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ORL axes Schroeder triples for coming year Late notice sparks frustration for sophomores to-be By Clara Janzen
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before students
housing learned
triples will no longer be available in Schroeder Hall for the upcoming year. The announcement was made in an email from The Office of Residence at 8 a.m. Monday. Housing signup went from 4-9 p.m. that night. The eight-hour notice left many
scrambling for new plans. “The sudden change completely threw me off during a time of already high stress,” Aileen Stanton, a freshman in the College of Communication, said. “I couldn’t even focus during class knowing that everything I had
planned out had flipped.” The email stated that the space the triples occupy is going to be used “in anticipation of converting those spaces into study lounges for the residents.” “These (triple) rooms were initially designed as study
lounges,” Mary Janz, Executive Director of Housing and Residence Life, said. “With returning the rooms to study lounges, we will de-densify the building adding to a
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Suspect in custody after campus incident Shots reported in senior apartment, close to daycare
By Clara Janzen
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A subject is currently in custody after shots were allegedly fired Monday afternoon in the 500 block of N. 20th Street. At 3:25 p.m., the Marquette University Police Department was dispatched to respond to reports of trouble with a suspect in the Grand Haven Apartments, a senior living community. “When officers arrived they were advised that there were some shots fired,” MUPD Capt. Jeff Kranz said. Officers rushed to secure the surrounding area, which includes Miss Katie’s Diner and the Dental School parking lot. Children were cleared from the Marquette Child Care Center on N. 19th Street. Marquette students received text and email alerts
warning them to stay away from the area. There were no injuries reported. Taylor Jacobs, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences who works for the daycare center, said, “It was scary just because it was across the street from the daycare where all these little children are. I thought the daycare staff handled it very well.” MUPD locked down Grand Haven Apartments to make sure the subject couldn’t escape. Officers at the scene declined to comment because the situation was ongoing, but Kranz stopped to say, “We have an incident contained in Photo by Austin Anderson austin.anderson@marquette.edu that apartment building right there. (The incident) is in- The Marquette University Police Department brought in Milwaukee Police to help with the situation. side, it never came outside at happened, but every time I MPD was “able to talk the in- to return to their homes. The suspect’s motives all, and we’re not 100 percent looked out my window, more dividual down and out of the apartment, and he is currently are unclear, as is informacops were there.” sure what it is right now.” tion about whomever he MUPD contacted the Mil- in custody,” Kranz said. Residents were also unsure Together the police depart- confronted in the apartas to what was happening. waukee Police Department Nick Bury, a senior in the for assistance. An MPD tac- ments shut down the area be- ments. More information College of Education who tical unit vehicle and police tween 19th and 20th streets, will be released this week lives in an apartment building dogs were deployed near the and Clybourn Street and once official arrest and incion 19th and Michigan, said, building, and a helicopter cir- Wisconsin Avenue. Residents dent reports are completed. “I don’t know exactly what cled overhead. At 6:11 p.m., were temporarily not allowed
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Presidential hopefuls face off MUSG debate puts candidtate views out before voters By Camille Paul
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Current Marquette University Student Government president Adam Kouhel and running mate Rebecca Streightiff faced off against Ben Dombrowski and running mate Allie Bitz at the MUSG presidential debate Sunday. “(This) was a chance to not only answer questions, but to have our eyes open to things we may want to add or change on our platform,” Dombrowski, the current vice president of communications for MUSG, said. Mike Cummings, assistant opinions editor for the Marquette Wire, moderated the debate. Cummings asked candidates seven questions involving specifics of their platforms and what makes them qualified for their desired positions. Kouhel kicked off the debate with thank-yous in his opening remarks. “When Reba and I made the decision to run, we knew that we were the most experienced and the most equipped students that were ready to take MUSG to the next level,” Kouhel said. “Our campaign motto is putting students first.” Both candidates focus much of their platforms on the idea of making MUSG a more inclusive organization internally and toward the student body. “When it comes to interfaith dialogue, student organizations feel like there
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is a lot on their shoulders,” Dombrowski said. “We want to take a leadership role in interfaith dialogue and minority groups.” The debate heated up when Dombrowski called Kouhel out for taking credit for the Food Truck Wednesday initiative. “I hated calling him out on it,” Dombrowski said after the debate. “This was something that I was very passionate about.” After the debate, Kouhel said Dombrowski misunderstood his views and he applauds Dombrowski’s work with MUSG and the food truck initiative. “We want to expand that program,” Kouhel said. “We want to attempt to implement a program that will allow students to use meal swipes on food trucks and be able to experience a new food selection on campus.”
Kouhel answered tough questions from current senators and students at the MUSG presidential debate. Two senators, Blake Ruppe and Sebastian Becerra, aimed their questions specifically at Kouhel. Ruppe asked about an email from Kouhel to College of Communication Dean Kimo Ah Yun asking for removal of documents from the Marquette Wire. The Wire would like to clarify. Kouhel emailed Ah Yun concerned about the Wire’s coverage of the events regarding the motion toward investigation for impeachment. Kouhel requested a sit-down meeting with Ah Yun who referred Kouhel to the Wire’s Executive Director Patrick Thomas. Kouhel has not reached out to Thomas. The question came during an open mic for students to ask candidates more about their platforms.
MUPD REPORTS MARCH 27 An employee reported that unknown person(s) removed her unattended property estimated at $106 in Johnston Hall. University property estimated at $9 was also removed between 9:30 a.m. and 12 p.m. Unknown person(s) vandalized university property in McCormick Hall causing an estimated $350 in damage between 10:45 and 11:25 p.m. A student reported that unknown person(s) forcibly entered his secured, unattended vehicle causing an estimated $300 in damage in
the 500 block of N. 17th Street between 3 p.m. and 6:25 p.m. Nothing was taken. MARCH 23 Unknown subject(s) removed a part from an employee’s vehicle in the 1000 block of N. 16th Street between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. MARCH 21 A non-MU subject removed property from Walgreens without paying and was cited for retail theft at 7:45 p.m.
“I appreciate that they brought up their concerns, and I am open to meeting with them,” Kouhel said. “I don’t want any student to walk away feeling that their voice was not heard.” Executive vice presidential candidate Allie Bitz offered a senate member’s perspective on being more inclusive and transparent with the student body. “There were a lot of things going on behind closed doors,” Bitz said. “Senators were having secret meetings and bringing legislation to the floor without telling anyone.” Bitz added that she wants a student government where all students can be involved. Elections are this Thursday, March 30. Polls will be open on the first floor of the Alumni Memorial Union from 11 a.m. – 7 p.m., and online voting will be available all day.
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Schroeder: Future sophomores scramble to remake plans greater sense of community.” In response to that part of the email, Mikala Hershman, a freshman in the College of Arts & Sciences, said, “It was confusing because there are already common rooms.” Both the initial email and Janz emphasized there are triples available in Mashuda Hall as well as quad rooms in Humphrey Hall. However, some feared that with the
triples in Schroeder being out of the equation, the demand for those rooms in other halls will increase and be more difficult to get. “The last-minute notice was really inconvenient and caused a lot of stress for people who thought they had it figured out and now have to decide on new arrangements the day of,” Hershman said. “My brother and his friends were planning on a triple and now they are trying to do a quad in Humphrey, but they have to find another person.” People who had early signup times were confident they would be able to get one of the few coveted Schroeder triples were left scrambling. Jack Lawder, a freshman in the College of Communication, was one of those people. “It’s not an easy situation to deal with when JACK LAWDER there are three people that Freshman, want a triple and all of a College of Communication sudden it is two people in
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I believe the lack of communication between the Office of Residence Life and students is unprofessional.”
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The Office of Residence Life said plans for the study lounges have been in the works for a while.
a double and one person left clueless,” he said. Janz said the Office of Residence Life has been “working with a number of offices across campus to make this happen … the decision was not finalized until
late last week.” However, the decision to wait until the day of housing sign-up to announce the change was something Lawder said he was not pleased with. “I believe the lack of communication between the
Office of Residence Life and students is unprofessional,” Lawder said. “I went to a meeting a couple weeks back regarding housing expecting to be informed in full, but clearly that didn’t happen.”
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Dreamer’s Fund qualifies as endowment Scholarships given to undocumented MU students By Matthew Martinez
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The second annual Dreamer’s Gala provided a full crowd, positive atmosphere and big news for donors. The Ignacio Ellacuria, S.J. Dreamer’s Scholarship Fund received $25,000 collectively from donors March 23. This brings their total funds to $50,000, which is the minimum required for endowment status. “It takes a minimum of $50,000 to start to generate interest,” said Eduardo Perea-Hernandez, one of the co-chairs for the gala planning committee. “Now that we have it, we’re in a good place.” The Ignacio Ellacuria S.J. Dreamer’s Scholarship is
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How do you leave your own land? How do you leave your own language for the unknown? There is bravery, and then there is my mother.”
MARICELA AGUILAR College of Arts & Sciences, 2012 graduate
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Several people who are undocumented students spoke at the event, sharing their experiences.
awarded to undocumented students who would have benefitted from government assistance they could not receive. Undocumented students do not have social security numbers to qualify for federal aid, so the scholarship can seriously aid some of its recipients. “It’s good to see scholarships like this,” Yesica Camacho, Internship Director at Carmen High School, said. “It’s upsetting when these students work so hard and you can’t tell them that there’s something out there for them after high school. This scholarship gives them hope.” The event began with a 45-minute long networking period. Various members from all around Milwaukee mingled during this time, including Fr. Timothy Manatt, S.J., the pastor of Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish and St. Patrick Parish. He says his two parishes are on the predominantly
Latino south side. “I am one of many here to allay fears in these times,” Manatt said. “I’m showing support for my parishioners.” After this period, Marquette students Luis Jimenez and Karen Medina gave welcome statements for the event. A threecourse dinner was served shortly after. While dinner was being served, the Rondalla Voces y Guitarras de Milwaukee mariachi band serenaded the audience with Mexican classics. After dinner, the speaking circuit began with a testimonial by Valeria Navarro, an undocumented student who graduated from Marquette in December 2016. Navarro was involved in Greek life during her time at Marquette and studied at the Les Aspin Center in Washington, D.C. “My education was the only thing that would make my
parents’ sacrifice worth it,” Navarro said. When Navarro came to Marquette, she did not have a state ID. As such, she could not receive a student ID, which barred her from accessing the library and gave her trouble in attaining her books. She woke up at 4 a.m. every day so that her father could drop her off at the library at 5 a.m. and go to work. She often spent the night in the library, as her father could not come pick her up if she stayed there too late studying. Navarro’s speech was followed by keynote speaker Irving Ibarra, who received his bachelor’s in philosophy and sociology from Marquette in 2011. Ibarra currently has a visa and plans to gain citizenship within the next two years. “This school teaches us to be men and women for others,” Ibarra said. “’America first’ is the opposite of being men and
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women for others.” He described his life-long love of learning, and how it propelled him to “read the entire library” when he was in junior high school. He went to Marquette University High School, where he described an interesting encounter with congressman Jim Sensenbrenner who was criticizing undocumented immigrants during a speech he gave at the high school. “He was saying that undocumented immigrants were felons,” Ibarra said. “I did not know what that meant. So, the same way I learned English in elementary school and Shakespeare in high school, I studied. I researched what it meant to be a felon. I also found out about aiding and abetting a felon. I wonder what he would think about this. Surely, providing an education is aiding and abetting.” He then went on to describe his difficulties getting into Marquette. He was the first undocumented student to ever be admitted. Ibarra also told the audience about his life after graduation working at a Mexican chain restaurant, going home at 4 a.m. and waking up at 7:30 a.m. to take care of his daughter. The speech chronicled Ibarra’s journey from this to his current position as a college counselor. The gala then concluded with a call for donations by Maricela Aguilar, who graduated from the College of Arts & Sciences in 2012. “How do you leave your own mother?” an emotional Aguilar said. “How do you leave your own land? How do you leave your own language for the unknown? There is bravery, and then there is my mother.” Aguilar detailed the political activism that she is a part of, including anti-Trump initiatives around Milwaukee. She asked the audience for their support of the scholarship. “You’re either with us or against us,” Aguilar said. “If you’re with us, prove it. Pull out your wallets. Give boldly. Immigrants are hard at work building a new nation in our own image.” The gala was put on by a committee of 19 students, which was comprised of approximately 80 percent females. There were also 36 volunteers at the event managing various tasks, such as photography roles, selling raffle tickets and collecting electronic payments. The Latin American Student Association was also responsible for setting up the baile, meaning dance.
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Angela Davis set to give lecture at Al Speech to focus on African-American inequality in MKE By Matthew Martinez
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Renowned feminist, author and educator Angela Davis will give a distinguished lecture at the Al McGuire Center Wednesday, March 29. The lecture is part of the Marquette Forum, a yearlong series which focuses on the AfricanAmerican struggle against inequality in Milwaukee and
on a national level. Davis was born in a neighborhood of Birmingham, Alabama, called Dynamite Hill, which got its name from the excessive number of firebomb attacks conducted there by the Ku Klux Klan against African-American residents. She moved to New York City as a teenager with her mother, who is in the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Davis joined the Civil Rights Movement in 1963. She’d later join the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, and the Black Panther Party. In 1968, she joined the American Communist Party. She ran for Vice President
as a communist in 1980 and 1984. As a result, she was dismissed from her professor of philosophy position at UCLA . Empowerment co-President Eliana Winterbauer-Light, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences, said she did not believe Davis was trying to force communism on people. “That’s how she was able to express some of the tenets of the Black Panthers’ desires for equality,” she said. Empowerment is a gender equality group on campus. Davis is a founding member of Critical Resistance, a national organization dedicated to dismantling the prison industrial complex.
In 1970, Davis was placed on the FBI’s Most Wanted list on false charges of conspiracy for a prison break. She was acquitted of these charges in 1972 in a high-profile case, in which she made the opening statements herself and won the favor of an all-white jury. “She was a figurehead for the Civil Rights Movement, but not like Martin Luther King Jr.,” Winterbauer-Light said. “I think it’s important to have a perspective on the Civil Rights that you’re not taught constantly in history books … I think it’s really profound.” Some made comparisons between Davis and Ben Shapiro,
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as they are both speakers on Marquette’s campus who have garnered controversy. Shapiro, a conservative political commentator, spoke Feb. 8 and engendered an attempt by faculty member, Christina Nelson, to reserve seats on Eventbrite to deter those with genuine interest in going. However, Corinne Conway, a sophomore in the College of Arts & Sciences, said comparing Shapiro and Davis is like comparing apples and oranges. “(Davis) seeks to foster inclusion,” Conway said. “She’s not trying to take anything away from anybody. She wants to bring everyone to the same level. She doesn’t want to perpetuate people being down or staying back.” Another major difference between the two is Davis’ status as an academic. Danielle Mellin, a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences, cited the prestigious schools, including UCLA, Syracuse and UC Santa Cruz Davis taught at as a major accomplishment. While Ronald Reagan was governor of California, he made campaign promises to prevent Davis from ever teaching again in the California school system. Despite Reagan’s efforts, she became a lecturer at San Francisco State in 1977. The co-presidents of Empowerment hope Davis’ speech will be enlightening, and are encouraging people from both sides of the political spectrum to attend. “There seems to be a call from many people on campus that want discussion,” Conway said. “Marquette promotes dialogue, but it seems like the spaces for that dialogue are typically among people that already agree with each other. I feel like there aren’t enough events that attract people from different perspectives in which dialogue between opposing views could actually take place.” The acceptance of this event by the College Republicans may indicate that Davis’ speech could be an event where such dialogue is generated. “The College Republicans, and Republicans in general, are proponents of freedom of speech, and we will not be organizing anyone to protest a speech,” said Gabrielle Hanke, senior in the College of Business Administration and College Republicans chairperson. “We like to promote respect of other people’s ideas and will not disrespect them by interrupting their peaceful events. Plenty of conservatives I know consider themselves feminists or in support of feminist movements, so I can say with certainty this would not be on our agenda.”
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More than one man pre-written sheet music versus songs the group created themselves. Andrew Stasiukevicius, a recent graduate of Marquette working as a civil engineer, said he appreciates the outlet By Brendan Attey brendan.attey@marquette.edu the band provides. Although he isn’t pursuing music profesBen Wagner and his band have sionally, he appreciates havbeen making music together for ing a fun side-project to work about three months. In fact, they on in his free time. came together so recently they “Ben is such a good writer that just go by Ben Wagner, lacking we all have a great time hanging an official name for their group. out and trying to make new music As alumni of the University together,” Stasiukevicius said. and avid musicians, Wagner The new act appreciated said the freshly formed band meeting other local bands at last thought last month’s Battle of month’s competition. Battle of the Bands the Bands hostcompetied eight bands tion, put from around on by MUMilwaukee. Radio, was “It was kind “the perfect of cool to get to opportunity meet all these to play our new musicians first live and hear what show.” they’re doing to W a g try and promote ner, who their music,” graduated Wagner said. from MarAt the end quette in of the contest, 2014 with judges picked John Halloran the band Ako a degree Bass player for Ben Wagner as the main in psycholand senior in the College of winner. ogy, formed Ako Arts & Sciences also won the his four-person band entirely second award, out of alumni and one current the fan-favorite prize. Howstudent. The three live around ever, they decided to pass the Milwaukee. Wagner works award down to runner-up, Ben in ministry at a retreat cen- Wagner and crew. ter, but spends his free time Wagner was appreciative and writing and performing music. said it was “really cool of them Wagner said the band’s sound to pass it down.” combines folk quality with With the debut performance country storytelling. “It’s like behind them, the band is shifting Jack Johnson meets country, their focus to the future. They and it’s going down that Ameri- plan to put out an album within can route,” he said. Wagner, the the next three months. lead vocalist of the band, also “I’ve been teaching the plays acoustic guitar. band songs now that I’ve been Bass player John Halloran ready to put out for a couple is a senior in the College of years. So we’re probably goArts & Sciences. When he ing to hit the studio next month isn’t in class or studying, he is or the month after and really practicing with Wagner. start promoting our music and “I think we’re all grate- play as much as we can during ful for the freedom that Ben the summer,” Wagner said. gives us. He really lets us exAs they are working on new periment and mess around music to release, the band with different stuff when we’re has hopes that their prommaking music,” Halloran said. ising Battle of the Bands He also emphasized the performance will be the difference between playing start of something special.
Four-piece group debuts music at Battle of the Bands
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“I think we’re all grateful for the freedom that Ben gives us. He really lets us experiment and mess around with different stuff when we’re making music”
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Top: Ben Wagner performs at Battle of the Bands Feb. 23 at the Annex. He is the lead singer and namesake for the band. Bottom: Andrew Stasiukevicius, the band’s drummer, at the Annex.
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‘Anything Goes’ for musical’s leading lady
Actress prepares for spotlight in final college show By Nathan Desutter
nathan.desutter@marquette.edu
Aileen O’Carroll takes a long, deep breath and intensely stares into the full body dressing room mirror. There’s a fluttering in her stomach, her hands shake and her senses are overwhelmed by the intense blackberry flavor of her traditional pre-show Grether’s Pastille lozenge. Not only is this the final audition of the senior’s Marquette Theatre career, but it’s also her final callback for lead character, Reno Sweeney, in the upcoming musical, “Anything Goes.” The nerves are unavoidable, but after eight long months of blisterinducing tap dance lessons, vocal exercises and character research that might qualify as stalking if the person were real, they are irrelevant. It is time for O’Carroll to do what she loves: perform. Nearly five months later, the show, now less than two weeks away from its April 6 premiere in Helfaer Theatre, is down to its final stages of preparation. “She owned it. Homegirl belted her little heart out, and there was no doubt in my mind she would get the part,” said Caroline Norton, a freshman in the
College of Communication from Alabama whose sweet southern charm shone through while describing her sororitystyle theater “big” and first official friend on campus. “She wanted it, and went into those auditions and took it. She’s perfect for this role,” Norton said. The show’s director, Ray Jivoff,
“She could be a Reno.” O’Carroll, after 13 total months of work, is ready to show off her version of Reno Sweeney. Sweeney is a character who, despite her dichotomous evangelizationby-day and clubbing-by-night background, O’Carroll has found many similarities with. Set on an ocean liner, “Any-
Photo courtesy of Aileen O’Carroll
Left to right: Aileen O’Carroll, Nick Parrott and Michael Nicholas practice for “Anything Goes,” which debuts at the Helfaer April 6.
agreed. As the artistic director for the famed Skylight theatre in Milwaukee, a teacher and director at the high school level and a performer himself in his free time, he knows a perfect fit when he sees it. The moment O’Carroll walked on stage and sang, he thought,
thing Goes” follows the antics of four misplaced lovers attempting to manipulate each others’ lives, an overbearing mother trying to force a marriage for her own selfish purposes and, in the background, a pair of gangsters greedily disrupting the plot in a
hysterically mediocre fashion. “Reno and I are both very bold and outputting. She shows the brassy side but also the introverted and nervous side,” O’Carroll said. “I identify with her working hard and being a leader, leading the pack for everyone. She always makes everything a good time.” She hopes those similarities help her reach her goal of putting her own unique spin on the role for this show, a challenge she said Jivoff has expertly aided. He had O’Carroll break down songs and focus on her Reno’s character in the music. “(He) had me talk out the songs, and when I sang them, they came easier. I learned it’s important to break things down first,” O’Carroll said. “Singing is telling a story, not just singing.” But, like any good actress, she realized she can’t tell the story of Reno or “Anything Goes” by herself. It’s her fellow cast members, who she prefers calling her best friends, that make “Anything Goes” come to life. Billy Crocker is a young Wall Street broker, played by sophomore Nick Parrott of the College of Communication. Thanks to the gangsters, he’s also a master of disguise who’s an old friend and underscored love interest of Reno. While they never create a
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spark themselves, they utilize their past connections to generate new flames and dissolve an awkward marriage. In real life, Parrott and O’Carroll play similar roles: best friends. “It makes everything we do on stage so much fun. It’s a conversation in the moment. It comes naturally,” O’Carroll said. In their free time, O’Carroll and Parrot hang out in the theatre playing the piano, dancing and just having fun. They’re always there for each other and have, what O’Carroll described as, the “musical theatre bug.” In fact, Parrott was the first one there when O’Carroll learned she would be Reno. They hugged, and O’Carroll cried. “This whole process has been more exciting because I get to do it with him,” she said. “He pushes me to do better.” When “Anything Goes” is over, Parrott and Norton won’t be the only ones she’ll miss. For O’Carroll, it won’t be easy to graduate and leave her Marquette Theatre family behind. But when she stares into the mirror for her first professional pre-show routine, she’ll smile knowing there’s a whole troop standing behind her as she mumbles her motto, “Stay humble, do your best and God will do the rest.”
Preview of Helfaer Theatre’s new season
The announcement came on a winter’s night at the annual MUPS Holiday Theatre party. Eager students gathered to hear the new shows for Marquette Theatre’s 20172018 theater season announced from a scroll. It was their Christmas present, and a special one at that. The show titles were released to the public on March 21. This upcoming season challenges the status quo by touching on a variety of topics, from sexual assault to women traveling through time and a Shakespearean adventure. Director Jamie Cheatham spoke about this upcoming season’s shows and expressed his delight to see them brought to life by student actors, designers and crew. By Kelsey McCarthy
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A Year With Frog and Toad “Our theater for young audiences show is a push and pull story about a close friendship between a friendly frog and a crazy toad. They have differences that make their friendship work,” Cheatham said. The show is based on “Frog and Toad” children’s stories by Arnold Lobel. Aside from the two main characters, the show also features creatures such as a bird, mouse, squirrel, mole, turtle, snail and a lizard.
Student Body “This is a social justice play where the theme was put forward by a student,” Cheatham said. “A student came to us and said, ‘We think our social justice play this year should deal with sexual assault on a college campus.’” The committee thought it was an important subject to cover and began looking for a script, but found it was much more difficult than expected to find a strong script that addressed the topic until they came across “Student Body.”
Pericles “This epic adventure is a fairytale with a powerful ending about a family being reunited after many hardships,” Cheatham said. “There’s this separation and this longing, this epic struggle to come back together.” The show features shipwrecks, scandalous family secrets and perilous journeys.
Working: A Musical In this musical, three female Victorian explorers venture to a dark unknown territory. Cheatham described the story as a witty and clever comedy. To make the adventure even more peculiar, the three explorers also travel through time. “They discover how their language is expanding,” Cheatham said. “Each of the three ladies find their own place in the world in the past, in the present or in the future.” Graphic by Hannah Feist hannah.feist@marquette.edu
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MUSG leadership has real power; student voting essential The Marquette Wire Editorial Board has stressed several times the importance of students making their voices heard by being informed and active voters. We have highlighted that voting is a duty that comes more than just once every four Novembers. Fellow Marquette students, Election Day is this Thursday. We will elect the 2017-’18 Marquette University Student Government president, executive vice president and academic senators. Voting in these elections is easy — it can be done any time of the day online in minutes — and an important opportunity all students should take advantage of. MUSG is more than a campus club; the decisions made by the student leaders in these positions affect us all. For years, the voter turnout rate in MUSG spring elections has been unfortunately low. Last year, only 28 percent of eligible student voters (2,127) cast a ballot. As is the case for any government election, some people won’t vote because they feel they are not adequately informed on the
candidates and issues. For those of you who don’t think you know enough to make a primed decision, inform yourself. Check out the Wire’s extensive coverage of the campaign, including a recording of Sunday night’s live debate, profiles of the presidential candidates and their running mates and other MUSG coverage. You can also learn more about each ticket’s platform on their respective campaign websites, adamandreba.com and benandalliemusg.com. Some students may not vote because they believe the outcome of the election has little effect on their lives. MUSG actually holds more power and influence than many of us know, and changes on campus happen often based on decisions made by those students we elect into office. One of MUSG’s biggest responsibilities is allocating funds to student organizations. With over 300 of them on campus, thousands of involved Marquette students will be directly affected by the decisions next year’s MUSG leaders make about how
much money to allocate to each organization. MUSG has real money to work with, and they enact changes on campus we see every day. Over the past few years they have implemented Ozzi stations in dining halls and water bottle refill stations in most buildings. They passed a referendum for a student fee that will support the future construction of a new student recreation and wellness center and approved tobacco-free campus legislation. Perhaps the most important responsibility the MUSG president and executive vice president have is their direct contact with top university administration. Whoever we elect will communicate face-to-face with University President Michael Lovell, Provost Dan Myers, Vice President for Student Affairs Xavier Cole and others. The average Marquette student is rarely granted this privilege. So, who do you want representing you? Vote for someone this Thursday who you trust and who you believe will remain dedicated to your needs and the needs of all students.
Caroline Kaufman With the MUSG election coming up this Thursday, I took a look at both parties’ platforms to get a better understanding of each candidate. Surprisingly, comparing both proposed initiatives side-by-side, it’s difficult to distinguish one from the other. Inspired by current political events, both Kouhel/Streightiff and Dombrowski/Bitz list inclusivity as one of the cornerstones of their campaigns. The need for inclusion has been at the forefront of our nation’s agenda in response to many current issues, especially Trump’s travel ban. But when a word like “inclusivity” gains traction in a large audience, its meaning and resonance often become misconstrued. I absolutely understand the timely benefits of expressing a desire for inclusion while campaigning. The initiatives that both parties present are necessary and advantageous for the university if implemented. However, inclusivity should be more than a campaign buzzword or a box you check off on your platform. It should represent a strong commitment rather than a campaign strategy to gain the upper hand. In Sunday’s debate, both candidates highlighted the importance of interfaith and intercultural dialogue on campus, especially in light of recent events in our country. Both platforms include initiatives like the Hispanic-Serving Institution Initiative and the
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Adam Kouhel and Reba Streightiff (left) will go up against Ben Dombrowski and Allie Bitz (right) for the MUSG president and executive vice president positions in Thursday’s election.
Ellacuria Scholarship, which will provide assistance and opportunities to undocumented and marginalized students. Kouhel and Streightiff proposed developing an oath of inclusion all students would sign, and both candidates want to improve the student experience at various centers around campus, namely the LGBTQ+ Resource Center and the Center for Intercultural Engagement. These are excellent steps to begin fostering a more inclusive environment on campus, but no matter how great they look on paper, they can only enact significant improvements if carried through. Change begins on a small scale, and a more inclusive environment on campus will promote inclusion throughout Milwaukee and our nation. It is so important that we, as students, hold whoever is elected to their promises of increased inclusion at our university. In a lot of ways, inclusion is like being invited to a party. The initiatives both candidates outline in their platforms are like invitations to the party, but the effort cannot stop there. Inclusivity is reaching out as human beings to foster relationships with different groups of people to see if your party is something they even want to attend. If we are to strive for true inclusivity at Marquette, we first have to invest enough time into getting to know each other and in turn give members of marginalized groups the courage to voice their needs. The bottom line is that inclusivity goes far beyond signing an oath or revamping areas on campus. Inclusivity is the ongoing, conscious engagement with diversity that creates an increased awareness and empathy toward groups other than our own. It’s a cognizant attitude shift that, as Dombrowski mentioned during the debate, can be refined by exposing yourself to different viewpoints, even if those views make you uncomfortable. More than anything, for these candidates, inclusivity must be a commitment. A commitment to creating a welcoming environment for all, and a commitment to stand by what you have said after the votes have been counted. Caroline Kaufman is a junior studying corporate communication and writing-intensive English. She can be reached at caroline. kaufman@marquette.edu
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Concerning budget Reading makes us better people reflects character Ryan McCarthy After the initial shock of the Trump budget proposal wore off, some dismissed it as wishful thinking. After all, Congress controls the purse strings, and Trump’s proposal is closer to a wish list than an actual blueprint. Even though Trump’s budget is unlikely to pass, it provides important insight into what the President values. This is especially revealing considering Trump’s frequent contradictions on the campaign trail. There is much in this document to concern conservatives and liberals alike. It’s actually pretty easy to identify Trump’s biggest priorities. His proposal calls for a $54 billion increase in defense spending, $2.6 billion to jumpstart his southern border wall and $1.4 billion to fund school choice. At the same time, the proposal significantly cuts pretty much every major government agency, including a 31 percent decrease for the Environmental Protection Agency and a 29 percent decrease for the State Department. He also proposes slight increases for the Department of Homeland Security and Department of Veteran Affairs. Gone are programs like the National Endowment of the Arts and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which I defended in a previous column. Gone are Community Service and Development block grants, which fund antipoverty services such as Meals on Wheels and encourages private sector investment in communities otherwise ignored. The budget also eliminates the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which provides heat to those who can’t afford it, and heavily defunds the Supplemental Nutrition -Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC). The worst part of this budget is that it’s not actually fiscally conservative. Usually when Republicans try to slash critical programs and departments, it’s under the auspice of shrinking the deficit. While I would much prefer a budget that maintained funding for these programs, at least the Republican budgets of presidents past commit to fiscally conservative principles. Instead of cutting the deficit, Trump’s budget merely reallocates most of the cuts to pay for his defense spending increase. During the campaign, Trump frequently highlighted his business acumen, yet he seems
unfamiliar with the concept of return on investment. His budget would cut $239 million from the IRS, one of the few government departments that can concretely demonstrate a high rate of return for every dollar allocated to it. These cuts would further beleaguer an agency that even Trump’s treasury secretary claims is underfunded. I don’t think I’m being particularly naïve when I say a budget is a moral document. No budget exists in a vacuum. There are real consequences for how we choose to allocate funds. It was Republican President Dwight Eisenhower who famously said, “Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed.” We have to ask ourselves what we collectively value as a country. Do we value our ability to promote American interests through diplomatic solutions? Then we cannot afford to shrink the State Department and eliminate American aid programs abroad. Do we still want to provide a safety net for the most vulnerable in our society? Then we cannot cut programs like Meals on Wheels and WIC. We especially cannot make these cuts in order to fund a department with an estimated $125 billion in administrative waste. This document, much like the president himself, does not reflect American values. Ryan McCarthy is a senior studying journalism. He can be reached at ryan.w.mccarthy@marquette.edu
Morgan Hughes
I grew up surrounded by books. When I think of my childhood, I remember reading. Every milestone in my life can be marked by the book I belonged to at the time. I don’t think this is an accident; I think books find us when we need them. Reading for me has always offered a chance for transformation. I feel changed every time I finish a book. The characters stay with me long after I’ve finished their stories. This is kind of a cliche among readers. Ask anyone who packs at least three books for short train rides or spends their days off in used book stores; they’ll tell you how important those stories have been to them. Somebody told me once that
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dramas come from other people and our inability to empathize with them. The ability to perceive the world through experiences other than our own is foundational not only to academia, but also to surviving as a human being. Reading teaches empathy, it teaches critical thinking, it teaches application, but more than all that, it’s a good time. The best book I’ve ever read was “It” by Stephen King. The writing was beautiful, like everything by King, but the story itself was ubiquitous. I mean that both in that I saw the story everywhere, that it stayed with me and affected me, but also in that it was a story about everything. “It” is a book about life and death, about being young and about growing old, about being afraid, about friendship, about love. Once I finished it, I had to take a day to mourn the story, mourn the characters and mourn the way the book made me feel as I was reading it. I think I became a better person by reading that book, like I think I grow wiser, more compassionate, more forgiving after every book I finish. My personal experiences with literature have made me a sort of library evangelist. So long as there are people reading, there will be people thinking and loving and growing, and that to me is a remarkable comfort.
Morgan Hughes is a junior studying journalism and political science. She can be reached at morgan.hughes@marquette.edu
The Wire sports staff grades the men’s and women’s bball rosters after ‘16-’17 season
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JUCO transfer adds experience Ehlert sent high school highlight reel to MU staff By Jack Goods
jack.goods@marquette.edu
When men’s lacrosse coach Joe Amplo was adding the finishing touches to his 2016’17 defense, he felt the group needed experience. “We just felt we needed someone to come in to compete to start right away and not develop,” Amplo said. “We needed that with losing everybody. We didn’t want to have all freshman down there.” The Golden Eagles found the answer in their email. Jackson Ehlert was overlooked in recruiting coming out of high school and needed to work on improving his grades. He started his college career playing junior lacrosse at the Community College of Baltimore County-Essex, but even early in the season he was sending his high school highlight tape to every Division I coach he could find. “I didn’t get a ton of hits, to be honest,” Ehlert said. “I figured if you throw out a big net you’ll at least get a couple of hits.” Not surprisingly, the list of options included Marquette. Amplo forwarded Ehlert’s inquiry to then-assistant coach Andrew Stimmel, who saw something in his game. Assistant coach Steve Brundage told Ehlert the staff was particularly impressed with his stick skills. The program hasn’t added many junior college players since the first class because
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Sophomore Jackson Ehlert stands in Marquette’s defensive zone during the Golden Eagles’ scrimmage against Penn at Valley Fields.
Amplo likes getting four full years with his players. However, knowing they’d still get three years of Ehlert’s services made him an attractive option. The staff decided to follow up. “I was really excited,” Ehlert said. “If I could pick a top ten out of schools I’d think I would go to, Marquette would be at least in the top ten.” Marquette wasn’t the only school Ehlert impressed. His transfer decision came down to Marquette and Richmond, but his relationship with fellow defenseman Nick Eufrasio, who
hosted him on his visit in May, and the coaching staff pushed him to Milwaukee. “I thought there was a huge future for this program,” Ehlert said. He’s filled the role Amplo expected him to so far this season, and has started in all four of Marquette’s games. The skills he brought to CCBC Essex, which gave up just 5.4 goals per game and made it to the junior college semifinals last year, translated to the Division I game. “(He brings) just a
toughness, a presence,” Amplo said. “That’s kind of an innate ability. … You feel Jackson Ehlert when he’s on the field.” “We could tell right away in the fall he had the ability to play Division I attackmen and lock them down,” assistant coach Jake Richard said. “He has that chip on his shoulder. He plays with a competitive edge.” He’s not perfect though. There are some mistakes you can get away with at the JUCO level that don’t fly in Division I, and while his on-ball defense is impressive, his off-ball
technique needs work. “Last year we didn’t talk a lot about off-ball defense or sliding,” Ehlert said. “I just played. … Now that I’m at D-I I need to think about the game a lot more.” “No one really learns it in high school, and I guess they didn’t really develop it too much in his junior college year,” Richard said. “It’s evident that he can cover with the best with athleticism. Now it’s just developing his mind at the Division I level.”
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Ph.D. quest brought 34-year-old to club volleyball
Duerr, former DIII player, joined to cut down weight By Nathan Desutter
nathan.desutter@marquette.edu
A group of parents point, stare and question what’s going on while they watch their sons warm up for a Marquette club volleyball game. What’s he doing here? Does he have kids? How old is he? After about five minutes, an amiable young lady turns around and tells them everything they need to know. His name is Shaun Duerr, he’s 34 years old and no, he’s not the coach. He actually plays on the team. The lady is his wife, Beth Duerr. She comes to most of the games, even some out-of-town tournaments, and she’s gotten used to the questions. So much so, that the questions become a running joke in their household. And, while she agrees what her husband is doing is a bit out of the ordinary, he loves it, so she’s behind him. The whole idea started when Duerr began a quest for his Ph.D. in electrical engineering
at Marquette. “I knew it was available, so I set a goal,” he said. “I was older and a bit out of shape, but I wanted to see if I still had it in me.” Originally, getting in shape and staying healthy was his focus. Since he’s building a simulator as a planning tool for micro grid development, his job is to code all day. When you sit, it’s easy to find a few extra pounds. Duerr found out the hard way when the scale, in its menacing red glow, showed 40 more than expected. “The summer before, I lifted, biked and dieted. In the gym I did vertical training with power cleans and box jumps to put on some more muscle,” he said. “Also, I played a bit of volleyball to try to get into decent enough shape to hang with the guys.” He dropped the 40 pounds, and even though he wasn’t in the same shape he was 11 years ago playing DIII volleyball at MSOE, he was pretty close. Regardless, he still felt nerves going into fall tryouts. “I knew I could play, but I didn’t know if I was too old to get along with them,” Duerr said. “Some of the guys my age I used to play with thought I was getting a little old for this stuff,” he
said. “But I started ripping serves and aced their star player, Dani Rivera, three times in a row. Everyone just started screaming and going nuts.” He clicked with the laid back culture immediately, and in turn they embraced him right away. However, there was still the most menacing part of the tryout for Duerr: the interview. “Our team isn’t just about volleyball. We’re a social club too, and we have to get along off the court,” club president Chandler North said. Duerr aced the interview, but the main clincher was hanging out with some of the guys, playing video games until 4 a.m. and crashing overnight on their couch. It’s the first story everyone on the team tells, and one Duerr or his teammates won’t soon forget. “We love old man Shaun,” junior Sam Ostling said, referring to him by his very appropriate, team-given moniker. “It’s not even weird, he just fits in like any of the guys.” Suddenly, his worries about fitting in has become negligible, except for the fact he doesn’t understand the overuse of Snapchat or odd alternative punk music on road trips. Instead, his wife
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Shaun Duerr serves during a Marquette men’s volleyball match.
worries he’s getting a bit too invested, mainly because his secondary nickname is Beyonce. “I talk about it all the time at home because it’s fun, but she thinks I’m not focusing on work,” he said. “But it keeps me young, and funny enough, some of my friends my age have more of a disconnect now than we did two years ago.” Now the worry has shifted back to keeping up physically. While everyone else on the team arrives, takes off their sweats and is ready
to play a full match, Duerr doesn’t have that luxury. Most of the time, you can find him meticulously stretching out on the sideline. As for his wife, she’ll only have to deal with the whole adventure for another month. With Duerr graduating in the spring, he’ll say good bye to the team, but not without a proper send-off. “I’ve heard some talk they want to do a final party for the seniors and myself.” he said. “And this time, my wife is coming with me.”
Golden Eagles alumni prep for year two of TBT
Voting for entry into tournament kicks off April 1 By Grant Becker
grant.becker@marquette.edu
In the summer of 2016, Marquette basketball fans were able to whet their men’s basketball appetite by watching the Golden Eagle Alumni team make a run in The Basketball Tournament on ESPN. Former Marquette stars Darius Johnson-Odom, Davante Gardner and Dwight Buycks along with other former Golden Eagles teamed up to play in TBT for a chance to win $2 million. Their run ended in the quarterfinals, equivalent to the NCAA Tournament’s Elite Eight. Because the team did not make the final four last season they did not automatically qualify for the 2017 tournament. However, the team is back and they intend to compete once again. “We’re mad enough that we lost last year that we want to take another run at it,” Dan Fitzgerald, the team organizer, said. To compete again this year the Golden Eagle Alumni will need to be voted in. The voting opens on April 1. “I want people to really vote, follow us and help us make the tournament,” Fitzgerald said.
“But I also want to make sure that people know that your voting and your recruiting of people to vote on your behalf gets you money.” TBT rewards the top 100 fans based on how many votes they recruit to the team if their team wins the tournament. “You have pretty good odds if your team is a viable team, which we are, and we were last year,” Fitzgerald said. “It’s a pretty good shot you can win some money.” The fan who recruits the most votes for the winning team makes $20,000. The next four make $10,000 each, the next 15 make $4,000 and the other 80 each get $1,000. TBT started in 2014 as an untelevised and relatively unknown 32 team pickup-style tournament. “In 2014 when we launched no one knew who we were or what this idea was,” Jonathan Mugar, tournament creator and CEO, said. “I think 75 percent of the people we reached out to thought it was fake.” But the event grew quickly and now most of the games are on ESPN. “We saw pretty much exponential growth from 2015 to ‘16 and now we just announced a larger deal with ESPN for more games and more games on the main network and we anticipate it will continue that trajectory,” Mugar said.
Notre Dame’s alumni team, Fighting Alumni, won the first ever event in 2014. Alumni teams have become extremely popular in the competition, increasing the event’s growth. TBT reached out to Marquette Athletics, who reached out to Fitzgerald to help start a Marquette team. “It just helps legitimize our
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product a lot more and it’s a great way to introduce basketball fans to our tournament,” Mugar said. Fitzgerald said he expects most of last season’s team to return. Seeing the team’s success could also mean more player interest. “Most of the guys are wanting to do it again and maybe more that couldn’t last year for
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Women’s soccer at Valparaiso MEN’S LACROSSE (Overall, BIG EAST) Marquette 1-0, 4-2 Denver 0-0, 6-2 Providence 0-0, 6-3 Villanova 0-0, 5-4 St. John’s 0-0, 1-6 Georgetown 0-1, 2-7
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whatever reason,” Fitzgerald said. “We’ll see what the roster looks like, but we’ve got plenty of guys to choose from.” Coming off a quarterfinal run last season, expectations are high. “Hopefully we’ll do better this year both on the court and in the fan voting,” Fitzgerald said.
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WOMEN’S LACROSSE (Overall, BIG EAST) Florida 2-0, 8-1 Vanderbilt 2-0, 5-3 Georgetown 2-0, 4-6 Temple 1-1, 8-2 Denver 1-1, 7-2 Marquette 1-1, 3-7 Villanova 1-1, 3-6 Cincinnati 0-2, 4-6 UConn 0-2, 3-6 Butler 0-2, 1-9
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Report Cards: WBB
NON-MAIN HEADLINE FONT GOES HEREEEE By John Hand and Brian Boyle Beat reporters grade 2017 BIG EAST champions
Guard Allazia Blockton ( A) In Blockton’s freshman campaign, she was the focal point of the offense. This season, defenses knew that and would key in on her, allowing for other players like Amani Wilborn and Natisha Hiedeman to have breakout games. Nonetheless, Blockton still found a way to average 17.1 points per game.
Guard Natisha Hiedeman ( A) Hiedeman is hands down the Marquette’s best shooter. Her shooting started many Golden Eagle runs and also provided a balance to Marquette’s drive heavy offense. Another thing she does extremely well but doesn’t get noticed is her ability to create offense in transition, which is a staple of Kieger’s offensive attack.
Guard Danielle King ( A) King grew the most out of any of the Golden Eagles. She is referred to by Keiger as “The General” since she took control of the offense from the point guard position. Her play helped Marquette get out of offensive funks. She also possesses a unique driving and rebounding talent despite being one of the smallest players on the floor. Forward McKayla Yentz ( A-) Yentz was the closest thing to a true role player in a main rotation that seemed to regularly showcase different star players. That said, the sweetshooting forward filled the role perfectly, knocking down 39.1 percent of her looks from deep and spacing out the floor for the dribble-drive guard penetration. As the team’s sole senior, Yentz became a leader on the court and rarely made any mistakes.
Forward Erika Davenport ( A) When a missed Golden Eagles shot ends up back in Marquette’s hands, chances are those hands belong to Erika Davenport. The 5-foot11-inch forward developed into one of the BIG EAST’s premier rebounders, masking an otherwise undersized roster. Her ability to score in the post gave Marquette’s offense an extra dimension.
Center Shantelle Valentine (B-) Valentine was the only bench player outside Amani Wilborn to make an appearance in every game. The 6-foot-2 junior was the only true traditional center in the rotation, regularly making appearances in the first and third quarters to bolster the Golden Eagles’ size and give Yentz and Davenport a rest against larger matchups.
Guard Amani Wilborn ( A-) Wilborn came off the bench nearly every game this season, but for all intents and purposes the 5-foot-9 sophomore guard was a member of the starting lineup. Her ability to both push the pace and score off-the-dribble and in post-ups in the half-court made Wilborn a valuable change of pace. Her threegame tear in the BIG EAST Tournament showcased her offensive upside, and earned her the weekends’ Most Outstanding Player award.
Guard Isabelle Spingola (B-) Spingola floated in and out of the rotation through much of the season, with the majority of her 169 total minutes coming in garbage-time scenarios. A 21-point explosion against Seton Hall in early February showcased her long distance shooting ability. Expect the freshman guard to make bigger contributions in the future. Coach Carolyn Kieger ( A) Three years ago when
Kieger took over the program she implemented a culture of hard work, passion and intensity and this season players fully embraced Kieger’s culture and showed that culture can have. Kieger has now made Marquette a program to look out for.
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Sophomore Natisha Hiedeman celebrates the BIG EAST title.
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By Jack Goods, Grant Becker and Matt Unger Hauser earns top mark with defense, 3-point shooting Guard Markus Howard (B+) Howard exceeded expectations in his freshman season by leading Marquette in scoring at 13.2 points per game, and leading the nation in 3-point shooting at 54.7 percent. His historically great shooting season covered up his struggles on the defensive end and lack of consistent playmaking ability. Howard earned a place on the BIG EAST’s talent-laden All-Freshman Team. Guard Andrew Rowsey (B+) The UNC Asheville transfer was electric in his first season in Milwaukee, finishing third on the team in scoring and seventh in minutes played. In February, Rowsey led the nation in offensive efficiency, but like Howard, his small size made defending difficult and he wasn’t a particularly great playmaker. Guard Jajuan Johnson (B-) Johnson’s final season for Marquette was undeniably his best. He posted career-highs in points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and minutes. Despite leading the BIG EAST
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slowly while dealing with an Achilles injury, but was vital in some of Marquette’s signature BIG EAST wins. He scored 21 points in Marquette’s road victory against Creighton and 17 on National Marquette Day against Xavier. He is woven into the Marquette lore by hitting a gametying three and game-winning free throws to defeat then-No. 1 Villanova in January.
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in steal percentage the senior was erratic on the defensive end, forcing him to come off the bench late in the season. Johnson’s finest game for the Blue and Gold may have been his last, when he went off against South Carolina in the NCAA Tournament. Guard/Forward Sam Hauser ( A-) Though Hauser was forced to play power forward rather than small forward in his freshman season, he was arguably the Golden Eagles’ most reliable performer. The Stevens Point, Wisconsin, native nailed 45.3 percent of his 3-point shots, led the team in defensive rebounding and was steady on defense. He will forever be remembered after bringing down the
victory-clinching rebound against then-No. 1 Villanova. Center Luke Fischer (B-) Fischer finished his final year in the Blue and Gold fourth on the team in scoring average with 10.9 points per game, and first on the team in rebounding with 5.9 per game. The center also improved as a rim protector, totaling 53 swats and ranking 65th nationally with a block rate of 7.2 per KenPom. Although he improved many aspects of his game, Fischer failed to cut down on his foul troubles, averaging 5.6 fouls called per 40 minutes. Guard Katin Reinhardt (B) Reinhardt started the season
Guard Haanif Cheatham (C) Steve Wojciechowski relied heavily on Cheatham defensively, which led to some long nights for the sophomore. He notably played the entire game in Marquette’s overtime victory against Seton Hall in January. However, his offensive numbers decreased from his freshman season, falling from 11 points per game to eight. He scored less than five points in seven of Marquette’s final nine games and played 15 minutes or less in the final five. Guard Duane Wilson (B-) Wilson was thrust into a defensive role coming off the bench after playing 28 minutes per game his first two seasons. He posted career lows in nearly every major statistical category but was the team’s top defensive option. He was at his best late in the season
when the team slumped and was part of the five-man unit that finished off then-No. 1 Villanova. His leadership will be missed as he exercised his graduate transfer option. Center Matt Heldt (C) The sophomore from Neenah, Wisconsin, took on a larger role during his second season at Marquette. Heldt increased his minutes per game average from 5.1 to 13.1. Although he saw the floor more, Heldt was the least-used offensive player. However, the center did show some encouraging signs, including a nine-rebound, fiveblock performance against Xavier and 15 point, 10 rebound night against St. John’s. Coach Steve Wojciechowski (B) In his third year at the helm for Marquette men’s basketball, Wojciechowski led Marquette to its first NCAA Tournament berth since 2013. Praise should be given to the head coach for adjusting to his team’s strength in 3-point shooting and spreading the floor by giving Rowsey more minutes throughout the season. Wins over then-No. 1 Villanova and at then-No. 7 Creighton within a four-day span highlight the third season of the Wojciechowski era.
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