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Combating Christian stigma Past, present, where to go about suicide attitudes By McKenna Oxenden
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Steve Austin was in college the first time he seriously contemplated ending his life. He was a freshman driving home from the University of Montevallo when he found himself staring at a yellow road sign with two black arrows pointing in opposite directions, taunting him with the choice he had to make. The choice to die or the choice to get help. Austin was an Evangelical Christian who grew up going to church every week, under the watchful eye of his involved parents. His father was a prized weekly soloist at the church. “Where I grew up (in Alabama), you could either be a Christian or you could be crazy,” Austin said. “You couldn’t be both. Mental illSee SUICIDE page 4
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Steve Austin almost didn’t see his son Ben Thomas (right) make it past his first birthday or see daughter Caroline (left) be born.
Alpha Xi Delta, Kappa Sigma face suspension Sorority, fraternity under investigation for conduct violations By Matthew Martinez
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Alpha Xi Delta sorority and Kappa Sigma fraternity are both facing repercussions for conduct violations.
Alpha Xi Delta has been suspended through the 2017 fall semester. The Office of Marketing and Communication’s Brian Dorrington said Alpha Xi Delta was found in violation of the university’s alcohol and hazing policies. Dorrington said that hazing, in this context, is creating an environment that encourages and induces pressure on new members to consume alcohol.
“No drug policy violations were at all a part of the investigation or charges brought against Alpha Xi Delta,” said Corey Lansing, director of campus activities and student involvement in the office of student development the Office of Student Development. The terms of the suspension were passed down after a formal hearing with the Office of Student Development. The
sorority will also be subject to organizational review. “The chapter is forbidden to host any social events at the Alpha Xi Delta house or off campus, participate in any mixers with other organizations or reserve or use university space,” Dorrington said. “As part of this decision, the organization also has to work with university and national headquarters staff to create
and implement a chapter improvement plan.” Lauren Felts, from the national Alpha Xi Delta organization, released a statement that the chapter had its recognition by the university revoked but will continue to recognize the chapter as active. “It is prohibited from
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Annual childhood cancer fundraiser success St. Baldrick’s Day brings hair loss, personal stories By Matthew Martinez
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The yearly tradition of shaving heads for a cause returned to campus last week. The Evans Scholars say they hope the shaven heads, accompanied by buttons that say “Ask Me Why I’m Bald” and “Conquer Childhood Cancer,” will help spread awareness for St. Baldrick’s Day. This is an annual fundraiser dedicated to funding childhood cancer research that was started in honor of Devlin Gray, an Evans Scholar who graduated from Marquette in 2013 who battled cancer as a child. “If everyone in the Evans Scholars House shaved their heads, people would notice,” Brad Degarmo, a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences, said. “A lot more people than just them do it, too.”
While the cause is not a happy one, the event functions like a party. People rejoice and cheer each other on as they sit in the ominous barber’s chair and await the roaring razors. Fast-paced, contemporary music bumps loudly. People socialize, laugh and talk with each other. Some try their luck in raffles for items like Chicago Blackhawks jerseys and footballs signed by the entire Green Bay Packers roster. “We’re trying to raise awareness for childhood cancer research, but we love to keep it fun and lively,” organizer Maggie McPike, a sophomore in the College of Arts & Sciences, said. The food is also a major attraction of the event. McPike said Wings Over Milwaukee provided discounted rates for the massive order of buffalo chicken wings the event requires. Insomnia Cookies also provided 125 cookies to the event free of charge. Besides these options, there are also volunteers who grill burgers and hot dogs, rain or shine. “Last year, we had to grill in
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Engineering freshman Brendan O’Grady has his head shaved.
the snow,” Ivan Reyes, volunteer grill-master and sophomore in the College of Business Administration, said. Reyes was pleased this year when St. Baldrick’s Day fell on a gorgeous 60-degree Saturday. Using a charcoal grill, he spent 11:30 a.m. through 3:30 p.m. churning out so many burgers and hot dogs he lost count. Reyes believes this is one way he can contribute to a noble cause.
“One little action today can make a huge impact tomorrow,” Reyes said. “It’s like they always say, you gotta ‘Be the difference.’” Reyes went above and beyond his grilling duties by also getting his head shaven. Reyes’ shaving was broadcast by his friends on Facebook Live. During the shaving, Reyes received a donation to the St. Baldrick’s Foundation from a friend requesting that he
shave his beard. Reyes obliged to this request. Reyes was one of many who had his head shaven that afternoon, including a freshman in the College of Nursing, Brian Kettering. Kettering drew a crowd when he got his thick locks sheared off to support the cause. “I’m feeling good,” Kettering said. “I’m sad to see the hair gone, but you have to think about what it’s for, not what’s actually happening.” Kettering hopes the shaving will help him show his support when he works at Camp Kesem over the summer. Camp Kesem is a summer camp for kids who have parents with cancer. Kettering feels close to this cause because his mother had cancer when he was growing up. “That’s kind of what this whole thing’s about, showing solidarity,” Kettering said. Over the past six years, the event has raised over $100,000. The Evans Scholars plan to continue the event next year.
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Take a stroll in My Scarf controversy normalize it and contest misconceptions and widespread stereotypes about Muslim women’s dress,” Othman said. Anyia Maheen, one of the event organizers and a junior in By Clara Janzen the College of Health Sciencclara.janzen@marquette.edu es, said the event was meant to encourage a more diverse and The event, Take a Stroll in welcoming Marquette. My Scarf brought mixed re“With the current politiactions from participants and cal unrest, we wanted people bystanders when it was held to get used to seeing Muslast week by the Muslim Stu- lim women, learn to acdent Association as part of Is- cept us and not discriminate lam Awareness Week. against us,” she said. “Nobody cares if I wear a Maheen said they wanthat to class or if I wear shorts ed to give everyone a or a weird shirt, why should chance to experience they care if I’m wearing a what a hijabi girl does. scarf on my head?” Lili JaeBrenda Brambila, a senior ger, a freshin the Colman in the lege of Arts College of & Sciences, Arts & Scisaid she parences, said. ticipated beThe event cause she has aimed to a few friends have nonthat are part Muslim stuof the Musdents wear lim Student a hijab for a Association. day, in an ef“I wanted fort to have to show my them gain support,” she insight into said. “I also the experiwanted to LILI JAEGER know how it ences of MusFreshman, was to cover lim students College of Arts & Sciences myself on campus and and to raise see if people visibility. treated me differently. It al“I wanted to support them lowed me to see how differand all Muslim women on ently the world sees them.” campus by pushing my own Not everyone had the boundaries and trying some- same enthusiasm, though thing new,” Jaeger said. they agreed the event Enaya Othman, a Muslim had good intentions. professor who teaches Arabic Ibtisam Abujad is a visitand chooses to wear a hijab, ing Arabic instructor who said events like this are an op- is Muslim and chooses not portunity for discussion and to wear a hijab. She said the unity among different faiths. event did shed light on the “It is an attempt to widespread marginalization
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Nobody cares if I wear a hat to class or if I wear shorts or a weird shirt, why should they care if I’m wearing a scarf on my head?”
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of Muslim women, but that the understanding of modesty among Muslims is not only tied to womanhood. “Muslim bodies are not just women’s bodies,” Abuja said. “Women’s bodies have become the site of debates on religion, ethnicity and politics, either to suppress, idealize or fetishize. This event, I believe, is intended to promote inclusivity and empower women, not just Muslim women, to reclaim their own bodies, but one needs to be careful not to fall into the aforementioned dangerous pattern.” Some students thought the event was a good idea, but did not feel comfortable participating themselves. “I think because it was promoted by Muslim students to promote understanding and conversation, it was a
positive event and okay,” Audrey Lodes, a sophomore in the College of Arts & Sciences, said. “I feel like it is a commitment and had become a part of many Muslim women’s identities and that it should be only worn when you understand the culture and religion around it.” Others changed their minds. “At first that is what I thought too, because I’m not part of the culture and didn’t want to mimic or mock it, but they were inviting me into it and offering,” Melanie Hernandez, a sophomore in the College of Arts & Sciences, said. “It’s something the Muslim community was using to try and open peoples eyes to their experiences.”
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‘There is no magic Jesus pill that can solve everything’ ness was a demon possession. If you confessed you were depressed or suicidal or having thoughts of self-harm, people were going to prep to cast a demon out of you. So, I wasn’t about to tell anyone what was going on with me.” Many churches used to label suicide as an ultimate offense toward God, ostracizing both those who died by suicide and their families. Robert Vore, a suicide prevention instructor, said this had a big impact on the criminalization of suicide throughout history. It’s where the term “commit suicide,” which is similar to “commit a crime” or “commit adultery” came from. “The church back then was more about guilt and saying you were going to hell if you committed suicide, instead of addressing the issue and the reality of mental illness and depression and the fact that each one of us goes through a depressed period or state in our lives at one point or another,” Rev. Kent Beausoleil, a professor of theology and Jesuit at Marquette, said. Before he even knew what guilt was, three-year-old Austin was molested by his 17-year-old neighbor. His parents noticed the red marks on Austin’s legs during bath time. The incident went unreported. Austin said his parents didn’t want to cause more trouble, as the neighbor’s family was already battling marital problems. The incident was not discussed for another 15 years. Then, one day, Austin toured the Alabama Department of Human Resources where a director explained the role of Child Protective
Services. The director showed his high school class the dolls used to help children identify inappropriate areas they’ve been touched in. Austin had his first panic attack. He came home and for the first time, asked his mother about the incident. She refused to make eye contact with him. By age 28, Austin still had never been to counseling. Then, he lost his sign language interpreting job. “I just thought, ‘Man, I am just a loser. I’ve lost my job, I can’t provide for my family and people don’t even know the real me,’” Austin said. “There was no tool, no resources, no ‘let’s get you some counseling, let’s get you some help,’” he said of his church. “Nothing. It was just a prayer of faith and Jesus is going to heal you and just move on.” The day before his son’s first birthday, Austin attempted to take his life. Instead of playing and giggling with his child, he spent his son’s birthday battling for his life in an Intensive Care Unit two hours away from home. After three days in the ICU, Austin was admitted to the psychiatric ward. When he was released his main concern became if he would find a place in his church again. “‘This God who does preach,’ ‘with God’s love’ and ‘God is great,’ and all of the hokey things we say about, just find joy and ‘God gives us joy,’” Austin said. “Try telling that to someone who wants to die. I feared all of that. If I was ever going to find my place in the church
Steve Austin said educating pastors about mental health will be key to combating suicide stigma.
again, it wouldn’t look like anything it did for the first previous 28 years.” Beausoleil said the stigma is not only a misconception within the Catholic Church, but also a societal problem. He said many people don’t seek out resources available or share their problems out of fear and shame of not aligning with the “pull yourself up by your boot strap” mentality. “Instead of offering that care and compassion, we tend to condemn and judge and be frightened when somebody is going through a lot of stuff,” Beausoleil said. “Instead of offering help, we tend to shun and don’t want
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39% of self-identifying Christians say those who die by suicide are selfish.
27% of self-identifying Christians say those who die by suicide go to hell Source: LifeWay Research
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The term “commit suicide,” is inspired from “commit a crime” or “commit adultery” because churches used to label suicide as an ultimate offense toward God.
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to talk about it. I’ve never met a person in life that has had a happy-happy, joy-joy life. We all struggle with stuff and we all have problems, so … we just have to get over that fear and that stigma.” The Catholic Church and other denominations have done a significant amount to try and combat the guilt and idea that if a mortal sin is committed, the person will go the hell. Beausoleil said the focus is now on conveying God being all-merciful, forgiving and all-loving. “If a suicide does happen within a family, God’s mercy is present for that person and they are not going to H-E-double hockey sticks. The family shouldn’t feel guilt-ridden,” Beausoleil said. “As Jesus said, ‘I’ve come to give life and give life to the full.’ And for every death in life, there is always resurrection that comes
after. That’s our faith. Death is not the end, depression is not the end – resurrection to new life is the hope.” The stigma may be less than what it used to be, but research indicates there is still work to be done. A LifeWay Research study found that 27 percent of self-identifying Christians say those who die by suicide go to hell and an additional 39 percent say those who die by suicide are selfish. Five years after his suicide attempt, Austin is a youth pastor, using his experiences, his concerns and his questions to help counsel others to continue to combat this stigma. “I live in a heart of love,” Austin said. “God loves you as you are, not as you should be. We’re all broken, we’ve all got junk. We’re all trying to live a better life and live happily and find peace and love. Instead of being
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we’re talking about.” Learning to listen better is key to Austin’s approach to continue to fight the stigma. He believes pastors, and anyone who spiritually guides those suffering from mental illness, need to become aware and understand boundaries. “We make our sanctuaries real sanctuaries, real safe places,” Austin said. “The person doesn’t need their pastor to be their psychiatrist. I broke my arm and I didn’t see my pastor. I saw a doctor and went and had an X-ray and I got a cast. My pastor didn’t do that. I need my pastor to nurture my soul. I don’t need my pastor to be a mental health expert, but I do need them to know a little bit.” Vore agreed, adding “it’s absurd” that the church makes it
hard to talk about suicide and that the response is usually to cite a Bible verse or offer a prayer and then move on. Austin joked, saying there was no “magic Jesus pill” that could solve everything. “Suicide is so irrational, it doesn’t make sense … but when you’re walking through hell on earth, you just want to escape, you just want to be free from the pain and you’re not worried about all the fear, shame and guilt,” Austin said. “But today, I feel like I can kick shame’s butt most of the time. When you get to a place where you can tell someone what the end of the road looks like, it teaches you so much about grace and about finding a place to belong and not needing everyone to understand.”
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University notification process for suicide Behind-the-scenes communication between offices By Matthew Harte
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Before he was vice president for student affairs at Marquette, Xavier Cole found himself dealing with a student death by suicide. Added to the tragedy was extensive media coverage that garnered public attention. “It wasn’t just the tragedy that goes along with losing a young person in their prime. It was also a very public exposure of the incident for the family and the university,” Cole said. “Any time, for the public, there’s media interest in an event like this, it’s a double-edged sword.” If a student dies by suicide at Marquette, campus administration enacts a system of communication. The Student
Emergency Response Team includes communication between offices such as the Marquette University Police Department, the Office of Student Affairs, the Counseling Center and the Office of Marketing and Communication. When a student died by suicide in the past, Stephanie Quade, dean of students and chairwoman of SERT, called each office to ensure they had the same information. Quade said notifying each office can be difficult because of relationships the student may have had with the staff members. “In a situation where the department might’ve known the student and you’re bringing them news of somebody that they might’ve worked with, that can be very challenging,” she said. The system kicks into gear right away. “In (a past) situation, I got the call from the Marquette Police Department shortly after they had determined who the student was and that it was, in fact,
a death,” she said. “There’s a whole bunch of offices on campus that have protocol responses, so part of my job is to get everyone else in motion.” MUPD Capt. Jeff Kranz said keeping administrators informed is important when investigating the circumstances of a suicide. “Almost simultaneously, we make notifications to the university, people like Xavier Cole and Stephanie Quade, to alert them of what’s going on,” he said. “We get them the information they need in order to take the action that they need to take.” University administration works with the family to form press releases through the Office of Marketing and Communication. Quade said Marquette leaves it for the family to decide how much information they want to release. “There remains, for some folks, a significant stigma around suicide,” she said. “Not everyone wants to say that’s how their son
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Stephanie Quade is one of many at the university who would respond to a student death.
or daughter died. Our protocol year started.” has historically been that in the LaBelle worked as a parish event of a suicide, we give the priest for 12 years before his time family the option to indicate that.” at Marquette and offered funeral The SERT protocol is the counseling for grieving famisame whether school is in lies. He said the role of a Jesuit session or not. during the period after a suicide “We work very closely with the is to support the family from family to provide them with any a faith-based perspective. support they may need,” Cole “Even in this case where the said. “The main thing we try to do family had been dealing with is reduce the burden on the family their (child’s) difficulties for a for details and take over as many while, whatever they were, they processes as still deeply apwe can so preciated somethey don’t body to talk to,” have to worhe said. “Somery about it.” one who would During listen, who the school wouldn’t judge year, Camthem, someone pus Ministry that understood helps famithese kinds of lies with situations and their spiriwould be availtual needs able, I think after a loss. people appreciIf a student ate that.” dies over After the uniSTEPHANIE QUADE summer versity’s imDean of Students, Office of break, Cammediate emerStudent Development pus Ministry gency responses has a staff to suicide, the member in place to act in the case Counseling Center meets with of an emergency. groups the student was involved The Rev. Jeffrey LaBelle, a Je- in, such as a sports team or resisuit and assistant professor in the dence hall floors. The university College of Education, was on call also takes action to help the entire representing Campus Ministry student body recover. Cole said when a student died by suicide. Marquette’s practices after a suiLaBelle, Cole, Quade and faculty cide are strong because they are from the student’s college met centered around students. with the student’s family. “It’s not something we hide “That was when we made sure from the community, it’s not they understood they had access something we try to ascribe to counseling services on campus shame to,” he said. “We should and that kind of thing,” he said. try after these episodes, in the “We offered to do some kind of education portion, to remove the prayer service for the student, so stigma from reporting and enthat took place when the school courage students to get help.”
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Kappa Sigma under suspension for being removed from pub holding non-approved meetings until all educational terms have been met,” Felts said. “We are committed to assisting our chapters and members in realizing their potential. Once the chapter meets the expectations and terms the national fraternity and the university have set forth, we will continue assisting our volunteers and chapter members in areas of risk
management, chapter leadership and member development.” Alpha Xi Delta chapters receive a CARE handbook at the beginning of the year outlining rules and guidelines set by the national organization. CARE stands for Communication, Action, Responsibility and Education. There are specific anti-hazing and alcohol safety policies outlined within
the handbook. Every member of the chapter has to sign a CARE contract. Part of this contract legally states chapter members cannot disclose information about transpired events. “Education, training and accountability of actions will remain a focus,” Felts said. “We are confident that the chapter will become stronger and look forward to working together
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Kappa Sigma will be unable to hold any social events at their house or participate in any mixers.
with the chapter and the uni- suspension includes a halt on versity throughout this time their pledge process, canceland beyond to ensure Alpha lation of any social events at Xi Delta at Marquette Univer- the Kappa Sigma house and sity remains a strong chapter an inability to participate in that is committed to maintain- mixers or reserve university ing the high standards of ex- space. Kappa Sigma refused cellence that Alpha Xi Delta to comment. requires of her chapters.” “Education is an essential As of April 6, compoKappa Sigma is nent to any also suspended disciplinfor an incident ary action, involving their and Kappa removal from Sigma will Jack’s Amerineed to can Pub. A develop a member of the compreJack’s Amerihensive can Pub staff three-year confirmed that chapter there was a sitimproveuation involvm e n t ing the fraterp l a n , ” nity at a recent D o r party. Kappa rington Sigma is curBRIAN said. “It is rently appealDORRINGTON important ing their case University spokesman that I reitto get their suserate how pension shortseriously ened. They were found to I take this. Marquette has a be in violation of the uni- comprehensive alcohol policy versity’s alcohol policy. The that we enforce.”
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Varsity Theatre hosts Mr. and Ms. Africa Second annual pageant displays culture, talent By Camille Paul
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Eduardo Perea-Hernandez can add Mr. Africa to the list of nicknames he has been called. “Every Mexican has a nickname,” Perea-Hernandez, a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences, said. “Normally you get them for two reasons: one, because a sibling can’t pronounce it, or two, it has to do with a feature on your body.” Perea-Hernandez shared an indepth story and comedic performance during his talent section at the Mr. and Ms. Africa Pageant and explained to the audience how nicknames and Mexican culture are closely entwined. He made cracks at hot button issues like the Trump presidency and the impending wall between Mexico and the United States. “We have a nickname for Trump too…corn hair,” Perea-Hernandez said during his performance. The African Students Association hosted its second annual
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pageant Saturday in the Varsity Theatre. Perea-Hernandez and Deidre Hasan were crowned the 2017 Mr. and Ms. Africa. “Everyone worked really hard on this,” Perea-Hernandez said. “So regardless of who would have won, there would have been the same reaction.” Eight contestants competed against each other in four categories: cultural pride, talent, community project and formal. The winners took home a $500 scholarship prize. “I think I am going to use my money to pay some bills first,” Photo by Helen Dudley helen.dudley@marquette.edu Deidre Hasan, a junior in the ColPeople of all ethnicities are encouraged to join African Students Association and partipate in events. lege of Communication, said. “But I’m happy that I did. It was Hasan presented a video she ASA’s dance team Afro Fusion Marquette last year. “The pageant was a great a lot of fun.” He said he signed created on the versatility of black and the Marquette Gospel Choir. “All of the contestants have experience,” Kouhel said. “I up because the president of ASA women’s hair for the cultural pride segment, sang “Stay,” by been working so hard this past was specifically moved by pushed him to participate. ASA hopes to continue putting Rihanna, performed a poem with week for this,” Abizera said. “So the personal stories all of the Perea-Hernandez during the com- we want to thank our contestants contestants shared in each on the pageant since starting it last year with six contestants from munity project category and mod- for their hard work and our lovely segment of the pageant.” During the final walk, Perea- diverse backgrounds. The diverse eled a long black dress during the judges for taking the time to come Hernandez did a dance for the group represents what it is like to out here today.” formal segment. Former MUSG President crowed a couple times, and be a member of ASA. Marquette University Stu“You don’t have to be African dent Government Senator Adam Kouhel, founder of the once he was crowned Mr. AfDemmy Adeboyejo and ASA Mr. and Ms. Africa pageant An- rica, he kept up the theme to be a member of ASA,” Adeboyejo said. “We want people of event coordinator Divine Abi- wauri-Jessica Osademe and Miss and busted a move again. “Like I said in my skit, I didn’t all backgrounds to join.” zera hosted the event, sharing Milwaukee representative Haley Lynam served on the panel of think a Mexican could win Mr. witty banter throughout. Other performances came from judges. Osademe graduated from Africa,” Perea-Hernandez said.
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Helpless for ‘Hamilton’ Musical smashes all expectations, receives high praise By Emma Nitschke
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It seemed like a dream — not many people get to see this show. Watching the live musical was too good to be true, and I still don’t believe it really happened. Friday, April 7 at the PrivateBank Theatre in Chicago, I was blessed to attend a showing of “Hamilton: An American Musical,” and it was everything I wanted and more. This show is amazing in every aspect. Avid “Hamilton” soundtrack fans know the score is emotionally powerful but still fun. They know the cast has incredible talent, even if they’ve never seen the show. I don’t know if any other show has the power to write its songs upon the heart without seeing it. What I can say
is watching it in person lives up to every hope and dream. As a former sound technician, I can confirm the acoustics and sound work are perfect in the PrivateBank Theatre, even from the balcony. The Chicago cast does pretty faithful renditions of the soundtrack and idolized characters. The set of concentric, motorized turntables in the stage make for dramatic and exciting blocking. The presence of various characters and ensemble on the raised platform that surrounds the stage just watching the action at different parts throughout the show really evokes the theme of “History Has Its Eyes on You.” The energy of the show doesn’t falter for a minute. Dance numbers are more demanding than expected from an already exhausting sung-through musical. Miguel Cervantes is an appropriate heir to Lin ManuelMiranda in every way (also he signs autographs after
every show, so definitely wait by the stage door). The funny moments from the soundtrack are hysterical in Chicago, especially with Chris De’Sean Lee as Marquis de Lafayette and Thomas Jefferson. Even though I listened to the soundtrack a thousand times, the emotion was so strong I teared up during the show. Of course it would be perfect. But if I were to commit heresy and point out flaws in a flawless show, they would be few and minor. Particularly at the beginning of the show, a few of the transitions from song to song seemed rushed, not even finishing the last note of one before playing the opening of the next. “Hamilton” is supposed to be fluid and fast-paced, but this was a little too rapid. Any stage manager knows the audience needs a few seconds to absorb the events of the last scene. In terms of characters, the vast majority of the cast must have measured up to New York’s. Johnathan Kirkland,
who played George Washington, had a commanding presence and incredible vocal skill, but no one can match the smooth-as-silk, clear-as-a-bell, epitome of the male voice that belongs to Christopher Jackson, who played Washington in the original cast. Jin Ha as King George was stiff for most of his songs, but completely redeemed himself when he pulled the “Gangnam Style” move in the down-right corner of the stage during “The Reynolds Pamphlet.” The only character I had a problem with was Eliza. She played a totally different character than her part demanded. Ari Afsar, the actress who played Eliza, tried to show her character maturing as she aged through the show, but started way too immature. In “Helpless,” she either threw her arms out or held them like a little kid. The original Eliza, Phillipa Soo, sang her part as the embodiment of feminine grace and strength for a reason, and
this actress had none of that. Afsar’s voice was certainly powerful, especially during the final note of “Burn,” but it was more brash than beautiful at times, which should be left to Angelica. Her character never fully matured either, remaining still wide-eyed and bubbly in “Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story” when she was supposed to be wise and contemplative of her husband’s legacy. However, these issues are minor. The show was as beautiful and fantastic as I imagined. For those even marginally interested in musicals or history, give the soundtrack a listen. It makes people fall in love hard and seeing the show in person is worth it. For those already obsessed with “Hamilton,” I don’t need to make a pitch for ticket sales. The only thing I can say is that no matter which cast, it will not disappoint the hyped-up expectations.
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Popular rap-musical ‘Hamilton’ is playing at the PrivateBank Theatre in Chicago. The show is in high demand with planned performances almost every day through 2017.
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Bands rock Annex at MURadio spring show “They all had really good stage presence, I (especially) love Ako.” -Jessie Heesacker, UWM student
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Commemorating two decades of cult classic Professors host April 1 conference for Buffy followers By Nathan DeSutter
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James South, associate professor of philosophy at Marquette, hasn’t always loved television. In fact, his typical night at home was spent in a lethargic state, flipping through channels and zoning out before falling asleep. He was a casual viewer until a recommendation from a colleague and trusted friend when he indulged in one show that stymied his lethargy and forced him to wake up: “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.” Twenty years, two books and many studies later, South still has so much passion for “Buffy” that he, along with assistant English professor and well-known media scholar Gerry Canavan, held a “Buffy at 20” conference on Saturday, April 1. “It occurred to me late last summer it would be the 20th anniversary, so I started (asking) around to see if there were any conferences planned for this,” South said. “I wasn’t going to let this occasion go unmarked. (‘Buffy’) had such an effect on me.” Despite the date, the conference was no April Fool’s joke. Even though it might seem odd for a professor to be so invested in using a show that revolves around the life of a petite, blonde teenage girl in the world of academia, his passion for the show is far from alienating. According to a 2012 study by slate.com, “Buffy” had over 200 academic studies done about the show, whereas “Alien,” second on the list, had an impressive, but measly amount done in comparison: 86. The conference is far from the first of its type. Every even year, Slayage, an online journal dedicated to the show’s director, Joss Whedon, holds a mega conference. Though “Buffy” ended in 2003 and takes a back seat to some of Whedon’s more recent work like “The Avengers,” the classic still has a strong foothold.
“‘Buffy’ set a precedent,” South said. “It can be approached from so many different angles — philosophy, film studies, communication, etc. — and because of its consistent vision, it’s something academics could really work with.” Further, “Buffy,” debuting one of the first strong female leads, touches heavily on feminism, sexuality, sexual violence and complex metaphors for high school. Filled with vampires, werewolves and zombies, the Buffyverse is portrayed as a realistic hell. “High school being hell: it touches a lot of people,” Canavan said. “Especially people who wind up being in academics. Maybe they were picked on ... that kind of dysfunction obsession that drives someone to be an academic.” Even more oddball topics like trauma and “Buffy” as soul food were discussed at the conference, which was originally planned as a three panel streamline event with a maximum of 75 onlookers. “We planned it for the Eisenberg reading room, but when we started getting emails asking how (many) people could
attend … we knew that tiny room couldn’t hold it,” South said. “We kept moving up until we found a place big enough, which ended up being the AMU ballroom.” Before it was all said and done, they added an extra panel, had an incredible line of speakers from California to Canada and enough information to put together a special edition for Slayage. The success speaks not only to the community, but to Whedon and the resonance his show still holds today. “You see ‘Buffy’ in the DNA of (HBO’s) Westworld or these other shows using the ‘Buffy’ model of a primary hero and a supporting ‘Scooby Gang,’” Canavan said. “Language of a season arc and a big bad, that’s all from ‘Buffy.’” It’s the reason the community remains stalwart, but there are questions starting to pop up regarding the overall lifespan of the show. “Why ‘Buffy’? Why so much?” Canavan said. “‘Buffy at 20’ means a college freshman is two years younger than the series. Where is the moment when something goes away
or becomes history?” This is an interesting conundrum, one that was raised at the conference, but neither Canavan nor South can predict the exact date of demise for ‘Buffy’. However, both are positive it won’t drift away any time in the near future. “I think it has some more time, especially with Whedon becoming such a prominent director and culture force,” Canavan said. Both professors acknowledge the large impact the series has had on their lives and careers.
“I still teach and research medieval philosophy: what I came to Marquette to do,” South said. “But, this expanded the possibilities and gave me opportunities I would otherwise not have had. It’s something I never would have predicted when someone said, ‘Hey, you should watch “Buffy.”’” Nowadays, instead of a casual viewer, South is the one convincing colleagues to give TV shows a try, and maybe he can inspire the same life-changing passion “Buffy” inspired in him.
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MUSG must do more to advertise vacant Senate seats
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Of the 14 MUSG Academic Senate positions available, only three students ran in the March election.
If you were among the 23 percent of students who voted in the MUSG election March 31, you probably noticed a blank space or two where the name of a candidate for Academic Senate should be. Of the 14 senator positions available, only three students — from all colleges combined — ran for a seat. The student body clearly lacks a general awareness about the Academic Senate positions. When there is nearly zero interest in taking on these roles, we lose our right to choose who represents us in MUSG. Two senators for the College of Arts & Sciences and one for the College of Communication ran unopposed in the March elections. There is still one vacant Senate seat for each of those colleges, and all seats representing the colleges of Business Administration, Education, Engineering, Health Sciences and Nursing are available. The MUSG Constitution dictates the legislative vice president to work with college student
councils and appoint students to fill these vacancies. Ben Vazirani, outgoing academic senator for the College of Arts & Sciences, said he would have never joined MUSG had one of his friends, already a senator, not recommended the position. This is not a new problem. In the 2016 spring election, Academic Senate candidates ran unopposed in six of the races, leaving six vacant spots. Elections coordinator Corie Cochran said MUSG regularly has open Senate seats on the ballot. MUSG members generally look to fill vacancies year round. “People don’t know a lot about MUSG and as a result won’t get involved,” Vazirani said. “Decisions we make on Monday nights (at Senate meetings) do have a major impact, and people don’t really realize that.” The Academic Senate cannot serve its purpose when students run for only half the open seats. For the new administration inaugurated last week, educating the student body about the Senate
should be a priority. MUSG must initiate a plan to ensure students are aware that they are represented by more than just the president and executive vice president. MUSG needs to do a better job of advertising the senate races like it does the presidential race. Current senators should work with professors and administrators to let students know they can represent their college. Simple strategies like college-wide emails, social media posts, advertisements around campus or class announcements would get the word out. To truly represent student concerns, opinions and ideas, MUSG must fix this problem in the Senate. When more students know about the important job of senators, interest in these positions will grow. Competition for the seats will increase, forcing candidates to campaign and reach out to students in the colleges to understand their needs. Only then will students have a real choice in who represents them.
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Feeling welcome as nonreligious student Morgan Hughes I wasn’t always a skeptic. There was a time when I would spend Sunday mornings hipto-hip with my grandma on a wooden church pew. I’ve been to “Bible camp.” I’ve sang in church choir. But at some point the tacit understanding I had with religion evaporated, and I’ve been sleeping in on Sunday mornings ever since. Last week I was walking through the second floor of the AMU when two men called to me from a table decorated with baked goods and religious ideology. If not for the cookies, I would have turned my head and pretended not to hear them. Most of my mornings are slow and unremarkable. I clutch a coffee to my chest and suffer through. I’m rarely in the mood for small talk or polite conversation. Despite this, I walked toward their table and prepared for the worst. They introduced themselves as Christian pastors and offered me my choice of baked goods. The only catch was that I had to ask God a question. I don’t believe in God and so had no questions for him, but I’d already taken a cookie and felt obligated to provide these men with a sincere response. I hesitated, and then decided to take the candid approach and be honest with these people. They offered to pray for me. This was such a subtle thing, but it affected me. I’ve not been moved to explore my faith or to
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find God. It’s not that kind of story. But I did feel accepted, appropriate. I felt that of all the times I’ve extolled Marquette, this was the best anecdote to illustrate my affection. I was nervous, coming to a Catholic Jesuit university. Marquette’s “Guiding Values” are excellence, faith and service. At first, I thought this meant I could never really belong here. I had images of nuns and morning prayers, Christian Rock and holding hands. It wasn’t that I opposed religion or that I was afraid of it, I just didn’t want to be pushed toward it. To my surprise, I’ve never felt that push. I never felt pressure to explore ideas I was uncomfortable with and I never felt out of place for it. We talk a lot about being the difference and cura personalis, but I’m never exactly sure what these words look like applied to real life. But in these quiet, seemingly insignificant moments, I feel it. I feel the energy and the drive this university inspires in people, and I feel like a welcomed part of it. My faith, or lack thereof, has never limited my ability to connect as a member of the Marquette community. There are things about myself that sometimes make me feel like an outsider here: my rural hometown, my low income family and my indifference toward athletics. But I’ve never felt misaligned by value. I think most students can echo that idea. So when we hear news that the Muslim prayer space on campus was vandalized, or when the lobbying efforts of a former faculty member push an employee who promoted diversity on campus to leave the university, we should ask ourselves what values were guiding them. Certainly not Marquette values and certainly not Jesuit values. There is this unfortunate idea that “Marquette” is synonymous with “white, affluent and Catholic.” Based on my experience, its really synonymous with “smart, compassionate, brave and empowered.” Morgan Hughes is a junior studying journalism and political science. She can be reached at morgan.hughes@marquette.edu
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Combating numbing Weekend of baby bro bonding effects of news fatigue Ryan McCarthy
I remember sitting in the back of a Marquette LIMO on my way to the Bradley Center when I first heard about the attack at the Bataclan in Paris that left 130 people dead. When I told my friends what was happening, they were initially as shocked and horrified as I, but they quickly returned to their conversations. I was still numb an hour later during the basketball game. Although I tried, there was nothing I could do to remove the feeling of fear and anger and just try and enjoy the game. Along with the death of James Foley a few months earlier, this was the first time a news story left me so emotionally drained I felt paralyzed. It would not be the last. Keeping up with the news is exhausting. It seems like every day there is a new tragedy. Even our political environment and culture is more toxic than ever. But is the content the cause of this fatigue, or is it the way we consume it? It used to be that you woke up, read the newspaper with your morning cup of coffee and put it away when you were done. If you wanted to find out what happened that day, you had to wait for next morning’s paper — not anymore. Apart from the time I forgot to charge my phone yesterday, there has not been a moment in the last week that I have not had unlimited, uninhibited and uncensored access to pretty much everything that is happening in the world. I think we’ve reached a point where technology is changing too quickly to get a grasp on its long-term effects. Even during the height of the Iraq war, a time when I
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remember watching the names of fallen American soldiers on the news every night, our current level of media saturation and negativity would be unprecedented. At least then all I had to do was turn off the TV. It does not help that I am a journalism major and a news junkie. When it comes to consuming news, self-restraint is not my strong suit. I find it almost impossible to resist the temptation to check Reddit or The New York Times almost hourly. So how do we balance our desire to stay informed and engaged in civic society while avoiding the trap of cynicism and hopelessness? T h e simple answer is to consume less media, or at least less detail. I’ve been trying to shy away, albeit unsuccessfully, from things like casualty numbers and graphic descriptions of violence. I no longer want to know what sarin gas does to the body; the fact that Assad used it against innocent civilians is enough for me. While some criticize the media for over-covering negative stories, it might not be entirely the fault of journalists. A Pew Research poll found that Americans are significantly more interested in negative stories than positive ones. An article in Psychology Today attributes this phenomenon to the fact that our brains are more sensitive to negative triggers than positive ones. Combating news fatigue is going to take more than just self-restraint. It will take a new evolution in the way we consume and disseminate information.
So how do we balance our desire to stay informed and engaged in civic society while avoiding the trap of cynicism and hopelessness?”
Ryan McCarthy is a junior studying journalism. He can be reached at ryan.w.mccarthy@marquette.edu
Caroline Kaufman
For my youngest brother, last weekend was the most anticipated few days of the year: Lil’ Sibs Weekend at Marquette. After months of pestering me about when he can come visit campus and hang out with my friends and me, the time had finally come for my 9-year-old brother, Alex. Because of our doubledigits age gap and me being away at college, it has been difficult to spend as much time with him, as with the rest of my family. Although I get to see him every time I go home for holiday breaks, Lil’ Sibs Weekend gives us an opportunity to spend one-on-one time together that we would not have gotten otherwise. For a few days, Alex sees the apartment where I live, coffee shop where I work and buildings where I go to school. He is able to experience, as he calls it, the “big city” of Milwaukee and visit the places I reference in stories I share with my family when I’m home in Green Bay. With him visiting, I also have new experiences. I am able to see a kid-friendly side of Milwaukee I wouldn’t if I weren’t with him. Each time Alex comes, we go to Discovery World. Next to the Milwaukee Art Museum along the lake, it looks seemingly inconspicuous, but Discovery World is home to a great science museum and aquarium I never would have checked out if not for entertaining Alex. A three-year veteran of Lil’ Sibs Weekend, Alex knows the drill and is already asking when we will go bowling at the Annex as soon as he gets dropped off at my apartment. Our weekend together always consists of an afternoon at Discovery World, lots of bowling and Pixar movies. Throughout the weekend, he fills me in on his life: the trials and tribulations of the third grade, little league baseball starting up and the latest family vacation. With this weekend happening once a year, it provides a great opportunity to see how he has changed and grown up with each visit. As college students, we all get caught up in our own lives and busy schedules. Family time can get put on the back
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Caroline’s 9-year-old brother Alex looks forward to visiting his sister at Marquette for Lil’ Sibs Weekend every year.
burner, and I often feel guilty that I can’t play a larger role in Alex’s childhood. It wasn’t until my mom called me the day after Alex left Milwaukee to tell me how he couldn’t stop talking about our weekend that I realized the impact our time together has on both of us. Although we
can’t see each other as much as we would like, Lil’ Sibs Weekend provides a great opportunity to create memories we both hold dear. Caroline Kaufman is a junior studying corporate communication and writing-intensive English. She can be reached at caroline. kaufman@marquette.edu
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Men’s frisbee enters top 100 Large freshman class renewing Birdhouse spirit By Nathan DeSutter
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Welcome to the Marquette Birdhouse: an eccentric, often outlandish group of professional oddballs who have taken the world of Ultimate Frisbee by storm, and this spring, for the first time in program history, they’re ranked in the top 100 nationally and ready to make a deep run into the postseason. There are many funky aspects to this team. Their raucous in-game dedication, chanting things like, “Lettuce, tomato, we go HAM,” singing their warm-up song “The Monster Mash,” and sporting a pair of dueling man buns. But ask anyone, and they’ll admit the strangest thing to happen this year is their success. “We were calling it a development year,” Zach Thompson, the Birdhouse president, said. “We didn’t expect to move on from conferences and get a regionals bid … but now, it’d be a disappointment if we didn’t.” Those initial expectations stemmed from losing nine of their 14 top players from one of their most successful teams in program history. Marquette had 20 glaring open roster spots to fill for fall 2016. In fact, when the 14 returning players met over Labor Day weekend, they questioned the future of the team, planned an easier spring schedule and worried about a potentially drastic culture shift. But, a seemingly out of nowhere influx of 20 talented, mostly freshman faces changed everything. “It’s been an impressive level
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JP Rivera (front left) defends Ben Nowak (front right) at an ultimate frisbee practice at King Field. They practice three times a week.
of aptitude from our freshman class,” Thompson said. “Having that youth to rely on when the top lines get tired and knowing we have confidence in these young players has meant a lot in tournaments.” However, Andrew Galgan, a freshman and rising star on the team, said the newcomers couldn’t have done this alone. “The reason for our success has to go to the vets,” Galgan said. “Some of it is the younger guys’ work ethic, but we can’t be successful without the older guys.” One of those vets and a main concocter for a variety of the team’s outlandish ideas is senior captain Wyatt Meyer, who for four long years considered himself a curse. “Every tournament I didn’t
go to freshman year, we won,” Meyer said. It was the same story his sophomore year and then his junior year abroad, but finally, during the last tournament of his career, they pulled off a dominating clean sweep of the Illinois Invite and claimed a title. “I cracked a big smile, grabbed a teammate, and said, ‘We’re champions man,’” he said. “But, the great aspect of Birdhouse is that the team isn’t really focused on winning, we’re just having a great time together.” It’s an idea that’s on the tip of everybody’s tongue — spirit of the game — but it doesn’t just stem from this bunch of cooky birds. It’s a staple born and bred in the Ultimate community. “There’s no refs; you call things yourself,” freshman
Daniel Whipple said. “There’s a lot of camaraderie. You’re not really against the other team; it’s more about bringing your team up.” Birdhouse embraced that spirit with open arms. “The funny thing about the Illinois Invite, when everyone talked about their favorite moment of the weekend, nobody actually named winning,” Meyer said. “It speaks volumes to our team. We’re here for Frisbee, and we’re here for each other. Winning is fun, but the team is about so much more than that.” At the end of the day, all 33 members love their flock of Birdhouse brothers, love the game and embrace their famous oddball persona that has caused opponents to sit up and notice. “The team really makes you
feel relaxed,” Thompson said. “With our motto, ‘house is home,’ there are no cliques, and everyone feels like equals. … When introverts get together and become close, it seems to draw them out.” Winning isn’t the subject, but nobody would argue it isn’t a nice aside to the great culture of the squad. And, with the core of young talent, their current and future sights are set somewhere short of the moon. “Honestly, I want to be in the conversation of getting a nationals bid in our region,” freshman Jack Drolen said. “That’s my number one goal in my career.” Galgan is on the same page. “We have unlimited potential, especially with the guys we have coming back,” he said. “There’s a good future in store for Birdhouse.”
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MSOC roster thin after injuries, departures By Jack Goods
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The transient nature of the men’s soccer roster of the past few years means Marquette is in the same position this spring as it was last, working plenty of new pieces into major roles on the team. Jan Maertins, Toby Howell, Ben Tweedie, Anton von Hoffacker and Kees Westra left the program, while Nick Parianos opted to forgo his final year of eligibility to start his post-collegiate life. That means there are seven newcomers for the Golden Eagles, increasing the importance of the spring season to work out the kinks before next fall. “We knew the spring would be a discovery,” head coach Louis Bennett said. “We’re seeing what they can and cannot do.” Marquette traditionally brings in fresh faces in the spring semester to get a better idea of their skill sets, but this year injuries have meant Bennett is thankful he at
least has enough bodies to play. Ruben Sanchez, Luka Prpa, Cade Dombrowski and Brody Kraussel have all missed time. Martin Alba suffered an injury Saturday and left on crutches with his leg wrapped. It’s been difficult to find consistency and help players understand the role they’ll be playing once the regular season begins. “As we get one guy back, we seem to get one or two out,” Bennett said. “It’s hard to adapt to,” defenseman Patrick Seagrist said. “Versus Green Bay we played five in the back, then the next game four in the back due to injury.” The lack of players forced Marquette to play graduating seniors in the spring for the first time and play players out of position. Marquette even had to suit up goalie Wicho Barraza as a regular position player on the bench. Thankfully, Marquette didn’t need to sub him into the game. “He would have played at
the back I think, but he thinks he’s a center forward,” Bennett said jokingly. There are some silver linings to the lack of depth. First, it means the players need to be in shape. That’s especially important in outings like Saturday, when the team played two 60 minute scrimmages in a row. It also helps the team tactically, as players learn Bennett’s system. “It’s helped us understand the game and problem solve,” forward Daniel Szczepanek said. “Coach B. talked about that a lot with us. We need to problem solve on our own.” Bennett said the team had mixed results in the spring schedule so far, which includes matches against Northwestern, Loyola University Chicago, UW-Green Bay and UW-Parkside. The Golden Eagles have two games remaining, an April 22 meeting with UW-Milwaukee and an April 30 matchup with the Milwaukee Torrent of the National Premiere
who finished their careers in the fall. Among those 10 seniors were four-year starter turned Chicago Red Stars midfielder Morgan Proffitt and perennial All-BIG EAST attacker Liz Bartels.
“We try not to worry about what players we don’t have anymore and really try to see how we move forward with what we have now,” defender Madison Dunker said. “We have 22 players that are completely able
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Daniel Szczepanek dribbles up the field against Northwestern.
Soccer League. Bennett has plenty of work ahead as he tries to get the program back on track. Marquette has missed the BIG EAST Tournament the past two seasons, winning a combined 10 games during that span. “I think we’re a work in progress,” Bennett said. “It’s
character building. … We have to get positives and see the positives for what it is.” “We’ve had a lot of good blue prints in the past,” Szczepanek said. “We’ve had a winning culture here. I still believe we have that winning culture. … I still think we have great players and the players to do the job.”
to fill those shoes. Obviously they’re big shoes to fill.” Despite having 10 seniors, last season’s squad struggled in the spring, failing to win a single game. This season’s squad has come out of the gates strong, scoring two wins and a draw in their first three matches. “What we did last weekend was fun because we got the results,” head coach Markus Roeders said. “But I think some things that we weren’t 100 percent sure if what we did in practice would translate onto the field against somebody else, they actually did.” The Golden Eagles opened the spring season with a 1-1 draw at Valparaiso. They followed it up by soundly beating Iowa State 2-0 and UW-Milwaukee 3-0. “I think that a lot of people were worried. We lost some big players obviously,” Dunker said. “But we really have been working hard in the spring, and I think we proved to a lot of people that we have the ability to be successful, and that’s just the start.” The win over UWM was as significant as spring season victories go, considering Marquette hasn’t earned a win over their cross-town rival in either the spring or the fall since September 2013. “They’re a team where they always come out and they’re always ready,” Dunker said. “They’re a very physical team,
and I think that we were able to match their physicality and exceed their physicality.” Both Roeders and Dunker believe the team’s identity as a hard-working, energetic, young team has pushed them forward through this transition. “Overall, I would say there’s just a level of youthful exuberance,” Roeders said. “There’s rarely been a day where we have to get on them too hard, like, ‘Let’s go.’ There’s a certain level of unity.” “Something we have going for us is our youthful spirit and our energy,” Dunker said. “We really feed well off of each other.” A part of the energy may be due to competition within the team for playing time. With a young team and varied levels of experience, there are plenty of minutes available. “The gap between the very top players and the bottom players (is not as big),” Roeders said. “We might not have those ultraelite that we had with a Lizzie (Bartels) and a Mo (Proffitt), but now I think that it’s almost like we’ve got two slices of bread, but we’ve got a ton of meat in the middle.” “That’s exciting because it’s created some really good competition. They’re all kind of buying into each other, and they’ve been having fun with it,” he said.
Youthful energy helps WSOC in transition By Grant Becker
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The challenge for Marquette women’s soccer this spring is moving forward without a remarkable class of 10 seniors
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Volleyball star Rosenthal joins track & field squad RS sophomore placed thrid in high jump Friday By Brendan Ploen
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Jenna Rosenthal has always joked with volleyball head coach Ryan Theis that she wanted to join the track & field team. It was one of her favorite activities in high school, and for a while, Rosenthal said she was better at track & field than volleyball. After meeting with strength coach Dan Kant-Hull, the jokes became a reality following spring break, and she’s already experienced the hectic nature of being the only two-sport athlete on campus. Friday, she competed in her first meet, coming in third in the high jump at 1.61 meters and sixth in the discus throw, throwing 37.25 meters.
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Volleyball middle hitter Jenna Rosenthal leaps over the high jump bar at a Friday afternoon meet.
She had little time to celebrate her accomplishments, as she quickly left for Chicago to rejoin the volleyball team, who beat fellow NCAA Tournament team
Notre Dame in five sets with only a seven-woman squad. Sunday, she was back at the Al McGuire Center doing homework for her civil engineering class
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Redshirt sophomore Jenna Rosenthal competes in the discus throw. She finished sixth in the event.
Monday. This is her new normal. Her school days start at 5:30 a.m., when she wakes up and heads to the Al McGuire Center for volleyball practice at 6:30 a.m. After that, she attends class until 9:30 a.m., when she comes back for her individual weightlifting because she misses the team lift due to class. At 11 a.m., Rosenthal does prehab, a proactive approach to avoid injury. From there, she grabs a quick bite and then heads over to the old Marquette Gymnasium for practice for either high jump or discus throw, which ends at 1:30 p.m. She then attends class 2-6:30 p.m. She repeats this four days a week for the remainder of the semester. “(Jumping) coach (Rick) Bellford has been really good
about keeping me fresh and everything because sometimes, he has to save me from myself,” Rosenthal said. “I want more. He’ll say, ‘You’re good, shut it down,’ and I’ll want more, saying, ‘It’s only been five (jumps).’ He’ll say, ‘You don’t need to push it because you’ve jumped all morning for volleyball.’” “Jenna has been a breath of fresh air,” Bellford said. “She is so excited to be on the track team and her positive energy is infectious.” Rosenthal is thriving off the change. “I feel like I needed that additional sport in the spring just to keep me busy,” Rosenthal said. “Even though my schedule is pretty hectic, it has helped me really stay focused and zero in with school and athletics.” When Rosenthal told Theis she was joining track & field, he was initially shocked. As she went into detail about how each of the events would help her get stronger, coach Theis came on board. He worked out a strategy for how to still make volleyball her number one priority while being able to enjoy track & field. “We discussed her previous track experiences and how she felt she could help track score points in the conference tournament,” Theis said. “I said if she can help Marquette win another BIG EAST Championship, then I would support her being a dual sport athlete.” “It’s just more so for fun,” Rosenthal said. “But I’d love for me to help them score a point or two, and help them try to win another BIG EAST Championship. And for the coaches to let me fulfill my little track dream.” Rosenthal said this run will not be a one-season trial, as she plans on doing outdoor track & field for the remainder of her college career. If there’s one thing she’s learned throughout this process, it’s that she can put more on her plate and still feel that she is getting enough out of her college experience. “At the end of the day, it has prepared me for a lot,” Rosenthal said. “I can actually handle quite a bit when you keep adding stuff on. In the back of my head, I am proud of the fact that I’ve been able to pull off the 18 credits, volleyball and now track & field. It is a little crazy, but knowing that I can pull this off, then whatever comes up in the future, this has prepared me for it.”
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Meyer anchors inexperienced defensive group Senior second in the BIG EAST in caused turnovers By Thomas Salinas
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For the past four seasons, defense has been the women’s lacrosse team’s strong suit. The team was led by standout starters Elizabeth Goslee and Kayce Haverstick, who started every game together for four years. Since the pair graduated last spring, Marquette is experiencing the growing pains you’d expect from a defense in transition. Helping alleviate their absence is the lone returning defender who started every game last season, Fran Meyer. The senior captain has stepped into a new leadership role, anchoring the defense in a new era. “She’s unbelievable, just so athletic and strong. She’s capable of stopping really anyone,” head coach Meredith Black said. She leads the team in caused turnovers with 25, good for second in all of the BIG EAST and has scooped up 28 ground balls as well. Meyer’s age all but forced her to be a leader this season, and the Oak Brook, Illinois, native said it has been a whole new experience. “Last year, I got to coast under Kayce and Biz and just let them tell me what to do,” Meyer said. “This year, I know everyone is relying on me, and that’s been really hard on me personally, but I try not to show that to them.” “Everyone has made it a lot easier on me by asking questions, and they’ve really pushed me to grow as a leader.” The Golden Eagles are 4-9 on the season and 2-3 in BIG EAST play, and many of the team defensive numbers have fallen. The defense has given up 14.57 goals per game, four goals more than their average of 10.41 in 2016. That can partially be chalked up to Marquette facing one of the tougher schedules in the country. Seven of Marquette’s losses have come against ranked opponents, not making it any easier on the inexperienced defense. The Golden Eagles are allowing teams to go on long unanswered runs. In their most recent contest, they found themselves down seven goals against Denver before their offense scored.
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Senior Fran Meyer stretches out to intercept a pass during Marquette’s 21-7 loss against the No. 3 Florida Gators at Valley Fields.
Meyer said defensively, they have performed well during stretches of games, but have struggled playing complete games consistently. “A lot of it is our mentality, and we’ve been working on it,” Meyer said. “Against great teams we can’t go down six or seven goals and expect to come back.” Causing 25 turnovers this year, Meyer has certainly done her part defensively. She said she realizes how important it is to cause at least a couple turnovers during games in order to gain momentum.
She’s unbelievable, just so athletic and strong. She’s capable of stopping really anyone.” Meredith Black Women’s lacrosse head coach “I don’t focus on the stats, but I know my teammates really appreciate it when I cause turnovers,” Meyer said. “It’s
my teammates who push me, so I just go out and try and do it for them.” “She initiates our offense because of her caused turnovers,” Black said. “She really helps us in a lot of situations.” If the team wants to reach the BIG EAST Tournament for the first time in program history, it will likely be because of their defense. With four games left in BIG EAST play, the team sits in sixth place, two spots out of postseason play. Marquette still controls its own destiny, and having already played three
of the best teams in conference, the team is in good position to make a run. Meyer said defensively, they must demand excellence from one another to win their last few games. “We notice if we are demanding each other to do things, we see success,” Meyer said. “It’s when we get really tired in games that that goes down, and we lose confidence in ourselves. So, I think we will see success if we continue to communicate.”
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