarke, D Nick Eufrasio Overview: Marquette became a household name in lacrosse circles last season with a fairy tale ending for the team’s senior class. The Golden Eagles defeated then-No. 1 Denver in the BIG EAST Tournament to win the program’s first conference title just four years after starting play. The victory clinched Marquette’s first trip to the NCAA Tournament, where the Golden Eagles lost by just one goal to eventual champion North Carolina. Last season will be a tough act to follow, especially with the graduation of the seniors that had been with the program since its infancy. There is still plenty of talent on this roster, which has led to the Golden Eagles ranking around 20 in all of the preseason rankings. Attack: Ryan McNamara is the focal point of the roster. He led the team in goals (40) and points (57), and his goal total was a program record for most in a season. Kyran Clarke was the fifth-leading scorer on
the team last season, setting a new career high with 13 goals. The group is rounded out by Joe Dunn, who got some time in the starting unit last season when now-graduated Conor Gately was injured. He scored seven goals and one assist in 10 games. Midfield: When Kyle Whitlow went down with a seasonending knee injury in nonconference play, it felt like a back breaker. Marquette fought on, and if you want to find a silver lining from the injury, it prepared the Golden Eagles midfield for his departure. Senior Andy DeMichiei took over both literally and symbolically. He finished third on the team in scoring, and when the team misplaced his uniform on the trip to Denver for the BIG EAST Tournament, he wore Whitlow’s No. 6 instead. He stuck with it last season after it brought the team luck and will continue to wear it this season. One of the best signs for the future offense is a pair of underclassmen on the offensive midfield with plenty of potential, Tanner Thomson and John Wagner. Thompson, a junior, scored 19 goals and two assists in 15 games. Wagner took time to adjust to the college level and moved between attack and midfield a bit last season, but came with high expectations. Ranked as one of the top-200 seniors in his high school class by StudentSports, Wagner was a three-time All-State selection in Michigan and played for Canada this summer at the U-19 World Championship. Zack Melillo will be vital at the faceoff-X once again. A
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Marquette men’s lacrosse celebrates with the BIG EAST trophy after defeating Denver in the finals.
transfer from NJIT, he won 56 percent of his draws in his first season as a Golden Eagle. Defense: The defensive unit is the group with the most turnover from last season. Marquette will experience life without its two defensive stalwarts, B.J. Grill and Liam Byrnes, for the first time now that both have graduated and moved on to the professional ranks. Amplo will rely on Nick Eufrasio to fill that role. He started 14 of the 16 games he played last season, grabbing 28 ground balls during the 2016 campaign. He’ll likely be joined in the starting lineup by two new faces: Jackson Ehlert and Nick Grill. Ehlert, a transfer from the Community College of Baltimore County-Essex, led the Knights to the junior national championship last season. CCBC Essex gave up just 5.4 goals per game.
Grill, a freshman, is the younger brother of B.J. Grill. He’s slightly bigger than his older brother, standing at 5-foot-7 and comes with an impressive resume. He was the 2016 New Jersey Player of the Year, a 2016 USA Today AllUSA Boys Lacrosse First Team selection and a two-time high school All-American. Marquette will also have a new starter at long-stick midfield with the graduation of Tyler Gilligan. Noah Richard is the favorite for the job after making an enormous jump from his freshman year. He was particularly dominant in Marquette’s scrimmage against Michigan in January. Brendon Connolly should also get time, and Jordan McKenzie will too once he returns to 100 percent health. He missed all of last season with an injury, and despite getting some
playing time against High Point in a scrimmage, he’s still a few weeks away. Goalie: Junior Cole Blazer took over the starting reins in a victory against then-No. 6 Villanova and never looked back. The Libertyville, Illinois, native posted a 9.59 goals against average and a .503 save percentage in eight appearances last season. Jimmy Danaher, who was Marquette’s starter the previous two and a half seasons, is the backup. Schedule: Feb. 18 at Jacksonville, Feb. 25 at Richmond, March 3 vs. Ohio State, March 5 vs. Detroit Mercy, March 11 at Robert Morris, March 25 at Georgetown, March 28 vs. Air Force, April 1 at Villanova, April 8 vs. St. John’s, April 11 at Notre Dame, April 15 at Providence, April 22 vs. Duke, April 29 vs. Denver, May 4-6 BIG EAST Tournament
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WLax preview: Costanza’s return lifts up offense MU set high for wins, nearly made postseason in 2016 By Thomas Salinas
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Coach: Meredith Black (fifth season) 2016 Record: 7-10 (tied for third in BIG EAST) Key Departures: M Hayley Baas, G Sarah Priem, D Kayce Haverstick, D Elizabeth Goslee Players to watch: A Julianna Shearer, M Alison Lane, A Claire Costanza, D Fran Meyer Overview: Women’s lacrosse is coming off a record-setting 2016 season when the team broke program records for victories and conference wins. The Golden Eagles finished in a three-way tie in BIG EAST play and almost reached postseason play for the first time, but came up short due to a BIG EAST tiebreaker rule. This roster is returning plenty of offensive firepower with senior attacker Julianna Shearer and junior midfielder Alison Lane. Both Shearer and Lane earned Preseason ALL-BIG EAST honors after having breakout seasons in 2016. Marquette also will receive an offensive boost from attacker Claire Costanza, who missed the entire 2016 season due to injury. The Golden Eagles were picked to finish sixth in the BIG EAST Preseason Coaches’ Poll. Nationally-ranked Florida was unanimously selected to
three-peat while Connecticut and Georgetown rounded out the top three. Despite their sixth place selection, Black remains confident the team will reach the BIG EAST tournament. “It’s our goal to achieve, it’s in our own hands and we don’t have to depend on anyone else,” Black said. Attackers/Midfielders: Marquette finished fourth in both goals and assists last year in their conference. The team set multiple all-time program records offensively beginning with Julianna Shearer, who set the single season program record for goals (36). Alison Lane will lead the midfield after her breakout sophomore season. The junior from New Jersey has scored in 20 consecutive games dating back to 2015 and hopes to continue that streak. If 2016 team assists leader Amanda Bochniak and sophomores Cate Soccodato and Grace Gabriel are thrown in, the Golden Eagles should have plenty of players capable of producing offensively. Perhaps the biggest addition to the team will be the return of Costanza, who currently has a program-leading 129 points in her career. “She’s the type of player that just gets it done,” Black said. “She has so much experience and knowledge for the game so having that around is great.” Defense: Defensively, Marquette will look different after losing longtime starters Elizabeth
Goslee and Kayce Haverstick. The team will be anchored by senior Fran Meyer, the lone returning starter from last season. Look for junior Alex Gambacorta to fill in one of the defensive starting roles after appearing in all 17 games last season. Historically, the team has always been strong on defense. If the Golden Eagles want to continue that success, then new players will have to step up. “We have some strong underclassmen looking to come in and help us out,” Black said. “I still think our defense, as always, will be a strong point for us.” Goalie: The biggest unknown entering the 2017 season will be who will start in goal for the team. Marquette lost its longtime starter Sarah Priem and reliable backup Emma Salter. The team now has two goalies on its roster: junior Molly Grozier and freshman Jules Horning. Grozier has only appeared in one game, making her collegiate debut last year in a 17-4 win over Central Michigan. Horning is a decorated high school player from Pennsylvania where she led her team to league and state titles. “We have two great goalies on the team so we’ll see what we do with them,” Black said. It’s clear both are competing for a starting role, as Black said it’s still undecided who will start Friday against Louisville. This will be one of the interesting storylines to keep an eye on throughout the year.
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Julianna Shearer embraces her teammates against Notre Dame.
Schedule: Feb. 10 vs. Louisville, Feb. 14 at Notre Dame, Feb. 18 vs. Johns Hopkins, Feb. 23 at Central Michigan, Feb. 28 at Kennesaw State, March 5 at Colorado, March 11 at Northwestern, March 16 at California, March 18
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High tempo, short bench bites WBB late in games Brian Boyle Marquette women’s basketball can be summed up in two plays. The first is a display of speed, grace and athleticism. An opponent misses a shot, a Marquette big grabs the rebound, the ball gets shuffled to either Natisha Hiedeman, Amani Wilborn or Danielle King (Marquette’s zippy trio of wind-up car guards), who then streak to the hoop for a crafty layup or dump it to a barreling Allazia Blockton or Erika Davenport for the easy rim-rolling put-in. The second play, usually coming in the fourth quarter of tight games, sees the Golden Eagles
on the other side of the ball. An opponent ball handler is met by two pressing players before even crossing half court. A simple pass or pace change beats two defenders struggling to stay in front and move their feet. Now, suddenly, the remaining Marquette players are assaulted in a numbers disadvantage. The good teams ping the ball around until a rotation is missed or a closeout is a half-step too slow, resulting in a good look at the rim or from deep. Both plays are breathtaking. The former in an adrenalinefueled kind of way, and the latter in a more literal, doubled-overneed-to-take-a-serious-breather kind of way. On one hand, this is how head coach Carolyn Kieger wants to
play: fast, loose and a little reckless. Run the opponent off the court on offense, wear them out with a press on defense. Rinse, wash, repeat. On the other hand, Kieger’s incredibly short six-player rotation turns the patented run-andgun style into a detrimental war of attrition that more than once has come back for a nasty fourth quarter bite. It’s not unusual for any coach to trust their top players and keep everyone else in the dog house. But if Kieger’s going to treat basketball like a track and field meet, then it’s important to remember that a physical 40 minute game is more of a 4 x 400 relay race and not a 100 meter sprint. You have to pass the baton along.
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Isabelle Spingola scored 21 points in a victory against Seton Hall.
In Sunday’s loss to St. John’s, eight Golden Eagles touched the floor, though that includes the brief three minute stints both Isabelle Spingola and Shantelle Valentine picked up midway through the first quarter. Marquette shot a dismal 1-for-19 from deep on Sunday and St. John’s frontline army of hulks wore down Kieger’s
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smallish lineups. Spingola scored 21 points against Seton Hall Friday morning and hit five of her six attempts from deep, and the 6-foot-3 Valentine is one of only two listed centers on Marquette’s roster. It’s easy to see how the skills of being a good shooter or a large human being could’ve helped out won Sunday. Instead, McKayla Yentz (who, to be fair, is both a good shooter and has size) played 24 minutes, no one else played less than 30, and King went the distance and stayed on the court for all 40. The result: a fourth quarter in which Marquette got outscored 28 to 18, facilitating St. John’s ultimate 10-point victory. In fact, in their five BIG EAST losses this year, Marquette has posted a negative 28 net rating in the fourth quarter. Their one loss without a fourth quarter net-minus? Another defeat at the hands of St. John’s Jan. 8 in which the Golden Eagles outscored their opponents just 19 to 18 in the final ten minute frame. In all five of their losses, Marquette also posted inferior fourth quarter shooting percentages to their opponent, with the worst showing being a 31.8 percent performance compared to a 77.8 percent performance in that same January St. John’s loss. The other games don’t look much better. Three of Marquette’s five conference losses came in the last four games. While it’s not time to issue a severe mid-season drop-off warning just yet, Kieger would be wise to keep one eye on the fatigue radar. The Golden Eagles could very well weather this slump, but it’s beginning to look like the style of play and the short bench might just be catching up to them. “We have got to grow up. We have got to get better. We’ve got to evolve from just a fast-paced offensive team. We’ve got to get nitty-gritty, we’ve got to lockdown, and we’ve got to play defense,” Kieger said after the loss on Sunday. Unfortunately for Kieger, those two things might just be mutually exclusive — so long as the rotation remains exclusive, too. Brian Boyle is a sophomore studying journalism. He can be reached at brian.boyle@marquette.edu