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Response to Hurricane Harvey Groups answer call, send supplies to disaster victims

By Josh Anderson

joshua.e.anderson@marquette.edu

University of Houston men’s basketball coach Kelvin Sampson challenged college basketball programs across the country to send their extra clothing to Houston in a tweet published Aug. 28. Although UH’s campus is over 1,000 miles away, Marquette’s men’s and women’s basketball teams accepted the challenge.

Marquette Athletics, alongside other Marquette organizations and clubs, are working to provide relief to those affected

by Hurricane Harvey, both in Texas and on campus.

Steve Wojciechowski, Marquette men’s basketball coach, helped collect shoes and clothing for residents impacted by hurricane Harvey Aug. 29.

“When students are traveling that far to arrive on our campus, the preparation that comes with the start of the school year can already be stressful and challenging,” Brian Dorrington, senior Courtesy of Marquette Athletics Department director of university commu- Cole Bovard, a sophomore in the College of Arts & Sciences and coach Steve Wojciechowski pack clothes to send to Houston residents in need. nication, said in an email. “We are working with our Houstonarea students to provide support for what has to be an immensely stressful and emotional time.”

A record-breaking 51 inches of rain were measured over the woman sitting in her car who appeared well as a rubber band which heroin us- via nasal spray. course of a week. More than to be asleep. ers often have to tie their arm and find “We (MUPD) received training 33,000 people from Houston He circled the 2400 block of Wis- a vein,” said Zientek. “After 26 years towards the end of last spring semesand along the Gulf Coast are consin Avenue and noticed she was on the Milwaukee Police Department, ter in April on administering Narcan, currently in need of temporary still there, slumped over. Zientek I recognized the situation all too well.” and now we carry in in our AED shelter, according to the Federal stopped and called for backup imme- If Zientek had not stopped to admin- kit and in a few squad cars,” said Emergency Management Agency. By Clara Janzen and diately when he recognized the signs; ister first aid when he did, it is likely Captain Jeff Kranz.

“Grateful to be able to help Sydney Czyzon the young woman had overdosed on the woman would have died, due to The woman was given two @CoachSampsonUH & the the large amount of heroin in her sys- doses of Narcan, but according It was just a regular afternoon heroin in her car. on patrol for Marquette Univer- “She had track marks on her arms, tem. She was given Narcan (nalox- to Zientek, it usually doesn’t take See HARVEY page 4 sity Police Department Officer Paul hands and in between her toes. She had one hydrochloride), the drug used to more than one dose before the Zientek when he noticed a young a bag of needles on the ground ... as immediately treat heroin overdoses, See OVERDOSE page 2

MUPD officer saves overdose victim Unconscious woman found in car, given four doses of Narcan

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New major offered

Mid-morning meals

Excessive security

Undergratuate bioinformatics program launches fall 2017

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How Sendik’s prices stack up to other grocers Students consider continuing to go off campus for shopping

By Clara Janzen

clara.janzen@marquette.edu

A Marquette Wire comparison of seven different products from the Sendik’s on campus, and various Milwaukee grocery stores found that the store was either comparable to their prices or significantly higher.

The stores evaluated were Cermak, Walmart near Miller Park and the Pick’n Save by Milwaukee School of Engineering’s campus. The one product that Sendik’s had a much lower price than the other stores was boneless chicken breasts, which was more than a dollar cheaper per pound.

Sendik’s did not reply to a request for comment about their pricing.

Alana Pettus, a sophomore in the College of Nursing, signed a lease to live off-campus for the 2017-’18 school year, will have a car, and said she would be willing to travel farther for cheaper groceries.

“As a college student, I’m on a tighter budget, and don’t have the money to be spending on overpriced foods if I can get them cheaper elsewhere,” Pettus said.

But the store wasn’t just built for students. During planning meetings for the new Sendik’s Fresh2Go, Avenues West resident and Hunger Task Force executive director Sherrie Tussler said residents have been advocating for a grocery store for a long time.

“All in all, I say it’s a much better alternative to an Open Pan-

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try,” Tussler said when the store was first announced. “I think the Sendik’s store is great for the Marquette campus, but it may not be the solution for anyone west of 27th (street).”

Excluding Sendik’s on 16th and Wells Streets, the nearest grocery store is over a mile away from campus. For those without transportation, including Near West Side community members, accessibility could be a problem.

“Even if it’s not the answer for everyone, it’s still a step in the right direction,” Tussler said. “Any store with fresh, healthy food is good news.”

David Clark, executive associate dean of the College of Business Administration and economics professor, said he positively views

the introduction of any healthy options in an inner-city setting, where they are typically lacking. “(Sendik’s) recognizes the neighborhood in which they’re moving into,” Clark said. “Sendik’s will accept SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) and other state food-assistance vouchers.”

SNAP is commonly known as food stamps.

However, Clark did acknowledge that even if they accept vouchers, shoppers would reach their spending limit faster if the products are more expensive.

When asked if he sees Sendik’s lowering prices anytime soon, Clark said it depends on how business goes for a little while first.

“Businesses do this all the time…

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they open a new location, learn the market, learn the clientele and then they adjust,” he said.

Clark said he expects the Sendik’s campus location to succeed because they are located in a neighborhood of middle-class college students, whose desire for healthy food increases the likelihood of profitability.

“When other (businesses) see the success of Sendik’s on campus, that sends a message that this is an undeserved region with a potential for profit,” Clark said.

Clark explained that economists tend to favor the existence of competition as good for the market and good for consumers. “(Sendik’s) is entering a competition without many other competitors, just convenience stores and some

grocery stores farther away.”

Clark compared Sendik’s to Whole Foods in that Whole Foods was the only store of organic food for a long time, and it was incredibly profitable. Amazon acquired Whole Foods because Whole Foods’s growth slowed.

Clark said other stores noticed the demand for healthy and organic products, which forced Whole Foods to lower their prices. “They used to be the only competitor (in their niche market), like Sendik’s is now (in the geographic area), but now more players entered the competition, which is good for consumers, and that same thing may happen with Sendik’s and the campus area.”

Officers are trained to handle opioid incidents

Photo by Olivia Qualls olivia.qualls@marquette.edu

Narcan is a life-saving drug used to treat opiod overdoses. It is administered as a nasal spray.

individual becomes alert.

In this case, she did not show signs of becoming responsive until after the Milwaukee Fire Department arrived and administered another dose. In the end she was given a total of four doses to keep her awake before she was transported to Aurora Sinai Hospital.

Zientek went with the woman to the hospital to bring her personal items, although her drug paraphernalia was confiscated. The woman briefly mentioned to Zientek that she had a relapse, and hadn’t used the drug in a while.

“Heroin is a tough one to quit… I see people go to rehab only to come back and relapse more than any other drug,” Kranz said.

Zientek said he has noticed the increase in opioid related incidents over the years. His observation is backed up by a study released by

the Center for Disease Control in 2013 that states deaths caused by prescription opioid overdoses have quadrupled since 1999.

The FDA only approved Narcan less than two years ago in 2015, citing prescription drug overdoses as the leading cause of injury death in the United States, surpassing motor vehicle crashes.

Kranz said MUPD had a few of these situations over the years, but this time was different because the officer noticed the woman in her car, whereas usually the police are called in to handle emergencies. “(Zientek) noticed the signs. It was because of his diligence and observational skills that the woman was able to receive care so quickly and survive,” Kranz said.

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Honors program enrollment increase Large jump in class size raises concern from members

By Sanya Sawlani

sanya.sawlani@marquette.edu

The University Honors Program welcomed their largest class ever this year of 231 first-year students.

In comparison, the program welcomed 174 students in 2016.

The program was not expecting this jump in enrollment.

“One thing we all have to understand is that enrollment management is not an exact science,” University President Michael Lovell said in a press conference. “When you give an offer to

students you don’t always know what you’re going to get until they accept, so we had more students go (into) the Honors (Program) than we anticipated.”

Many upperclassmen in the program expressed their concerns regarding the expansion of this year’s freshman class.

Jared Corbett, senior in the College of Arts & Sciences in the honors program, said he feels that the value of his degree is being undercut by relaxed standards.

“I get the sense that overall Marquette is focusing on expanding without addressing glaring internal problems, like tuition hikes that increasingly alienate low-income students, or our outdated academic buildings,” Corbett said. “The growing class size in the honors program is just a symptom of this

broader program of expansion that really does our student base a disservice.”

One main concern going into the school year was how honors professors would handle potentially increased class sizes in a program where the small class sizes are a selling point for many. Amelia Zurcher, associate professor and director of the Honors Program, said that will not be the case.

Zurcher said core classes won’t be larger, but 13 sections of English and philosophy will be newly capped at 19 students.

Despite the program’s growing size, standards for accepting students has not changed. Instead, students are being recruited after being admitted to Marquette instead of before they receive an application decision.

“Rather than putting out a huge net in the fall, and we were able to recruit all spring as students made their decisions to attend Marquette,” Zurcher said. “With Marquette’s new vice provost for enrollment management and its new dean of admissions, Marquette has been doing a lot of good new things.”

The Honors Program was a recipient of the Innovation Fund Grant in 2015, and since then, the university has been planning how to make honors more accessible to students in every college on campus.

“When you have growth there’s going to be some tension initially,” Lovell said. “(It) will take some time to get things balanced out, but we’re going to ensure that over time, as we continue to advance and grow, the honors college the experience will be what it was in the past.”

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MUPD REPORTS Aug. 28 An intoxicated driver was taken into custody by MUPD in the 900 block of N. 19th Street. The driver was also in possession of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia. MUPD cited the driver and transported him to the Milwaukee County Criminal Justice Facility.

The incident occurred between Friday, Aug. 25 and Monday, Aug. 28.

A person unaffiliated with Marquette was in possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia in the 900 block of N. 17th Street and was cited by MUPD. The incident occurred Saturday, Aug. 26, at 7:24 p.m.

An underage student consumed alcohol in McCormick Hall on Saturday, Aug. 26 at 10:26 p.m.

A student reported that an unknown vehicle struck his parked, unattended vehicle in the 800 block of N. 15th Street, causing damage to

the student’s vehicle. The incident occurred between Friday, Aug. 25 at 3:30 p.m. and Saturday, Aug. 26 at 10:00 a.m.

Aug. 29 Two subjects not affiliated with Marquette removed property from a business in the 1600 block of W. Wisconsin Avenue. One of the subjects displayed a knife and threatened an employee of the business. The suspects fled in a vehicle, but were located and arrested by MUPD. The incident occurred Monday, Aug. 28 at 4:23 p.m.

MUPD cited a student for public drinking in the 1500 block of W. Kilbourn Avenue. The incident occurred Friday, Aug. 25 at 10:40 p.m.

An unknown person(s) smashed a window of a secured, unattended vehicle in the 800 block of W St. Paul Avenue and rummaged around inside the vehicle. Nothing was taken. The incident occurred

EVENTS CALENDAR Monday, Aug. 28 between 6:00 a.m. and 6:50 p.m.

Aug. 31 An unknown person(s) broke a window of a secured, unattended vehicle in a rear lot in the 800 block of N. 17th Street, causing an est. $300 in damage to the vehicle. The incident occurred on Wednesday, Aug. 30 between 5:15 p.m. and 5:45 p.m.

Sept. 1 MUPD stopped a driver for a traffic violation in the 800 block of N. 16th Street. A check of the vehicle revealed a prohibited firearm, a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia. MUPD arrested the driver and one of the two passengers. The driver was cited by MUPD and transported to the Milwaukee County Criminal Justice Facility. The incident occurred Thursday, Aug. 31 at 7:44 p.m.

Sept. 5-8 Back-to-School Supply Drive 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Center for Intercultural Engagement Sept. 6 Cookies with Marquette University Student Government 12:00 p.m., West Town Square Sept. 7 Delta Sigma Pi outdoor game night 7:00 p.m., Schroeder field Sept. 8-9 Studio 013 Refugees Improv comedy 12 hour show 6:00 p.m., West Town Square Sept. 8 Eid Dinner 6-9 p.m., AMU 227

Milwaukee Food Tour 9-11 p.m., McCormick Hall Sept. 9 Indian Student Association Picnic 11-4 p.m., Engineering Hall field

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Campus organizations join national relief effort residents of Houston during this difficult time with the donation of some shoes & gear,” Wojciechowski said in a tweet to coach Sampson.

Wil DiSabatino, men’s basketball manager and a junior in the College of Communication, was one of the students who helped pack clothing to send to Houston.

“It just really felt like I was actually taking a part in helping these people, and it actually felt like I was making a difference. Marquette always advertises to ‘be the difference,’ so it really resonated with me,” DiSabatino said.

Other members of the Marquette community have been working with national organizations to provide relief to those in need. Project Night Night is a national organization that donates tote bags full of books, stuffed animals and blankets to children in local homeless shelters.

The group recently donated a few of their tote bags to relief efforts in Texas. Kathy Hawkins is the coordinator for the Marquette

chapter of Project Night Night.

“When the floods happened in Texas, I emailed the national organization and asked if there was any way that we can help out by sending some of our local totes to Texas,” Hawkins said. The group sent their totes to a school in Ohio, where a group of students were traveling to their sister school in Houston later this month.

The best way to support Project Night Night is to donate books, blankets and stuffed animals for children up to age 11, Hawkins said.

While many organizations are raising money, sending supplies and providing support to affected students, one group plans to travel to Houston to provide aid. MARDI GRAS is a campus organization that has worked since 2006 to provide disaster relief to the victims of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. In the past few weeks, their view shifted westward.

“When the storm happened, we decided that this is right up our alley,” said Danny Steeno, a junior

in the College of Health Sciences and MARDI GRAS president.

Currently, MARDI GRAS is planning a fundraiser for organizations working in Houston.

Maggie McDonald, a senior in the College of Business Administration and MARDI GRAS community outreach chair, said they are trying to plan a student trip to

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Houston over winter break.

McDonald said MARDI GRAS is looking to raise money and send it to a group in New Orleans called Youth Rebuilding New Orleans. MARDI GRAS is hoping to send about 20 or 30 people to Houston this winter.

Smaller efforts on campus include a lunch for affected students to speak with ministers and discuss their experiences, which happened Aug. 30. Campus Ministry collected donations at all masses for Catholic Charities, an organization that provides disaster relief efforts for Hurricane Harvey and related floods.

The most important thing Marquette students can do is pray and reach out to their fellow students, said Mary Sue Callan-Farley, director of Campus Ministry.

“In times of tragedy, being able to talk about experiences and be assured is important,” Callan-Farley said. “If you know someone affected, say something to them.”

Ricky Muench, a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences, tapes a box shut after the clothing drive for Harvey victims.

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Coach Steve Wojciechowski and team manager Wil DiSabatino, a junior in the College of Communication, pack boxes for a donation through University of Houston’s athletic dept.

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Biology, data analysis combo major available Undergrad program allows students to study emerging field

By Jenny Whidden

jennifer.whidden@marquette.edu

Bioinformatics, a combination of biology and data analysis, is now available as a major to Marquette undergraduate students.

The university launched the new bioinformatics program this fall, jointly-housed by the department of Biological Sciences and the department of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science.

Bioinformatics was born from the massive amount of biological data that need to be analyzed, said Professor Edward Blumenthal, chair of the department of Biological Sciences.

“Biologists are not trained in how to deal with these data sets. We can generate them, we can collect the data, but we are not trained in the statistics and the computer science in order to analyze them and get the meaning,” Blumenthal said. “Then you’ve got computer scientists who are trained at how to analyze these data sets, but they don’t necessarily know the biology.”

Bioinformatics was introduced to produce people who are proficient in both the fields of biology and data analysis, Blumenthal said.

Despite the separation of the departments that deal with bioinformatics, the program emerged naturally at Marquette. In 2001, Marquette and the Medical College of Wisconsin launched a master of science degree in bioinformatics. The growth and significance of bioinformatics since then prompted Marquette to introduce the undergraduate program.

“This was a pretty easy major to put together in the sense that we already had the courses, and we collaborate with mass statistics and computer science,” Blumenthal said.

Serdar Bozdag, assistant professor in the department of MSCS, took a bioinformatics course while studying for his P.h.D at the University of California Riverside, and he has been pursuing the subject ever since.

“For me, this field has a direct impact on human health, plant health and also the well-being of all living systems. I am motivated in this research because I know that the things we develop here will help to save lives hopefully in the near future,” Bozdag said.

Bioinformatics was an emerging field 15 years ago. Since then, advances in technology have propelled the field to new heights. The Human Genome Project, which looked at how human DNA was sequenced, took about 15 years and $3 billion to complete. Now, the same thing can be done in a single day and costs less than a thousand

dollars, Bozdag said.

The introduction of bioinformatics is the second new major for Marquette’s MSCS department in two years. Las t fall, the department launched a data science undergraduate program.

Similar to bioinformatics in that it focuses on programming to organize large sets of information, the data science major appeals to undergrads interested in using computers for statistics and analysis. Sophomore Aaron Moriak is one of these students, who had immediate interest in the program when he saw it was available last fall.

“I want to use the stuff I learn in data science to try to make the world we have more efficient.

There’s a lot of data out there that doesn’t get analyzed and doesn’t get understood,” Moriak said.

Graduates in both fields are also in high demand, according to Bozdag.

“The good thing for our students is that there are not too many bioinformatics undergrad majors in the nation,” Bozdag said. “Our students, from day one, will get all these necessary chemistry classes, biology classes, statistics classes and computer science classes. They will be a very attractive person in the field Photo by Andrew Himmelberg andrew.himmelberg@marquette.edu Dr. Serdar Bozdag is an assistant professor in the MSCS department. right after a bachelor’s degree.”

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Additional security cameras in residence halls Surveilence methods leave students with mixed opinions

By Caroline Gallo

caroline.gallo@marquette.edu

University officials put a plan into motion last spring to increase security camera presence in residence halls.

According to Rick Arcuri, director of business operations and auxiliary services, the university has a list of buildings that they have been adding cameras to since last spring.

Due to budgeting, they are making slow progress on the list, which

includes Cobeen, O’Donnell, Mashuda and Schroeder Halls.

A lot of the work on cameras has been replacement and repairs due to images becoming more unclear as the cameras age.

Arcuri said he worked with the Marquette University Police Department to decide the locations for camera placement.

Campus apartments were also included in this process. Campus Town East’s cameras were among the oldest in the system; however, due to changes in technology, they were updated, according to Arcuri.

“MUPD and the university at large are interested in adding cameras where it makes sense to put them, especially as it adds a safety factor for

students,” Arcuri said.

RAs told their residents about the new cameras during floor meetings at the beginning of the semester.

Greta Kutz, a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences who lived in Schroeder Hall as a sophomore, said she remembers new cameras being installed last year.

“While I was living there ... halfway through the year they installed new ones on my floor and the lobby for sure,” Kutz said.

However, Aileen Stanton, a sophomore in the College of Communication and Mashuda Hall resident, said her RA told residents that cameras in the halls were added over the summer for surveilance.

Bridget Horn and Melany

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Schroeder Hall resident Bridget Horn discusses increased security camera presence in dormitory hallways.

Vang, both sophomores in the College of Nursing and Schroeder Hall residents, noticed the cameras when they moved in. “I don’t really think about them that much,” Horn said. “The (RAs) commented on them during our first meeting of the semester and said that they were there for security reasons.”

Vang feels conflicted about the new cameras.

“For safety reasons, it’s a great way to keep residents safer, but also it kind of invades our privacy,” Vang said.

Vang said that she has always felt safe in the dorms, but said, “the university should test out how well the cameras work in a few residence halls before they install them in every dorm.”

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Tobacco-free policy introduced to campus University adjusts to expectations, goals for smoking initiative

By Sanya Sawlani

sanya.sawlani@marquette.edu

The tobacco-free campus policy went into effect Aug. 1 after five years of work from Marquette University Student Government. The policy bans use of all tobacco products on university-owned grounds but does not extend to state-owned property such as Wisconsin Avenue and adjoining sidewalks.

As part of implementation, the university will be sponsoring courses and opportunities for people who smoke to stop the habit, according to Xavier Cole, vice president of student affairs.

“We say that we want to be the healthiest campus, we say that it’s important to us to build and recognize wellness and integrate these programs: mind, body and spirit,” Cole said at a press conference. “As an institution, we have to show these are harmful behaviors.”

Students can expect to see community members being considerate, and less tobacco usage as a result of the policy, Cole said.

The newly-formed TobaccoFree Task Force, composed of students, faculty and staff, plans to communicate with campus and clarify the rules, as well as provide support, advice and educational efforts to quit tobacco. However, there will be no

Photo by Olivia Qualls olivia.qualls@marquette.edu

The tobacco free campus policy went into effect Aug. 1. While there will be no fines or ways of enforcing the policy, there are plans to raise awareness through support courses for those who want to quit.

repercussions or fines as a result of using tobacco on campus, said MUSG President Ben Dombrowski.

An exception is made for those who use tobacco for religious practices, according to a university statement.

The tobacco-free policy also states on-campus vendors will be prohibited from selling tobacco products, but Dombrowski said it is ultimately up to off-campus vendors like Walgreens and 7/11 to support the university or not.

The university also received a grant from the American Cancer Society and the CVS Health Foundation to promote its new policy as part of the ACS Tobacco-Free Generation Campus Initiative with the goal to deliver the first tobacco-free generation.

The three main objectives the grant will address are to engage, educate and empower students and faculty to work on implementing new tools to help with tobacco prevention. Such tools include social media, live

events and providing support services for those looking to quit.

“Because tobacco products have well-known health risks associated with their use and secondhand exposure that put all members of the Marquette community at risk, the university has developed a tobacco-free policy,” stated the University-wide news brief sent via email Monday, July 17.

Originally, the policy was set to go into effect Aug. 2016, but was delayed, as MUSG’s recommendation had to go through groups

such as the University Staff Senate and human resources.

The topic of whether or not there would be associated fines and punishments was also an ongoing conversation during the last year. The policy was prioritized the summer leading up to Aug. 1 this year.

MUPD will be following the same policy set forward by MUSG: they won’t be actively ticketing smokers, but will make them aware of the policy.

In case you missed it: MUPD news in brief University spokesman Chris Jen- this time. kins said in a statement.

“Although this incident ocThere is no threat to the campus, curred several blocks beyond Kranz said. our campus and outside the Officer-involved shooting

MUPD respond to medical emergency, MPD shooting

By Josh Anderson and Jennifer Walter

joshua.e.anderson@marquette.edu and jennifer.walter@marquette.edu

Wells St. medical emergency A man died near the Evans Scholars House Aug. 2, according to Marquette University Police.

The individual, who has yet to be identified, suffered an unknown medical emergency near the intersection of 14th and Wells. Jeff Kranz, Captain of Police for the Marquette University Police, said that no criminal

Photo by Andrew Himmelberg andrew.himmelberg@marquette.edu

Scene of medical emergency outside of Evan’s Scholars house Aug. 2.

activity is suspected.

“What we have is an individual who had a medical emergency,” Kranz said. “Fire department was on scene right about

the time that it happened and they rendered aid.”

“We do not believe at this time that the person receiving treatment is affiliated with Marquette,”

Milwaukee Police Department reported an officer-involved shooting incident at 2900 block of W. Wisconsin Ave., Aug. 31.

MPD received a call about an armed suspect at 12:45 p.m, after which officers chased the subject on foot, and an unnamed officer fired his handgun. The suspect, an adult male, was injured and taken to a nearby hospital.

The motive for the shooting is unclear. The Wire reached out to MPD for comment, but MPD was unable to speak at

patrol zone, MUPD closely monitored the situation,” said university spokesman Chris Jenkins.

MUPD Captain Jeff Kranz confirmed that university police were not heavily involved with the situation. “(MUPD) came to assist in case of any issue, like crowd control, because it’s so close to campus, but nothing really materialized,” Kranz said.

MPD is conducting an investigation.

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Brunching on budget If one mealtime trend has gained steam over the past few years, it is most definitely the heavily photographed, romanticized and aestheticized brunch. But brunching on a budget isn’t necessarily an easy thing to do — a fact noticed by the also highly trending source Spoon University. In Spoon Marquette’s article “5 Milwaukee Brunch Spots Under $10,” writer Diana Mandujano, a sophomore in the College of Communication, took to our own Milwaukee streets in search of brunches that wouldn’t break the bank.

Here are some Wire staff reviews of a few places you can grab brunch in Milwaukee:

By Noelle Douglass

noelle.douglass@marquette.edu

1) The National

Location: 839 W. National Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53204 // Critic: Maya Korenich Atmosphere/Service: 4/5 The National is a quaint and sweet cafe. Restaurant-goers order up at a counter and then they bring out your food, which is unique compared to other brunch spots.

However, it took a pretty long time to get served.

Ease of Access: 1/5 I think that The National is nestled inside a pretty run-down area. It was only 2 miles away, so I chose to walk, which was a not a very good idea. A diner should Uber or take the bus here.* *staff note = The National is accessible by bus route 23, which leaves from several spots along Wisconsin Avenue Prices: 3/5 The food was really good, but I paid $10 for a sandwich, which feels like a bit much.

Taste: 5/5 That being said, my caprese sandwich tasted amazing. Plus, it came with chips and a house-made hummus that were delicious. I would definitely get it again if it wasn’t so far of a trip (by foot).

Overall Ranking: 4/5

as a place to kick back with friends.

Ease of Access: 5/5 Students can hop right on the 23 at most any point along Wisconsin Avenue and get off right across the street from Zak’s at 2nd Street and Pittsburgh Avenue. It’s one of the most direct trips you can take to a brunch place, so Zak’s gets a lot of brownie points for accessibility.

Prices: 4/5 The average brunch dish at Zak’s averages at about $9, putting a broke college kid right at, if not above, the “under $10” mark strived for after the tax and tip are factored in.

Though house specials themselves might be a little steep, there are several upgrades and a nicely-priced a la carte portion of the menu that allow an eater to put together a breakfast that suits both their tastes and wallets.

Taste: 4/5

Caprese sandwhich: The National Photo by: Maya Korenich maya.korenich@marquette.edu take an Uber to Lulu’s, and while it was a quick drive to an adorable street, I wish the bus route had been more direct so I could have saved a few bucks.* *staff note = Lulu Cafe is accessible by a few bus routes, but most involve making transfers.

Prices: 4/5 Everything on the brunch menu was just under $10. Adding things to a standard meal typically increases the price tag to exceed that by a little bit, but none of it was unreasonable.

Taste: 5/5 I opted for the sweeter side of brunch and ordered the bourbon and almond french toast. The french toast was fluffy, the maple syrup was au- Pancakes: Zak’s Cafe thentic, the almonds gave it an extra Photo by: Noelle Douglass crunch and the meal’s flavor was, noelle.douglass@marquette.edu overall, perfectly balanced.

Speaking for the cafe-classic chocOverall Ranking: 4.5/5 olate chip pancakes I had the pleasure of trying, Zak’s holds up fairly 2) LuLu Cafe well when it comes to taste. While Location: 2265 S. Howell Ave., 3) Zak’s Cafe Milwaukee, WI 53207 // Critic: Location: 231 S. 2nd St., Mil- the pancakes weren’t as fluffy as waukee, WI 53204 // Critic: hoped, the chocolate was a perfect Aly Prouty bitter-sweet balance, and the house Noelle Douglass Atmosphere/Service: 5/5 A t m o s p h e r e / sausage was delicious. All tastes LuLu Cafe has a worked together well, but weren’t Service: 4/5 relaxed, yet enticZak’s is adorned incredibly memorable. ing atmosphere. with colorful local Overall Ranking: 4.5/5 There are outdoor art pieces, darkand indoor seatstained dining 4) Mad Rooster Cafe ing options, with tables and a casual Location: 4401 W. Greenfield fun paintings on waitstaff for all Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53214 // Critic: the wall, and the the trendy, laid- Nathan Desutter cafe does not feel back brunch feels. Atmosphere/Service: 2/5 claustrophobic The only knocks The restaurant was clearly going whatsoever. My atmosphere-wise for a barn house theme, and they waiter was atwere the really nailed the look. Simple, quaint and a tentive and overquiet attitude of warm, homey feel. They did sit me all service was the customers, in an awkward one-person booth bewonderful. telling us it was hind the server station. Not a huge Ease of Ac- French Toast: Lulu Cafe Photo by: Aly Prouty just as much a for- deal, but I kind of felt in the way with cess: 3/5 mal meeting spot all the traffic.

I opted to alyssa.prouty@marquette.edu

potatoes that The service were oddly was also fine, filled with until my meal chives and a came with only hint of cheese. two-thirds of It wasn’t awful. the trio I was It was average, promised on and for $11, the menu (eggs average sours Benedict, potathe taste buds. toes and fruit).

Nobody seemed Eggs Benedict: Mad Rooster Cafe The only thing I could really to notice or care Photo by: Nathan DeSutter taste was the that my fruit was nathan.desutter@marquette.edu overwhelmingly missing.

Even further, while the final bill potent smokiness of my ham hash was $10.61, my server gave me back while longing for any hint of cayjust $9, meaning I didn’t get my 39 enne or lemon from my hollandaise. cents back. I checked under the bill, Overall Ranking: 2/5 under the stack of nine singles, and I even double-checked after I walked 5) Cielito Lindo away. No 39 cents, which is a pretty Location: 739 S. 2nd St., Milsignificant mistake to make. waukee, WI 53204 // Critic: Ease of Access: 3/5 Mackane Vogel I drove there, and it was pretty Atmosphere/Service: 5/5 easy to find. While there was plenty The restaurant was decorated of parking, it is important to note that beautifully with authentic Mexican for students without cars, it might be decor. My server was extremely quite a haul.* nice and I waited less than ten min*staff note = bus routes to Mad utes for my food.

Rooster are not direct Ease of Access: 2/5 Prices: 2/5 Although the restaurant is less Greek yogurt with fruit and a than two miles from campus, the choice of muffin costs $10.50. I think walk requires passing through an that says it all. area full of boarded homes. I’d recTaste: 2/5 ommend getting a ride*.

I knew I wanted to order some- *staff note = Cielito Lindo is dithing relatively rectly accessible by traditional that bus route 23, which everyone has leaves from several a specific taste spots along Wisfor, yet also consin Avenue. something that Prices: 4/5 I could make Most items were with relative right around that ease, so I chose $10 sweet spot, the house’s eggs give or take $2 or Benedict.

A $3. My taco platter simple, buttered costed $9, and inEnglish muffin cluded three tacos, topped with Carice and beans. It’s nadian bacon, very possible to a poached egg spend only $10 on with a runny a good meal here. yolk and creamy Taco Platter: Cielito Lindo Taste: 4/5 h o l l a n d a i s e Photo by: Mackane Vogel My tacos were mackane.vogel@marquette.edu sauce. delicious and satMy dish ended up consisting of an isfying. I wasn’t blown away, English muffin topped with a pile of but for the price it was what shredded, smoked ham, two border- I would’ve wanted. line unseasoned eggs and bland, bor- Overall Ranking: 4.2/5 ing hollandaise. This was coupled with a side of mushy, under-salted

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Balancing reliance, learning independence Tips, tricks to cope with homesickness post-moving out

By Brendan Attey

brendan.attey@marquette.edu

To call leaving home to attend college a transition is an understatement. Every year, millions of students arrive on campuses to start a college education. While this usually represents the opportunity of a lifetime, that doesn’t mean it is without challenges.

For many students, the hardest part of the adjustment is going from comfortably living at home with parents to surviving on their own in a college dorm.

“I think a lot of students don’t always recognize things that family members might be doing to structure their environment and help them be successful,” psychology professor Dr. James Hoelzle said.

“Even for myself personally, when I think about transitioning to college,

early in that first fall semester [was] probably the most challenging time of my academic career.”

He said one of the main things a freshman can do during their first month on their own is structure their time.

“I think they should try to establish a routine that works,” Hoelzle said.

“Students might get caught off-guard with feelings of loneliness … that’s pretty normal. It would become more concerning if it was impacting other aspects of their life, like not going to class or meeting new people because they were so sad.”

Anne Peltier, a junior in the College of Communication, said she had an especially difficult time adjusting to college after coming all the way from Connecticut. With only her mom around at home, and the two of them being especially close, the distance presented challenges for her. Now, day-to-day questions, that before were answered with a quick yell up the stairs, required a little more thought.

“Freshman year was the worst for me; especially the first few weeks

were miserable,” Peltier said. “I couldn’t even FaceTime because I felt like I was going to cry just seeing my house.”

Originally, Peltier said that she did not think she would have a difficult time with the transition, but a homesick feeling hit her in a wave once she got to campus.

“I honestly was the type of person who thought it would be easier to go away for college, and it would be fine, so that was a shock,” Peltier said. “I would say the first month through September was really tough, and then once fall break came around it got a lot better.”

Her advice to incoming freshmen was similar to that of Hoelzle’s. “They shouldn’t feel bad if they’re homesick,” Peltier said. “You should be able to have those emotions and adjust at your own pace. Even if you don’t have time for that long phone call, just send a quick text, or I like to send a picture to my mom just to let her know what we’re doing.”

Mary Ierlan, a junior in the College of Communication, had a similar ex-

perience coming to Marquette from Syracuse, New York.

“I’ve learned to keep in touch with (my parents), and I think they’ve learned that I need to keep in touch with them, just for my sanity,” Ierlan said. “Before I come to school, I usually send them my schedule so that we can know when each other will be free.”

Much like Peltier, the beginning of freshman year through November was the most difficult time for her.

“Then I realized that I could do one of two things,” Ierlan said. “I can transfer to a school back home, or I can make the most out of this really great opportunity that I’ve been given while knowing that my parents are always going to love me.”

She said her advice to help freshmen reach their comfort zone is to find their happy place.

“I sometimes like sending a text in the morning just saying to have a great day,” Ierlan said. “You have to find this place where you’re not as reliant on [parents] while still knowing that you can always rely on them.”

The first few months can be difficult. Although Peltier and Ierlan both struggled, they’re still here — and now, as upperclassmen, are thriving members of the Marquette community.

Unsung book nooks kitty-corner to campus Guide to good reads around downtown MKE

By Kelli Arseneau

kelli.arseneau@marquette.edu

With the invention of Kindles, e-readers and audio books, entering a bookstore is almost like passing through a portal in time. The clang of the doorbell, the rush of the stale, distinctly paperback air that fills your nose, and the chaotic, haphazardly organized piles of romance, adventure and mystery novels take you somewhere.

And in this instance, they take you to a bookstore.

Milwaukee bookstores have distinct personalities and characteristics. So whether bookies are in search of a steal or a cuddly reading buddy, they have plenty of options.

The Hidden Gem

The Book Shop—275 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53203 The small used book store, tucked away in the corner of Milwaukee’s Shops of Grand Avenue, can almost be overlooked by a passerby.

“Lots of people don’t know we’re here,” employee Ink Lowrey said. “It’s kind of in-

teresting to have people come in and say ‘a used bookstore? In a mall? Amazing!’”

The Book Shop’s other location, Renaissance Books, is located in the airport, an equally unusual and surprising place. Whether you’re searching for a great book store or happen to stumble upon one, The Book Shop remains a unique and unlikely shop full of stories off the beaten path.

The Affordable

Bookseller Used Book Store and Café—814 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53233 Located in the main branch of the Milwaukee Public Library, this small book store has extremely low prices. The store has hardcovers for one dollar, paperbacks for 50 cents and all the books are donated or retired from the library shelves. On top of that, every child or teen that comes in gets a free book from the shop which is fully staffed by volunteers. Like the rest of the library, it’s an affordable place for the community to share books. With an attached café, the library book store is an optimable destination for a quick pick me up.

Merlin, one of Downtown Books’ resident cats, lounges in a woven chair. The cats are iconic to the shop.

Photo by: Helen Dudley helen.dudley@marquette.edu

With the book selection and other perks of a large chain store, and the feel of an independent shop, Boswell Book Company has a lot to offer.

“We’re about nine years old now, and we just keep seeing the business grow,” employee Todd Wellman said. “What we’re really seeing is that people come in and say they’re really sick of giant online stores and they miss seeing people, they miss advice and they miss running into their friends.”

With more than 250 store-hosted The Eventful events each year, there is almost Boswell Book Company—2559 N always something going on at this Downer Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53211

book store. Whether it be hosting book clubs, participating in pop-up events or this fall’s hosting of author Stephen King at a theatre downtown, Boswell Book Company stands as an integral part of events throughout the community.

The Cats

Downtown Books Bought and Sold—624 N Broadway St, Milwaukee, WI 53212 Part of what sets this book store apart from the other used book stores throughout the city is the presence of two friendly cats. Milo and Mer-

lin freely roam the store and help draw in many cat-loving customers.

Currently, construction of the Milwaukee Streetcar has been a bit of a challenge for the popular book store, but store (and cat) owner, Keith Pajot, remains optimistic.

“I think it’ll be a help in the long run because it will bring more people past here, especially tourists, which seems to be a growing percentage of our business,” Pajot said.

With its prime location, low prices of a used book store and friendly store cats, Downtown Books stands as a popular shop.

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Opinions Editorial Board

Morgan Hughes, Opinions Editor Caroline Kaufman, Assistant Opinions Editor Patrick Thomas, Executive Director Rebecca Carballo, Managing Editor Marquette Tribune McKenna Oxenden, Managing Editor Marquette Journal Jennifer Walter, News Executive Gina Richard, Copy Chief Andrew Himmelberg, Photo Editor

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STAFF EDITORIAL

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Over the summer, the Office of Residence Life began installing security cameras on residence floor halls.

Protecting students on campus should always be among a university’s top priorities, and Marquette is no exception. That said, many of the steps the Office of Residence Life has taken to promote student safety can be unnecessarily invasive, and sacrifice student privacy for the illusion of security.

As newly-minted adults, college students are given freedoms that may previously have been forbidden. There are no parents to enforce curfews, study habits or balanced diets. For most students, this is the first time they will be wholly on their own and capable of making their own decisions and their own mistakes. It is understandable why a university would implement safeguards for students.

Parents are usually more tepid toward their children’s newfound freedoms. Sensing this tepidness, the Office of Residence Life and the Marquette University Police Department promise extensive policies meant to protect students and ease parent concerns. These policies

include the 2 a.m. residence hall curfew and the obligation of residence assistants to be mandatory reporters.

These practices do contribute to campus safety, especially in an urban environment, but not all of Marquette’s security measures have clear-cut justifications.

Residence life has little justification for many of its security measures, other than the broad promise of increased student security. The installation of security cameras on dorm floors, the mandatory reporting of non-crucial resident information to residence hall directors and the permission to enter rooms at the discretion of RAs are among these confusing practices.

Students at other universities, including private Jesuit institutions, reported several differences between their schools and ours. A student at Loyola University said that cameras in residences halls were restricted to the lobby, and permission to enter dorm rooms required 24-hour advanced notice.

No one is faulting Marquette for its

Vegetarian options accessible for all Maya Korenich

When I was in preschool, my family and I went to a petting zoo. They had all the animals I expected to see — goats, llamas, chickens and a ton of turkeys. The next day, I was sitting at my kitchen table eating a turkey sandwich when the turkeys from the day before popped into my head. I quickly and anxiously asked my promises of student safety, but when mom if this turkey I those practices are used more to was eating was that monitor students than protect them, animal I saw the day it breeds distrust not only among before. This is when residents and residence life, but it clicked in my head also among the Marquette commu- that the meat I ate nity. When we incorporate extensive was a real-live ani“protections,” it implies that with- mal. On that day, I out these protections, Marquette is stopped eating meat an unsafe community. It encourages and haven’t eaten it students to distrust one another as since. Obviously, I well as outside community members. am biased already If a student is unaccustomed to ur- being a vegetarian, ban living, they likely already have but I believe eating latent suspicions about campus cul- meat is unnecessary ture, and these practices encourage with all of the good that distrust and defeat the goal of a vegetarian options cohesive campus community. available.

Students can argue their privacy Many people’s is being invaded, and administration initial reaction when can counter with assurances of secu- they are presented rity, but at the end of the day, college with the suggestion to stop eating is the step between constant paren- meat is, “but I like meat” or “if I tal monitoring and the real world, don’t eat it, someone else will,” and and nobody is going to protect us maybe that’s true. However, if we from decisions we are bound to don’t stop eating meat one by one, make regardless. we will never be able to help the aniIf the university expects to be edu- mals or the environment we all live cating adults, then it needs to treat in. students as such — this includes Many people aren’t aware that in while students are living in the resi- order to produce one pound of beef dence halls. This is not to say all of you need 1,799 gallons of water.

Marquette’s safety efforts are flawed To put that into perspective, it only or infantilizing; however, when measures are reworked or amplified Statement of without appropriate justification, we need to ask, if the practice is not a Opinion Policy direct extension of Marquette’s guidThe opinions expressed on the Opinions page reflect the opinions of the ing values or if it will not exist in Opinions staff. The editorials do not represent the opinions of Marquette University the professional world, what benefit nor its administrators, but those of the could it be offering students? editorial board.

The Marquette Tribune prints guest Protecting students from harm submissions at its discretion. The Tribune strives to give all sides of an issue an should be a top priority, but inventequal voice over the course of a reasoning security concerns for the sake able time period. An author’s contribution will not be published more than once in of implementing invasive practices a four-week period. Submissions with obvious relevance to the Marquette comhelps no one and breeds distrust. munity will be given priority consideration.

We are adults, and sooner or later Full Opinions submissions should be limited to 500 words. Letters to the editor we are going to have to learn on should be between 150 to 250 words. The Tribune reserves the right to edit submisour own how best to navigate the sions for length and content. world. Increasing security measures Please e-mail submissions to: morgan. hughes@marquette.edu. If you are a curon campus may appease wary parrent student, include the college in which you are enrolled and your year in school. ents, but a big brother mindset can If not, please note any affliations to Maronly hurt students’ ability to fail, quette or your current city of residence. learn and grow.

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takes 108 gallons of water to produce one pound of corn. That is a huge difference between how much water it takes to make the same amount of beef. If you think about how many burgers we eat as a society, you can only imagine how many thousands of gallons of water are used each day to produce meat.

In the past, I could see where it would’ve been more difficult to be a vegetarian because it wasn’t as common. Now, most restaurants have at least one vegetarian option, including restaurants that are strictly vegetarian or vegan. In addition, many places can alter your meals in order to make them vegetarian. Even the dining halls at Marquette have been more sensitive to vegetarian diets and offer several nonsalad vege t a r i a n alternatives.

There is also an appetizing substitute for nearly any meat product.

Of course, no non-meat product is going to taste as good as the meat it is trying to imitate; however, if you give it a chance and slowly try to incorporate it into your diet, it will start to feel normal and not like you are replacing what you actually want to eat.

Being a vegetarian is equally expensive, if not cheaper, than eating meat. Fresh fruit and vegetables are some of the least expensive things you can get at the store. There are always cost-effective meat substitutes.

I would suggest that everyone at least try to go vegetarian. I know everyone likes animals, and we all need the environment to live. With all the available options, people should try to go even just a week without eating meat, and see how it makes them feel. I bet they will realize that a diet without meat really isn’t that bad, and they won’t miss it as much as they thought they would.

If we don’t stop eating meat one by one, we will never be able to help the animals or the environment we all live in.”

Maya Korenich is a sophomore studying social welfare and justice.

She can be reached at maya.korenich@marquette.edu

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Political discourse lacking on campuses Reilly Harrington I’d wager everyone reading this article knows the expression, “It’s impolite to talk about money, politics or religion.”

While this mentality is helpful for keeping conversation around a dinner table civil, I’m concerned that it is hindering discourse on college campuses around the nation. Marquette’s recent Organization Fest was an eye-opening experience regarding the state of political conversations on campus, or more accurately, the lack of political conversations.

While working at the Marquette Young Democratic Socialist table, I noticed we were situated between a libertarian and a conservative group.

Basic knowledge of the American political spectrum indicates some conflict between the clubs, yet we got along relatively smoothly. Sure, we traded light-hearted jabs regarding our ideological differences, but conversation remained respectful. Fear of being ostracized for political beliefs restrains the willingness to discuss them, but that fear does nothing to improve the current political situation.

A good friend of mine is a conservative, red-blooded ‘Merican. I, on the other hand, am a Democratic Socialist. In the entire time we’ve known one another, we have had a grand total of zero political arguments. We just don’t talk about politics. Ever. We know we’re not going to change the other person’s mind, and we don’t want to aggravate our relationship. Every time the topic comes up, we acknowledge it and immediately pivot the conversation to something innocuous, such as ice cream flavors or how much we both

enjoy “Top Gun.” Even during class discussions, I tend to be reserved with my more radical beliefs because I worry about how the class will react. I think that this fear of publicly stirring the pot has permeated our campus. There’s certainly plenty of unspoken statements displayed around the grounds, from “Socialism Sucks” laptop stickers to “I Grab Back” pins. I’m sure we, as a student body, are more politically involved than we let on, but obscuring who we are ideologically is contributing to the decay of discourse and debate in this country.

Our ideas have been crammed into 140 characters on our phone screens and tablets. As the Internet becomes our primary forum for talking politics with one another, we end up trimming the meat from our arguments as opposed to the fat. We follow more and more like-minded people and inadvertently create these political echo chambers. This insulation has also demonized those people who don’t share our beliefs to an almost irreparable level.

A person’s political identity is integral to who they are as a person; however, it is not all they are as a person. There are certainly stigmas surrounding all political stances, and I think these stigmas are why we’re becoming more reserved in our political beliefs. If you’re afraid that people will assume you’re racist by being a Republican or that you’re a freeloader because you’re a Socialist, prove them wrong. Be confident in what you believe, and don’t be afraid of what others think.

If they disagree with you, don’t call them names or mock their ideologies — talk to them.

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O-Fest requires restructuring

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Marquette hosts a student organization fest annually, but the event is chaotic each year.

Jackson Dufault

When I was a freshman, O-Fest was both a stressful and frightening experience. As I walked down the path between Raynor Library and Lalumiere Hall, about a hundred students from a variety of organizations shouted in my face, encouraging me to sign up for the Reilly Harrington is a junior email newsletter while shoving studying digital media and peace free cups and pens into my hand. studies. He can be reached at It was a lot to process. reilly.harrington@marquette.edu This year I was able to experience O-Fest from an entirely different perspective: from behind a table. Seeing students weave between one another and get yelled at by a ton of different student groups reminded me of my experience freshman year. The more I thought about it, the more I realized that O-Fest is one of Marquette’s most flawed and disorganized events and changes in how it is facilitated are necessary.

I have no issue with student organizations using aggressive recruiting tactics. The whole point of O-Fest is to capture the interest of prospective students, so I can respect someone being persistent. However, it’s overwhelming when a massive amount of people are doing it at once.

O-Fest just has too much going on. There are too many people Wire stock photo and too many different organizations all convening at once.

Political discourse on campuses has moved to online venues.

It makes it difficult to focus on

retaining pertinent information from the groups students are interested in joining.

Marquette, however, has taken a step in the right direction regarding this issue. This year, only three members of an organization at a time were allowed to run their table. In previous years, dozens of organization members would staff their table during O-fest —creating unnecessary traffic and overcrowding. Reducing the number of people allowed to be at a certain table made this year’s O-fest a little less crowded.

Despite this, I still question why O-Fest is a one-day event. There doesn’t appear to be a reason for this, at least not one the university has made public. That said, Marquette should consider turning O-Fest into a multi-day event.

This could solve almost all of the problems that the event currently faces —including overcrowding, inundating students with information and disorganization.

Currently, O-Fest’s attempt at organizing the tables is flawed.

The layout of the festival is not an easy one to follow or understand. To separate different types of organizations, the festival coordinators mark certain stretches of tables with signs. For example, one area was dedicated to Greek life tables, another was dedicated to club sports. On paper, this concept works, but when there are so many tables and people, it makes it extremely difficult to find your way around or find exactly what you’re looking for.

A week-long O-Fest could split up different types of organizations by day. For example, academic clubs could gather on one day, Greek life on another and so on.

This would decrease the amount of traffic coming through as well as the number of tables there.

O-Fest is also much shorter than it needs to be. It only lasts about four hours, which is ridiculous.

Hypothetically, let’s say an unfortunate soul has a class during the entirety of O-Fest but they’re really interested in joining a certain club. They might be out of luck, because there is no guarantee that an organization will show up at any other event that Marquette hosts.

Splitting up topics by day would address this issue. Perhaps the last day of the week could be a traditional O-Fest, where all the clubs can have a table. Yes, this would be a chaotic day, but it gives students multiple opportunities to talk to organizations they are interested in. Plus, there would be less people attending the last day, because they may have already seen what they wanted on previous days.

Taking an action as simple as this could make O-Fest a much less stressful, and perhaps a more enjoyable experience.

Jackson Dufault is a sophomore studying journalism and political science. He can be reached at jackson.dufault@marquette.edu

Former women’s soccer player Courtney Dugan has transitioned to cross country.

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Students race in IRONMAN

Photo by Andrew Himmelberg andrew.himmelberg@marquette.edu

Junior Steve Lewandowski, a student in the College of Engineering, will travel to Madison, Wisconsin, on Sunday to compete in IRONMAN Wisconsin, a grueling, 140.6-mile triathlon.

or a 26.2-mile run “You’re constantly challeng- Madison event. Training for the … you’re going to want to quit Triathletes trained for aintomarathon, one event. It’s grueling, but ing yourself, pushing your longer version made him want halfway through, and that’s where your faith comes and months to compete in Lewandowski has wanted this limits, doing things you never to give in. for a long time. thought possible,” Lewan- “When you’re on a solo cen- helps you.’” taxing Madison race “I thought it was really cool… dowski said. “If you put in the tury ride, you’re like, ‘Why Faith comes in many different

By Andrew Goldstein

andrew.goldstein@marquette.edu

Jump into the pool at Marquette’s Helfaer Tennis Stadium and Recreation Center and swim 85 full laps. Then, go outside, hop on your bike and ride it from Milwaukee to Appleton, Wisconsin, which is about two hours away by car. Finally, ditch your bike and run east to De Pere, Wisconsin, on the outskirts of Green Bay, roughly a 35-minute drive away.

All of this is to be done with no breaks and under 20 hours, regardless of weather conditions.

Steve Lewandowski, a junior in the College of Engineering. is one of the only people at Marquette who will gladly take the equivalent of that challenge on in IRONMAN Wisconsin. This Sunday, Lewandowski will go to Madison to compete in a triathlon that consists of a 2.4mile swim, 112-mile bike and

it’s always been kind of a bucket list item,” he said.

Lewandowski’s desire to do an IRONMAN harkens back to his childhood days on the couch next to his dad, watching the IRONMAN World Championships in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. He decided to register for his first Wisconsin IRONMAN back in January.

Since then, Lewandowski has trained for roughly 18 hours every week, divided evenly between the three parts of the event. Some days, Lewandowski’s training plan called for an 80-mile bike ride to build endurance. Other times, it might call for a 14-mile run. It’s an endeavor Lewandowski refers to as “a part-time job,” which somehow fits into his life next to an actual full-time engineering co-op with Honda in Columbus, Ohio. Giving training any less attention is not an option.

work and you put your mind to am I doing this?’” Friss said, something, you can literally do describing the frequent 100mile bike rides that comprise IRONMAN training. “It’ll You keep suck, especially with a headpraying about it wind…what gets me through and you hope that is that I know it will benefit me for the race.” your training will Lewandowski felt exactly get you through the the same way, especially several weeks ago as the enormity race.” of the impending task began to dawn on him. One-hundred forty total miles is daunting even for the fittest people in Steve Lewandowski the world.

“You keep praying about it anything, (even) an Iron Man.” and you hope that your training Nothing short of actually do- will get you through the race,” ing the triathlon can ever mimic Lewandowski said. the experience. Dylan Friss, a During the course of traincivil engineering graduate who ing for Saturday, Lewandowski is also going to Madison for heard something that became his first IRONMAN, can attest increasingly more true as the to that. Friss, an avid member weeks went by. “Someone told of Marquette’s triathlon club, me once, ‘You’re going to have has only ever completed events to have some kind of faith to that are half the length of the help you get through this race

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forms for Lewandowski: Faith in God, yes, but also faith in the cause for which he is racing.

Lewandowski is a part of Team World Vision, a group of several dozen triathlon participants who are raising money to bring sustainable, clean water to communities across 25 countries in sub-Saharan Africa.

According to Team World Vision, $50 is enough to provide one child with access to clean water for almost a lifetime. Lewandowski has raised just shy of $3,500, enough to bring potable water to roughly 70 children.

“The sport has given me so much more confidence and hard work that carries into my school and work life,” Lewandowski said. “So it’s time for me to give back a little bit.”

Being part of Team World Vision has brought Lewandowski more than just purpose; it has also provided him with a flock

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of fellow triathletes to train with. Lewandowski hates training alone. It’s always safer and more enjoyable to go with others, he said. Although his teammates are spread throughout the Midwest, someone is always close to wherever he is and game for a biking session.

Tracy Fritz, Lewandowski’s World Vision teammate who is competing in her fourth IRONMAN, also embraces the idea of training with others, especially after going at it alone during her prior attempts. “I kind of dreaded going out there to ride for safety reasons, and who the heck am I going to talk to? … (The community) is one thing I’ve enjoyed a lot more this time.”

Friss and Lewandowski occasionally train together when they’re both at Marquette; they even competed against each other at last year’s Collegiate Club National Tournament.

Even though the two are friends, Friss relished beating Lewandowski in the swimming portion of the race despite him being a

faster swimmer. “(Steve) did get kicked in the face, so that’s a pretty legitimate reason to get slowed down,” Friss said. “He’s a good guy and I think he’ll do pretty well.”

With the race less than seven days away, both triathletes scheduled a “rest week” with only light training to conserve energy for race day. Lewandowski will hop in his car later this week and make the eight-hour drive from Columbus to Madison, where he’s only ever seen the rugged, hilly course once.

Both athletes will eat mountains of carbohydrates the day before, like rice and potatoes that can be easily converted into energy.

Then, at approximately 7 a.m. on Sunday, a year’s worth of brutal exercise reaches its culmination.

“At the end of the day, no matter how much you train, it’s 140 miles and that’s a lot,” Lewandowski said. “You can be the most trained and the most in shape, but you just kind of pray you have a good race day.”

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Swim is 2.4 miles, or 85 laps in the Rec Center pool

Bike is 112 miles. or 80 back and forth trips from Straz to Mashuda Run is 26.2 miles, or just over eight round trips from Zilber to the Milwaukee Art Museum Graphic by Molly McLaughlin

Club hockey relies on seniors to smooth DII transition who began coaching the team in 2014. Brian Kennedy, senior, will wear the “C” for captain, and other returning seniors – Robby Arner, Matt Mogensen, Eric Plotz, and Marc Shipbaugh – will fight

By Samantha Alexander for the “A,” which denotes the samantha.alexander@marquette.edu alternate captain.

With a new season, new playIt’s not quite October yet, ers and a new division, getting but club hockey is starting earthe team leaders in place will be lier this year; with its first match crucial, especially with the new Sept. 15 at Notre Dame. The competitors. Being in Division II team will have to round into means the Golden Eagles will face form without seven of its gradumore Chicago teams, including ated seniors from last season, but the DePaul Blue Demons, Robert Morris Colonials and the Aurora Spartans. The local teams will likely offer tougher competition than Marquette typically faced in the lower division.

“I think we’re gonna compete with them without a doubt,” Jurgensen said. “We’re not trying to be a middle of the pack team.”

With big goals and all new opponents, Jurgensen is hopeful the upcoming season can be a landmark one in the history of Marquette club hockey.

“It’s a good sign for us as a program and we’re moving in the right direction,” he said.

Tryouts are to be held Monday night. After the team’s opening joust with Notre Dame on the 15th, they’ll play the Fighting Irish again the Photo by Tom Hillmeyer tom.hillmeyer@marquette.edu following night at 9:15 p.m.

Eric Plotz is one of four senior players on club hockey that are candidates to wear an “A” on his uniform, which denotes an assistant captain.

Move to DII brings far tougher competition for club hockey

head coach Will Jurgensen isn’t overly concerned.

“Our attitude and culture is not going to change,” Jurgensen said.

“We want to stick with what’s made us successful.”

This will be Jurgensen’s fourth season as the team’s coach, a title he assumed after playing on the team as a student for four years.

Last season was a bit disappointing for Marquette; the team ended the season 1-2 at theAHCADivision III National Tournament.

“They know the type of work

ethic…it’s just continuing to build off of that,” said Jurgensen.

The North Collegiate Hockey League announced last December that the Golden Eagles would be promoted to Division II as a probationary team, meaning they won’t get the chance to qualify for the conference championship. Even so, a jump from Division III to Division II represents a significant bump in prestige for the program. Having to deal with that plus a team in transition might take a lot of coaches aback, but Ju-

rgensen is trying to take it all one step at a time.

“We lost a lot of guys, but at the same time we have a lot of talented hockey players coming in,” Jurgensen said. “Our biggest challenge is just going to be to mold the team to doing Marquette hockey.”

Coach Jurgensen said he wants to continue doing what has been working: having the seniors lead the team. This season will feature the first class of players to play their entire tenure under Jurgensen,

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COLUMN: Young returners key to team’s fortunes

Photo by Andrew Himmelberg andrew.himmelberg@marquette.edu

Sophomore outside hitter Madeline Mosher is one of four returning players that played over 100 sets last season. She’s played 10 sets this season.

John Hand When the 2017 Marquette volleyball team stepped on the court for the first time last Friday against the University of Hawai’i, they had a much different look from when they last left the court a season ago.

This year’s roster debuts nine new names to the team. Some of the turnover was expected with the graduation of six players, including key contributors middle

hitter Meghan Niemann, libero Lauren Houg and setter Sara Blaiser. Some of the roster turnover was unexpected; star outside hitter Taylor Louis’ transfer hit the team hard, as did the loss of right side Amanda Green and middle blocker Teal Schnurr.

All of this means younger players will have to step up sooner and more authoritatively than ever before.

Both sophomores Allie Barber and outside hitter Madeline Mosher saw time last year, but it was in limited roles. Their combined swings added up to just 71 percent of the swings that Louis took. With

Photo by Olivia Qualls olivia.qualls@marquette.edu

Senior Manon Geoffroy serves during a match in the Al McGuire Center.

MARQUETTE SPORTS CALENDAR FRIDAY 9/8 WSOC Boston University 6:00 p.m.

Volleyball Loyola 7:00 p.m.

SATURDAY 9/9 Cross Country Vic Godfrey Open 10:30 a.m.

MSOC SLU

7:05 p.m.

SUNDAY 9/10 WSOC Rhode Island 12:00 p.m.

Volleyball Kentucky 1:00 p.m.

Men’s Golf Badger Invitational All Day Sunday - Monday

Louis solidly on pace to break Marquette’s kills record during the early portion of her senior year, there was never a need for Mosher or Barber to play a bigger role. Now they’ll both have to.

Barber was the No. 45 recruit in the country coming out of Cedarburg High School, and last season she demonstrated why by being named BIG EAST Co-Freshman of the Year. She has followed up her freshman campaign by leading the team in kills with 109 and

notching a hitting percentage of .311, the second-best mark on the team (among players that average at least 12 attempts per match).

Barber’s early season statistics show she is now the focal point of the Marquette offense. Along with having to consistently be the go-to point-getter for Marquette, Barber will also be challenged with changing her game as opposing defenses adapt to her style of play. So far, she seems to be doing a good job of it; her 26 kills against Wichita State

last weekend were a career-high.

Mosher similarly finished the year with 0.92 kills per set, barely edging out setter Sara Blasier.

While Mosher was expected to take over after Louis’ departure, most of Louis’ minutes have gone to freshman Hope Werch, who has played in 24 sets as opposed to Mosher’s 10. Mosher has just as many errors – 12 – as kills on the year. Getting something from Mosher will be crucial to Marquette volleyball’s success going forward.

Finally, the efficiency of any offense depends on the setter. Marquette had the advantage of having an experienced Sara Blasier on their roster last season, who finished the season with over 1,000 sets. This season, sophomore Lauren Speckman will be entrusted with making sure the offense is running smoothly. The departure of Blasier was expected, allowing Speckman to prepare for her new role. So far, she has shown her preparedness by averaging 11.67 sets per match.

Marquette fans may recognize some names on this roster and not recognize others. However, as the season progresses, players from both groups will have to step up to return to the NCAA Tournament this November.

John Hand is a junior studying journalism. He can be reached at john.hand@marquette.edu

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play off of each other play into each other’s strengths and I think it’ll definitely be harder for teams to focus on one guy in particular.”

Kraussel returned from his injury in early summer and rejoined the team in preseason “in great shape.” In the first

By Brendan Ploen three games, Kraussel has had an outbrendan.ploen@marquette.edu sized impact on the pace of play, even if he only has one assist to show for The first time winger Brody Krausit. If the ball is at Kraussel’s feet, he sel tried to get past sophomore decan blow by defenders with surprising fender Patrick Seagrist in the first quickness and still have the awareness spring practice, Seagrist knocked to deliver a perfectly-timed cross into him to the ground. Kraussel heard the box. a pop. The coaching staff worried Bennett has been missing a dangerand the team doctor confirmed its ous, speedy winger like Kraussel for fears: a separated shoulder. Kraussel several years now. The impact it’s would need surgery and miss all of having on the offense hasn’t escaped spring practice.

Bennett’s notice.

Photo by Helen Dudley helen.dudley@marquette.edu Kraussel had always wanted to “I think you were able to see what Kraussel moves forward from his usual midfield position against Illinois-Chicago. He has one assist this year. play in big matches against the likes he could do, and what we expect of of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Wis- to finish his career with the team for “I knew it’d be right when I told rehab his shoulder during the transi- him to do in the last half hour of the consin, not to mention BIG EAST which he’d always wanted to suit up. him there was competition,” Ben- tion period last spring. The period UIC game,” Bennett said. “We’re not stalwarts like Butler and Creighton. “I was a Milwaukee boy, and I al- nett said. “He said he understood and also gave him time to get to know the giving him carte blanche to do whatThe decision to transfer from Loyola ways wanted to play for this team,” knew what he was getting into and players, adjust to the tactics and for- ever he wants, but what we’re saying Chicago to Marquette was made last Kraussel said. “It was always a re- really embraced it.” mations and hone in on the program’s is be who you are and be a winger.”

Christmas, just before Kraussel’s se- ally cool atmosphere. The BIG EAST Easing into a new school is never attacking philosophies.

After three years at a different nior year and final year of eligibility. is a great conference and the soccer easy and it is especially rare for an ath- Perhaps the only familiar thing for school, a fresh start and a shoulder Now he will finally get his chance tradition is really appreciated here.” lete to make the switch this late into a Kraussel at Marquette was the faces surgery later, Brody Kraussel can say Growing up in nearby Muskego, collegiate career. Bennett made sure on the soccer team. Five different he has truly come back home. after taking a road less traveled.

“I’ve always liked the Milwaukee Wisconsin, Kraussel would attend Kraussel knew that nothing would be Marquette players have played ei- “To come back home to Milwauarea,” Kraussel said. “I’ve always games at Valley Fields as well as sum- handed to him. ther with or against Kraussel at some kee and Marquette, and for it to be liked the team and have been a sup- mer camps held by the coaching staff. “I told him there’s no guarantee that point during his prep and club career, my senior year, it really is exciting,” porter, so it was always a bit of a He always thought that he would he’d play here,” Bennett continued. including fellow midfielders Connor Kraussel said. “They treat you like wear the Blue and Gold, but it took “The only guarantee is that you’ll get Alba and Luka Prpa. It was easy for professionals here and (sic) prep you dream to come back here.”

Despite having a stellar season with him three years at a different school a jersey number and you’ll get your Kraussel to establish a rapport with and hopefully you can make it to the Loyola Chicago, finishing ninth in the in order to get there. Once head coach equipment washed every time you use his teammates. next stage as well.” nation with 10 assists and leading the Louis Bennett saw what kind of play- it, and you’ll get our best.”

“I think we’ve been jelling really Ramblers to the second round of the er Kraussel was, he immediately took Kraussel used that instruction to well,” Kraussel said. “We have been work on his game and aggressively working really hard at it and we can NCAA Tournament, Kraussel wanted a liking to his new winger.

Former Muskego standout brings new dimension to offense

Jacobson family forges unique bond over MU soccer

Photo by Olivia Qualls olivia.qualls@marquette.edu

Allison Jacobson was a freshman when her sister Emily joined MU’s staff.

Jacobson sisters enjoy separate relationships as coach, sister

By John Steppe

john.steppe@marquette.edu

Newly-hired strength coach Emily Jacobson decided to have some fun with the team in 2015.

“The freshmen on the women’s soccer team were going to do a dance routine (at the studentathlete talent show),” Jacobson said. “So I made it a part of the

team warmup for them to practice their dance recital program for the team.”

There was a catch that added extra meaning to the lighthearted prank: One of those freshmen was Emily Jacobson’s younger sister, Allison Jacobson, who can still easily recall her anger.

“That was probably the time I was most upset with her, hands down,” the Allison Jacobson said.

“Everyone heard about that one in the family.”

Those two families, the Jacobsons’ and Marquette women’s

soccer, have shaped former stu- taken advantage of Allison Jacobdent-athlete and current coach Em- son’s knowledge; knowledge that ily Jacobson’s time at Marquette. helped her earning NCAA TournaShe suited up for head coach ment appearances and BIG EAST Markus Roeders from 2010-’13 at division titles in all four years as a the same time as twin sister Cara student.

Jacobson did.

“It’s been really beneficial for “It was great,” Emily Jacob- the team to have someone that’s son said on playing collegiately gone through the season,” Alliwith her sister. “We had grown son Jacobson said. “(She) knows up together playing soccer. So we the wear and tear that goes on in were both really excited to con- our bodies.” tinue to play together through our Even though Emily Jacobson college years.” treats Allison Jacobson no differDuring her second stint at Mar- ently than any other player, the quette, Emily Jacobson has served two of them still make sure to have as the strength coach for her bonding time. younger sister Allison Jacobson, “When we’re in the weight room a junior defensive midfielder on or on a workout, she’s Coach Emthe women’s soccer team. This ily,” Allison Jacobson said. “But involves treating Allison Jacobson sometimes we’ll step off to the the same as she would treat Bri side and be like, ‘Hey, sister moJaeger, Madison Dunker or any ment.’” other defender on the roster.

“If we’re in a family setting, “I don’t think our sister relation- she’s my sister. It doesn’t cross my ship has changed at all,” Emily mind that she’s my coach,” AlliJacobson said. “There’s just a new son Jacobson said. type of relationship where I’m her Emily Jacobson’s ability to recoach. She’s another women’s main professional, even with her soccer player and that’s how she’s sister as one of the student-athletes treated.” under her purview, has not gone Allison Jacobson also embraces unnoticed. the ability to be a part of Emily “She is the greatest,” deputy Jacobson’s coaching side. She has athletic director Mike Broeker

said. “The kids have no better example than her.”

When Allison Jacobson graduates in 2019, it will be the first time that Emily Jacobson will be at Marquette without one of her siblings in the program.

“I don’t know what it’s like to not have a sister here at Marquette when I’m here,” Emily Jacobson said. “So I’m actually very interested to see what it’s like to be here at Marquette without a sister.”

Being sister-less at Marquette will not change Emily Jacobson’s love for the job, she said.

“I love working with studentathletes at Marquette and if my sister wasn’t playing soccer here, I’d still be a coach here. I would’ve seized this opportunity without a doubt.”

And Emily Jacobson will have more opportunities besides the dance recital to annoy her little sister.

“I think I’ve only actually pissed her off only a couple times, so we’ll call that a win so far,” Emily Jacobson said. “I’ve probably pissed her off as a sister way more.”

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Dugan enjoys transition from soccer to cross country Redshirt sophomore joins cross country after stellar time trial

By Chris Reisner

chris.reisner@marquette.edu

It was a Tuesday afternoon, a couple weeks before the spring semester ended, and the women’s soccer team was running a mile time trial. On this particular day, the soccer team would invade the track while the track team wrapped up one of its practices.

Cross country head coach Mike Nelson thought, while his team was getting a rest, he would observe the women’s soccer team’s mile race. In doing so, he noticed Courtney Dugan, who sprinted out ahead of everyone else.

Nelson recalls being impressed, but still certain that a soccer athlete would burn out and slow down in the following three laps. However, when she came around on lap two, she was still going strong.

Redshirt sophomore Courtney Dugan barely slowed down by lap three and four and, according to Nelson, ended up winning the time trial by approximately half a lap. Nelson was extremely impressed and eager to find out what

“

It really opened my eyes because this was something I’ve always been passionate about, but I was just never able to pursue it.”

Dugan on joining Marquette Track & Field

her time was.

Nelson then walked over to the athletic trainer, who had a stopwatch, to find out. The trainer said, “She ran 5:08, is that good?”

To which Nelson said, “Yes, that’s very good!”

That was the start of Courtney Dugan’s transition from soccer to

Photo via Courtney Dugan

Dugan finished her first race in 14:46.82, second among MU athletes.

cross country.

Dugan, a redshirt sophomore from Glen Ellyn, Illinois, spent her first two years at Marquette as a member of the women’s soccer team. She never expected to switch from the sport she had been playing since elementary school to one she had never competed in before.

“I’ve been playing soccer since I was eight years old, and that’s just always the passion that I’ve had,” Dugan said. “My sister played too, so we could always practice together.”

Her talent for running did not go unnoticed before this transition. When she was a freshman in high school, her school’s cross country coach approached.

“In high school, the cross country coach actually tried to recruit me,” Dugan said. “I was playing soccer year-round though, so I just felt like I didn’t have the time.”

It was not until this past year when Dugan opened up to the possibility of switching sports.

“For soccer, we have a lot of conditioning sessions in the spring,” Dugan said. “I found Photo by Marquette Athletics myself loving the fitness and runDugan took sixth overall in the Flames/Flyer Challenge last weekend. ning training sessions the most because I really excelled at them.”

Not long after Dugan start- “I didn’t want to step on any Dugan nearly outran the ened to discover her passion for toes, but I said if she is interested tire 100-plus entry field and running and fitness, the stars then I would love to have her,” helped Marquette to a third place seemed to align for her to follow Nelson said. “A few days after as a team. that timed mile we met, and just It once seemed unfathomable that passion. for Dugan to leave the only sport “The fact we ran a timed mile like that, here we are.” while the track team was watch- Dugan said she is ‘loving every she’s ever known. But based ing, and (Nelson) was there to wit- minute’ with her new team, not off Saturday’s results, it seems ness it really makes me think that that she has absolutely no regrets like she may have made the God orchestrated that instance to about her time spent with the right decision.

“I’m so thankful for the past happen,” Dugan said. “It really soccer team. opened my eyes because this was At Marquette’s first meet of the two years I’ve spent with the something I’ve always been pas- season this past weekend at the soccer team and all the relationsionate about but I was just never Flames/Flyer Challenge in Ro- ships I’ve built. I wouldn’t trade meoville, Illinois, Dugan put on in that time for anything in the able to pursue it.”

Nelson was careful about ap- a stellar performance. She came world,” Dugan said. “Now, I’m proaching Dugan. Switching in sixth place overall and second just looking forward to building sports as an athlete is a huge deci- place among Marquette runners. upon the relationships I have alsion to make, and Nelson wanted It was Dugan’s first ever cross ready started to establish with my country race. new team.” to give her space.

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