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Rice paddy on the roof
Biological sciences professor tests if crop can survive cold temperatures PAGE 2
Editorial
Funds for athletes abroad have limited application PAGE 8
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DPS combats homelessness
Lovell teases master plan at Tuesday presentation
Program’s focus is getting homeless on campus off the streets By McKenna Oxenden
mckenna.oxenden@marquette.edu
By Patrick Thomas
The Department of Public Safety is in the middle of shifting its policy regarding homeless people on campus, part of a new program that emphasizes getting members of the population in touch with resources to better their situations. The program, called the Homeless Outreach Team, intends to build a bridge between DPS and the homeless population around campus. Officers will use resources from around the city to assist homeless people versus taking enforcement action that can “criminalize homelessness.” “Writing tickets with monetary fines to a population that has little See Homeless, Page 3
patrick.thomas@marquette.edu
Photo by Rebecca Rebholz/rebecca.rebholz@marquette.edu
DPS Chief Paul Mascari said the Homeless Outreach Team is a way to practice Marquette’s guiding values.
Health center provides pregnancy support Center fears closing due to lack of funding after 5-year grant By Devi Shastri
devi.shastri@marquette.edu
Photo courtesy of Heather Saucedo
Centering Pregnancy group participants reflect on their pregnancies. INDEX
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Six expectant mothers sit in their Centering Pregnancy group in the Marquette Neighborhood Health Center discussing the topic of the day: domestic violence. One of them breaks down, sharing her fear of her abusive partner. She already has one child and does not know what to do with another on the way. Immediately, a group member rushes to help, giving the woman her phone number and address. She offers to let the threatened woman stay in her home for the rest of her pregnancy. Such stories are common at the College of Nursing’s MNHC, where women learn how to take care of themselves and their children throughout their pregnancies. Yet, as the center reaches the end of its five-year grant from the U.S. Department of Health and MARQUEE
Human Services, some fear it will be forced to close. “We are doing great work and just need more patients to drive down costs,” said Andrea Petrie, director of development in the College of Nursing, in an email. “Additionally, we are primarily a Medicaid clinic (80 percent), so we are only receiving 25 percent reimbursement for many services. This makes the clinic difficult to sustain without benefactor support.” MNHC has provided health care and pregnancy support to a patient population that has one of the highest infant mortality rates in the country since it opened in 2007. Its services are also available to Marquette faculty and students, though a recent relocation moved it further into the north side of the city, where most of its clients are from. According to the College of Nursing, 79 percent of the center’s patients live in the city’s poorest ZIP codes. The women are also young. The average age of a patient is 23.7 years old. Seventy percent are African-American, a race with a rate of infant mortality three times higher
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Paul: Fixed vs. Growth
Aquisition part of university effort to build athletic performance facility.
Failure can be a learning experience with a growth intelligence mentality.
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Spirit Shop maintains sales
Despite a losing men’s basketball season, store sells merchandise well.
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To marry or not to marry
MU Theatre’s “Company” weighs the pros and cons of marriage.
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See Center, Page 4 OPINIONS
MU purchases steakhouse
University President Michael Lovell and Lora Strigens, leader of the master plan committee, offered another tease at a presentation Tuesday for the university-wide road map that will guide development on campus for the next 10 to 20 years, although nothing new was officially announced. The master plan will decide what areas of Marquette need to be redesigned, where the university is struggling as a whole and how that can be fixed over the next couple of months. “We are going to determine what the highest needs are for the campus, which will help us define how we roll out the master planning process, which buildings and which spaces we need to redesign and build first,” Lovell said at the presentation. Strigens formally introduced CannonDesign as the design consultant for the master planning process. She explained Marquette chose the New York-based firm as the consultant team because of its ability to “hit the ground running” and because of its past experience with Jesuit universities. Strigens praised the idea of CannonDesign looking at the university with a “fresh look.” The firm has worked with a number of universities across the country, including the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “This is a very critical component because it sets forth a series of initiatives that the institution will undertake for the next decade,” said Brad Lukanic, a CannonDesign representative. “In terms of best practices and best uses to leave the world in a better place for future generations.” Lukanic and CannonDesign briefly teased the idea of new student housing. “What do you need, what do you think about in the future,” said Carisima Koenig, another
Anim, Carter sign NLIs
Spring period signees round up Wojo’s impressive recruiting class
Fransen: Election politics
The 2016 presidential election is a long way off so let’s not rush it.
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Professor culitvates garden on rooftop Rice paddies on Wehr Life Sciences used to study cold tolerance By Nicki Perry
nicolette.perry@marquette.edu
Michael Schlappi, an associate professor in the department of biological sciences, had one rice paddy on the roof the Wehr Life Sciences building in 2012. Now, he has an entire garden of 12 rice paddies. The second-floor rooftop rice garden is used to research the cold tolerance of rice and determine how the grain can be grown in colder areas of the United States. Schlappi said he chose the location for a few reasons: one that the roof is flat and located outside another another that it is protected from vandalism and seagulls that like to nosedive into the paddies. “I like to understand what makes rice so cold sensitive,” Schlappi said. “So I’d like to understand the cell or molecular mechanisms: Why that is? What genes are involved? So the hardcore science I’m doing is researching that.” Schlappi also said he loves the community engagement of his research, which he refers to as softcore science. He teamed up with Venus Williams, executive director of Alice’s Garden, and made it a mandatory service learning component for his plant biology students. The students interact with minority farmers and urban gardeners by helping them harvest and asking questions that pertain to the class. “So our vision is maybe we can start growing rice in Southeastern Wisconsin,” Schlappi said. “It has
Photo by Nicki Perry/nicolette.perry@marquette.edu
Associate professor Michael Schlappi’s rooftop rice garden sits on the roof of the Wehr Life Sciences building.
an ecological component because California has so much drought and a lot of rice is grown in California, and there might be a time when they just don’t allow it anymore.” As a researcher and a plant biologist, Schlappi said he started the rice research because he is always interested in where things come from and how they work. Rice comes from a southern climate, but can survive colder temperatures through artificial selection. He discovered rice starts to die at 54 degrees Fahrenheit, which he said isn’t too cold. “What we found out is that even if you put rice in a dish full of water, it’s drying out so there’s a disconnect between water transport and evaporation at a critical
temperature,” Schlappi said. “Coldtolerated rice has a mechanism to avoid that. That’s what really interests me as a researcher.” Schlappi said he is the “rice guy” because no one else in the area is doing this specific type of research. He handles most of the growing but has two graduate students who help out. He is currently in his fourth round of selection, and so far, most of the plants have survived. It wasn’t easy for Schlappi to receive the OK from the university to follow through with his rice research. Facilities services was concerned about leaking from the rooftop garden. Schlappi convinced them it would not be an issue, and sealing was laid down
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Master Plan: Plans reliant on feasibility study results
CannonDesign representative. “We will also be bringing things to you in terms of trends and what were seeing out across the nation, that will also impact student housing - that’s something we would really like to talk about.” However, any plans for student housing will not be addressed until the results of the housing feasibility study are released next month. The results of the study will be posted
on the master plan website that is scheduled to launch in the coming weeks, according to Strigens. A feature of the new website highlighted by Strigens and Lovell is that anyone will be allowed to provide feedback through a forum that will allow anyone to share their ideas of what the master plan should include. “There are some priority initiatives, we know that student
housing and student life are a big part of what were doing,” Strigens said. “We now have to look at what does that mean in terms of physical space and where does it go and how do we address it.” The entire scope of what the master plan will consist of was released: facility and space analysis, academic plan integration, student life, student housing, strategic plan integration,
DPS Reports April 13 A student reported that unknown person(s) removed his unsecured, unattended property estimated at $20 in O’Donnell Field between 4:10 and 4:20 p.m. April 14 A student battered another student in O’Donnell Hall at 4:14 a.m., causing minor injuries to the student. MPD will be notified. A student acted in a disorderly
for extra protection though he considered it unnecessary. In addition, there is a liability issue with the roof location, should people ever decide to jump off. Schlappi said he technically cannot have undergraduates work with him, and graduate students only can after they are trained in risk management. In the future, Schlappi hopes to expand the rice research beyond the rooftop and integrate it onto campus. “It would be great if we could maybe have paddies on campus where it’s part of the landscape,” Schlappi said. “It would be educational too. So we’ll see about that.”
manner toward another student in O’Donnell Hall between 12 and 12:05 a.m. A person not affiliated with Marquette reported being struck by an unknown subject at 8:07 a.m. in the 800 block of W. Wisconsin Avenue. MPD was contacted. A student walking in the 2300 block of W. Wisconsin Avenue at 11:45 a.m. was approached by two unknown persons. One of the persons displayed a weapon and removed
campus survey, utility infrastructure, technology infrastructure, transportation and parking. Strigens called the master plan a year-long process and said they are in the information-gathering phase. The master plan committee is working with CannonDesign on interpreting data to determine where to act.
Events Calendar property from the student. The persons dropped the student’s property while fleeing the scene and the student recovered his property. MPD was contacted. The student was not injured.
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Thursday 16 Project Management Institute Breakfast, AMU 227, 7 to 8:30 a.m. Dance Inc. Bake Sale, Straz Business Hall, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Friday 17 National Society of Black Engineers: “End of Year” Banquet, Raynor Memorial, 7 to 9 p.m. Spring Jazz Band Concert, Varsity Theatre, 7 to 9 p.m.
Saturday 18 Dance Inc. Spring 2015 Showcase, Weasler Auditorium, 6 to 9 p.m.
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Love a Donor Day, Westowne Square, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Dance Inc. Spring 2015 Showcase, Weasler Auditorium, 12 to 3 p.m.
Muslim Student Association Peace March, AMU 163 and Wisconsin Avenue, 12 to 3 p.m.
Best Buddies Annual Showcase, Alumni Memorial Union, 1 to 3 p.m.
Laverne Cox: Ain’t I a Woman: My Journey to Womanhood, Varsity Theatre, 7 to 9 p.m. Will Religion Change the World?, Alumni Memorial Union, 7 to 9 p.m.
Wind Ensemble Concert, Varsity Theatre, 2 to 3:15 p.m.
Monday 20 Relay for Life 101, Cudahy Hall Room 001, 8 to 9 p.m.
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MU buys Butch’s Steakhouse Acquisition part of effort to expand east toward downtown By Julia Pagliarulo
julia.pagliarulo@marquette.edu
Marquette plans to tear down the newly acquired former Butch’s Steakhouse property on the east side of campus as part of the development of Marquette’s planned multipurpose athletic facility. “We have no plans to use the building in its current form,” University Spokesman Brian Dorrington said in a statement. “Earlier this year, we announced our plans to collaborate with the Milwaukee Bucks to construct a new multipurpose, co-curricular facility that supports elite-level intercollegiate and professional athletics, as well as academic research. The purchase of this new property is connected with these plans.” Butch’s Steakhouse was open for over 30 years until it closed Feb. 28. Former owner Butch Schettle plans to open a non-steakhouse restaurant in the Milwaukee area soon. Marquette purchased the one-acre property at 555 N. James Lovell St. for $690,000 as part of a continued effort to expand to the east. Earlier this year, the university spent $9 million on an 4.6-acre property at 8th and Michigan streets previously owned by the state. “The purchase of this property continues our long-term commitment to develop the east side of our campus, which connects us closer to downtown and our many partners in
Photo by Cassie Rogala/cassierogala@gmail.com
Butch’s Steakhouse closed Feb. 28 after 30 years of operation.
the region,” Dorrington said. Associate Vice President and University Architect Lora Strigens said this purchase creates more future flexibility and echoed Dorrington’s sentiment that it creates an increased opportunity for urban connections. She also said Marquette is exploring the use of the Butch’s Steakhouse property and the adjacent land at 8th and Michigan streets for the development of the facility. University President Michael Lovell announced the construction of this new athletic performance research facility in his first presidential address at the end of January. The building will have indoor playing fields for the lacrosse and soccer programs, an indoor track and an athletic performance research
facility. A combination of philanthropic gifts, corporate partnerships and research grants will cover the cost of the project. The project, in its planning stage, should break ground in the coming months. Construction will take an additional 18 to 24 months and two current buildings on the site will be demolished. “We hope that any development project that we embark upon at Marquette contributes positively to the overall experience for students, faculty and staff,” Strigens said. “New building projects provide an opportunity for us to express our identity and add to the vitality of our campus environment and the surrounding area.”
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Homeless: Three officers trained via MPD program
or no income is not a solution to a problem,” said Lt. Jeff Kranz, coordinator of the initiative. Instead of responding and asking panhandlers to vacate places on campus, which usually results in just moving down the street, officers would help put the person in contact with resources that could assist them. Specifically that means getting homeless people in touch with job training programs, health care services or something as simple as a service that helps them get ID cards. Kranz said as DPS moves toward becoming a law enforcement agency, it wanted to work on providing longerterm solutions as opposed to enforcement actions with homeless people. “We are not just moving the problem to another corner or punishing people for being homeless,” Kranz said. “The goal is to serve everyone equally and to assist, not enforce.” DPS was granted permission by University President Michael Lovell earlier this year to move forward with the commissioning of becoming a police force. The Milwaukee Police Department has a program like the
Homeless Outreach Team already in place, which is where DPS got the idea. Kranz said the entire Public Safety department will eventually be involved but only three have received the official training necessary from MPD for the program so far. “These three officers, one per shift, will be the primary point of contact and first responders to calls of this nature,” Kranz said. “Officers will also be able to use them as a resource if they come across related assignments.” DPS Chief Paul Mascari said he sees the team as the perfect opportunity to put Marquette’s guiding values to practice. “DPS has alJeff Kranz, ways had great DPS Lieutenant involvement in the community,” Mascari said. “As we move toward becoming a police department, I want to strengthen and formalize that involvement.” As the program continues to grow and develop, the plan down the line is to allow students and others outside of DPS to get involved. “I think the team will affect the entire Marquette University community,” Kranz said.
Writing tickets with monetary fines to a population that has little or no income is not a solution to a problem.”
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Spirit Shop sells well despite MUBB losing season Final Four teams see surge in sales for team branded merchandise By Carl Soder
Special to the Tribune
Marquette men’s basketball merchandise maintained steady sales despite the team’s losing season this school year. This year’s men’s basketball team missed the NCAA March Madness tournament and dropped to last place in the Big East conference with a 13-19 record. But that didn’t keep the team’s
licensed apparel sales from continued yearly success with the store’s most popular products due to a strong sports fan base and alumni support. “Post-season play adds additional excitement … but regardless of the team’s success, Marquette basketball product sales remained by far the strongest,” said Jim Graebert, senior director of Marquette merchandising and licensing. He said specific sales numbers was not released. Graebert said December’s holiday season consistently brings more customers, even with the large amount of fanfare that surrounds college basketball’s post-season. That fanfare sets
TV ratings that beat pro sports, like NBA and NHL, in playoff viewership. The spirit shop also has the support of good sales in Marquette soccer and lacrosse team merchandise, in addition to women’s apparel. “(If) we are talking (making the) Final Four — then all bets are off,” Graebert said when describing post-season sales trends. Teams that reach the NCAA Final Four see a large surge in demand for their branded items and limited commemorative memorabilia with the college’s name and logos. The University of Wisconsin-Madison received that sales boom quickly after winning the West region to secure a
Final Four spot coveted by fans and marketers alike. “We’ve been selling the Wisconsin shirt like hotcakes,” said Aliah Dorsey, a Bayshore Sports Authority sales associate. “The 2015 regional champion shirt sold out within literally three days.” The demand for Wisconsin apparel was intense during the Final Four, with seasoned fans and bandwagoners alike stocking up. Dorsey said a number of weeks have passed since customers have asked about Marquette apparel. Managers at Wauwatosa’s Dick’s Sporting Goods, where the Wisconsin merchandise greatly outnumbers Marquette items, saw similar trends at their stores.
Still, Dorsey acknowledged sales shift seasonally regardless of a team’s record. “If it would have been (Marquette), I think everyone would be jumping on the bandwagon to support,” Dorsey said. The spirit shop is used to these shifts and learned how to respond. “There are some swings in business each year based on a lot of factors from the economy, enrollment and even the weather,” Graebert said. “We are blessed with an amazing basketball tradition here at MU and are looking forward to great success in the future — we are ready to respond.”
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Center: Maintaining program top priority for College of Nursing than that of whites in Milwaukee. MNHC’s case manager, Heather Saucedo, explained that this gap is not caused by genes. Research suggests the danger is in a mother’s stress causing her to go into pre-term labor. “What (researchers) think it comes down to is racism,” Saucedo said. “That contributed to high levels of stress and high levels of stress … can trigger your body to go into pre-term labor. If these babies are born too early they can’t survive a lot of times.” The patient population at MNHC is vastly different from the people most Marquette nursing students work with during their rotations in a city hospital. Nicolette Mendoza, a senior in the College of Nursing, was one of the two students who did a rotation at the center last semester. “I definitely thought it was a
unique experience because the clinic primarily serves under-served women,” Mendoza said. “A lot of them are low-income. They don’t live in the best neighborhoods, they don’t have good support systems. It was eye-opening to see some of the conditions people live in and what they’re going through.” Mendoza, like the other students who chose to learn at the center, accompanied Saucedo to the homes of clients. She said she was able to visit neighborhoods that she would not have gone to otherwise and see the struggles that some community faces. Some of the houses she visited were rundown and crammed with people – a stark contrast, she said, to her own middle-income upbringing. These are the people Saucedo works with for hours almost
every day. She said it is sad that even some nursing students do not know MNHC exists. “It’s a totally different patient population here,” Saucedo said. “A lot of times they’re late. Sometimes it’s no shows, canceled appointments because they just have a lot of life crises going on. That helps (students) have a little bit of compassion.” The center continues dealing with challenges, including funding, gaining more patients and attracting more students. Still, the work of the small staff has helped MNHC reach a pre-term birth rate of 3.75 percent, compared to 12 percent, nationally. A new crowdfunding effort is working to reach $250,000 by June 30 and Petrie said maintaining the center is a top priority for the college. MNHC CNM Service Director Kathlyn Albert also wants more
students to have the opportunity to time with the nurses and midwives. gain experience there. The work is aimed at helping moth“Part of the problem is space,” ers stay healthy and get every reAlbert said. “But I source they need think we can do betto take care of ter to help students their children get even a one or and themselves. two day experi“We all live ence. It’s a work in here in this comprogress.” munity,” said Working at the Saucedo. “If you clinic gives stulive in a commudents more than just nity, you should nursing experience, be at least someAlbert explained. what engaged The work can even in your cominvolve helping munity. Even Heather Saucedo, if you’re just clients find jobs, Case manager for Marquette here for a short get their electricNeighborhood Health Center time, like Marity turned back on or get their baby’s birth certificate. quette students, you do want Much of the work is one-on-one to live in a healthy community. with patients and the center prides We’re all a part of it.” itself on giving clients plenty of
Even if you’re just here for a short time, like Marquette students, you do want to live in a healthy community.We’re all a part of it.”
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MU theatre musical explores pros and cons of relationships By Eva Schons Rodrigues
eva.schonsrodrigues@marquette.edu
Marquette Theatre explores the fear of commitment in “Company.” The musical premiered at the Helfaer Theatre April 9 and performances will continue until April 19. “Company” revolves around a New York City bachelor, Robert, on his 35th birthday, as he contemplates the pros and cons of a committed relationship with ten of his married friends and
three girlfriends. “Company” is a musical comedy written by Stephen Sondheim in 1970, originally based on a book by George Furth with the same title. The original production won six Tony Awards. The Marquette Theatre’s reenacting of “Company” is in part directed by Niffer Clarke and performed by several student actors, including Anna Otto. Otto is a sophomore in the College of Communication. She plays Kathy, one of Robert’s girlfriends. As a Theatre Arts major, Otto is required to audition for all the main-stage shows. “Everyone spent a lot of time preparing for the auditions, and
Photo courtesy of Anna Otto
“Company” follows bachelor Robert as he contemplates relationships.
Photo courtesy of Anna Otto
Marquette Theatre’s production of “Company” runs from April 9 to April 19 at the Helfaer Theatre on campus.
it was a really exciting process,” Otto said. “I love musicals, so I feel really lucky to be having this experience and would not trade it for anything.” Throughout the rehearsal process, the cast tried an approach where actors would be called in to perform at different times in the evening. This approach is intended to make sure everyone in the cast could work with a different director, at different times. “I found that this was really efficient and really helped with the rehearsal process,” Otto said. “This helped me to really become confident in my choices and learning everything that the directors wanted me to. “
The show also allows students a higher level of flexibility. “I have loved learning about my character, Kathy, and developing her back story and relationship to Robert,” Otto said. This flexibility promoted a rather unique essence to Marquette Theatre’s performance. “It’s also been really fun seeing how everyone developed their character and seeing how that plays out in the show,” Otto said. The show is not only comedy. According to Otto, there are also some parts that are “genuinely very sad and some parts that really just warm your heart.” Otto further encourages everyone to watch the show,
saying it is a great performance. “The show is really fun, with a lot of awesome scenes and dance numbers! The last song is a showstopper, Peter (Robert) really nails it.” Performances of “Company” will continue at the Helfaer Theatre until Sunday, April 19. Tonight, Friday and Saturday, performances are at 7:30 p.m., and on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. The cost of tickets ranges from $20 for the general public to $10 for Marquette students. Tickets can be purchased online at(http://www.showclix.com/ events/marquettetheatre) or by calling the Helfaer Theatre at 414- 288-7504.
Anodyne coffee viable alternative to usual options Shop hosts live music, holds own small batch roasting facility inside By Caroline Horswill
caroline.horswill@marquette.edu
Growing up, the closest coffee shop to my house was on a busy corner in the middle of the town. Every day, I saw my dad with a white cupped, green-labeled coffee and it was explicitly clear to me the necessity of it. Everyone’s reason for drinking coffee is different, whether you drink it for the caffeine, as an incentive when studying or simply to get together and spend time with a friend. Living in Milwaukee, I’ve developed an appreciation and preference for local coffee shops. Milwaukee has plenty of established, local coffee shops you can choose from, including, Colectivo Coffee Roasters, Stone Creek Coffee and Rochambo Coffee & Tea House. One local coffee shop rising in popularity in Milwaukee is Anodyne Coffee Roasting Co. Whatever your reason for drinking coffee, you should put Anodyne at the top of your list of coffee shops to check out.
Photo by Caroline Horswill/caroline.horswill@marquette
Anodyne Coffee Roasting started in 1999 as a small batch roaster, moving around several times since then.
Anodyne Coffee Roasting Company started in 1999 as a small batch roaster. Their business has moved around a few times in the greater Milwaukee area, but their latest move in 2014 proved successful. Located in Walker’s Point, a 17minute bus ride away from campus, Anodyne looks more like an industrial warehouse from the outside.
While it is a roasting warehouse, it is also a café and concert venue. The rustic wood floors stretch across the warehouse and are met by creamy brick walls. The tabletops are carved from trees and make for a cozy study spot. The only complaint I have is that the chairs are not very comfortable, but sometimes I think that works in my favor to stay fo-
cused on my work rather than sit back and relax. Daily, there are a variety of coffees, teas and specialty drinks to choose from. I’m particular to the Dirty Chai, but the specialty drinks are equally worth trying, such as the Frosty (mint and mocha), Turtle (caramel and mocha), My Buddy (almond, vanilla cappuccino) or the
Honey Bee (vanilla, honey latte). Soups, quiches and baked goods are available for purchase as well. The ordering counter happens to be a 40-foot bar and, while coffee is the specialty, sodas, beers and hard ciders are also available for purchase. As mentioned, Anodyne hosts concerts in its venue and has a decent-sized stage in one corner of the building. If you like live music and new bands, these concerts are worth attending with a drink. The concert prices range from $8-$10 and can be found on Anodyne’s Facebook page. Anodyne changes the common thought of a coffee shop on a busy corner through the creation of a roasting warehouse and café. It’s as though the creation of this environment was done purposefully so, to reflect the intention that goes into creating the roasts. Dramatically speaking, intention is everything. It is clear Anodyne Coffee Roasting Co. is in tune with this mantra, as it works to roast coffee for caffeine fanatics. Equally, the environment is inviting to those on a mission to do their work or simply relax and enjoy the company of another. Whether you are there to study or socialize, Anodyne does not disappoint.
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Netflix reimagines Daredevil franchise for television Series revolves around three other yet-to-bebroadcasted shows By Lily Stanicek
lily.stanicek@marquette.edu
Now, I know Netflix has graced us all with the remarkable ability to binge-watch the entirety of its newly released shows the minute they come out. I would never discourage anyone from watching 13 hours of TV in one sitting, but there’s something to be said for taking a little bit of time to watch, absorb, wait and then watch some more. In any case, I’m using this out-of-the-box, brand new concept of a slightly slowed down viewing schedule with Netflix’s new show, “Daredevil.” First up, a review of the first seven episodes of the show. Netflix is taking a different approach with “Daredevil” and the four other Marvel series it ordered. “Daredevil” and the three other shows revolving around Jessica Jones, Iron Fist and Luke Cage are going to be working as lead-ins to the team-up TV miniseries event, “The Defenders.”At this point, anything Marvel is almost a sure thing, so businesswise it doesn’t seem like much of a risk for Netflix. Regardless, ordering five series, sight unseen, is nearly unheard of in the TV world. With Marvel’s two other series, “Agents of Shield” and “Agent Carter”, existing on a broadcast network, I was excited to see what Marvel could do on a platform like Netflix, which has fewer restrictions with content and storytelling. “Daredevil” certainly pushes past even what the movies tackle. So far the show is dark, gritty and full of blood, gore and dismembered limbs. It’s not for the fainthearted and I expect this to continue if not become more graphic as the show continues. Most
importantly, it is an extremely engaging retelling of Matt Murdock’s story and his journey becoming “The Man Without Fear.” Thanks to the much maligned 2003 movie starring Ben Affleck, the Daredevil origin is pretty ubiquitous. What this show does, thankfully, is show the car crash that blinds young Matt and then jumps right into the meat of the story. When we see Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox) in the present day, he is a young lawyer, smart and competent but without a lot of clients or street credit. Then, we see him in the streets paralleling his legal pursuits. First taking out a human trafficking operation, black mask covering the top of his face, no sign of red. He is already extremely technically skilled in fighting and able to take out five men on his own. But, as the episodes go on, there’s the sense that, although he has a goal and strong morals, he’s not sure exactly how to be a hero. It’s something I’m assuming he will learn as the show moves towards its close. As I was watching, it felt like I was viewing a prestige drama about a real hero, rather than an anti-hero. There’s this prevailing myth that for shows to be hard drama, there must be some kind of moral dissonance between the audience and the main character, as if tension is what gives the storytelling possibilities their juice. We know that Walter White, Frank Underwood, Dexter, or even Don Draper and Rust Cohle are doing terrible, immoral things, but we keep watching, enthralled by their blatant traipsing over ethical lines. What’s interesting here is there’s a lot of talk by Claire (Rosario Dawson) and Fisk (Vincent D’Onofrio) about how Matt is straying dangerously close to “becoming what he’s fighting against.” This proves to be pretty common superhero trope. However, in the context of this show that is modeling itself, both content-wise and stylistically, after
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Daredevil explores the idea of being a superhero and handling the moral and ethical dilemmas they may face.
these anti-hero prestige dramas, the idea that we are watching a man struggle (and possibly succeed?) to hold onto the moral and ethical values easily tossed away by other characters is extremely interesting. This idea is one of the reasons I love superhero stories. They give us a solid ground against the inexplicable and unimaginable evil in the world. Sure, it’s not realistic and there are real people who are not super-powered or super-rich fighting in real life. There are also “evils” that can’t be punched away. However, as a story intended to be shared and spread, it’s a compelling and ultimately optimistic, ideal to live up to. So far, Matt is ruthless, but not needlessly malicious. He is determined, but not to the point where he’d do anything to get what he wants, and he’s caring and empathetic. It’s a nice balance between the devil in Matt and his desire to ultimately do good in his city. Aside from the thematic elements, though, the show is highly entertaining purely from a visual and plot standpoint. The fight scenes are beautifully shot, using the “Arrow” method of shooting
in the dark while still being able to see every detail of the choreography. So far the fight scenes are not overwhelming, as the show balances exposition, dialogue and action nicely. My primary critique of the show, similar to many other superhero programs (also with prestige dramas and really all shows in general), is its treatment of the women characters. Sometimes with shows like this that focus on one male main character, the women get cast as the fill-ins— characters that are tangentially important to the story as long as they have a direct relationship with the main character and without any real agency to direct the plot. “Daredevil” begins with Karen Page’s (Deborah Ann Woll) prosecution and attempted murder, and so far, has used women being in positions subordinate to men for almost every moment of tension, victimization and violence shown on the show. To put it simply, I just want more from this show. Marvel should know at this point that a very large group of its fan base are women. And having Karen just be the voice of
worry or someone for Foggy (Elden Henson) to flirt with, or having Claire be the token love interest who bandages Matt’s wounds while looking sultrily at him is unacceptable. I can’t imagine the rest of the show improving on this, but it is disappointing that such a well done show in other respects falls flat in this area. While I recognize these problematic elements, “Daredevil”, in many respects, is a great model of how the superhero narrative can be molded to this darker, more boundary-pushing storytelling mode that services like Netflix allow, while still holding on to the core superhero themes that we see in the more family-friendly blockbusters. Despite my reservations, I’m really enjoying seeing all the places the show has taken Matt so far, both dark and light. One last suggestion: try taking a stroll through this show instead of a gallop. I’m going to take my own advice and leisurely walk through the rest of the season. Keep an eye out for my final full-season review and if you’ve already finished the season, no spoilers!
Student finds expression through fashion blog Site provides lifestyle tips, love life advice, covers various topics By James Price
james.price@marquette.edu
Photo courtesy of Catherine Yates
Erin Yates uses her website to express both her fashion sense and lifestyle.
For some, fashion can be simple and uninteresting, but for other people it is a lifestyle, something that defines them and, most importantly, gives them a sense of identity. For Catherine “Erin” Yates, a senior in the College of Business Administration from Denver, looking at both fashion and lifestyle are two ways she is able to express herself through her blog, LivingMe, and where she gets the chance to stray away from the rigors of school and attain a sense of calm and happiness. Yates’ lifestyle blog covers a wide range of topics, from doit-yourself projects at her apartment to Easter Sunday with her friends. Her blog has become pretty successful, amassing more than 6,000 followers on her Instagram account showcasing her life, fashion apparel
and knowledge about interior design and relationships. Her blog allows you to read posts under the category’s section and to learn more about her journey in the ‘about me’ section. You can also leave comments on her blog posts and reach out to her by filling out a form on her contact page. Yates’ website has visuals for nearly every blog post and page, a nice addition to the longer stories she writes. “I originally started my fashion and lifestyle blog for my friends and family that live across the country,” Yates said. Now, Yates tries to update her followers about three to five times a week, which can be difficult during the school year with a rigorous course load. Although Yates’ blog discusses various topics, one section receives more views and likes than the others — fashion. “Although it is not just a fashion blog, the fashion section is definitely the most popular,” Yates said. “Since I was little, I have been passionate about fashion.” Fashion is one of the easiest ways to express yourself and Yates gives her followers tips
on what to wear during the cold winters in Milwaukee, patterns and stripes that are trending in the fashion world and other ways to showcase items like tutus and long dresses. With blogs, Yates said trying to make content pertinent to an audience is a must to help people stay engaged and interested in a certain topic. Trying to find a way to connect with her followers, specifically college-aged students, is a challenge, one that has gone pretty well throughout her college experience. “It really means something different to everyone, and that’s what I love about it,” Yates said. “I’m not doing this for one primary purpose of wanting someone to get something from it. I’m putting it all out there for people to read, love and take what they need.” Yates added one of her favorite things to do is tell stories, which is why it is fun for her to write the lifestyle and love posts on the site. Her blog can viewed at livingme.com and can be followed on Instagram and Twitter at @livingmeblog.
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International athletic fund misses point of study abroad You must be this tall to qualify for abroad scholarships
Illustration by Amy Elliot-Meisel/amy.elliot-meisel@marquette.edu
Our view: While all students should have the choice to study abroad, crowdfunding programs may finance opportunities, but may not deliver the abroad experience. When deciding to study abroad, students face the financial burden of travel, housing and food on top of the normal tuition price. Marquette, unlike many other schools its size and other Jesuit universities, does not offer scholarships specifically designated for study abroad. However, student athletes, who in most cases, wouldn’t have the availability in their schedules to study abroad for a semester, are going to get that scholarship opportunity, except with not as many benefits. A crowdfunding campaign through the Blue and Gold Fund announced an international travel fundraiser for student athletes to travel abroad to play their respective sports for short-term trips. Marquette’s Athletic Department paired with an advertising and public relations class in the College of Communication to promote the travel fund. The ADPR 4953 seminar class requires teams of two or three students to create and implement a social media strategy for nine different media projects. Tim Cigelske, who teaches the advertising and public relations class, said the funds are specifically designated to help alleviate travel costs. Crowdfunding has also been used to provide funds for various academic trips, such as engineering robotics students competing in Brazil, Engineers Without Borders and the Human Powered Nebulizer. However, these trips are academic or for applying learned skills to a project taken abroad. In the case of athletic trips, no education skills are being applied, making these trips seem
like nothing more than tourism to promote the athletic department brand. Athletes abroad only play their respective sport and briefly check out the new environment. When the women’s basketball team traveled to France and Italy for 10 days last summer, they played four games and visited historical sites, according to the program’s fundraising page. A 10-day trip to two Western European countries with a group of close friends and adult supervisors does not provide the athlete enough time to learn about or immerse themselves in a new culture much less understand the customs. Additionally, the athletes do not take any classes about the countries they are visiting before leaving or class while they are abroad. The fund raised $235 on the first day of fundraising and has not been contributed to in the last five days. This is a mere nine percent of the overall goal amount of $2,500 with 15 days of fundraising left. In August, the men’s basketball team will take a trip similar to the one women’s basketball team took to France and Italy last summer. The trip has been planned and will go forward regardless of if the fundraising goal is met or not. The fund’s description details that it is for all sports teams yet only men’s and women’s basketball have gone on or planned an international trip. Student athletes should be given the opportunity to study abroad, but this doesn’t suffice that goal. The benefits of studying abroad are to experience and immerse oneself in a new culture and to take classes that are not offered at Marquette. These athletic trips do not provide the same benefits as academic trips, making their purposes a little unclear and the lack of study abroad scholarships even more confusing.
Thursday, April 16, 2015
A fixed intelligence state mentality limits success Caroline Paul Columnist
True or false: You are born with as much intelligence as you are ever going to have. True or false: You are born with the capacity to increase your intelligence and develop it throughout your life. Both are true. Just not at the same time, depending on how you view your own intelligence. And there are two ways of doing that: with a fixed mental state or a growth mental state. People with fixed intelligence mentalities operate on the principle that you are born with as much intelligence as you are ever going to have. Those with growth intelligence mentalities believe they have the capacity to expand their intelligence if they work at it. These are the things I learned from hearing Ryan Bisel speak at this year’s Corporate Communications Summit. He discussed the difference between fixed and growth mentalities as it related to employee engagement. The talk made me wonder if people who shunt aside their dreams perhaps do so because they have fixed mental states and following your dream often involves setbacks and hard work. If you are born with as much intelligence you are ever going to be able to demonstrate, you will fiercely protect that intelligence. You will ensure no one ever sees you as less intelligent than you believe you are. In short, you will avoid circumstances in which you could fail, because failure might make you look like you are not as smart as you know yourself to be. If you have ever been told that you were good at something because you were “so smart,” then that’s working toward the formation of a fixed mentality. It might have happened more frequently when you were a little kid, but it probably still happens now that you’re older. On the other hand, if you can always expand the amount of intelligence you have, failure is just an opportunity to
grow. Failure is not a sign to give up because you have no natural aptitude. Failure is a sign to try harder and learn from your mistakes. So, as a generation lauded for our every achievement and not necessarily the work we have actually done, we might be set up for thinking that our intelligence is finite. Especially when you think about how often we’re told to follow our dreams. Because what if your dream is something you are not necessarily good at right away? If you have a fixed mental state and run into an obstacle in doing what you love, you might just give up and find something else to love. Sometimes, it is easier to find something new to want than it is to put in the effort to get what you wanted in the first place. But we shouldn’t give up so quickly. If you genuinely hate something and do not want to do it, then don’t. Selfdetermined inadequacy might not always be a good excuse for giving up on something, though. It is easy enough to shift from a fixed to a growth mental state. Just be aware of the difference, and make a conscious effort to think with a growth mentality. But think about tasks or hobbies you have given up on. You might have thought that you just were not suited for those activities and that your time could be better spent with what you were “good at.” This may be true, but it is also true that most doctors did not get to be doctors because they had a natural gift for using a stethoscope or because they were just smart naturally. Certainly, natural intelligence and talent are part of the equation, but it all boils down to whether or not they put in the effort. So, if you’re struggling to follow your dream because it’s harder than you thought it would be, it’s not impossible. You just have to know that you don’t have to be naturally talented to become good at something. Caroline Paul is a senior studying corporate communications and Spanish. Email her with comments and pie recipes at caroline.paul@marquette.edu.
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Still a long way to go before election politics matter Elena Fransen
Columnist
There are 19 months left until the big day and the field of presidential candidates is starting to heat up. Four possible candidates confirmed their intention to run which gives people something to either cheer or groan about. For some, this is a great time to get involved in the political process by supporting a particular person while other Americans may consider moving to Canada just to get away from the impending muckraking and mudslinging. Presidential campaigns and the efforts leading up to the election seem to take over politics and not always in the best way. While election season gives ample fodder to media outlets and shows like Saturday Night Live, it also gets hung up on what could be in the future, and not necessarily what is happening in the now. This obsession with future plans and actions transpires every election cycle and prompts presidential hopefuls to be forward thinking. In this cycle, however, there will likely be even more of an obsession with the past as the probable field boasts former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and the brother of a former president, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush. Both have seen their fair share of dramas resulting in public derision, of late news that Bush registered in 2009 to vote as Hispanic and the great personal email debacle for Clinton. Most recently, Clinton bought a burrito bowl and no one noticed. All right, so this last one was not very dramatic but if this is all newspapers can write about, it’s too early to get caught up in a still-developing field. There’s definitely some new blood in the hunt, which could be what the American public wants. Someone without a big history has its benefits yet there are drawbacks with newbies vying for the leader of the free world position. The thing is, we have the next year or so to debate the issues and the likely non-issues. People will con-
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Hillary Clinton and Marco Rubio are the newest prospective presidential candidates for 2016, joining Ted Cruz and Rand Paul.
tinue to drop in while others drop out. That is just the natural, confusing and unpredictable course of things. Being dead set on any one candidate or caught up in the mundane buildup to the primaries is comparable to that ever-familiar feeling of senioritis not restricted to just seniors. It’s like getting super caught up with graduation plans when you haven’t gotten past first semester midterms and feeling a resistance to anything work-related. You could feel like you have everything set up come May 18, but things shift so quickly and there is still a lot to do before you can
really be done. By the end of it all, you just want to quit and don’t really care about the outcome – not what we want regarding the election of the next president. Sure, campaigns will try to barrel through the next year or so but that takes one out of the present. Things do and will change, especially with so many possible candidates and debates to be had in the ever-changing now. The future will be here before you know it, and that by itself is a daunting prospect. For now, let’s try to temper ourselves when it comes to the far-off elections
and not take what happens now too seriously. Sure, maybe take a shot every time Benghazi is brought up in an interview with Clinton or when the relative newbies make themselves seem ridiculous but understand that it’s just the start. With 19 months until the presidential election and just five weeks until graduation, we still have a long way to go. Elena Fransen is a senior studying history, philosophy and women's and gender studies. Email Elena with comments or suggestions at elena.fransen@ marquette.edu.
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Thursday, April 16, 2015
Lax faces Blue Devils
MU loses 6th straight to Big East foe Vandy By Hank Greening
henry.w.greening@marquette.edu
Photo by Alicia Mojica
Redshirt junior Liam Byrnes and the Golden Eagles will look to score a signature victory when they host powerful Duke at Hart Park Saturday afternoon.
Golden Eagles face crucial game against top-ranked Duke By Jack Goods
jack.goods@marquette.edu
Myles Jones, Justin Guterding, Deemer Class, Jack Bruckner, Chad Cohan and Case Matheis are some of the names that will be branded into members of the No. 15/15 Marquette men’s lacrosse team’s heads this week. The Golden Eagles host No. 6/6 Duke Saturday, a team that has compiled more weapons than an armory. How to shut down one of the country’s most high-powered offenses is a question coach Joe Amplo has asked himself all week. “I don’t know,” Amplo said. “They’re a great team. One of the best coached teams in the country. Their staff does an unbelievable job preparing them…They’re an
explosive team. They are athletic on the defense. Their goalie had his best game (last weekend). They’ve always been a problem for us at the faceoff X. It is going to be a giant challenge.” Although the game won’t affect the Golden Eagles in the Big East standings, the team understands they’ll likely need to beat either Duke or Denver if they hope to earn an at-large bid. “We put ourselves in a position where these games become more meaningful than they usually have,” redshirt senior, B.J. Grill, said. “We put ourselves in a position to give us that opportunity to even go further.” Duke has understandably been a tough matchup for Marquette in the first two matchups. The Golden Eagles fell 19-3 in their inaugural season and 20-9 last season. However, the team believes for the first time they have a roster that can go toe-to-toe with the Blue Devils. “We feel like if we put to-
gether 60 minutes of really good lacrosse that we will win this game,” Grill said. The Golden Eagles are coming off a victory against Providence, in which nine different players found the back of the net. If Marquette plans to win this week, they likely will need the same level of distribution. “It’s not just a one-man show,” junior Conor Gately said. “In order to beat a team like Duke you’re not going to have that option. Everyone has to step up and play their best.” The Blue Devils have four losses on the season, which is more of a testament to the high level of play in the ACC than it is of Duke’s talent. Every loss is to a team ranked in the top 10. They are coming off an impressive win against No. 10/9 Virginia. Jones, Duke’s leading scorer, will be a tough matchup for Marquette. The 6-foot-4 midfielder ranks 10th in Division I lacrosse in goals and points.
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It should be a nice scene at Hart Park this weekend, as Duke is always a team that draws a crowd. More than 4,000 attended the game between the two teams two years ago, this week’s game likely will see an even bigger number. The top20 matchup will be aired nationally on CBS Sports Network. “When you decide you’re going to play college lacrosse somewhere you want the opportunity to compete against the best teams in the country, with a huge crowd, with a spotlight on you and on national television,” Grill said. “We want our day after Duke to be one of the best days of our lives.” Faceoff is set for 1 p.m. from Hart Park in Wauwatosa. The two sides will be raising money for the HEADStrong Foundation, which is dedicated to helping those with cancer. The two sides will be wearing lime green shoelaces and chin straps and will also be raising funds for the foundation.
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The Marquette women’s lacrosse team faced an 8-2 deficit at the half to come within two of Vanderbilt, but couldn’t complete the comeback, losing 11-9. The Golden Eagles were led in scoring by junior midfielder Hayley Baas with three goals and also had strong contributions from points leader Claire Costanza and freshman midfielder Allison Lane, each with two goals. Marquette (4-11, 0-5) outshot the Commodores, 29-19, including an 18-shot second half barrage. “I’m really proud of our team. We fight so hard and never give up and I think that showed today,” Marquette head coach Meredith Black told GoMarquette. com. “We showed what we were capable of after going down six and bringing it within two. We have to put it together for 60 minutes, which is our challenge right now.” Only 16 of those 29 shots were on net, however, and the Golden Eagles were beat in the draw controls, 14-8. “We have to continue to work on draws and our shooting percentage,” Black said. “Those are the two areas that have plagued us all year. We had the opportunities and finding the net has been something we will continue to work on. As for the draw, we can’t give them the possessions. Without those, they wouldn’t have scored as many goals.” The game started with a bang, as Vanderbilt (7-8, 4-2) got a goal just 20 seconds into game, off the hands of Alexa Kunowsky. The game hit a standstill for the next 9:30, until Baas scored her first of the game and tied the game at 1. Just 30 seconds later, the Commodores responded, taking a 2-1 lead and embarking on a 7-1 run to end the half. Vanderbilt had 12 shots on net in the half and all but three were on net. Marquette on the other hand only had five shots on net out of the 11 attempted. But Marquette did not go quietly. The Golden Eagles scored nine minutes into the second half on Lane’s first goal of the game and trailed by five, 8-3. After a Vanderbilt goal shortly after, Marquette scored two more, trailing 9-5 and slowly chipping away at the deficit. The problem was that for every Golden Eagle goal, Vanderbilt responded. After trading goals, the Commodores led 11-6 with 8:27 to go. Marquette picked up the offense from there and scored three unanswered, trailing 11-9 with 1:21 to go. But there just wasn’t enough time for Black’s squad to complete the comeback and the Golden Eagles took their sixth straight loss, 11-9. Marquette will try to end the losing streak Saturday at 5 p.m. with a rare home game at Hart Park against Georgetown (5-9, 4-1), who has won three straight.
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Golf finishes season in Iowa Golden Eagles look to build off impressive showing in California
Columnist
sterling.silver@marquette.edu
Photo by Maggie Bean/Marquette Images
Zach Gaugert will look for another good outing at the Hawkeye Invite.
under pressure and in adverse situations,” Sanchez said. “Also, this event reminded us the importance of managing missed and off days.” Cloete echoed a similar sentiment. “It’s another opportunity for us to go out and put the preparation to work in a pressure situation,” Clote said. “Because when it comes down to that final Sunday at the Big East, we want to know exactly what we can count on when we really need it, and nothing prepares you better than putting ourselves in those tough situations.” After the tournament, Marquette will get ready for the Big East Tournament at the
Callawassie Island Golf Club in Callawassie Island, S.C. On the same course, Marquette finished in 2nd place last season led by Cloete’s 5-over par. Cloete feels the team has a lot of confidence coming down the last stretch of the season. “You know, as a golfer, it’s difficult to be kept indoors all day for practices, what with the winter and all, but these guys take it in their strides like champs,” Clote said. “We know that every day we’ve been out there, we’ve gotten a little better. We added to our foundation brick by brick and so now comes the money-end of the season. The house is built and were ready for the finish.”
Tennis finishes regular season Men face Wright St. and DePaul, women welcome Seton Hall By Jacob Born
jacob.born@marquette.edu
The Marquette men’s and women’s tennis teams close out the regular season with a pair of Friday and Sunday home matches. The men’s team faces off against Wright State and DePaul University, while the women’s team welcomes conference foes DePaul and Seton Hall University. Marquette’s men’s tennis (10-9) heads into the final weekend winning four of its last five matches and welcomed back senior Cameron Tehrani from a concussion. Tehrani aims to build off last weekend, which was the first time he played in nearly two months, where he won a doubles and singles match. Friday’s match comes against a slumping Wright State (1017) that lost four of its last five matches. Its most recent loss came against No. 11 Ohio State, where the Raiders were swept by the Buckeyes. Wright State recently played Cleveland State and Youngstown State, Marquette’s opponents from the previous weekend. The Raiders fell 2-5 to Cleveland State and
Class of 2015 should not carry unrealistic burden Jacob Born
By Sterling Silver
Marquette men’s golf will cap off its regular season slate of events with the Hawkeye Invitational this weekend, hosted by the University of Iowa. The trip to Iowa City will be the team’s last chance to prepare before the Big East Tournament begins April 26. “During last week’s tournament, we showed real signs of hitting our stride,” senior Nick Nelson said. “ I think we all saw our strengths at some point, and those strengths are what we need to build upon these next few weeks.” Last season’s appearance in the Hawkeye Invitational was fairly positive for the Golden Eagles. In the 12-team tournament, Marquette finished in 5th place with a team score of 28over par. As a group, no player finished worse than 40th in the 65-player field. Junior Pat Sanchez led the way with a 5-over par finish, tied for the 16th best score overall. Seniors Brandon Cloete and Nick Nelson and junior Zach Gaugert all finished with total scores 8-over par to 10-over par. Nelson also finished with the best individual round with a 3-under par, a 69 the second round. Sanchez said he believes last weekend’s tournament helped work out some kinks in the return trip to Iowa City. “El Marcero Classic was great preparation for this weekend and for the Big East Championship given that we’ve become more and more comfortable
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1-6 to Youngstown State. The Golden Eagles beat Youngstown State 6-1, but fell to Cleveland State 3-4. Marquette should find its way back into the win column against Wright State, which provides great tune-up potential for its regular season finale against DePaul. However, the Golden Eagles need to be wary of the trap game, as Wright State could give the men some trouble. Sunday marks the last home game for seniors Tehrani and Vukasin Teofanovic as Marquette celebrates Senior Day against the Blue Demons (11-9). The previous meeting against DePaul was in last season’s Big East semifinals, where the Blue Demons won a narrowing 4-3 match. The Golden Eagles will need a complete game from all six spots and can greatly benefit from momentum in the doubles point and playing the match on its home court. Senior Day should give the team an added boost and solid play from the younger players could be enough to close the season out with a win and bring momentum into the Big East Championships. The women’s team (10-9) will have its hands full when DePaul (16-4) heads to Milwaukee for Friday’s home match. The Blue Demons have only lost two matches since Jan. 30, accumulating winning streaks of eight
and five games, respectively. During that stretch, DePaul has beaten No. 33 Long Beach State and No. 52 College of William & Mary. The two losses were against No. 8 University of Alabama and Marshall University. DePaul is the best team in the Big East and be a big test for Marquette for the final weekend before heading to the Big East championships. The Golden Eagles will need solid play up and down the lineup for the team to be competitive and have a chance at stealing a victory. The season concludes against Seton Hall, which will be Senior Day for Ali Dawson, Vanessa Foltinger and Ana Pimienta. The three will face a Seton Hall team getting hot at the right time. Despite being 7-9 overall, the Pirates have won four of its last six games. Conversely, the Golden Eagles have lost seven of its last nine. Marquette has been outstanding at home, though, posting a 7-0 record at the Helfaer Center. With that type of home court advantage, the Golden Eagles should be able to head into the conference tournament with a winning record and a victory against a hot opponent. The men’s team plays Wright State Friday at 6 p.m. and DePaul Sunday at 2 p.m. The women’s team faces off against DePaul Friday 3 p.m. and Seton Hall Sunday 9 a.m.
Marquette men’s basketball fans had the same mantra throughout the 2014-15 season: “Just wait until next season.” It started when Wally Ellenson transferred to Marquette for both track and men’s basketball. It gave Marquette a much stronger bid to land the No. 4 high school recruit, Henry Ellenson, Wally’s younger brother, which coach Steve Wojciechowksi did. That followed Marquette landing Matt Heldt and Haanif Cheatham, consensus top-100 recruits. Marquette did lose Nick Noskowiak, who originally signed under former head coach Buzz Williams, but that was more due to his own personal circumstances. Wojciechowski completed his consensus top-1o recruiting class Wednesday when Sacar Anim from DeLaSalle High School in Minnesota and Traci Carter from Life Center Academy in New Jersey signed their respective National Letter of Intents to play for Marquette next season. The incoming freshman class is one of the best Marquette has seen in years. Fans, after a disappointing 13-19 record in Wojciechowski’s first season, are extremely excited to be back in the conversation of being a March Madness team. But even with all the excitement, Marquette basketball fans need to be careful of the expectations they place on these incoming freshmen, Henry Ellenson included. Henry Ellenson is regarded as the best recruit to come to Marquette since Dwyane Wade, causing some fans to wonder if he will be a one-and-done. Ellenson should be good, no questions about it. But expecting him to play like a one-and-done is ridiculous. Most one-and-dones are surrounded by players that also could make it in the NBA, which Marquette will not have next season. No, it’s not ridiculous to expect Ellenson to average more
than 10 points next season and be close to a double-double average. But asking him to play like someone who could go high in the first round before he’s even stepped on the Marquette court is too much for a freshman. The same goes for the rest of the class. While a top-10 recruiting class is absolutely nothing to scoff at, these players will not turn Marquette into a national powerhouse overnight. Wojciechowski will have his work cut out for him, fitting all five players into a system that works, while also not burning the freshmen out too early. Veterans Duane Wilson and Luke Fischer will need to continue to get better and be the go-to players in the offense. Sandy Cohen III needs to continue to bulk up and work on his shooting for his sophomore season. Jajuan Johnson needs to work on his defense and get more consistent in his outside shooting. A major question is experience for the Golden Eagle squad, which currently doesn’t have a senior on the roster. Asking every player to play a year older than they are is not how basketball teams win games. Sure, other players are more mature in their game than others, but the incoming freshmen are going to make rookie mistakes. Their game is going to be rough and raw when the season starts. The trick will be Wojciechowski refining the skills they already have and continuing to teach them how to play collegiate basketball. Wojciechowski has done a phenomenal job filling Marquette’s men’s basketball scholarships with quality players who know how to win. Bringing in a top-10 recruiting class is fantastic for the future of the program. But fans cannot place too high of expectations on the team and then get mad if they aren’t met. Building a championship team is a long process. Fans need to just enjoy the ride and watch the freshmen grow into a national powerhouse rather than expect it on day one. Jacob Born is from Saint Louis, Mo. studying journalism with a minor in marketing. Email him with comments at jacob.born@marquette.edu.
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Anim, Carter officially sign Late signees join Heldt, Cheatham and Ellenson in 2015 class By Matt Bartbato
matthew.barbato@marquette.edu
Coach Steve Wojciechowski officially rounded out his inaugural recruiting class as shooting guard Sacar Anim and point guard Traci Carter signed their national letters of intent Wednesday, the first day of the spring signing period. Anim enters Marquette rated as a four and three-star prospect by various recruiting sites. He was rated as one of the top players in the state of Minnesota this season and was named the state’s top player by the Associated Press en route to his fourth state title with DeLaSalle High School. The 6-foot-5, 190 pound guard verbally committed to Marquette Feb. 23. Wojciechowski mentioned Anim’s winning pedigree as a major asset at his Wednesday press conference. “He’s kind of a jack of all trades and a winner,” Wojciechowski said. “He played for one of the very best high school coaches in the United States in Dave Thorson at DeLaSalle. To add him gives us versatility, it gives us some depth.
“I think Sacar is a guy who’s played on winning teams and he’s done basically whatever has been asked of him. Winning is a difficult thing to teach and when guys are exposed to winning environments and cultures before they get to college, I think it gives them a head start.” Anim is a slasher on the offensive end and resembles current Golden Eagle Jajuan Johnson, who is the same height and about 10 pounds heavier than Anim. Defensively, Anim is a highenergy defender with the length to cover taller players. His skill set may be more suited for the small forward position, but he could play more than one position at Marquette. Carter verbally committed to Marquette Mar. 10 and signed his letter of intent Wednesday afternoon. The 6-foot, 160 pound point guard hails from Life Center Academy in Burlington, N.J. His recruiting stock took a major hit a year ago when he suffered a meniscus injury that kept him out of the crucial summer period. “He’s got Philly toughness,” Wojciechowski said. “He’s a kid who flew a little bit under the radar because he was injured in July of last year and so he wasn’t playing in all of these big events that a lot of kids get a lot of attention from.” Carter is a gritty point guard with good quickness and the
Photo by Mike Cianciolo
Steve Wojciechowski gets a thumbs up for his inaugural recruiting class that is ranked in the top-10 nationally.
capability to hit any shot on the floor. He is a bit under-sized, but he makes up for it with a great competitive nature. Marquette currently does not have a true point guard on its 201516 roster, which means Carter could start at the point as a freshman next season. Anim and Carter complete
Wojciechowski’s inaugural recruiting class, which is highlighted by Rice Lake’s Henry Ellenson. Along with guard/ forward Haanif Cheatham and center Matt Heldt, Marquette’s Class of 2015 is ranked 10th by ESPN, ninth by 247sports.com and fifth by Scout.com. “Both these kids, they
have great personalities, they love Marquette and I think they’re winning players,” Wojciechowski said. “When you combine Traci and Sacar with Henry and Matt and Haanif, those are five really good kids. I think they’ll help our program a lot and we’re thrilled about adding them.”
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