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Second MKE march for women draws large crowd Citizens advocate for human rights, equality, feminism By Caroline White
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Sharlen Moore, Executive Director of local nonprofit Urban Underground, speaks to Women’s March crowd.
With handmade posters held high above their heads with phrases like “Times up” and “I’m with her,” about 1,500 women, men and
children gathered in the cold on the front lawn of the Milwaukee County Courthouse Saturday morning. With each passing moment, the crowd grew more and more impassioned, screaming “take it back” as their battle cry. The mission of this year’s Women’s March was to bring together the political power of diverse women to See SHOW UP page 2
MUPD Chief gets citation Mascari operates vehicle off-duty while intoxicated By Sydney Czyzon
sydney.czyzon@marquette.edu
Marquette University Police Chief Paul Mascari was issued a police citation for operating a vehicle while intoxicated Jan. 17 and has been placed on administrative leave, according to a university statement from spokesperson Brian Dorrington. Mascari was off-duty and away from campus when he
received the citation, according to the statement. The chief was pulled over in the village of Marshall Wednesday morning after failing to stop at a stop sign, the Wire confirmed. The statement said an internal review will be conducted during Mascari’s leave. There is no set timeline for if and when Mascari will resume his duties, but Capt. Jeff Kranz will take over primary responsibility for overseeing the department. Kranz is able to draw on significant experience as a police officer, spokesperson Chris Jenkins said in an email.
Kranz previously worked for the Milwaukee Police Department, which included a stint as the leader of MPD’s SWAT team. “I think it’s important to note that I typically oversee the department’s operations when the chief is out of the office, so this is a familiar role to me and for our officers,” Kranz said in an email. “There’s no formal change in my title and our goals don’t change – as always, we’re here to help keep our neighborhood safe for students, faculty, staff and all the residents of our community.”
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Many students still in need of places for their cars on campus
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Three dorms will have co-ed floors next year Straz Tower’s community floors are already mixed By Matthew Martinez
matthew.martinez@marquette.edu
Wilde Hall, Straz Tower and Mashuda Hall will have co-ed floors next academic year. The decision originated from a Marquette University Student Government request to the Office of Residence Life at the beginning of the 2016-2017 school year. MUSG then spent a year researching and surveying other Jesuit institutions in the Midwest in conjunction with the Residence Hall Association, Mary Janz, director of the Office of Residence Life, said. The two organizations then formed a proposal and presented it to the Office of Residence Life. “Wilde Commons allows us to maximize occupancy in what will likely be a preferred building by many,” Janz said. “We will not sit with unnecessary vacancies because the male/female breakdown does not work perfectly.” Janz said Straz Tower is already co-ed by door in its Honors, Dorothy Day and Spanish living-learning communities, leaving only four floors to convert before the building is fully co-ed. Due to its private, in-room bathrooms, Mashuda Hall would also be easy to convert, Janz said.
Despite the fact that males and females will be living on the same floor, Janz said there will be no changes regarding the current visitation policy. The policy states that students can be on an opposite gender’s floor until 1 a.m. weeknights and 2 a.m. weekends. “MUSG felt it was important that first-year students have options such as Cobeen, O’Donnell and Abbotsford to live with single genders on each floor … This is a nice blend of providing options for all of our students,” Janz said. Carpenter Tower will offer housing arrangements for students with religious restrictions. Schroeder Hall and Humphrey Hall will remain gender-by-floor due to the single bathroom and shower areas on each floor. With the Resident Assistant application process beginning next week, Janz said there will be no changes to the application process. The selection process will remain balanced between genders while also taking the best applicants, she said. Collected data from last summer indicated that students are ready for co-ed floors, Emma Baumgart and Andi Sirokman, honors students and resident assistants, said. They conducted a study based on gender theory and the history of gender in residence halls to see how Marquette students would feel about co-ed floors. The study had 199 responses
spread out among four honors classes. Their findings indicated students would generally be equally comfortable on a co-ed floor as a non-co-ed floor. Men tended to be more comfortable than women, and all LGBTQ+ responses indicated that they would be more or equally comfortable on a co-ed floor. Mallory Mews, a resident assistant in Straz Tower’s honors living-learning community, has seen the change from gender-byfloor to co-ed firsthand.
“My residents love the co-ed floors, and I’ve heard much the same feedback from the other RAs on my staff as well,” Mews said. “It took a little getting used to at first, but once people got over the initial shock of change, everything was as if the change never happened.” Mews said her residents like the ability to get to know students on their floor they might not have met without the co-ed transition. While there have been some
minor adjustments, like finding floor traditions that appeal to residents of both genders, Mews said things have mostly remained the same. “I would say the experience is generally the same from an RA’s point-of-view in terms of how we go about our role on the floors,” Mews said. “The residents are still talkative and fun to get to know, and the floor is still inclusive and welcoming and familial.”
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Honors RAs conducted a study that says students feel comfortable living on co-ed and single gender floors.
‘Show up, show out, run for office, volunteer ...’ MARCH, from page 1 spur social change, said Sarah Pearson, an organizer of the march. The first Women’s March took place following the inauguration of President Donald Trump. It occurred after a tape was released of him talking to Access Hollywood’s Billy Bush about being able to do anything to women because he was a “star.” Among this year’s crowd were many Marquette community members. Carolyn Lewis, a senior in the College of Communication, said she attended the march to ensure her voice was heard. “I’m a woman, and I want to show up with my other women,” Lewis said. “I want to show that I have a voice, that I can use it, and I will. I won’t stop until it’s heard.” Maria Bunczak, a junior in the College of Nursing, attended the march to be in solidarity with other women. “I’m here to march for the rights of women everywhere, those who are
underrepresented in our government right now,” Bunczak said. Also in the crowd was Marquette alum Jeffrey Szczewski. Szczewski earned his undergraduate degree at Marquette in 2007 and his law degree in 2010. “I do what I can to be an ally. My Marquette education helped me to understand social justice issues, and it’s a big part of why I’m a defense attorney here in Milwaukee,” Szczewski said. The marchers in Milwaukee were not alone in their efforts. Similar events took place in cities across America the same day. Katie Zalabak, a junior in the College of Education, attended Saturday’s events in Milwaukee while her family members attended in Chicago. “It’s incredibly powerful that there are so many cities doing this. I think it’s so cool that we can all unite over something that’s so powerful and so important right now,” Zalabak said. Prior to the symbolic march from
the courthouse to the Wisconsin Center, attendees listened to speakers ranging from State Senator Lena C. Taylor to eighth grader Zion Rogers. Their messages focused on topics such as voting, immigration reform and the need for young people and minorities to have their voices heard. “(Young people) need to make their voices heard ... they matter,” Taylor said. “The young generation of voting is in the top of turnouts. When they show up, they help to determine who the candidate will be, who the person in power will be. They should not be silent.” Throughout the rally, speakers emphasized the work to be done after the streets cleared and the signs went down. “If we don’t speak up for us, who’s going to speak up for us? If you don’t show up, who’s gonna (sic) speak to your issues?” Taylor said. “Show up, show out, run for office, volunteer, give your time.”
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Marquette students march for human rights and listen to speakers.
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Masters program available in supply chain management By Sarah Lipo
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Marquette approved a supply chain management master’s program in December 2017 having received allocated funding for a fall 2018 start. Mark Barratt, an associate professor of supply chain management, said that right now is the most exciting time to be in this field. “There’s a huge gap in the market. There’s not enough people coming into supply chain management field,” he said. New advancements in supply chain management are called Industry 4.0., said Douglas Fisher, director of the Center for Supply Chain Management. He said modern society is right in the forefront of this revolution and being adept at these technologies takes a new level of talent and training. “That level of talent is generally someone who knows the business, has three to five years of experience but now needs some additional training ... some master’s level of experience,” Fisher said. The new program will be mostly online. As of now, it is a part-time program. “Employers can’t afford to have an employee quit their job and get their masters. And that’s where the hybrid online model comes into play. Students can take the majority of the work online,” Fisher said. Throughout the two-year program, there will be three “boot camp” workshops where students come to Marquette to engage in simulations and team building. At the end of
the course, there is a final with advanced simulations. The program is hoping to have cohorts of 25-30 students. Barratt said the application process opened last week. So far, one student has signed up. Brian Till, the dean of business administration, is excited about the prospect of the new program. “The program is part of a broader effort to diversify our portfolio of graduate business programs,” Till wrote in an email. Barratt said the hope is for companies to eventually sponsor students in this program. “We
are getting huge numbers on the website and social media,” Barratt said. “The first year is seeing how many students we can get.” Barratt said he hopes the program will later include a fiveyear accelerated undergraduate program. The last year would include earning a master’s degree. As of now, the undergraduate supply chain management program is ranked second in the country, and it has doubled in size in the last five years. The program “only has five faculty members, and we are really proud of that,” Barratt said.
Interviews have just been completed to hire two professors and a faculty advisor. Barratt said as a condition of the incubator, the funding has to be used this year. Fisher said he believes the new program aligns nicely with Jesuit values. The program aims to give individuals the tools to problem-solve. “They didn’t train Jesuits to know the answers,” Fisher said. “You didn’t know the answer but you had enough determination, grit and skill to solve the problems.”
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Douglas Fisher, director of the Center for Supply Chain Management, says a societal revolution is coming.
MUPD REPORTS Jan. 16 A subject trespassed in the lobby of Schroeder Hall and was cited by MUPD. The incident occurred Jan. 14 at 3:07 p.m. A person not affiliated with Marquette reported being battered by a known subject in the 900 block of W. Wisconsin Avenue. MUPD took the subject into custody and transported him to the Milwaukee County Criminal Justice Facility. The incident occurred Jan. 10 at 6:47 p.m. Jan. 17 A subject acted in a disorderly manner in the 2000 block of W. Wisconsin Avenue. MUPD cited the subject and transported him to the Milwaukee County Criminal Justice Facility for violation of his parole. The incident occurred Jan. 16 at 6:12 p.m. Jan. 19
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An underage student consumed alcoholic beverages in McCormick Hall. The incident occurred Jan. 19 at 12:01 a.m. Jan. 22 A person not affiliated with Marquette was in possession of marijuana in the 800 block of N. 14th Street. The incident occurred Jan. 21 at 2:30 a.m. A student was in possession of marijuana in the 800 block of N. 14th Street. The incident occurred Jan. 21 at 1:21 a.m. MUPD took a subject into custody for operating a motor vehicle without the owner’s consent, fleeing/eluding officers and disorderly conduct in the 800 block of N. 17th Street. The subject was transported by MUPD to the Milwaukee County Criminal Justice Facility. The incident occurred Jan. 20
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EVENTS CALENDAR at 10:48 p.m. Two people reported that unknown person(s) removed their property from a building in the 2300 block of W. Wisconsin Avenue. The incident occurred Jan. 20 at 11:31 a.m. A subject acted in a disorderly manner in the lobby of Carpenter Tower Hall and was cited by MUPD. The incident occurred Jan. 20 at 1:25 a.m. MUPD took a subject into custody for attempting to remove an unattended vehicle without the owner’s consent in the 1500 block of W. Kilbourn Avenue. The subject was transported by MUPD to the Milwaukee County Criminal Justice Facility. The incident occurred Jan. 19 at 11:59 p.m.
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Sorority Recruitment begins Time differs throughout week AMU Blockchain Lab Panel Discussion 6:30-8 p.m. Straz Hall
Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science Colloquium 1-2 p.m. Cudahy Hall, room 401
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Taste of Africa 6-9 p.m. Marquette Place Dance Inc. Dancer Auditions Noon-4 p.m. Weasler Auditorium
Study Abroad Fair 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. AMU, second floor Jan. 25 MLK Lecture with Dr. Clayborne Carson 11:30 a.m.-1:15 p.m. Raynor Memorial Libraries
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Honors student seeks to revitalize mock trial Team was forced to leave in 2015, now has new adviser By Sanya Sawlani
sanya.sawlani@marquette.edu
After finding out the university no longer had a mock trial team, junior in the College of Arts & Sciences Aaron Nytes decided to establish a new team himself. The old team ended in 2015 after the advising coach left the university. Nytes had prior experience in mock trial during high school. He began the process of creating Marquette’s mock trial team in November, when he garnered a page of signatures, drafted a constitution and received the support of an adviser, Paul Nolette from the College of Arts & Sciences. Through recruitment opportunities hosted by the Honors Program and Pre-Law Society, the team received a lot of traction. Nytes said around 30 students attended the first meeting, and they now meet Monday nights. At mock trial competitions, team members have case materials presented to them beforehand and have to provide an argument for whichever side they are given, either the plaintiff or defense. Other roles include witnesses and judges. Jimmy Carlton, a sophomore in the College of Arts & Sciences, is the vice president and co-founder of the mock trial team. He is working with Nytes to register A and B teams composed of eight to 10 people, each supported by funding. To receive funding, Nytes is trying to
contact local law firms and the Wisconsin state bar for donations, since Marquette University Student Government won’t cover the American Mock Trial Association national fees. Given current numbers, they are exploring the idea of holding tryouts and having a general body team that competes within the university. “Anyone who has an interest in developing their public speaking and debate skills should seriously consider joining the team, especially for people who are fearful of public speaking,” Carlton said. “I’ve personally found that my involvement in debate clubs throughout the years has
significantly bolstered my presentation skills.” Carlton said confidence while speaking can provide students with a professional advantage. Although the team is unable to compete this semester due to a lack of funding and missing the American Mock Trial Association deadline, Nytes and Carlton said they have high hopes for what is to come. “My vision moving forward is to compete with schools through the American Mock Trial Association next year,” Nytes said. “Now it’s about building a team, getting everyone acquainted with how it runs and (preparing) myself because I’ve never been on a
collegiate mock trial team.” Nytes was not the only one surprised to find out Marquette did not have a mock trial team. Cecilia Dietzler, a freshman in the College of Arts & Sciences, said she thought this was an organization the university lacked, but is not currently a part of the team. “Mock trial was a big part of my life in high school and I was excited about expanding on and improving in (mock trial) before law school. I was shocked to hear that Marquette no longer had a team, as we have an excellent law program,” Dietzler said. She said a mock trial team allows undergrad Pre-Law students to get valuable practice
in a courtroom. Until they are ready to compete next semester, Nytes said the executive board will collaborate to plan their agenda for the year. The team must especially work on formulating a plan for funding and weekly meetings, he said. “As representatives of Marquette, I think it is our duty to put our best foot forward in every competition and leave everything on the field, so to speak,” Carlton said. “At the end of the day, every competitive team should see winning as the ultimate goal, especially one that represents Marquette.”
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Aaron Nytes, a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences and co-founder of the mock trial team, leads a meeting for the club’s new members.
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Lack of parking passes still issue for students University continues working with those without permits By Jenna Thompson
jenna.thompson@marquette.edu
After going on sale Dec. 11, most types of spring semester parking passes – including daytime commuter and 24-hour passes – were sold out Jan. 3. The sell-out left some students’ only remaining option to purchase an evening commuter pass, valid from 3:30 p.m. to midnight. Other students were able to purchase a parking pass or parking space from their off-campus landlord, if spots were available. In a joint statement with Mike Jahner, director of business operations, university spokesperson Chris Jenkins said parking passes were sold in the same way as last semester, when the Wire reported that some students were left with concerns and frustrations, especially those who needed cars on campus to commute to nursing clinicals or off-campus internships. Sawson Shimi, a senior in the
College of Nursing, said she had no trouble buying a parking pass before this year. She said her and her friends were frustrated. “We need to have our cars for school,” she said. Shimi and her friends considered going to leadership within the College of Nursing to ask for help obtaining parking passes for clinicals. However, she said they thought the college would not be able to do much with the problem at hand. After Shimi was unable to buy a parking pass before the beginning of the fall semester, she reached out to Parking Services. After multiple unsuccessful attempts to solve the issue herself, her dad reached out. “My dad was only involved because I felt like I wasn’t being listened to as a student, and all of my friends felt the same exact way,” she said. Jenkins said the university experienced a higher demand for parking passes beginning last semester than in previous years. The university uses real-time parking analytics software to evaluate how many passes are available, Jenkins said. He said the university will continue to
work with students who were unable to purchase a parking pass for second semester. “We are helping those who did not get a pass to find other parking solutions nearby,” Jenkins said. Natasha Svabek, a junior in the College of Business Administration, said she also had difficulties purchasing a parking pass this year. Natasha and her sister, Nikki Svabek, a sophomore in the College of Communication, share their car. After not being able to buy a temporary pass last semester when the permanent passes ran out, Natasha was eager to buy a permanent parking pass for the spring semester. Just a few days after the passes went on sale, though, there were no more passes available at parking garages convenient for the sisters. Natasha said she then decided the best option was to buy a city parking pass. She bought two passes from the city, a fourmonth $20 night pass and a separate year-long $50 day pass. “The inconvenience of having to find a spot near my house, remember to park my car on the opposite side of the street every other day in accordance with city regulations and risk getting ticketed or towed
if I forget to do so can be very annoying,” she said. After talking with Parking Services last week, Natasha said she was told that the waiting list for permanent parking passes was already “seven plus pages long” and she was told “to not count on getting a parking pass from MU.” Natasha and Shimi both said many of their friends have also dealt with issues obtaining a university parking pass. Shimi said she thinks she only received a parking pass because her dad stepped in and called. Her other friends whose parents did not step in are still struggling with buying parking passes, she said. Jenkins said the majority of students who were on the waiting list for parking passes last semester were given opportunities to purchase them. Jahner did not comment on how many students are on the current waiting list or how Parking Services plans to accommodate students in need of a pass. Due to closures and pending closures of certain lots on campus, Jenkins said there were less available parking passes for sale this academic year. Jahner said in an email that
the department is working on finalizing the closure of Lot F, located in the 700 block of N. 12th Street. The details of remaining closures of parking lots will be provided this summer, he said. Although some students experienced issues obtaining parking passes this year, this was not the case for Christina Smith, a freshman in the College of Engineering. Smith said she bought a year-long parking pass at the beginning of the academic year so she would not have to go through the process of purchasing another pass for the spring semester. While Smith said she’s thankful to have a car on campus as a freshman, she feels as though most of the passes are “too expensive compared to a lot of other schools.” Marquette’s 24-hour parking pass is $345 per semester, with commuter passes ranging from $51 to $226. “Given the university’s location in an urban area, parking can be a challenge,” Jenkins and Jahner said in an email. “The university continues to look for additional parking resources in and around campus and will evaluate all options as they become available.”
Founder hopes Blockchain Lab won’t exist soon Milwaukee Startup Week inspires concept for project By Josh Anderson
josh.anderson@marquette.edu
Heather Sullivan is a key founding member of Marquette’s Blockchain Lab. In five years, she said she hopes it won’t exist. Sullivan is the associate director of external relations for the College of Business Administration and the Graduate School of Management. She helped establish the lab in fall 2017. The goal is to educate others and to utilize blockchain in different industries, Sullivan said. Once blockchain is a well-established technology, a lab won’t be necessary. “If you were comparing this to the internet when it first became popular, we wouldn’t have an internet lab now because we don’t need one,” Sullivan said. “That’s kind of the goal, that once we’ve educated people enough, we move on to some other technology and figure that out.” According to the Blockchain Lab website, blockchain works like a series of identical logs that records financial transactions. With many identical logs, it becomes much harder to commit fraud. For this reason, blockchain is referred to as a “trustless system.” “Think of a ledger that tells
you who owns what and where it is, and you can back that ledger up almost infinitely,” Joseph Wall, an assistant professor of accounting in the College of Business Administration, said. The idea for the lab came from a blockchain conference hosted at Marquette as part of Milwaukee Startup Week in November 2017. The conference had about 300 people in attendance. “The conference was my way of testing the waters to see what kind of interest there is in blockchain in our community, and I think the event proved that there’s a lot of interest,” Sullivan said. She decided the time was right to propose a blockchain at Marquette. The first blockchain was invented by anonymous bitcoin inventor “Satoshi Nakamoto” in 2008 as a key component to bitcoin. It wasn’t until later, however, that the true potential of blockchains alone was realized. “It’s kind of a simple concept, but some of the best technologies start with ideas that are really easy to understand,” Wall said. The concept of a blockchain lab is nothing new. Many major universities, such as Georgetown and Cornell, already have blockchain-related research. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has been doing research in the area of blockchain since the technology’s inception. However, Sullivan said she sees enormous values in bringing a blockchain lab to Marquette at this time.
Although there is talk of the Blockchain Lab becoming part of Marquette’s future Innovation Alley, Sullivan said the lab isn’t a physical space. Instead, Sullivan said she sees the lab as a community of likeminded people working together to accomplish goals. In addition to community education, Sullivan said she sees potential for the Blockchain Lab in research. She also said she believes the lab could help local organizations utilize blockchain. “I’ve already had a couple
companies come to us asking if there’s any way our faculty or students could collaborate on building a proof of concept for us,” Sullivan said. Davis Marklin, a senior in the College of Engineering, is currently in the process of forming a blockchain club as a student-oriented addition to the Blockchain Lab. He said he is hoping for a like-minded group of students to learn more about blockchain and its applications. “Since Milwaukee lacks a de facto group of experts in blockchain
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technology, we can become that group of blockchain experts in that Milwaukee community,” Marklin said. Wall acknowledged Marquette may not be at the same level of other universities in terms of research, but he said Marquette’s Blockchain Lab can still have a significant impact in the Midwest. “I hope that Marquette can kind of become the go-to place for blockchain tech in the Midwest region, not just in Milwaukee or Wisconsin,” Wall said.
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Hybrid classrooms minimize in-person classes Online materials replace traditional lectures, discussions By Natallie St. Onge
natallie.stonge@marquette.edu
After 19 years of teaching Spanish literature and culture in a traditional classroom, Eugenia Afinoguenova incorporated a hybrid class in her spring 2018 schedule. A hybrid class is a course that exchanges face-to-face lecture time with learning materials online, with minimal in class meetings. “I’ve been thinking about this for a long time. I know that a lot of our busiest students really like online classes,” Afinoguenova said. Afinoguenova said she wanted to meet the demands of students while ensuring quality and efficient
language learning. Maria Pares-Toral, the director of online pedagogy and e-learning production, said there has been a recent increase of hybrid and flipped classrooms at Marquette. “It’s definitely something that is being embraced by faculty and education in general. I definitely see a bigger shift toward that,” Pares-Toral said. “I wouldn’t say it would substitute face-to-face classrooms, but there will definitely be a growth in hybrid (classes).” Pares-Toral said in hybrid classrooms, face-to-face and online learning come together to equally engage the students’ learning objectives. Professors are able to decide which components go online and which stay in the classroom. “A lot of times we are able to move components of the class that can be self-based or where
students can benefit doing something on their own,” Pares-Toral said. “It takes advantage of the best of both worlds for what the online class has to offer, and then the face-to-face, and then mixing them to maximize the student’s experience.” In 2017, nine out of 10 schools using hybrid learning had higher scores on standardized tests compared to traditional classrooms, according to an article from The Journal: Technological Horizons in Education. Marti Pirkola, a junior in the College of Health Sciences, however, said she prefers a face-to-face lecture. “It sticks more. You aren’t forced to learn, and someone is explaining it to me,” Pirkola said. Pirkola said she didn’t know Afinoguenova’s class was a hybrid course. “I would have liked to have known
it was going to be a hybrid class when I signed up,” Pirkola said. “That would have been helpful.” Pirkola said she does find qualities in Afinoguenova’s hybrid class she enjoys. “The extra time to do the assignments and not rush and work at your own pace are the best parts so far.” Afinoguenova’s class will meet 25 percent of the structured time this semester, with the rest being done online through emails, discussions and videos. “I want to transform ‘teaching information delivery system’ to ‘active learning system,’” Afinoguenova said. “It’s less of telling students what to do, but more so guiding them.” Pares-Toral said hybrid courses are not just for language-based classes. More and more, faculty members at Marquette University are
integrating face-to-face lectures into hybrid courses and even flipped classrooms, courses that use scheduled lecture time to use the skills and material learned online. Pares-Toral said a student should not feel that they are experiencing two different classes. “The components that are online and the components that are in the classroom should blend,” Pares-Toral said. Pares-Toral said the goal for any classroom, whether it is face-to-face, online, flip or hybrid, is to help develop the students’ skills and demonstrate the knowledge they need to know by the end of the course. In the future, Afinoguenova said she thinks there is potential for the growth of hybrid classes. “I do not see it as black and white. There is potential, and I do appreciate the active learning part.”
Innovation Kitchen provides culinary lessons Sodexo opens new cooking space for students in AMU By Sydney Czyzon
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The Alumni Memorial Union’s newest addition, the Innovation Kitchen, opened Jan. 16 in the Lunda Room and serves as an interactive space for students to eat and attend cooking lessons. After nearly seven months of construction, the kitchen will begin hosting events Tuesday, Jan. 23. Some events, such as “Breakfast for Dinner,” will feature traditional foods. Other events will explore cultural or seasonal cuisines, such as “Chinese New Year” or “Sushi 101.” The space features large TVs for the newly-hired chef to showcase recipes step-by-step. While he’s hooked up to a mic, chef Jim Udulutch talks through the process as students watch from long tables. Afterwards, students are served the event’s dish. Donato Guida, the general manager of Sodexo, said the Innovation Kitchen was made for students and is open to students. “It gives them that time out, that distraction from what they’re doing every day,” Guida said. Guida said the space can host team-building events for athletic teams or other organizations on campus. The new design has transformed the kitchen space into a more casual area for students, said Rick Arcuri, the executive director of business operations and auxiliary services. “I think it’s a much more flexible space now,” Arcuri said. “It’s going to allow us to do a lot more here.” The chef brings teaching and
cooking experience to the table. With Udulutch in the kitchen, buffet and entree items will change every day, Guida said. “He’s a great chef. He’s very easy-going and open and has tons of ideas,” Melanie Vianes, director of operations for Sodexo, said. “Because of his experience as being a culinary instructor for so many years at MATC, that was a big dynamic that brought him to us.” Katie Ruffino, a sophomore in the College of Health Sciences, is a member of the auxiliary services board and oversaw the process of bringing the kitchen to campus. “I had never even known that the Lunda Room was a dining option just because it was so out of
the way. Usually, people just go to Marquette Place if they come to the AMU to eat,” Ruffino said. Students can use dining dollars or Marquette CASH at the Lunda Room. For Innovation Kitchen events, prices vary from free to $15. Ruffino said learning to cook is an important skill for college students to learn. “So many people don’t know how to cook, they’re just kind of used to getting cooked for. It’ll be hard for them to transition from being dependent on a dining service to then having to be dependent on themselves,” Ruffino said. “(The Innovation Kitchen is) a good transition between those two stages.” The new kitchen is a fresh option
for students looking to change up their dining experiences, Vianes said. “It’s definitely a unique experience – there’s nothing like it on campus,” she said. Sodexo plans to bring in chefs from local restaurants to host future events, Guida said. “I think it’d be really cool if they brought in chefs from local restaurants, maybe if they taught us how to make our favorite dishes at those places,” Ruffino said. Ruffino also said it would be helpful if the kitchen hosted a course for university credits, similar to home economics. “We’re open to anyone’s ideas and anything that anyone has to bring to the table,” Vianes said.
Students with dietary restrictions are encouraged to attend healthy eating events, she said, which will usually be taught by Sodexo dietician Mike DiBiasi. “We will be doing vegan cooking and gluten-free cooking,” Vianes said. The first healthy-eating event is Jan. 30 and will focus on sports and performance nutrition. Ruffino said she hopes students take advantage of the new space. “If people know about it, they’ll go. But if they don’t, it could go unseen very easily,” she said. “But once they have their first event, I think it’ll start to get some recognition because people will start to talk and word travels fast.”
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Jim Udulutch bakes cod during lunchtime in the Lunda Room last Friday. He was the only chef hired to cook and teach lessons at Innovation Kitchen.
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Campus shortcuts, tips to avoid cold en route to class By Kelli Arseneau
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Getting out of bed and walking to 8 a.m. class on a cold, January morning can be miserable, but for Abby Doohan, a freshman in the College of Health Sciences, knowing a few shortcuts through warm areas across campus can make a world of difference. Because unfortunately for students at Marquette, the coldest of cold days in the middle of winter do not stop early morning classes nor prevent professors from dishing out homework.
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doors that prevent drafting make the structures good places to stop and regain feeling in formerly frozen fingers and toes. However, cutting through buildings is sometimes less of a shortcut and more of an extra detour. Doohan typically prefers to just take the most direct routes, rather than going out of her way to stay warm. “I don’t really plan out those kinds of things, and I tend to leave at the last possible second, so I don’t really have time to go out of my way,” she said. It’s an easy comment for a student living in a residence hall just a few minutes away to make. But especially for upperclassmen living blocks from their academic or extracurricular buildings, planning out routes that take them through extra
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Students bundle up on their walk to class outside David Straz Hall in order to stay warm and beat the cold.
coming back to take the shortcut through Schroeder and then to the AMU because it blocks the wind,” O’Donoghue said. “I hate walking down Wisconsin … it just gets so cold.” With buildings lining the main Marquette thoroughfare and creating what can feel like a wind tunnel, it’s always a good idea to try to avoid direct walks into the wind when Doohan’s tip identified a commonly overlooked pathway through adjacent science buildings on campus. “I always use the Wehr buildings to cut through things, because they’re all so close together, and there are little walkways between them,” Doohan said. Multiple entryways and sets of double
if she hopes to stay warm. “When I walk to Straz, a lot of times I’ll walk through the AMU because it’s warm, or stop there on my way home,” Kohner said. “Also, if I’m going to be early to class, sometimes I’ll stop in a closer building, like break my walk up into two parts because
in mind the open buildings easy to cut through, or plan to stop through warm buildings, especially those serving as locations for the Brew Cafes for a much-needed hot coffee.
buildings can be essential. Liam O’Donoghue, a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences, finds that as a student living off campus, there are days when he needs to change his route to avoid a long walk in the cold. “If I’m walking from somewhere like Straz or further, I always make sure when I’m
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Students leave Lalumiere without exposing their hands to the cold air.
traveling on Wisconsin Avenue. Yet treks down Wisconsin cannot always be avoided. Ellie Kohner, a junior in the College of Nursing, who lives off of 16th Street and Kilbourn Avenue and is a director of residence at Straz Tower, regularly faces long wintertime walks to and from her job. Echoing the thoughts of O’Donoghue, she expressed that walking through the Alumni Memorial Union is indeed essential
And as always, the LIMOS take students all over campus after 5:00 p.m. With the I live kind of far off campus.” correctly planned routes, Students can often be seen there is no need to freeze on with the same idea as Kohner, the way to class this winter. standing in warm entryways such as the one found in Raynor wire as they burn a few minutes Web Extra (but not body heat) between classes. With Marquette’s urban campus featuring neighboring buildings in all directions, there are many places capable of being sanctuaries for warmth on a cold day. For those looking to stay snug in the dead of winter, keep
Tuesday, January 23, 2018
Where to grab savory, sweet bites to eat off campus By Dan O’Keefe
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Whether it’s cream pies from Comet Cafe, coffee cake from Colectivo or cupcakes from Classy Girl, everyone in Milwaukee seems to have a favorite spot to indulge his or her sweet tooth. Madi Kec, a sophomore in the College of Communication, recommended Peter Sciortino’s Bakery as a great place to grab a bite in the city. “Peter’s is super old school and classic,” Kec said. She then added that the bakery makes various types of bread, all of which she recommends to order. The bread list includes eight different types of loaves, three of which are French, Italian and Buttercrust, as well as knot twist rolls and classic breadsticks. For a bread fix, Peter’s extensive variety and classic vibe makes the joint a great place to go. Yet for sweeter treats, Kec had other recommendations to share.
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Milwaukee’s best baked goods “If I’m feeling more of a cupcake or cake vibe I’ll go to Comet Cafe,” Kec said. “Some of their desserts are even vegan.” Comet Cafe, which is a sit-down diner, sells cupcakes, cream pies and fruit pies. Speaking to the ambiance of Comet Cafe, Kec said, “Comet has indie vegans who are always a good time.” Another place to get great sweets in Milwaukee is Classy Girl Cupcakes. As the name implies, the bakery specializes in cupcakes and has over 60 different flavors ranging from blackberry mango cheesecake to malted milkshake cheesecake. Sarah Schlehlein, a senior in the College of Communication, is a big fan of the cupcakery. “Classy Girl Cupcakes is a really cute shop,” Schlehlein said. She then also tried a cake from Classy Girl last year, an experience she described as simply “amazing.” Besides Classy Girl, Schlehlein recommended C. Adams Bakery in the Milwaukee Public Market for its bakery items. “Though it may get lost in the hustle and bustle of the market, it’s very popular and has great both sweet and savory items,” Schlehlein said.
Annie Dysart, a sophomore in the College of Arts & Sciences, also spoke highly about C. Adams Bakery. “I would recommend their cupcakes,” Dysart said. “They’re delicious and big enough to share, so you can buy a few different flavors and try them with your friends.” Dysart explained that the location of C. Adams bakery makes it an even better option. “You have tons of different options to choose from for lunch or dinner, and then you can top it off with dessert from C. Adams,” she said. Neve Moos, a junior in the College of Communication, similarly praised eating at the Milwaukee Public Market. “(It) has a wide variety of different baked goodies,” Moos said. “Especially if you’ve got a sweet tooth.” In addition to the Public Market, Moos added that she enjoys the baked goods sold at coffee shop Colectivo. “Colectivo has some bakery items that are just delicious,” Moos said. She said she also adores the overall “vibe” of the
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Colectivo is one of many great spots to get baked goods off campus.
shop. “Colectivo has a sly hipster vibe that pulls you in right away.” When asked to compare the bakery items to Sodexo’s offerings, Dysart was a fan of off-campus items over those found in dining halls. “Although Marquette’s bakery items are pretty good, C. Adams definitely specializes in what they do and makes some great pastries,” Dysart said. Schlehlein agreed with Dysart, yet was a little more blunt in her assessment. “Marquette bakery
items do not even compare to the handmade blessings that come from a real bakery,” Schlehlein said. Her fierce declaration was echoed by Moos, who said, “The bakery items at these venues are strictly on a way different level than the bakery items provided on Marquette’s campus.”
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Marquette presidential address underwhelming
Anyone in attendance at University President Michael Lovell’s annual presidential address in the Alumni Memorial Union last Wednesday who had not previously been a part of campus might have been convinced by Lovell’s ambitions for the university. But the rest of campus should feel underwhelmed. A presidential address is supposed to address something, but it seems apparent that Lovell’s did not. Marquette has a diversity problem. It has a history of problems responding to sexual assault, it has trouble connecting with the rest of Milwaukee, but more than any of that, it has a rhetoric problem. Lovell celebrated people doing important work in the community, he reflected on the university’s 2017 successes and he briefly discussed programs and initiatives to be expected in 2018. The problem was that most of what he discussed was already common knowledge, and none of what he discussed dealt with issues students face on campus. Marquette has a rhetoric problem. University leadership talk about how principled and upstanding Marquette is, while glossing over student concerns. Much of Marquette’s mission statement focuses on diversity, but university enrollment data would suggest otherwise. Sixty-nine percent of Marquette undergraduate students are white, according to fall 2017 enrollment data. Twelve percent of students are Hispanic or Latino, 6.7 percent are Asian, 3.9 percent are black and less than 1 percent are Native American. Compared to census data from Milwaukee County and the United States as a whole, Marquette is staggeringly unrepresentative of the population. In Milwaukee County, 64.8 percent of the population is white, 27.2 percent is black, 14.8 percent is Hispanic or Latino and less than 6 percent is Native American or Asian, and in the United States, 76.9 percent of the population is white,
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Univesity President Michael Lovell at his annual presidential address.
17.8 percent is Hispanic or Latino, 13.3 percent is black and 7 percent is Native American or Asian. Lovell has spoken about Marquette’s efforts to become a Hispanic-serving institution, but the address would have been a great opportunity to update the campus on that initiative. Despite Marquette’s efforts to become an HSI, the campus is not always welcoming toward minority students. Earlier this year, students and faculty gathered in Westowne Square to voice support for DACA recipients, and during the event, students yelled racially-charged words from a McCormick window. Last year, the Muslim prayer space in the AMU was vandalized twice, and Muslim students on campus have reported increasingly aggressive behavior toward them, including racial epithets. A separate but prominent issue is how Marquette deals with campus sexual assault. In November, several university leaders wrote an Op-Ed congratulating themselves on Title IX successes, but Marquette is in the midst of a lawsuit because of an
alleged sexual assault cover-up. Students are also concerned about cost and accessibility. Annual tuition increases put low-income students, who already ration small financial aid refunds, at risk. Maybe the increases are anticipated and necessary, but at least allow the students affected by the changes the dignity of an explanation and a promise that their best interests are in mind. Each of these are faults of Marquette, and not acknowledging any of this is a fault in itself. Lovell’s address would have been a perfect opportunity to let students know their voices are heard, but instead, he delivered the same formulaic speech about new buildings and “being the difference.” It’s appropriate to recognize donors, growth, and students and faculty who are making a difference, but it is also appropriate to recognize faults. No institution is perfect, but it would be a welcome change to hear somebody of authority admit that. Arguably the most important tool any institution has, whether it’s the U.S. government or a mid-sized university, is transparency.
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GOP reflections of MLK Day ironic Aminah Beg Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a time when Americans are meant to reflect on the work done by King and his supporters to build a more equal and just society, especially in relation to race and African Americans. The holiday recently passed, and our social media timelines were probably abundant with posts giving respect to King and the Civil Rights Movement. Influential people tend to offer reflections, or quote some of King’s inspirational words to commemorate the day. For example, President Barack Obama tweeted, “Dr. King was 26 when the Montgomery bus boycott began. He started small, rallying others who believed their efforts mattered, pressing on through challenges and doubts to change our world for the better. A permanent inspiration for the rest of us to keep pushing towards justice.” These reminders of the incredible work done during the Civil Rights Movement are inspirational, but people must remember these accomplishments and work toward them the other 364 days of the year as well. The problem with these reflections comes when conservative politicians post about how motivated they are by King’s dreams, but intentionally work against them in their political careers. Many right-leaning members of government posted quotes or pictures of King to perpetuate messages of caring for all. House Speaker Paul Ryan, who tweeted an awkwardly constructed black and white picture of himself staring at a King
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bust along with the words, “Today we remember a great man and his work. We read his sermons. We recall his sacrifices. We give back. In doing these things, we raise our gaze and renew the spirit in which we serve one another. Such is the calling of #MLKDay.” The true hypocrisy and irony in Ryan’s tweet is that during the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, he agreed with President Donald Trump’s comments on how there were “good people” on both sides of the issue. King dedicated his life to the eradication of white supremacy and discrimination against African Americans. For Ryan to post as if he has worked to continue the ideas and spirit of King and his supporters is a straight-up slap in the face to those who are truly activists for King’s cause. Vice President Mike Pence gives another example. On Jan. 15 he posted, “Today we remember the legacy of MLK Jr. His memorial stands tall, but the real memorial to Dr. King resides in the hearts of all who strive for a more perfect union. To honor him, let’s rededicate ourselves to the cause Dr. King selflessly advanced, that all men are created equal.” Not that long ago, Pence walked out of a football game because the athletes chose to take a knee during the national anthem. They used their freedom to peacefully protest just as King did 55 years ago. Still, Pence chose to insinuate he cared about King’s teachings and wanted a society where everyone is equal, while having also said gay couples caused “societal collapse.” These republican politicians clearly do not follow and approve of King’s messages and actions, as seen through their disapproval of events like athletes taking a knee, the Women’s March and protests i n support of DACA. Peaceful protests were foundational for King and the Civil Rights Movement. Now, the use of peaceful protests is seen as unappreciative in the eyes of right-wing politicians. They only care and respect these movements when they do not have to deal with it themselves in the present. I find it very difficult to believe that if King did what he did in 2018, these politicians would not be staring so longingly at his face and tweeting his quotes. Aminah Beg is a freshman studying Public relations and cognitive sciences. She can be reached at Aminah.Beg@marquette.edu
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Trump’s intelligence irrelevant to policy Jackson Dufault President Donald Trump continues to baffle the nation with odd statements. Following a tweet that read, “I went from very successful businessman, to top T.V. star … to President of the United States (on my first try). I think I would qualify as not smart, but genius, and a very stable genius at that,” people are asking what the president even means by this statement. Could Trump actually be a “stable genius,” as he puts it? It’s a pretty tough question. Intelligence is an extremely subjective concept. We can base intelligence on actions, the way someone talks or how witty they seem to be. There’s an infinite number of ways to measure how smart someone is. But in reality, we can never fully and accurately measure intelligence. Moreover, intelligence is something that is difficult to measure, because there are so many methods of doing it, and there are many forms of intelligence. Someone could be socially intelligent, academically intelligent or intelligent in specific tasks. It’s possible to be smart in any field. Some of the world’s most renowned geniuses were, and are, incredible at certain things but awful at others. Bill Gates is one of the world’s most successful businessmen and undoubtedly a genius, yet he’s a college dropout. This is a perfect example of how intelligence shouldn’t be measured objectively. In some respects I would define Trump as a genius. He’s a marketing mastermind. The general public’s perception of him is not great, but he is incredible at generating buzz and getting attention. It’s peculiar that the president is still trying to snag attention when he is already the president, but look back at the campaign. Trump said enough outrageous, controversial statements to gain a spot as the Republican candidate for the presidency. It’s incredible enough that Trump managed to go from celebrity to president, but what’s even more impressive is that he was able to beat Hillary Clinton. However, I can’t attribute Trump’s victory purely to his intelligence. Though Clinton had held office before and had already run for president, she was a heavily
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criticized politician who many Americans did not trust. Trump strove to be the exact opposite of Clinton by holding radically different views than her. That said, his skill as a marketer played a significant role in the election. Even though Trump didn’t win the popular vote, it’s still impressive on its own that a seasoned veteran didn’t win this election by a landslide. It absolutely takes skill in marketing and campaigning to go toe-to-toe with Clinton like he did. But this doesn’t speak to his intelligence as a president. Trump was brilliant in his method to obtain the presidency, but his actual presidency has been anything but. He’s made some terrible choices, and that is showing in his approval ratings, which continue to be shockingly low for a new president. But in the end, none of this should matter. Americans are spending so much time trying to psychoanalyze the president and complaining about how he is mentally unfit for office instead of focusing on what he’s actually doing. I’m guilty of doing this. However, in the end, what matters less is the president’s intelligence and more what he actually does to our nation. His legacy will be based on his actions, not his actual intelligence. For example, based on IQ alone, John Quincy Adams was the most intelligent president of all time. Historians decided to give him the highest IQ of any president, even though IQ tests didn’t exist when he was in office. Despite his intelligence, Adams wasn’t the greatest president of all time. He wasn’t a bad president, but isn’t generally considered to be among the best. This is why a president’s skill should not be based on their intelligence, but their actual actions. Trump should spend less time focusing on how intelligent he thinks he is and more time on enacting policy. It is about time that we as a nation stop psychoanalyzing the president, and start focusing more on the lasting effects of his administration.
Americans are spending so much time trying to psychoanalyze the president ... instead of focusing on what he’s actually doing.”
Jackson Dufault is a sophomore studying journalism and political science. He can be reached at jackson.dufault@marquette.edu
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Nuclear weapons serious issue Reilly Harrington For 20 long minutes this past week, nuclear destruction was potentially on our doorstep. An alert lit up phones across Hawaii reading, “THIS IS NOT A DRILL.” The image went viral on Twitter within minutes. There was tweet after tweet of concerned Hawaiians fearing for their lives. However, mixed in with these fears were memes and jokes about the ballistic missile threat, which were made before the alarm was revealed as a mistake. This 30-minute period perfectly sums up modern societal views of nuclear weaponry as something abstract and far-fetched despite its terrifying destructive capabilities. Imagine the alternative to the false alarm. The reality of an intercontinental ballistic missile being fired at the United States is a deeply disturbing one. There are missile defense systems in place, but if those systems failed, scores of people would die instantaneously in the first strike of a horrible war. Retaliation would take millions of lives on the Korean Peninsula and whatever remains of both parties would be locked in a hellish entanglement. Yet, when this vision was a real possibility, some people’s first instinct was to post about it online. When the threat was over, these posts shifted to how ridiculous the whole situation was. With President Donald Trump constantly poking the metaphorical bear that is Kim Jong Un
and the North Korean government, Americans are in denial over the reality of nuclear warfare. The conclusion of the Cold War did not end the potential for nuclear annihilation, it merely postponed it. Each update on the North Korean missile program is met with mockery, either about how powerful we are or how unsuccessful each test was. But each report has indicated they are getting closer to being able to reach the entirety of the United States. When Cuba was being armed in the 1960s by the Soviets, the Americans and Russians were prepared to engage one another in what would later be known as the Cuban Missile Crisis. During this tense time, my grandmother asked my grandfather what to do in the event of nuclear war. They were living in military housing in an area of San Francisco that would likely be targeted in a Soviet launched attack. His answer is haunting to this day: “Nothing.” The citizens of both countries knew what they were facing. They also knew they were powerless to stop it. Nothing but the judgment of their leaders could save them. Fast-forward to today. As a society, we have ignored the threat of nuclear armageddon by trusting in the concept of mutually assured destruction. People across the world reassure themselves that no country would ever be reckless enough to use a nuclear weapon for fear of retaliation. However, take a long look at who controls these weapons of mass destruction. The relationship between the U.S. and North Korea is far from stable, and by any
definition of the word, are Jong Un or Trump rational? The reality of nuclear war is the same as it was in 1962, no matter how many memes are made about it. None of this is to say Americans should live in constant fear. The era of duck-and-cover drills should rightfully stay in the past. What should return to the public consciousness are the disarmament protests of the 1960s and ’70s. America settled following Reagan-era nuclear policy, which in reality did little to reduce the number of nuclear weapons in the world. America, along with many nations around the globe, has enough destructive capabilities to turn this world into a cinder. No matter how certain the public is the nuclear option won’t be used, no option is safer than total disarmament. This isn’t a matter of stopping a war, it’s a matter of preventing extinction. Hopefully, the alert that a ballistic missile is headed for our shores will never be sent again. Regardless, we need to take the threat of nuclear warfare seriously and do everything we can to prevent it. The searing light and heat of a nuclear bomb will be much less entertaining when it’s vaporizing cities and decimating populations than it is in morbid online jokes. If the day ever comes when the terrible power of these weapons is unleashed, the last thing on anyone’s mind should be posting. However, perhaps it would be fitting that the human race will joke about its own destruction. Reilly Harrington is a junior studying digital media and peace studies. He can be reached at reilly.harrington@marquette.edu
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A misstaken emergency alert sent to Hawaii phones warned of a ballistic missile threat inbound to Hawaii.
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Upset anniversary bittersweet From bad hummus to business trips, fans dwell on Nova game By Andrew Goldstein
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Zachary Newman’s mother never called him multiple times in a row unless it was something important. As soon as the 2012 Marquette graduate received three calls from her within a span of several minutes, he thought something tragic had happened. When Newman called his mom back, all he heard her say was, “Your father’s on the court! Your father’s on the court!” That is how Newman found out about Marquette’s 74-72 upset victory over the No. 1 Villanova Wildcats, an event that he would have seen in person on almost any other day. Newman had been a season ticketholder for 10 years and appeared at most games. This time, a business trip to Las Vegas kept him away from his family and the BMO Harris Bradley Center. “It was disorienting at first; a lot of loud noises with the fans running on the court,” Newman said. “It was quite a surprise, and that immediately turned to FOMO (fear of missing out).” For all the hullabaloo of the Villanova upset, comparatively few people were actually there to witness it. The stated crowd of 14,210 fans was the sixth-largest home crowd of the year out of 17 games
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Students celebrate team’s 74-72 upset over No. 1 Villanova last January. It was the program’s first regular season win over a top-ranked team.
and just barely edged Marquette’s average 2016-’17 attendance of 13,716, per athletics. The Tuesday night matchup that most people thought would end in a swift Marquette defeat meant one thing: a lot of people missed the
upset and regretted it later. “From a fan perspective, that I’d been to nearly every home game for over a decade, I was annoyed,” Newman said. “I guess that’s the nicest way to put it.” Emily Schroeder, a recent alum
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Former men’s basketball players Duane Wilson and Jajuan Johnson high-five fans following the historic win.
and pre-school teacher in the area, usually would have been there too. Not this one, though. She missed one of the biggest moments in Marquette history not because of a work trip, traffic or family commitments, but because of bad hummus, which gave Schroeder food poisoning. “I had it the night before, probably 24 hours before tip,” Schroeder said. “I stayed home from work the next day and I probably could’ve pushed myself to go to the game, but I didn’t want to get sick at the game.” Marquette’s comeback prompted Schroeder to get out of bed for the first time in several hours. She couldn’t stop moving and jumping up and down. “When they ended up winning, I was actually tearing up. I was both excited that they won but so disappointed that I didn’t go.” Some didn’t have much choice but to miss the game. It was the beginning of Panhellenic recruitment, which meant hardly any sorority pledge or active sorority member was at the game, eliminating almost 800 students, according to the most recent Greek life report. Students in night classes or studying abroad were also unable to attend,
which add hundreds more to the ranks of those unable to make it. Molly Pfeiffer, a Class of 2017 graduate and former women’s soccer player, was starting a sports performance internship in Palo Alto, California, with Stanford University to acquire the last few credits necessary for graduation. After a long day of work, Pfeiffer returned home in time to watch Marquette’s final stand. “I went into my room and kind of started tearing up,” Pfeiffer said. “It was kind of early on into when I was away and was still kind of adjusting and everything.” Unlike most people that missed it, Pfeiffer had a personal connection to the participants as a student administrator for two years and left just weeks before the upset. “I immediately FaceTimed Anthony Ball, who was one of the basketball managers and one of my best friends,” Pfeiffer said. “The next day I wore a Marquette hat into work, which probably wasn’t the smartest idea. But everyone at work knows how much I’m obsessed with Marquette.” It didn’t look like those that missed the game would have much VILLANOVA, jump to page 14
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Challenging non-conference slate helps WBB thrive
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Allazia Blockton (right) makes a pass in Marquette’s win over Wisconsin.
Chris Reisner After winning the 2016-’17 BIG EAST Championship, expectations were sky-high for a Marquette women’s basketball team returning its
five leading scorers. However, the start of the 2017-’18 season did not go quite as planned, as the Golden Eagles found themselves with a 6-5 record through 11 non-conference games. For a team that was ranked 17th in the preseason poll, many expected a much stronger showing. Granted, that 6-5 record was
against some of the best competition in the country. Four of those losses came against ranked opponents — Notre Dame, Tennessee, Green Bay, and Michigan. The fifth loss came against a New Mexico team that would start the season 11-0. All five losses were by a single digits, including overtime losses to Tennessee and then-No. 2 Notre Dame. Though the Golden Eagles were falling to quality teams in close games, they still expected more and there was reasonable cause for concern going into conference play. All of a sudden, Marquette’s season turned around once conference play hit. Halfway through the BIG EAST schedule, Marquette is 8-1 and the rough non-conference road seems to have been a blessing in disguise. Marquette started off their conference season on a seven-game unbeaten streak, the best start to conference play in program history. When asked how much she attributes the superb conference play to the tough non-conference schedule, Marquette head coach
Carolyn Kieger responded with a definitive answer: “Pretty much everything.” Marquette had dominant performances during this streak such as a 88-67 dismantling over Xavier, or a comfortable 93-81 win over conference rival Depaul. Perhaps the bigger story is the games in which they squeezed out a win when the odds were against them. In the conference opener, St. John’s overcame a 10-point fourth quarter deficit to send the game into overtime. With all the momentum on the side of the Red Storm, the Golden Eagles found a way to secure a 74-72 win in overtime. The home game against Butler served as another example of Marquette’s resilience. After standout forward Erika Davenport went down with an injury in the second half, Marquette surrendered a 15-point lead and found themselves trailing by 67-63 with under a minute to play. Then, as if it were no big deal, three consecutive stops and scores resulted in a victory capped
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off by junior Allazia Blockton’s buzzer-beater. Not everything has been perfect, though; far from it. Georgetown blew Marquette off the court, 8558, last Friday in the Golden Eagles’ worst showing of the season. Marquette turned the ball over on more than 30 percent of its possessions. Marquette quickly rebounded 36 hours later with a 67-57 road victory over Villanova to maintain a one-game conference lead. The grueling non-conference schedule may not directly benefit the Golden Eagles’ tournament resume come March, but the competitive ingame experience gave them valuable lessons to carry for the remainder of the season. “It challenged us,” Kieger said. “We learned how to fight through adversity, and we learned how good we can be. It’s paying dividends and it’s showing up every single night.”
Chris Reisner is a sophomore studying journalism. He can be reached at christopher.reisner@marquette.edu
Selena Lott focuses on defense, gets early playing time Freshman guard’s quickness wins coach’s admiration By Zoe Comerford
isabel.comerford@marquette.edu
Freshman Selena Lott is one of the youngest players on Marquette’s women’s basketball team. On the court, the 5-foot-11 guard from East Greenbush, New York, fits right in, especially on the defensive end. “She’s very capable of being one of the best defenders in the league,” head coach Carolyn Kieger said. “Her ability to impact on the defensive end is really elite as a freshman. Most people that come in, that’s the side of the basketball that they have to learn to play.” Lott was an avid sprinter in high school, although she no longer has time to pursue that particular passion. “If I could still run track, I would,” Lott said. Even though Lott’s speed is Division I ready, the pace of next-level
basketball took Lott aback at first. “I would just say the tempo of the game just is a lot faster,” Lott said. “There’s just bigger girls, too. So it’s like I’m really small compared to everybody else.” Despite that feeling, Lott is still able to effectively guard and pressure her opponents. “She’s adding a defensive on-ball presence that we didn’t have,” Kieger said. “She’s creating havoc for the ball-handler … when she comes in we’re definitely crushing more than we do when she’s not in the game.” Speed is not Lott’s only helpful physical trait. Her height and length prevent opponents from getting good looks at the basket. “She’s got amazing size for a guard. She’s strong, she’s got long arms, she’s a great athlete, she anticipates well,” Kieger said. “She’s got the total package to be a really great defender.” The biggest point of improvement for Lott is her shooting, which has been subpar this season. She’s shooting only 27.3 percent from
the field and averages 2.3 points per game. However, if Lott can start to carry some of the scoring load, Marquette’s offense can become even more lethal than it already is. “She has to be more confident on the offensive end,” Kieger said. “She’s shooting well from the three right now, but we’re trying to work on her ball handling and moves off the dribble.” For now, Lott is bringing value to the team on the defensive side of the ball, where Marquette has drastically improved. In four of its last five games, the Golden Eagles have held their opponents below the BIG EAST median of 68.25 points per game. Lott has played at least 15 minutes per game in all of them. “The thing about her is that she loves playing defense,” Kieger said. “She makes everyone around her work harder on the defensive end.” She may only be a freshman, but the possibilities that Kieger sees for her are endless. “For me, I don’t care if she’s a freshman,” Kieger said. “If she’s going to play that hard and
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Marquette freshman Selena Lott has averaged 19.1 minutes per game.
bring us that much, we’re going to play her … If she keeps developing and keeps getting competitive and
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Tuesday, January 23, 2018
Anniversary evokes emotions for fans not in attendance VILLANOVA, from page 12
reason to worry initially. Villanova surged to a 15-point halftime lead, shooting 51.7 percent from the field against an outmatched Marquette defense. At that point, Newman said he stopped watching and went to dinner with potential clients. “Considering the deficit, I thought (leaving) was a mercy,” Newman said. Tim Kraft, a 2010 graduate and season ticketholder, was in nearly an identical situation as Newman. After more than six years without really traveling for work, Kraft had a Jan. 23 trip from Chicago to Houston, to meet colleagues at his new job. Usually, Kraft drove up to Milwaukee from Chicago with his best friend for every home game. The Villanova upset was an unfortunate exception. “The game was on … and things didn’t look good for Marquette early on, which was almost a relief to me,” Kraft said in an email. “If Marquette were to ever knock off a No. 1 team, I wanted to be there.” Instead, Kraft watched the game from a hotel bar because he didn’t have Fox Sports 1 in his room. He asked for the check and was ready to leave with Marquette still down 15 and nine minutes left on the clock. When the bill arrived, Duane Wilson hit a 3-pointer to cut Villanova’s lead to 10 points with just over five minutes to go, which convinced him to stay and watch the end. When the final buzzer sounded, Kraft celebrated in style. “After buying a round of shots for the four random people at the bar, I went up to my room and just fist pumped and jumped around,” he said. Somewhere in between jumping around and drinking at a Buffalo Wild Wings across the street until the 2 a.m. closing time, Kraft made three calls. The first was to his older brother, who went to the game and almost left early, but didn’t. “I think I told him I loved him, which I do, but I just don’t say it after every (Marquette) game,” Kraft said. The next call was to his friend Christian, who was in the building that night. “The first thing (Christian) said was, ‘Timmy, I can’t believe you missed it,’” Kraft said. “I told him it looked awesome, but that I hated him, and I was beyond jealous.” Kraft’s third and final call was to his father. “I’m pretty sure I cried,” Kraft said. If the magnitude of a sporting event is defined by raw emotion, its ability to move those who witness it and interact with circumstances far away from the playing surface, then the Villanova upset may have been the most consequential game of Bryan Dee’s life. Dee, a radio host and producer at ESPN Milwaukee that graduated Marquette in 2014, broadcasted a pregame show from the BMO Har-
through some of his grandfather’s possessions when his father found the mug that Dee’s grandpa had been drinking tea out of for the last few months of his life. It said “Marquette grandpa” on the front. The moment Dee saw it, he teared up. “It just brought everything full circle.” Things are nearly the same in 2018 as they were in 2017. Marquette is playing No. 1 Villanova Sunday, Jan. 28, just four days after the one-year anniversary of a night that’s permanently etched into the mind of seemingly every Marquette fan, even those who missed it. The Golden Eagles are currently 13-6 overall and 4-3 in conference, the same records with which they entered last year’s Villanova game, although a matchup against Xavier on Wednesday will slightly alter the numbers. And just like last year, almost every person interviewed for this story will not be at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. “It’s going to be one of the few games I’ll miss this year,” Dee said. “I’m going to be out of town in Cleveland visiting a buddy of mine. I’m the best man at his wedding.” “I was offered a trip to Florida for free and I was actually considering passing that up so I wouldn’t miss the game again,” Schroeder said. Photo courtesy of Bryan Dee “It’s kind of tough because I do have a lot of friends that are still in ESPN Milwaukee radio host Bryan Dee found his grandfather’s favorite MU mug two days after the upset. the Milwaukee area and the Chicago area,” Pfeiffer, who still has time ris Bradley Center as he usually half before returning to his apart- this off,’” Dee said. did, then got in line for a beer five ment to pack his bags and find a Sam Hauser’s final rebound left in her Stanford internship, said. minutes before tipoff. That’s when flight to New York. After booking brought Dee a measure of peace. “I’m sure when the day approaches, Dee received a call from his mother a plane ticket for two days later, Life had brought him down, then things will be nerve-wracking.” Newman moved out to Califortelling him his grandfather had died Dee watched the rest of the game picked him up again. of cancer. at his girlfriend’s apartment. Duane “One of my favorite things in life nia last year and will be watching “He was fighting it for a while, Wilson’s stutter-step layup, which is Marquette basketball … and they the game with an alumni group. “If and we kind of got the impres- cut Villanova’s lead to six, made have arguably their greatest regular we win two in a row against Vilsion that he wasn’t doing as him believe that something special season win ever,” Dee said. “It’s lanova, I’m going to have to fly well,” Dee said. “You never want might be happening. funny how life has this innate way back for the third one (next year),” to think about something like “You kind of started to think of evening itself out in one of your Newman said. that happening.” ‘OK, maybe they’ve got a shot lower moments.” Dee stayed to watch the first here, maybe they’ll be able to pull Two days later, Dee was going
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Ultimate frisbee tournament shows club’s growth
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Junior Suzanne Britten is one of 18 to play on the Moxie frisbee team.
Marquette teams host Dimmadome Invitational at Valley By Jack Phillips
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The men’s and women’s frisbee team hosted its first tournament in the dome last weekend in another milestone for the sport’s growth at Marquette. The men’s team, or Birdhouse, was comprised of an “A” and “B” squad, with the more skilled
players on “A.” Marquette’s decision to split its men’s team into two squads is part of a larger trend across the Midwest. In the last few years, the sport has grown so popular that splitting into two teams was the only way of ensuring everyone could play. “It’s become more competitive,” sophomore Jack Drolen said. “A lot more people are picking it up. It’s more widespread, which I love. Five to 10 years from now, who knows where it’s going to be? It’s going to be big, and I’m just looking forward to that.”
Much of the women’s team, named Moxie, also feels positively about the direction of their sport. “It’s growing a lot, especially for women’s ultimate,” junior Suzanne Britten said. “There (are) more high school teams forming, which is really cool, because then the level of competition is a lot higher for college. And on Moxie specifically, this is one of the biggest teams we’ve ever had.” The men finished third in the four-team tournament, which involved Marquette, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and Northern Comfort, a Milwaukeearea club team. Moxie finished last. Ultimate Frisbee at Marquette has always been a no-cut sport, with no referees to judge the matches. According to players from both teams, that creates a special dynamic around the sport. “There’s definitely a unique culture with ultimate that’s all about spirit of the game,” men’s head coach Madison Oleson said. “The respect between teams is huge. Pushing to the NCAA level might lose a little bit of that as they start to require more officials and things like that.”
Some players within the club are hoping to see ideas implemented in professional leagues come to lower levels, which may add further legitimacy to the sport. “One of the unique things with ultimate that the upper-level leagues are doing for club is doing mixed and co-ed (teams) instead,” Oleson said. “I think that’s the way to go forward if we’re going to go NCAA or Division I.” However, not all ultimate players like the prospect of the sport becoming co-ed at Marquette. “I think I would rather see (men and women) separate,“ senior Claire Smart said. “I think the culture and
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Bellford key to track’s success Assistant coach helps high jumpers, others elevate program By Brendan Ploen
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In the five years that Marquette assistant coach Rick Bellford has been on campus, track and field has undergone a radical culture shift that has transformed both men’s and women’s teams into BIG EAST conference powerhouses. Bellford, who’s responsible for jumpers and multi-event athletes, has seen an astounding 18 BIG EAST individual champions in four seasons. He coached former AllAmerican high jumper Wally Ellenson and recruited star high jumpers Daniel Armstrong on the men’s side and Monique Felix on the women’s. Marquette has a long history of producing All-Americans, but it was mostly in the 1930s and ’40s. Before Wally Ellenson was named to that list in 2015, Marquette did not have an All-American since 2006 on the women’s side and 1986 on the men’s side. Felix, just a junior, may be on her way to becoming the most decorated women in program history. She has claimed four individual BIG EAST crowns, including back-to-back pentathalon and heptathalon titles in the indoor and outdoor seasons and another title in the outdoor high jump title. “Coach Bellford was a big reason why I came to Marquette,” Felix said. “I didn’t really have a lot of
other coaches believing that in just four short years I could develop into the athlete that I am today.” “The number of points (Felix) scores at the BIG EAST Championships really puts our women’s team in contention,” Bellford said. “If we didn’t have those points, it’d be very difficult to win on the women’s side.” While Felix is one potential candidate, the other is sophomore high jumper Daniel Armstrong. Armstrong swept both the indoor and outdoor BIG EAST title in the high jump, jumping a personal best of 2.17 meters, or 7 feet, 1.5 inches in the outdoor season. Armstrong qualified for the NCAA Championships where he underperformed and came in in 42nd. Bellford believes that this could be the year that Marquette breaks through and the program can produce an All-American. “I think (Armstrong) has a very good shot to be an All-American this year and then I think (Felix) can be too,” Bellford said. “If she can put it all together during a pentathalon or a heptathalon, she can be right there as well.” Felix felt honored to receive praise from Bellford, a former all-American triple jumper at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “That’s an awesome thing to hear coming from a coach like Coach Bellford,” Felix said. “For an AllAmerican to say that about someone else, it’s really inspiring and it gives me a lot of hope for potential, not only for myself but for my other teammates too.” Meanwhile, Felix is grateful that
Bellford is at her side. She mentioned Belford’s humor and expertise as a former student-athlete as her biggest assets. “He’s really knowledgeable and is willing to work with you when things aren’t working well and change things up,” Felix said. “He’s really understanding when things come up.” While Armstrong and Felix are grabbing the headlines, they aren’t the only ones to keep an eye on. Senior Will Wolf won his event in the triple jump over the weekend at the John Tierney Classic at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Meanwhile on the women’s side, there’s plenty to watch out for, including Cassy Goodrich in the 300-meter race, Terica Harris in the long jump, Gemma Tedeschi in the pole vault and Maya Marion in throwing events. Coach Bellford believes that this is going to be another stellar season for the program. “It always starts at the conference level,” Bellford said. “The goals are to win four BIG EAST Championships. We want to win two on the women’s side, indoor and outdoor, and same thing on the men’s side. We want to send as many through to the NCAAs as possible, and I feel like we have one or two who can make it though to Nationals this year.” The two All-American hopefuls could be just the beginning of something greater at Marquette, and it may be coming sooner than anyone expected.
the idea of Moxie and Birdhouse is stronger separate.” Regardless of whether ultimate frisbee becomes a co-ed sport, its popularity continues to rise on campus each year, largely due to the identities Birdhouse and Moxie have created for themselves. “The guys on this team are some of my best friends that I’ve met at Marquette,” Drolen said. “And I know I could open up to any of them if I have any issues going on. We’re all here for each other, so that’s played a huge part in how we’ve been able to create such a nice culture.”
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With focus on other players, Hauser quietly shines
BIG EAST coaches fear Hauser’s ability to dominate defenses By Andrew Goldstein
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Jay Wright had every reason to fear Markus Howard more than any other Marquette player. His Villanova Wildcats team was facing Howard and the Golden Eagles in the first game after Howard scored 52 points in an overtime victory against Providence. Even though Howard was as good as advertised, scoring 37 points in a 100-90 Marquette loss, another player had Wright squeamish entering play. “Going into our game with them, we feared Hauser going for 30,” Wright said. “He just hasn’t really had to.” Hauser seems to have that effect on BIG EAST coaches. Seton Hall’s Kevin Willard made sure to keep an eye on him too when the Pirates came to Marquette. “I think Hauser doesn’t get talked a lot about,” Willard said. “He really complements (Howard and Andrew Rowsey) extremely well. He moves without the ball, you help off him a little bit and those two guys find him.” Hauser’s progression is often lost in the excitement of the two guards’ frequent scoring outbursts. Since last year, Hauser’s points per game has increased from 8.8 to 15.1. He’s the consensus third scoring option on
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Sam Hauser (left) is third on Marquette in scoring and leads the team with 49.6 percent 3-point shooting.
Marquette’s loaded offense — a reliable shooter that can consistently take advantage of defenses that over-commit to Marquette’s ballhandlers. “He’s such a great shooter and he’s got a great basketball sense,” Willard said. “When Hauser’s on the court, he just makes everyone so much better.” The praise hasn’t gotten to Hauser’s head, though. “It’s cool to hear that, but you still have
to go out and play every game like it’s just another game,” he said. “It’s great that they said that, though.” One of the most common ways Hauser gets involved in the offense is through the “pick and pop” with Rowsey. Hauser sets a ball screen for Rowsey, who has the ball. Rowsey ducks behind it, usually taking both defenders with him because they fear his 3-point shot. That leaves Hauser,
Jamal Cain, Greg Elliott and Ike Eke as alums. Other schools to offer the combo guard include Michigan State, Michigan, Xavier and Missouri. MARIO McKINNEY – McKinney was one of Wojo’s most frequent stops during the fall evaluation period. The 6-foot-2 guard from St. Louis, Missouri, is consistently ranked in the top 30 among shooting guards in the Class of 2019 despite not having any top 100 overall rankings. As of three weeks ago, Marquette was in the top six for the four-star shooting guard, per Keegan Pope of PowerMizzou.com, along with Missouri, Xavier, Auburn, Kansas State and Iowa. CALVIN (CJ) FELDER – While Marquette’s focus for the 2019 class appears to be on the backcourt, Felder is one of the more likely power forwards to sign with the Golden Eagles. Felder told the Wire in the fall that Marquette, Georgia, Old Dominion and Clemson have been his most aggressive suitors on the recruiting trail. The 6-foot-7 power forward from Sumter, South Carolina is not ranked yet by 247Sports or ESPN. A commitment from Felder would also help Marquette’s odds
of landing fellow Game Elite prospect Joshua Nickelberry, a high four-star prospect on 247Sports. Nickelberry has already racked up over 30 offers from various basketball juggernauts. DJ CARTON – Carton’s ability to penetrate defenses and efficiently shoot jumpers last summer put the 6-foot-1 guard on the radar of several major programs in the Midwest. 247Sports ranks the Bettendorf, Iowa point guard 74th in the country and 10th among point guards. Marquette was one of the first five programs to offer him a scholarship, Carton told the Wire in July. Members of Wojo’s staff frequently watched Carton when he was at the NY2LA Summer Jam basketball tournament in Mequon, Wisconsin last July. Other offers include Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Creighton. He was one of five 2019 targets to attend Marquette Madness last October. TYRESE MAXEY – Marquette is certainly not Maxey’s most likely destination, but in the unlikely case that the Golden Eagles do land the 6-foot-4 prospect, he could be the next Markus Howard-caliber player. ESPN, 247Sports and Rivals, the three main recruiting outlets in college basketball, all rank Maxey in
an equally adept shooter, in position to separate from the defense and catch a return pass for a clean attempt. “It’s not really a play. It’s kind of in the flow of our offense,” Hauser said. “If they send two guys to me, the point guard is going to be open, and if they send two guys with him, I’m going to be open.” Unlike Howard and Rowsey, Hauser doesn’t typically create his own shot, preferring instead to
linger beyond the line and receive a pass. According to Yale Sports Analytics Group, 26.4 percent of all Marquette’s assisted buckets are scored by Hauser, even though he only takes 18.5 percent of the team’s shots. “Overall, I’m trying to expand my game a little bit and obviously, if they’re taking away my shot, I can do other things as well,” Hauser said. With Howard and Rowsey performing below their established norms in the last two games, Hauser has stepped up, tying a career-high 30 points on 11-of-17 shooting against Butler and dropping a team-high 19 points against DePaul. There isn’t much shooting for Hauser in practice, though. Instead, he spends most of his time and energy on the defensive end, where he matches up with smaller, quicker players like Rowsey, which are tough to guard for a hybrid forward like Hauser. “Our two little guards are the hardest guys to guard in our league,” Hauser said. “Having to go against them every day, it really helps me.” Those two “little guards” may average more points per game than Hauser, but that doesn’t mean other BIG EAST teams are taking him any more lightly. “It’s so impressive, the development he’s had since last year,” Willard said. “When Hauser’s on the floor, there’s so much pressure to defend him.”
Recruiting update: Five 2019 targets to keep eye on
Watts, Felder among recruits on Marquette’s radar By John Steppe
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With limited talent remaining for next year’s freshman class and four scholarships available over the next two seasons, Marquette head coach Steve Wojciechowski and his staff will likely be relying on large contributions from their 2019 recruiting class. Wojo’s staff does not have any commitments, but here are five recruits to keep an eye on: MARK “ROCKET” WATTS – Watts, a 6-foot-2 guard from Detroit, Michigan, would provide Marquette with much-needed depth. Since Markus Howard and Greg Elliott are the only two guards on the roster after this year, Watts would have the opportunity to contribute immediately. ESPN ranks Watts fifth among all point guards in the Class of 2019. A possible commitment from Watts would align closely with Wojo’s strategy of heavily recruiting nearby states. Watts plays for the same Detroit-based travel team that claims current freshmen
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Head coach Steve Wojciechowski has two guards after this season.
the national top 20. 247Sports has the highest rank for Maxey at 11th. Maxey would be the second player in ESPN’s top 20 to commit to Marquette since 2007. The only other player was one-and-done power forward Henry Ellenson in 2015. But Wojo and his staff are far from the only staff to visit the
Garland, Texas star. Kentucky, Michigan State, Arizona State, Texas and UCLA are among the many teams to throw their metaphorical hats in the ring. Five of the teams in the top 10 of the latest AP Poll have either offered or expressed interest in Maxey, per 247Sports.