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Tuesday, March 3, 2015
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Finding light in shadow of death
Curriculum changes to offer more flexibility By Julia Pagliarulo
julia.pagliarulo@marquette.edu
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The Rev. John Schlegel, who took over the pastor position at the Gesu Parish last spring, was recently diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
Gesu pastor ‘at peace’ after announcing inoperable cancer By Allison Dikanovic
allison.dikanovic@marquette.edu
“I do not fear death.” This is how the Rev. John Schlegel, pastor of the Church of the Gesu, started off his announcement that he was recently diagnosed with inoperable pancreatic cancer in a letter addressed to his congregation Thursday. Since then, Schlegel has been astounded by the outpouring of support. Baskets in his office filled to the brim with cards sit INDEX
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among his decor of desk plants and religious sculptures. His email inbox averages 500 unread messages at a time, and he tries to respond as promptly as possible “so they don’t clog up.” The messages list the names of civic leaders, church leaders, students, students’ families and couples he married. He said the experience showed him the ways he changed people’s lives without knowing it. His go-to response to the messages: “Be at peace. I am.” “I think right now for me, it’s a very calming presence, like a gentle snowfall,” Schlegel said. “It’s right there, just softening everything.” The Rev. Doug Leonhardt, one of Schlegel’s friends, agreed
with the importance of faith in this time. “He knows he is in God’s hands and has such a trust in God that loss turns into hope for him and all of us,” Leonhardt said. Schlegel spent the last 40 years in higher education as both a teacher and an administrator, notably as the previous dean of Marquette’s College of Arts & Sciences and the president of Creighton University. “It goes back to the Prayer of St. Francis, ‘Make me an instrument of your peace,’ and I’m amazed by what kind of instrument I’ve been in so many situations,” he said. Schlegel encouraged Marquette students to find the ways
they can impact others. “I just think your generation generally could learn that oldfashioned idea of making the world a better place,” he said. “From where you stand, I really believe you can do that. The values and education from Marquette leave you well-poised to do that.” That follows up on a message he included in every graduation speech delivered at Creighton: “Don’t keep your lamp under the bushel. Pull it out and let it shine forth.” “Too many people hide in corners and hide in shadows,” he said. “And you need to bring the light into those corners and those shadows.”
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The College of Communication announced in an email sent to its students Feb. 25 that the required number of credits for graduation will be reduced from 128 to 120 in fall 2015. This announcement follows similar changes in curriculum. The College of Arts & Sciences recently publicized their curriculum change of required classes and credit hours from 128 to 120, which will also be in effect fall 2015. However, some colleges are not making major changes. Kerry Kosmoski-Goepfert, associate dean of the College of Nursing, said their curriculum is presently set, and they are not planning any changes. Associate dean for academic affairs at the College of Engineering, Mark Federle, also said their college will not be making any changes. While John Su, director of the core of common studies, is not responsible for designing the college curricula, he said these changes give students a better academic opportunity. “For the colleges who are reducing the total credits required for graduation, this is in line with graduation requirements at peer and aspirational institutions,” Su said. “This kind of change helps our students take a more manageable credit load and graduate on time, so Marquette is providing students the opportunity to improve the rigor of their academic experience.” In both the College of Arts & Sciences and College of Communication, incoming freshmen will automatically be enrolled in these curricula. Current students must opt into it if they feel it is beneficial to them. “Students will be able to determine if they can benefit from changing bulletin years to
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SPORTS
Patel: MLB on violence
Baseball league takes an active role to prevent domestic violence cases.
MU loses to Blue Demons
Women’s basketball drops a highscoring affair against ranked DePaul.
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Four podcasts to listen to
After the success of “Serial,” Marquee picks four more to try.
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Gozun: Fast food on campus
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News in Brief MU offering 1,000 study programs Marquette will be offering over 1,000 study options this summer, the university announced in a release Monday. Taking such classes can allow students to catch up or gain ground within their majors, due to the accelerated format of the classes. Class options included introductory and core courses, as well as service learning, internships and international experiences. Courses last six weeks during the summer, still allowing time to experience summer vacation and explore the city. Registration for summer classes begins March 19, and all students looking to double major, graduate early or take some interesting summer courses can register.
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Wisconsin is getting a professional outdoor soccer team in 2016, according to a report from Wisconsin Soccer Central. The team is the Milwaukee Torrent, owned by Andreas Davi, and they will play home games at Uihlein Soccer Park’s Time Warner Cable Stadium. This will be the first team of its kind since the Milwaukee Wave played in 2003-’04. “You have the Bucks for basketball, you have the Admirals for hockey, you have the Packers for football,” Davi said to Wisconsin Soccer Central. “But there’s nothing for outdoor soccer, a professional organization for kids to say ‘one day, I want to play for this organization.’” The name Milwaukee Torrent is a reference to the city’s multiple waterways. The team’s players will wear blue, silver and white uniforms. The Torrent will be an independent entity, with no connection to other clubs. The league in which the Torrent will play is not determined, but Davi told Wisconsin Soccer Central that he’s talking with different leagues and hopes the team will have its league affiliation finalized by the end of March.
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DPS Reports Feb. 26 A Sodexo employee reported that unknown person(s) removed three lug nuts from his secured, unattended vehicle in Structure 2 between 9:15 a.m. Feb. 25 and 2 p.m. Feb. 26. The estimated loss is $21. A student reported that unknown person(s) smashed a window of her secured, unattended vehicle between 5:45 and 6:30 p.m. Feb. 26 in the 600 block of N. 17th Street. The removed property is estimated at $800 and the estimated damage to the vehicle is $250.
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Curriculum: College of Communication reduces credit requirement 2015-2016 by using the ‘What If’ feature in CheckMarq to compare the new degree requirements with the old requirements,” said Joyce Wolburg, associate dean of the College of Communication, in the email announcement. “If changing bulletin years allows a student to graduate with fewer hours, the college office will help with the transition. If changing doesn’t benefit the student, there is no reason to change. ‘What If’ will become available in June when the 2015-’16 bulletin goes live.” Wolburg also said students graduating in fall 2015 must declare their intent to change by Sept. 4, and all other students must do so by Dec. 11. Some students will choose not to change their bulletin because changes in the core of common studies, core curricula, majors and minors will add graduation requirements that were not in place the year they entered Marquette. Regardless of whether or not students decide to change their curriculum requirements, Su said he urges all students to meet with their advisors. “This is best seen as an opportunity for students to be more intentional in the design of their academic experience here,” Su said. “Students can work more closely with their advisors to develop greater depth in fields related to their primary major or to develop complementary skills. Or students might even pursue a passion that might not
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Pastor: Schlegel shares thoughts on life, death That is part of Schlegel’s hope that the church will conbroader vision for a new and tinue to engage in social issues improved church, the theme such as racial divisions, immihe’s planned for his funeral. gration and gender and orientaSchlegel chuckled as he tion issues. admitted, “I’m sitting here This, too, will be a central planning my funeral right now. theme in his funeral. Do you believe that?” “The whole Jesuit thing is He chose to include the song meant to be a religious order “Sing a New Church” in his without boundaries,” he said. funeral service “And I think because of the I’ve lived that.” hymn’s lyrics. “I’ve had that “’Summoned true, holistic exby the God who perience of life: made us rich in body, soul, and our diversity, spirit,” Schlegel gathered in the added. “There’s name of Jesus, not much left to richer still in explore, so conunity’ -- I mean, sequently I think that’s what it’s I’m pretty well The Rev. John Schlegel, prepared all about.” for Gesu Pastor Schlegel dethe end.” scribed his idea But he still has of the new church as one that yet to issue his final sermon. is “welcoming, affirming and Schlegel joked and let a smile non-condemning,” and has been slip, “I don’t think I can adverencouraged by the new sense of tise it. I don’t know when it’s self offered by Pope Francis. going to happen.” For Schlegel, the pope offers a
I think right now for me, it’s a very calming presence, like a gentle snowfall.”
they should still be viewed as a positive sign for Marquette as a higher institution. “University curricula should be dynamic—academic disciplines are changing all the
time, and societal expectations of what a university education means also change over time,” he said. “So revisions to college curricula can be seen as a positive sign that Marquette is
attuned to shifts in the higher education landscape and determined to provide the best education possible for students.”
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MUSG introduces referendum on student fees Senators approve amendment to clarify impeachment process By Joseph Cahill
joseph.cahill@marquette.edu
Marquette Student Government introduced legislation Monday night to start a referendum on the annual student activity fee, aiming to add a question on the spring election ballot. Senators Cameron Vrana, a freshman in the College of Business Administration, and Thomas Schick, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences, introduced the referendum. The fees, added to student bills each year, go toward funding MUSG, student organization funding and on-campus programming. Vrana clarified the question would only be asking what students think, not offering dollar prices or whether MUSG should raise or lower the budget. The question will be added to the bottom of the spring election ballot if plans go accordingly. Schick said MUSG would be partnering with the Office of Institutional Research Analysis to form a concise message that will not contain bias. Communication Vice President Sarah McClanahan, a senior in the College of Communication, said MUSG will be working to educate the student body on how the SOF is used. Vrana said Marquette’s student activity fee that is $30, is significantly lower than fees at comparable universities such as Creighton University.
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Senators Hannah Thiry and Brian Touhy take part in an MUSG meeting where they saw presentations on Fair Trade and the Good Tenant Program.
VOTED LEGISLATION The Senate also voted in favor of Amendment 12, a clarification for impeachment and removal from office, Monday night at their weekly public meeting. Author of the legislation, Vrana stressed the amendment is “house keeping, not a policy change.” Senator Hannah Thiry, a freshman in the College of Business Administration, supported the amendment, arguing it adds legitimacy to MUSG. “We can only add value to our positions by holding us to
higher standards,” Thiry said. The senate also voted and approved the recommendation for the Milwaukee Police Department to have officers mounted on all-terrain vehicles patrol the Marquette and surrounding neighborhoods. “We are not funding this at all, just endorsing the acquisition,” said Senator Brian Touhy, a sophomore in the College of Engineering. Vrana and other senators debated in the positive saying it would improve the strong relationship Marquette has with the surrounding community.
INTRODUCED LEGISLATION Introduced at the meeting was a allocation from the reserve fund to attend the National Jesuit Leadership Conference. Senator Zachary Bowman, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences, wrote the legislation, looking to allocate a total of $10,000 to cover the costs of lodging, registration, transportation and two meals for the 11 students and one adviser attending the conference over the summer. Members of the Catholic Relief Services also made a
presentation arguing that being a fair trade institute fits within the interests of Marquette’s Jesuit ideals. President Pro Tempore Aliya Manjee, a sophomore in the College of Arts & Sciences, and a number of campus groups supported the recommendation to recognize Marquette as a Fair Trade Institute MUSG also heard a presentation regarding the Good Tenant Program, a training that would potentially give off-campus residents benefits such as discounted rent, preferred selection and deferred safety deposits.
Climate study reaches minimum response goal Results of survey to be analyzed, used for action by president By Nicki Perry
nicolette.perry@marquette.edu
The climate study working group exceeded its minimum response rate goal for the campus-wide climate study conducted in February. The study needed to have 30 percent of campus respond to the climate study survey, and the final response rate reached 31.5 percent. The study surveyed undergraduate and graduate students in addition to faculty members, and its results will be reported September 2015. It was open from Feb. 3 to Feb. 20 before it was extended for another week. “Thirty percent is a pretty standard response rate for a large-scale survey of this type,” said Cheryl Maratano, co-chair of the climate study working group, in an email. “While it would have been nice if it were higher, our 31.5 percent response rate is certainly sufficient to provide us with the
information needed to iden- by the consultant; frequencies, tify and address the signifi- percentages, means and stancant issues that may exist on dard deviations of quantitative our campus.” data; and content analysis of Both Maratano and William the textual data. The report will Welburn, associate provost for identify themes within the data. diversity and inclusion, said The reports provide highthey are confident in their abili- level summaries of the findings ty to implement campus change and will identify themes found once the results are shared. in the data. Generalizations “(Consultant Sue) Rankin will for populations are limited to come back to campus to report those groups or subgroups with the results through a series of response rates of at least 30 ‘town hall’ meetings,” Marata- percent. The committee will no said in an email. “Through review draft reports and prothese ‘report-outs,’ members vide feedback to the consultant of the Marquette before campus community will release. be invited to The climate reflect on the study’s purpose findings of the is to measure report, possibly M a r q u e t t e ’s ask for further work and livanalysis of the ing environment data and offer and find where their suggestions improvement is for action steps needed. The surto address the vey was crafted challenges that with help from are identified.” Sue Rankin of The results Cheryl Maratano, co-chair of Rankin & Aswill be presented climate study working group sociates Conin a final report sulting, which that will include conducted studan executive summary; a report ies with other campuses across narrative of the findings based the country. on cross tabulations selected The survey results were
This climate survey will provide the best, most representative data that we have ever had for this purpose.”
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After 4 weeks of availability, the campus climate survey reached its goal.
given to Rankin and she will analyze them. “All of the responses are safely and securely in the hands of Rankin and her colleagues,” Welburn said in an email. “Rankin and her associates will continue to assure the confidentiality of the responses and anonymity of the respondents as they sift through the data and carefully analyze the results.” Maratano said University
President Michael Lovell is committed to acting on the collected data. He also said he thinks the results will provide useful experiences and observations from the survey participants. “This climate survey will provide the best, most representative data that we have ever had for this purpose,” Maratano said in an email.
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By Eva Schons Rodrigues
eva.schonsrodrigues@marquette.edu
Ah, the week right before spring break. So close to absolute freedom, but so far. Unfortunately, before being able to travel or simply binge watch Netflix for an entire week, Marquette students have to face the trials of midterm week. While it may seem that you don’t have enough hours in your days to make it through, following this quick guide will surely help you survive midterm week.
Let’s be honest. If all of your midterms are on Friday, you will probably leave all the studying for Thursday. Bad idea. A laidback attitude towards midterms could easily effect your grades. Also, procrastination is only fun while you are procrastinating… Afterward, it will only give you a headache. The anxiety and stress of studying under pressure can effect the way your brain retains information. Studying the day before will not give you enough time to learn everything you need. Relying on just your short-term memory is just not a good idea. Sure, just saying you should not procrastinate is easy, but how do you go about actually not doing it? The easiest way is to set daily goals for yourself and making sure you actually achieve them. By breaking your work into smaller parts, it becomes easier to track your progress and tackle tasks little by little. It may also be helpful to get a friend you can rely on for motivation. Start studying early and not only will you remember more information, you will also have more free time by the end of the week (which is always a good thing).
Not all of us can afford the luxury of studying in our rooms, and have to resort to putting on pants and finding a quiet study spot. If you’re tired of Raynor, there are many other places around campus where you can hide and cry. Study! I meant study. - David Straz Hall basement - AMU 1st or 3rd floor - Brooks Lounge, in the AMU - Sensenbrenner Hall - The Milwaukee Public Library - jPad in Johnston Hall - Eckstein Hall Lobby - Residence Halls conference/study rooms.
This seems like obvious advice, but it’s not. It is really easy to just skip a whole week of a lecture where the teacher never takes attendance, but chances are that will also hurt your grades. By going to class, you get the chance to ask your professor questions or find a study buddy. You can also use class time to review material and create a study guide. Believe it or not, classes can be helpful and professors can give good hints on what may be on your midterm. Shocking, I know.
If you’re the kind of person that will hole up in one place all week, please do not forget to stay healthy. Drink lots of water and eat small portions often. Water hydrates the brain (and keeps you alive) while helping you concentrate. Eating small portions often will help you stay alert. We are college students, and don’t know what a decent night of sleep is, so in case you have forgotten, you should try to sleep between six to eight hours every night; any less can lead to sleep deprivation. Sleeping helps your brain retain information, which is important during midterm week. Check out the Brew’s specials for the month of March, or take a coffee break to relax in Starbucks by the fire! Enough said.
A Marquette education isn’t cheap, and your tuition covers much more than just classes. In fact, there are many resources at Marquette that can help you get back on track and do better on that challenging midterm you’re scared of taking. In case you haven’t heard, Marquette has a Writing Center at Raynor Library, and it can be quite helpful. Papers can be just as challenging as exams, but in this case you can schedule an appointment and have an extra brain help you figure out how to write a good paper. If you are anything like me and just the thought of midterms makes you want to cry, the Counseling Center can help you. The Counseling Center is hosting Mindful Minutes Wednesdays from 12:15 to 12:45 p.m. and Thursdays from 4 to 4:30 p.m. These 30-minute sessions are designed to help reduce stress and strengthen your focus. Oh, and they are free. Marquette offers tutoring for most 1000 and 2000-level courses, group-study rooms at Raynor Library and pet therapy (Tuesday at the AMU). Also, do not forget that teachers have office hours, and they probably will not bite if you go ask them for help.
Netflix may seem like a great reward for a long day of studying, but chances are you will end up watching a whole season of a show rather than one short episode. Try to find stress relievers that will not tempt you to procrastinate. Cheer on Marquette Basketball this Wednesday, spend time with friends, take a quick nap or go to pet therapy at the AMU. It doesn’t matter how you do it, but you should keep a healthy balance between studying and relaxing, for the sake of your own sanity.
If you are done with midterms, please remember most of your peers are not as lucky. Be courteous and respectful, by keeping the noise level to a minimum. Your neighbors will definitely appreciate it. Whatever you do, please don’t be the person that disturbs everyone studying in a quiet spot. It’s cold outside, and people probably don’t want to move just because you decided to be loud.
Midterm week is only five days long. Just 120 hours. It may seem endless, but very soon it will be spring break and your worries will be gone. Until then, good luck studying! And whatever happens, if you pass or fail, celebrate. We all deserve it!
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‘Evelyn’ follows Irish carpenter down on his luck By Jack Taylor
jack.taylor@marquette.edu
One of the new additions to Netflix this month, “Evelyn” is based on the touching story of Desmond Doyle, an Irish carpenter who loses possession of his kids in the midst of losing his wife resulting from an affair. The characters are essential to this movie, and director Bruce Beresford certainly has the right cast for the job. The story takes place in Ireland in 1953. Pierce Brosnan, a worldrenowned movie star, finds himself in an unexpected role as the poor Irish carpenter Desmond Doyle. Doyle brings his family (a wife, two sons and a daughter) to the Christmas Eve town gathering. His wife goes to the pub while he remains with his children. At the conclusion of the night’s events, Doyle sets off to bring his wife home, only to spy her through the pub window with another man. The two return home and argue through the night as the kids eavesdrop. Christmas Day in the Doyle household is bare. Money is not
abundant, so it lacks any presents or the typical feast. As the unemployed Doyle tells one of his sons, “Santa was a bit strapped for cash this year. It costs a lot of money to feed those elves.” The next morning, Doyle’s daughter Evelyn (Sophie Vavasseur) discovers her mother leaving, bags packed, to go shopping in town. Realizing it’s an Irish holiday, the young Evelyn chases after her mother to remind her the stores are closed. She finds another man helping her mother with the bags. Then, he and Mrs. Doyle drive off, never to be seen again. Evelyn, the wisest and most comprehensive of the Doyle children, runs to her father and they get into the car to pursue Mrs. Doyle, accompanied by the bright, out-ofplace score of an acoustic guitar. Instead of following Mrs. Doyle, the next shot immediately cuts to Doyle in his mother-in-law’s home, complaining about his wife that just left him and the family. While Doyle and his father (Frank Kelly) are conversing on the street, an officer approaches them
and says the Doyle children need nuns in their home as female assistance. Doyle is eventually confronted about his abilities to financially support his family, and the children are sent away to orphanages by law. Allow me to note that this is all covered on-screen in a brief 10 minutes. Something’s missing; the story fails to properly unfold. It hardly capitalizes on the opportunity to portray the emotional agony that Doyle fights through. Instead, the film tells the story like a highlight reel with an inappropriate musical score you would instead find in a Disney Channel film. That’s the main problem with “Evelyn.” The story focuses on Doyle’s pursuit to regain legal possession of his children in only 93 minutes. The opportunities to create emotional attachment to the characters are simply passed up to focus on nothing in particular. The story struggles to find a main focus. One scene shows a drunken Doyle at the pub trying to fight a priest, while the next scene shows Evelyn adjusting to the orphanage. That night, Doyle drunkenly admits
his love to the bartender, who randomly shows up at his doorstep one night. Another glimpse at Evelyn’s orphanage living, then Doyle is back drinking some more. Nothing really progresses in the story for about 30 minutes. What keeps this movie from falling dead in the water is the casting, specifically the actors’ convincing performances. Brosnan, an Irishman, has a naturally authentic accent. Kelly plays a grandfather just as anyone would expect a grandfather to be: loving, considerate and playful. The entire cast works well in collaboration and livens up whatever is happening on-screen. “Evelyn” shows the love Doyle has for his children only very briefly; the movie depicts his love for the drink more than that for his children. The story is a good one. It’s just too short. The movie certainly could have afforded to spend another half hour elaborating on character traits, emotions and tragedies. “Evelyn” seems like the abridged version of a stronger film, and it’s a shame Beresford didn’t take advantage of its potential.
“Evelyn” is definitely worth a watch. There’s nothing regrettable about spending an hour and a half with this intriguing story, but it just doesn’t tell the emotional drama of Desmond Doyle as extensively as it should.
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Rating: 2.5/4 Stars
By Caroline Horswill
caroline.horswill@marquette.edu
We are in the golden age of podcasts as more people devote their time to listening to this enveloping and engaging medium. Podcasts are modern storytellers with a wide variety of shows including comedy, philosophy, science, math, economics, art, love and relationships- to name a few. Each podcast is conducive to generating reflection and conversation. If you’re trying to figure out which podcasts to listen to, I would like to recommend a few to get started.
Serial
On Being
Invisibilia
You may have heard of Serial, which is the most successful podcast of all time with 5.7 million listeners per episode. Serial is about the investigation into the 1999 murder of Hae Min Lee. Adnan Syed, Hae’s ex-boyfriend, was arrested and charged with firstdegree murder, a crime for which he may or may not have been wrongly convicted. From shifting statements to sketchy alibies, reporter Sarah Koenig finds herself asking the questions: How can you know a person’s character and how can you tell what they’re capable of? After the first episode of Serial, you will be as invested as other listeners to answering the question Koenig wants to answer: Is Syed innocent? With the popularity and publicity of this podcast, Adnan Syed has been granted the request for review from the Maryland Court of Special Appeals. A second season is expected to begin this fall.
On Being is a public radio conversation and podcast that focuses on questions at the center of human life: What does it mean to be human and how do we want to live? Each show offers a conversation between host Krista Tippett and guests, who explore these rich, complex questions with their individual perspectives and life endeavors. A few of my favorites include: “Listening to the World” with Mary Oliver, “The Courage to Be Vulnerable” with Brené Brown and “The Art of Noticing and then Creating” with Seth Godin. This podcast crosses the generational, socioeconomic, political and religious boundaries of our cultures while celebrating the pursuit of wisdom, moral imagination and knowledge.
NPR has an array of different podcasts worth checking out like “Wait Wait.. Don’t Tell Me!,” “NPR: Fresh Air,” “TED Radio Hour,” “All Things Considered” and “Invisibilia.” Invisibilia is NPR’s most recent podcast and explores the elusive forces that shape human behavior such as ideas, beliefs, assumptions and emotions. The pilot season digs deep into our innermost minds, examining the dark and disturbing thoughts we have and whether those thoughts say anything about who we are, our fears and how they shape our actions. Invisibilia is a glimpse into an unseen world.
Radiolab Radiolab is a traditional radio show that is downloadable as a podcast. It focuses on approaching broad, difficult topics of scientific and philosophical nature such as ‘time’ and ‘morality’ in a comprehensible, endearing manner. I most recently listened to “Cities,” which investigates how a city’s personality is measured. It was interesting to learn that as a city grows, the people become faster and how other human-scale details give personality to a city. A few other great episodes on Radiolab include “Memory and Forgetting,” “Emergence,” “Space” and “Falling.”
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Our view: As many colleges faces major changes, advising must improve its fuction to meet the needs of students as they learn how the changes will affect them. Following the first announcement of curriculum changes within the College of Arts & Sciences, other colleges in the university alerted students to impending changes. And while the change can be seen as constructive and non-threatening, this requirement overhaul could be a cause for some stress among students. The colleges are trying to be as clear as possible with what the future holds, disclosing what they can and nothing more. Most are likely waiting to make the big dispersal of information when activity on campus slows down. Midterms and the remainder of spring semester are currently the focus of students and instructors, yet with fall registration starting soon after break, there is the potential for an outbreak of confusion and panic amongst students trying to plan ahead. This panic over the future can usually be calmed by going off of the university bulletin or having a productive meeting with a faculty advisor. Both of these resources are usually helpful when planning what courses to take, but as the proposed changes to each college’s curriculum are not publicly outlined yet, the latter might be the best route this semester. Advisors must play a very important role for students as the alterations continue to be solidified. While some colleges have professional advisors well-equipped to answer students’ questions, some academic advisors have been found lacking in preparation, creating uneasiness. Inaccurate advice can set a student’s academic career back, but it can easily be prevented if all parties are aware of the requirements and how these relate differently to each student. Requirement
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changes to the number of credits and types of courses needed intend to make graduating in four years more attainable for all students and ensuring this positive effect means making sure people can perform their jobs properly. To meet the upcoming changes, advising needs to be at its best across the university so students do not feel neglected or ignored as things start shifting around them. Students need to stay as informed and in control as possible with regard to their coursework and each college and their advisors can assist by providing quality advice and information universally. Colleges can start by giving faculty advisors a crash course in possible changes and explaining how this could affect students differently. Advisors will need to be familiar with the new requirements while also catering to each individual advisee. Each advisee seeking help should be treated as an individual with particular experiences in and out of the classroom and advisors must be accommodating. Students can also be part of the new changes by staying up to date with their colleges and attending possible forums with college deans. As the changes directly affect them, students should be active about getting the correct information and using it to enhance their experience rather than getting caught up in confusion. The changes to the curriculum can lead faculty advisors to either become obstacles or valuable resources for students. This semester, they must strive to be the latter. Advisors must adapt to change quickly and efficiently and make sure they are working in the interest of each individual advisee. Change does not have to be so scary, as long as each college is informed and prepared for what may lie ahead.
With midterms upon us and spring break soon to follow, it is time to ponder one of campus’s most timely questions: why are there so many sandwich shops here? With Jimmy John’s, Erbert and Gerbert’s, Cousins and soon Subway, all within walking distance, Marquette has more subs than the entire German Navy during World War II. When you consider that other restaurants on, or soon to be on, campus are a hot dog place, a few burger joints and a pita shop, it makes you wonder how many ways you can put meat into a piece of bread before getting tired of it. When I was a sophomore looking to get out of the dorms, I looked forward finally cooking my own food. The thought of enjoying a hot, freshly made meal tailored to my exact tastes overpowered my common sense despite the fact that I do not really know how to cook. Despite legally being an adult for two years, by the time I was a junior, I realized my abilities were limited to microwaving and dousing things in oil. However, incompetence is not my only excuse for underutilizing the kitchen I so gladly pay for in my monthly rent. Like all college students, time is my most valuable commodity, as every minute spent preparing, cooking and cleaning takes away valuable time spent studying, sleeping or writing columns. With that in mind, imploring my underclassmen friends for their guest swipes has proven to be a worthwhile investment, albeit one that has proven to be unsustainable due to the fact that each of them have only 15 swipes per semester and friends and family that happen to not be me. Which brings me back to the crisis at hand. For the cuilnarily beleaguered and meal plan-less college student, the only suitable source of sustenance is often the
simple sandwich. Ironically enough, sandwiches are probably the easiest food to prepare (though it did take more than 10,000 years after the invention of bread for the Earl of Sandwich to realize that it was a good idea to put something between two slices of it), and yet there is still enough demand for someone else to make one for you to justify the current situation. Whenever I head downtown, I am jealous of the variety of restaurants and eateries there and long for the privilege of eating with a fork on campus. Still, despite my wheat-induced whining, I am content to say that at least I have some choice in the matter. As a Marquette student, I have a bus pass, friends with cars and the ability to afford calling an Uber or Lyft. Whether or not I choose to invest in going to the grocery store and cooking for myself is a matter of whether or not I want to do so. Unfortunately, for others around us, this is not always the case. As has been frequently documented in the past, the Marquette campus is located in a “food desert” where the closest source of fresh produce is more than a mile away. For many low-income people in our neighborhood, even taking the bus to stock up on groceries can be a challenge due to the harsh Milwaukee winters. While the number of fast food restaurants is not the cause of this problem, it is important to consider that for some, a sandwich really is all they have ready access to. If I have learned anything from being at a Catholic university for the past four years, it is that no man can live on bread alone. Words to the wise, I believe, for any entrepreneur looking to set up shop on Wells or Wisconsin anytime soon.
Matt Gozun is a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences, studying biology and economics. Email him with any comments or suggestions at benjaminmatthew. gozun@marquette.edu.
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Baseball league makes a statement with forums
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MLB commissioner Rob Manfred may have a better season than Roger Goodell of the NFL with the implementation of mandatory domestic violence training for all players.
Sarah Patel
Columnist Although Ray Rice’s domestic violence incident took place a year ago this month, similar cases involving professional athletes continue to be a source of reporting and scrutiny. Accompanying this increase in media coverage have been campaigns working to address the problem that affects many. In 2014 and now 2015, domestic violence was and remains the main focus of many campaigns including campaigns by the White House and the NFL to combat sexual assault and domestic violence. MLB is the latest organization to make a statement against domestic violence by working to enact a new policy for its players. The new policy requires players to attend educational forums on the violence and to receive different exercise training to promote healthy relationships. MLB is the first professional athletic organization to go about the issue in this way. While many of the athletes we read about are NFL players, domestic violence is all too prevalent throughout the world of professional sports. By promoting healthy relationships and having mandatory discussions, MLB is taking an active role to discourage and address domestic violence by starting with those who represent the organization. Rather than accessing the damage after an incident, this tactic could effectively prevent problems before incidents occur. In using these tactics, MLB is helping prevent domestic violence by educating players and giving them tools to deal with stress and other sources of anger so it does not manifest in violence against loved ones. While the world of professional sports is not the only area in which domestic violence occur, these athletes are public figures who many people, particularly
young boys, look up to. This training can be seen as players taking the responsibility to set an example for other organizations and individuals in general. As male athletes often set the tone for masculinity in society, seeing these people committing acts of violence is potentially harmful to the next generation. If male athletes set clear examples of disavowing violence at home, young boys who look up to them can better understand the difference between aggression and masculinity, ultimately redefining what it means to be masculine in a non-violent way. By implementing more discussion and education to help individuals talk about domestic violence and sexual assault, this issue may hopefully be reduced. If professional sports organizations can effectively educate and prevent domestic violence, maybe this type of training could translate to college sports and other professional environments. Other organizations need to take what MLB is trying to implement and continue to explore policies to protect and educate their members. Professional athletic organizations could also benefit from ethics committees that look specifically at domestic and family violence to review cases and address them to ultimately help families. A problem with organizations is that cases of domestic violence and abuse are reviewed by individuals who are not properly trained to handle them, with the clear example of Roger Godell in the Rice case. This leads to more focus on upholding the sport’s image than helping the individuals affected by violence. MLB’s new policy will focus on the problem of domestic violence and how it affects relationships and families, rather than how it affects the game.
Sarah Patel is a senior studying social welfare and justice, philosophy and sociology. Email Sarah with comments or suggestions at sarah.patel@mu.edu.
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Men’s lacrosse stays unbeaten
Photo courtesy of Alicia Mojica
Marquette’s come-from-behind victory over Ohio State was not unfamiliar territory, as the Golden Eagles have had three comeback victories in their undefeated campaign.
Clarke scores with 13 seconds left in rally against Buckeyes By Jack Goods
jack.goods@marquette.edu
No. 15/13 Marquette left the first Midwest Lacrosse Classic weekend Sunday with two more victories in its pocket and further proof it deserves its ranking. In typical Marquette fashion, it didn’t come easily. After doubling up the Detroit Titans Friday in an unusual blowout game, the Golden Eagles needed a 4th quarter shut out and a five-goal run against Ohio State to keep their undefeated streak alive. Sophomore attackman Kyran Clarke scored with 13 seconds to put Marquette ahead for the first time that afternoon. For those who have watched the team all season, the incredible comeback almost felt expected. Marquette and crunch time are beginning to become one in the same. “I’m not going to say it gets easier, but we know how to handle the situation,” said redshirt junior Liam Byrnes, who was named to the Big East honor
roll yesterday. “We know we can’t get down on each other late in the game.” Even with the go-ahead victory, Marquette needed one more defensive stop to leave victorious. Ohio State senior midfielder Jesse King executed a behind-the-back pass to junior attackman Carter Brown in the waning seconds, but sophomore goalkeeper Jimmy Danaher snagged the gameclinching save. “I can honestly say I wasn’t expecting it,” Danaher said. “I just don’t think Carter Brown had enough time to really make a move, so he had to get it off.” The Golden Eagles are now 8-1 in one-goal games in program history and have come back from at least a four-goal deficit three times this season. If the comeback looks inexplicable on the scoreboard, it is even more so when looking at the boxscore. Ohio State dominated the faceoff game, winning 19-of-23 face-offs. The Buckeyes controlled possession for a majority of the game, and outshot Marquette 38-22. All signs point to the nature of the Golden Eagles’ victories being unsustainable, but coach Joe Amplo believes it is simply a measure of the team’s mental makeup. “I worry about a lot of things,
but the one thing I don’t worry about is our toughness and our resiliency,” Amplo said. The victory pushes the Golden Eagles up two spots in the USILA Coaches’ poll and three spots up in the media poll. Marquette, now 7-0, is one of eight remaining undefeated teams in Division I lacrosse. The Golden Eagles are the only undefeated team in the Big East Conference. The upcoming weekend features a pair of games as part of the team’s southern spring break trip. The Golden Eagles return to action against Jacksonville Friday at 6 p.m. and drive up to Macon, Georgia, to play the Mercer Bears at 2 p.m. Sunday. The team hopes playing two games in one weekend will prepare it for the same experience this week. “It was good to get used to what it’s like on the road, all the film, the practice and the recovery that’s needed,” Byrnes said. The Golden Eagles will be favorites in both games, but Jacksonville did defeat Marquette by one goal last season. If Marquette continues its undefeated streak this weekend, it could enter the early conversation for an at-large bid for this year’s tournament.
Photo courtest of Alicia Mojika
Kyran Clarke netted two goals including the game-winner in Sunday’s win.
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MU loses to Big East power DePaul Turnovers plague Golden Eagles in regular season finale
NHL trade rumors affect players on and off the ice Jacob Born
By Andrew Goldstein
andrew.goldstein@marquette.edu
The Marquette Golden Eagles (8-21, 4-14) lost a barn-burner to the DePaul Blue Demons (23-7, 15-3) by a final of 99-82 in Chicago Sunday afternoon, despite a spirited offensive effort. The Golden Eagles put on one of their best shooting performances of the year, hitting 45.7 percent of their shots from the floor and going 10-for-18 from beyond the arc. Four Golden Eagles put up double digit point totals - Kenisha Bell with 19, Cristina Bigica put up a career-high 17, Tia Elbert with 14 and Arlesia Morse with 14. However, turnovers and repeated defensive breakdowns proved to be Marquette’s undoing. Each of the players who scored in double digits for Marquette, except Morse, committed at least two turnovers, which contributed to the team’s total tally of 18 miscues, many of which led to easy transition buckets for DePaul. In addition to forcing turnovers, the Blue Demons repeatedly carved up an abysmal Marquette defense. DePaul’s 99 points rank as the second-highest point total the Golden Eagles have allowed all season and is only two points shy of Marquette’s season-worst 101 points allowed, which also came against DePaul in the teams’ first meeting. Four Blue Demons scored 17 points or more, and three had already scored in double digits by the end of the first half. Megan Podkowa and Chanise Jenkins both reeled off 24 points to help clip the Golden Eagles’ wings. A lethal Blue Demon offensive assault put Marquette on the
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Arlesia Morse was one of four Golden Eagles to score in double figures.
defensive early and often. DePaul repeatedly got into the paint and connected on layups, which resulted in a double-digit Blue Demon lead for more than five minutes of the first half. However, despite trailing by as much as 13 points, the plucky Golden Eagles hung around and mounted a 12-2 run at the end of the half to cut their deficit to three at the break. The two teams traded baskets coming out of the intermission before DePaul went on a 9-0 run to take a 66-52 lead with 12:49 left. Marquette quickly responded with its own 10-0 counterpunch to pull the game within four points with 10:57 left. After a few more traded baskets, Bigica sank a three-pointer to put Marquette within three points of the lead with an even 10 minutes to go. Alas, DePaul would not allow
the Golden Eagles to come any closer to capturing the lead. The Blue Demons went on an 11-0 spree immediately afterward and the Golden Eagles were never able to recover. When the final buzzer sounded, DePaul’s 99-82 advantage gave no indication of how competitive the game was. The end of this game also marked the end of the regular season for the Golden Eagles, who earned the eighth seed in the 10-team Big East tournament. The team will battle with the ninth-seeded Providence Friars in the preliminary round of the tournament this Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Ill. for the right to advance to the quarterfinals. Due to Marquette’s subpar showing in the regular season, winning the tournament is the only way the team can advance to the NCAA Tournament.
Hockey fans, arguably more than any other sport, love the NHL trade deadline. Multiple Canadian and American TV stations and websites dedicate coverage to the deadline for the entire day. Teams try to get an added boost before the playoffs or get picks for the future, and with once-in-a-generation prospects like Connor McDavid or Jack Eichel primed for the No. 1 pick, teams were putting nearly every player on the chopping block. For Chicago Blackhawks forward Patrick Sharp, the trade rumors hit a little too close to home. Sharp, an assistant captain for the Blackhawks, is having his worst season since 2007 and is carrying a $5.9 million salary cap hit. With Chicago being near the salary cap, trading him would make a lot of sense business-wise. However, because of his strong profile with the team trading a player of Sharp’s caliber seemed strange and rumors started to fly as to why the Blackhawks were shopping him. Speculation around Sharp started right after Patrick Kane went down with a fractured clavicle. Days after his injury, there were multiple reports from Chicago media that there was a fistfight in the locker room. Hours after that, David Diehl of Fox Sports tweeted “there are locker room codes you do not cross.” The rumor coming out of Chicago was that Sharp slept with players’ wives and girlfriends. But, this isn’t the first time a player has been accused of infidelity either just before or after a trade. When wing Brendan Shanahan was traded from the St. Louis Blues
to the Hartford Whalers, there were rumors he slept with center Craig Jainney’s wife. Shanahan ended up marrying Catherine Jainney in 1998, five years after being traded from the Blues. Defenseman Chris Pronger was rumored to leave Edmonton for Anaheim because he cheated on his wife with a local weather woman. Rod Brind’Amour was also rumored to be traded out of Philadelphia because Eric Lindros slept with his wife and it was easier to hold onto Lindros. All of these rumors, especially the one in Chicago, end up having a lasting effect on the people and families involved. Sharp addressed the rumors with the Chicago media, saying they were “completely false and untrue,” while adding, “it takes a toll on you, your family, your friends.” Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews said that there was “absolutely no truth to the rumors,” and defenseman Brent Seabrook said the rumors were “laughable” and “this team’s never been tighter.” People always want answers for whenever a team trades away a player, especially when that player is a fan favorite and household name. But rumors, especially ones that attack a person’s character and personal life, cross the line. Fans and media alike need to take into consideration the magnitude of claims before adding to the rumor mill. The NHL trade deadline is one of the most exciting times for fans, but it can also be an extremely tough time for players, especially without malicious rumors like those directed at Sharp. The fans and media alike need to stop and think what they’re saying before a player gets permanently labeled something he’s not. Jacob Born is from Saint Louis, Mo. studying journalism with a minor in marketing. Email him with comments at jacob.born@marquette.edu.
MU finishes second in Big East conference meet Ellenson sets meet record as track team displays strong effort By Andrew Goldstein
andrew.goldstein@marquette.edu
Wally Ellenson set a new Big East conference record in high jump as part of Marquette’s pair of second-place finishes in the Big East Indoor Championships this past weekend. The junior high jumper leaped 7-feet, 3.25-inches en route to both a first overall finish in his event and a meet record. Ellenson earned Big East Conference Most Outstanding Field Performer for his accomplishments. After the meet, Ellenson tweeted, “Had a lot of fun getting a new Big East Record at 2.22[m] (7’ 3.25”)! Blessed to get field MVP on an amazing team effort!” Immediately after his recordsetting jump, Ellenson attempted a jump with the bar set at 7-feet, 6.5-inches, which would have been good for a national lead, but the Olympic hopeful couldn’t quite clear the bar. Ellenson’s high jump victory represented just one of four individual events that Marquette
won over the course of the meet. Sophomore Joel Swanburg set a school record for pole vault Saturday at 16 feet on his way to winning the event, then followed up that performance by taking first place in the heptathlon Sunday. Marcell KirkmanBey captured the last of Marquette’s wins with a time of 8.50 seconds in the 600-meter hurdles. The men led the meet at the conclusion of the first day, but ultimately finished 30 points behind the back-to-back Big East champion Villanova Wildcats. “Going into the meet, we felt like our men were a first or secondplace team and that we had a good shot at challenging Villanova,” coach Bert Rogers told GoMarquette.com. “And that’s how it ended up with us and Villanova the whole way and they just had a little more depth in the distance races.” The women’s team also achieved a second-place finish, finishing 42.5 points behind the meet-winning Villanova Wildcats. “On the women’s side, we felt it was more of a four-team race,” Rogers told GoMarquette.com. “On paper, it was going to be an uphill battle and I think we won that battle by taking second place. Villanova is just really deep on the women’s side.” High jump was also a strong
point for the women; the Golden Eagles managed to secure four of the top six spots in the event. Tatyana Pashibin, Omo Tseumah, Bridget Bodee and Taylor Keating all submitted impressive jumps in excess of 5-feet, 1-inch to claim the spots. Freshman phenom Cassy Goodrich also had a solid meet. She set a new Marquette record in the
200-meter dash with a time of 24.59 seconds in the qualifying round. Goodrich finished third in both the 200 and 400 meter dashes and was also part of a 4x400 team that took second place. “It was an amazing weekend,” Rogers said to gomarquette.com. “Both teams really competed and the performances really showed across the board with individu-
als setting (personal record) after (personal record) and a couple school records when it was all said and done.” Both the men and women athletes now look toward the NCAA Indoor Championships March 13 and 14 in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Marquette’s representatives for those meets have not yet been announced.
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Golden Eagles must fight through final two games
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Redshirt freshman Duane Wilson will look to build off his 22-point performance against Providence in the final two games of the regular season against St. John’s and DePaul.
Men’s hoops tries to gain momentum for Big East tournament By Matt Barbato
matthew.barbato@marquette.edu
Marquette fought hard but came up short in a 77-66 loss against the Providence Friars Sunday afternoon. After being down by as many as 24 points against the Friars early in the second half, the Golden Eagles managed to stay alive and trim the lead to five points before running out of steam in the closing minutes. With a depleted roster that has seen its share of departures and injuries alike, fighting is all head coach Steve Wojciechowski can ask for from his group. Playing with maximum effort is something Wojciechowski often mentions in his post game press conferences. Marquette’s gritty mentality is
embodied on the floor and is something opposing coaches have made note of in their post game remarks. For a team that ranks 10th in the Big East in scoring offense and eighth in scoring defense, putting up a good fight is one of the few things Marquette can hang its hat on. With the postseason being more of a delusion than a reality, Marquette will need to continue to fight for pride in its final two games against St. John’s and DePaul. St. John’s visits Milwaukee Wednesday night and enters the game riding a three-game winning streak. The Red Storm is currently one of the most dangerous teams in the Big East after getting off to a sluggish start in conference play. Excluding a loss to Duke on Jan. 25, St. John’s is 7-3 in its 10 games following the first matchup with the Golden Eagles. In the team’s first meeting, St. John’s led the entire first half before the Golden Eagles staged a 16-9 run early in the second half to gain
a five-point advantage. The teams went back-and-forth the rest of the game, but St. John’s staved off Marquette in a 60-57 defensive struggle. Both teams shot well below 40 percent from the field and Marquette actually held the rebounding advantage (43-39) for just the third time during conference play. The Red Storm lost the rebounding battle but did a good job of protecting the paint with 13 blocked shots. Marquette held D’Angelo Harrison, who is second in the conference in scoring, to just 11 points and 3-of-18 from the floor. Sir’Dominic Pointer was the key for the Red Storm and scored 15 points with 12 rebounds and six assists. Marquette will need to shoot far better from the floor and take advantage of the Red Storm’s smaller lineup on the glass. Graduate student Matt Carlino scored 21 points in the first meeting, but the rest of the starting lineup struggled. Sophomore Luke Fischer was held to just eight points and senior Juan
Anderson was shut out for the first time of the season. Junior Steve Taylor, Jr. scored 13 points against St. John’s in January and will need to be a presence in the paint once again. Marquette concludes its regular season against DePaul Saturday afternoon on Senior Day. The Golden Eagles lost for the first time in seven games to the Blue Demons on New Year’s Eve in Chicago by a 61-58 tally. The Golden Eagles led by 13 points with 11:46 to go, but were outscored 25-9 the rest of the way. Billy Garrett Jr. carried the Demons with 19 points and Jamee Crockett was the only other DePaul player in double figures with 13 points. Carlino and redshirt freshman Duane Wilson each scored 11 apiece. Marquette shot 22-of-57 from the floor, including an ugly 3-of-23 from 3-point range. There isn’t much the Blue Demons do well. DePaul is the worst defensive team in the conference
and allows 73.9 points per game. It also has the worst scoring margin in the conference at -3.6 points. The Blue Demons are 3-11 in Big East play since starting the conference season with three straight wins. DePaul certainly fell back to earth, but can be dangerous from beyond the arc. The Blue Demons are second in the conference in 3-point shooting at 35.8 percent. Aside from Garrett Jr., Myke Henry is the second-most dangerous scorer on the roster. Henry is shooting 47.6 percent from the floor and 38.8 percent from deep. The Golden Eagles will need more from Fischer this time around seeing as his Big East debut in January was unspectacular. The big man got into early foul trouble and scored six points. Marquette has a chance to score two victories, generate some momentum for the Big East tournament and close the year on a good note. To do so, Marquette will need to do what it does best: fight.
Women’s lacrosse scores first win over Duquesne Smith tallies four goals as MU prevails with overtime victory By Hank Greening
henry.greening@marquette.edu
The Marquette women’s lacrosse team stopped its three-game losing skid with an 8-7 overtime victory over Duquesne (1-2) on Saturday, its first win of the season. Leading the way for the Golden
Eagles (1-3) was redshirt sophomore midfielder Taylor Smith, who had a career-high four goals on the game, including the game-winner with 1:26 remaining in overtime. Smith leads the team in goals with seven on the year. Also heavily contributing to the win was junior goaltender Sarah Priem, who had nine saves and the one that sealed the game with 15 seconds to go. “Very happy for the team that we were able to come away with the win,” Marquette head coach Meredith Black told GoMarquette. com. “It was a hard fought game the whole way and, for us to come
out with a victory, was great. I’m so proud of the team for keeping their heads up through the ups and downs of the game.” Black’s squad won despite letting a couple of second-half twogoal leads slip by. Marquette led 5-3 with 23:51 remaining thanks to Claire Costanza’s early second-half goal, but Duquesne scored twice in three minutes to tie the game at five. Again, the Golden Eagles went up two after Smith’s third goal of the game and rip from reigning Big East Rookie of the Week Riley Hill, with 12:13 to go. However the Dukes refused to give up, shooting
two past Priem and tying Marquette at 7 with 6:23 left. Both teams were scoreless through regulation from that point, pushing the game to an overtime period. Neither team could find the back of the net until Smith fittingly put home her fourth goal of the game with less than two minutes left, giving Marquette an 8-7 lead. Since the first overtime is not sudden-death, the Golden Eagles needed to fend off the Dukes until the period ended. Priem managed to do just that, saving a rocket with 15 seconds remaining, and delivering the Golden Eagles their first win of the year.
“Sarah was clutch today,” Black said. “She handles pressure situations very well and they lead to shining moments. Today, she kept us alive numerous times and the save at the end helped keep us on top.” Marquette was outshot 28-25 and managed to beat Duquesne on ground balls, 16-15. The Dukes missed out on free position shot opportunities, going just 3-10 on the game, while Marquette was 3-5. The Golden Eagles will look to extend the winning streak to two with a game at UC Davis Mar. 8 at 3 p.m.