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The Marquette University Police Department and the Milwaukee Police Department are targeting multiple liquor stores aside from Westown Market Liquor Store. MUPD is specifically targeting students who are purchasing liquor underage while MPD is targeting the stores for selling to underage students. “We will be focusing on alcohol enforcement from time to time – especially when we see it becoming a health and safety issue around campus,” MUPD Chief Paul Mascari said. “I want to make it clear that MUPD has not taken any enforcement action on any retailer.” Mascari emphasized MPD’s assistance with Marquette’s attempt to crack down on alcohol. Sgt. Tim Gauerke, MPD public relations official, said he believes with this enforcement, underage students will stop purchasing alcohol illegally. “Between MUPD and MPD, students will find that it is very difficult to make the purchase of alcohol now if they are underage,” he said. “MUPD has their agents setup to take away students fake ID’s and MPD comes into play by fining businesses who fail to ID underage students.” Christine Gonzalez, MPD official, said, “Citations are handed out all the time to
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As Election Day nears, the intricacies of what a person’s vote actually means becomes more relevant. The presidency and the vice presidency are the only elected offices in the nation that are not determined by the popular vote, when each ballot is cast by individual citizens. When Americans vote for the president, they are actually voting for someone else to vote for the president for them. “It is anti-democratic,” said Michael Donoghue, an associate professor in the history department. The requirements for the Electoral College are outlined in Article II of the Constitution. Each state has as many electors as it has members of Congress. Anyone can be an elector, though it is usually a prominent politician. The only stipulations on who cannot be an elector are: a sitting member of Congress, federal employe or someone who has committed a rebellious act against the United States. Most states follow a winnertakes-all rule, which means whichever candidate wins the most votes gets all the electoral votes in the state. Only Maine and Nebraska split their votes, giving one to the party candidate that wins the Congressional race, and the remaining votes to the winner of the popular vote. The American system is not a “direct democracy” because the people elect representatives to lead and make laws, which has led to some awkward run-ins with the public will. There have been four times in
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January classes offered for first time
Four online classes, two study abroad options available By Abigail Ng
abigail.ng@marquette.edu
For the first time, Marquette is offering J-Session, or January Session, as an additional option for students to take classes outside of the traditional fall and spring terms. This inaugural J-Session will run from Dec. 19, 2016, to Jan. 14, 2017, and will offer four online courses and two study abroad courses. “The overall goal of the January Session is to enhance student opportunities and to promote degree completion,” Dr. Kristy Nielson, associate dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, said. The J-Session may prove especially useful to three types of students according to Dr. John Su, vice provost of academic affairs. “Students interested in
graduating a semester early by taking advantage of a combination of summer term and J-session courses,” Su said. “Students who have fallen behind their planned graduation timeline, and who can use J-session to catch up; and students whose curricular requirements preclude the opportunity to explore passions outside of their discipline.” For the pilot year of the program, Marquette is offering six total courses. The four online courses will include ENGL 2010 Literature and Genre; Crafting the Short Story, PHIL 2310 Theory of Ethics, PSYC 3840 The Psychology of Happiness and PURE 1800 Public Relations Principles. The two Marquette faculty-led study abroad courses are HIST 4951 Cuba and the Caribbean: Historical and Contemporary Developments in Cuba and THEO 2951 Theology, Violence and Non-violence in India. There are no on-campus classroom options but with enough student demand, Nielson and Su say they hope to expand the J-Session.
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expectations for the first year, so it’s going well and seems popular so far.” Connor Gwinn, a senior in the College of Health Sciences, said he can see the benefits of the
J-Session by imagining being a senior in desperate need for more credits to graduate. He said it concerned him there were no classroom sessions, but added that he can see the J-Session’s potential to help busy students like him get ahead and free up their schedules. “Even if I didn’t need to, in the past I’ve taken summer courses just to stay ahead of the game and make room in my schedule during the year for other service activities or other programs on campus,” Gwinn said. “Whereas if I had a full load, it can be kind of hard to fit in all of those things, and taking a little bit off during those J-Sessions could open up a lot of doors.” From a study abroad perspective, the J-Session offers many opportunities. “This allows us to enhance short-term, intensive internship or study abroad opportunities for early or culminating student experiences, where the student may not be able to spend an entire semester or summer doing it,” Nielson said.
Ris Baumhardt, a junior in the College of Health Sciences, expressed interest in the study abroad opportunity the J-Session provides for those in strictly-structured majors. “I actually really like this option because with my particular major and some other majors, I’m not allowed to study abroad during the summer or full school year terms. So this, a time to study abroad over a break, would be really great,” she said. Other universities have programs similar to the JSession like the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s version, Winterim. “Having it at Marquette allows our students to have some of the same advantages that other schools provide,” Nielson said. Tuition for the J-Session will be charged per credit for the summer tuition rate, $710 per credit hour. Students can still register for J-Session classes through CheckMarq. According to Nielson, the enrollment numbers are encouraging.
Compost in more dining halls Bins moved to more accessible location in hopes to increase use By Sophie Bolich
sophie.bolich@marquette.edu
Marquette added new compost bins to the Alumni Memorial Union, Cobeen Hall, McCormick Hall, Schroeder Hall and Straz Tower cafeterias. Marquette composts through Compost Crusader, a company founded by Melissa Tashjihan in 2014. Lakefront Brewery, Outpost Natural Foods, Beans and Barley, Odd Duck, the Urban Ecology Center and Belair Cantina are some of the other Milwaukee businesses, schools and restaurants who also work with Compost Crusader. On collecting day, the company truck, nicknamed the “Compost Cruiser” collects compost from all over Milwaukee, then hauls the waste to Caledonia, Wis., where it is left to decompose into nutrient rich soil, destined to be sold as fertilizer. According to its website, the company hopes to divert up to 40 percent of waste out of landfills by the year 2020. One student has a positive view of the emphasis on compost. “I think it will help our community be more eco-friendly, which will overall help everyone’s health,” Megan Olson, a freshman in the College of Business Administration, said. The bins, lined with light green, biodegradable bags, are placed near the dirty dish carousel. According to Nelda Gonzalez, a cashier and food server at McCormick Hall, the bins were previously kept back in the kitchens, but this year the dining hall staff is hoping to get students involved in the process. “This is something new,” Olson said. “I think they’re just starting in the bigger dorms to see how it goes and see how much
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A compost bin in McCormick Hall is right by the dirty dish carousel.
we can accomplish.” Each bin is outfitted with a poster outlining the do’s and don’ts of composting. The permissible items include: bones, meat, dairy, breads, grains and eggs, as well as napkins and paper products, which are made of 100 percent post-consumer materials. Liquids cannot be composted. “I didn’t know what the compost bins were at first,” Olson said. “But there’s a handy little sign that lets you know what to do, which really helps out.” Gonzalez said she hopes to eventually post a larger poster, so students are reminded every time they walk by. “We have these smaller signs, but I want to have a big poster on the wall so you can’t help but see it,” she said, gesturing to an expanse of bare wall next to the coffee dispensers. Composting is gaining popularity in cities and industrial settings in addition to households, much
like recycling in previous years, but Caitie McGauley, a freshman in the College of Health Sciences, said she noticed a difference between the two methods. “Most people aren’t completely in the know when it comes to true recycling and what can and cannot be recycled,” she said. “Compost is easy because it’s mostly just food products, and having an easy place to put that cuts down on a lot of waste.” While adjusting to the new waste system, the kitchen staff is looking for ways to motivate busy students to compost. Many may unintentionally pass the bins in their hurry to get to class, but until it becomes a habit, the cafeteria staff is providing extra measures. “From when I’ve used it, I’ve noticed there’s usually a staff member standing there making sure people are remembering to compost,” McGauley said.
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MUPD aims to increase health, safety for students liquor stores, we do not always give out warnings, however, it is usually up to the officer’s discretion as to whether or not the citation is handed out.” “The Milwaukee Police Department takes enforcement action on retailers who sell alcohol since the City of Milwaukee grants the license,” Mascari said. Westown is the only liquor store being named at this time, MUPD Capt. Jeff Kranz said. “We have agents stationed at other stores on the fringe of Marquette’s campus, but releasing those store names would defeat the purpose of having agents there,” he said. “My night shift crew are the ones handling this operation. According to them, MPD has been cooperative in their assistance.”
Christine Gonzalez, MPD official, said, “Citations are handed out all the time to liquor stores, we do not always give out warnings, however, it is usually up to the officer’s discretion as to whether or not the citation is handed out.” MUPD and MPD formed a successful coalition. “It’s nice knowing that we have MPD to assist us in the effort to stop underage drinking.” He also added, “MUPD is not capable of handing out direct citations to stores; because MPD is run by the government, they are directly in charge of imposing the penalties,” Kranz said. Liquor stores near campus declined to comment.
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MUPD and MPD would not disclose what other stores are targeted.
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A project to set up virtual reality cameras in classrooms so students can remotely view the class using their smartphones won a 2016 Strategic Innovation Award. The project was started by the university’s media specialist Nicholas La Joie. La Joie said the idea for the project came after experiencing virtual reality through Google Cardboard for the first time. Google Cardboard is a head mount in which users put their smartphone in the back and look through lenses in the front to experience virtual reality. A year and a half ago, the New York Times put out a free edition of the Google Cardboard for all of their subscribers, and it piqued La Joie’s interest. “After that experience, I was really fascinated by the idea of 360-degree immersive video,” La Joie said. “Being able to tell stories through that immersive experience was very impactful. It felt very different than watching something on a flat screen.” La Joie said he’s collaborating
with Josh Grebe, a senior maintenance engineer with a background in programming, who will help set up an app that students can use to access a distant classroom. “(Grebe) said it shouldn’t be too much of an issue to write an app that could be on iOS and Android that could be downloaded by students for free,” La Joie said. “If they have a $10 pair of Google Cardboard, they would be able to access a classroom that has a 360-degree camera and experience the class as though they were there.” The project is still waiting on a virtual reality camera to arrive from a company named Orah, Grebe said. The camera can livestream 360-degree video in high definition. “The camera is kind of the allin-one solution,” Grebe said. “You can put the camera in the middle of the room and then there’s a box that makes the VR image and will live stream that image.” La Joie said he envisions an experience in which students could be fully immersed in the classroom. “You could look to the left and see the student next to you and if someone asks a question, you could look at them and think, ‘Oh, I recognize who that was,’” La Joie said. “If you let the users have the freedom to explore the space around them on their own, it makes
them feel more implanted and participatory in that space.” La Joie said as a media specialist he spent a lot of time setting up video conferences, which helped him see the potential in distance learning. Distance learning allows students to learn even if they aren’t physically in a classroom. “In my years of doing traditional video conferencing here, I’ve seen how distance can be bridged rather seamlessly,” La Joie said. “If a student needs to talk to someone from a class in Spain, they’ll have an experience where at first they’ll think, ‘Oh, it’s strange that I’m talking to another person on a screen.’ After a few sessions, the wall will break down and it’ll feel like you’re in the same room.” Distance learning is important because there are a variety of reasons why students might need to miss class, La Joie said. “Some people work full time or they live really far away and can’t always be here on campus,” he said. However, setting up a virtual classroom would bring another level of immersion than typical online courses, La Joie said. “One of the statistics about online classes that’s discouraging is that students that sign up for an online course that isn’t taught face to face have a very low number of students
MUPD REPORTS OCTOBER 2 A student’s parent reported that unknown person(s) removed property from her unsecured, unattended vehicle in the 1500 block of W. State Street. A person not affiliated with Marquette was later found in possession of the parent’s cell phone and was transported by MUPD to the Milwaukee County Criminal Justice Facility for an outstanding warrant at 4:33 p.m. Est. loss is $90. OCTOBER 5 A student reported known person(s) a window of his unattended vehicle in
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Two and removed his property at 7:31 a.m. Est. loss at $840. Two underage students admitted to drinking alcohol while passengers in a university vehicle at an off campus location at 10:58 p.m. OCTOBER 8 A student reported being sexually assaulted by another student in the 1400 block of W. Kilbourn Avenue at 9:26 p.m. OCTOBER 9 A student reported that unknown person(s) attempted to remove his secured, unattended
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that actually finish the course,” La Joie said. “If you don’t feel like you’re part of the course like you would be in a traditional classroom, it’s a natural human response to disengage. If you can provide an experience that’s as close to being in the classroom as possible, I think that would lead to higher retention.” There is concern students could abuse the livestreaming aspect of the technology said, a professor of biomedical sciences and member of the University Innovation Council, David Becker. The council is tasked with reviewing the Strategic Innovation Fund proposals and providing feedback. “As with most technological advances, there’s both good and bad uses of it,” Becker said. “My guess is that students that view this as an alternative to actually attending class won’t benefit as much as if they actually attended class.” However, using the technology as an alternative to posting videos of lectures online could be useful, Becker said. “Often times, there’s a need for students to go over the material repeatedly and the more immersive that experience can be, the richer the learning experience,” Becker said. “I think it could be a very useful tool.”
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EVENTS CALENDAR vehicle in a rear lot in the 900 block of N. 15th Street at 1:30 p.m. causing an est. $300 in damage. Property est. at $30 was removed from the vehicle. An employee reported that unknown person(s) removed her unsecured, unattended property est. at $127 in the Helfaer Theatre at 6:39 p.m. A person not affiliated with Marquette reported being struck with closed fists by an unknown subject in the 1500 block of W. State Street at 9:14 p.m.
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Minimum wage not to change on campus
MKE county plans to slowly increase rate over next five years By Kristina Lazzara
kristina.lazzara@marquette.edu
There may be rumors of an increased minimum wage in Milwaukee, but Marquette student employees are unlikely to be affected by this change in the foreseeable future. Chris Abele, Milwaukee’s County Executive, and other county board supervisors announced separate proposals to increase the minimum wage for county employees to $15 per hour. However, the university is not held to the same legal standard. The increased wage would not apply to university student employees, Abele said. However, the long-term effect of a higher minimum wage for one group could create more of a demand for the same in a another group, he said. “There won’t be much of a direct impact on students unless they’re working for a contractor doing business with the county or county-employed,” Abele said.
He said there is a pattern that follows with minimum wage increases. The surrounding area will follow to keep up with inflation, satisfy employees and maintain the cost of living. Because of this trend, it is possible Marquette would follow with increasing the wages of employees on campus. “More broadly, the presence of any kind of ordinance in any city that has a subset of the economy that tends to encourage other employers to pay a bit more to be more competitive,” Abele said. University officials said the impact of the law on Marquette’s student body and federal work study is too distant to predict. “Each college, division and office in the university separately hires for and budgets to pay student employees,” Neelima Tummala, the assistant director to the Office of Student Financial Aid, said in an email. “The hourly pay rate for individual positions is set by the office. Wages can and do differ based on position, responsibilities and hours.” Students throughout the university have opinions on the minimum wage and how it could impact the campus and Milwaukee community. David Klinger, a sophomore in the College of Communication, is an advertising major balancing work, school and a social life. He works three days
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Zilber Hall, home to bursar and financial aid offices, would be involved if there was ever a wage change.
a week at the Helfaer Rec Center as part of the service staff and as an editor for MarquetteNation.com, a website covering Marquette basketball. “I’m happy with my job, but if I need money I always have my parents to fall back on,” Klinger said. “I don’t need more money, but families do.
It would mean more money for the working class.” Victoria Patete, a senior in the College of Business Administration, works for the Alumni Memorial Union as part of the event support staff. “I would like to make more at work, Patete said. “I’m sure other students do
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too. A minimum wage increase would help families reach financial stability that (wasn’t) possible before.” Abele’s proposal starts in 2017, with the minimum wage at $12.35 an hour, then pushing it higher every following year, increasing incrementally until $15 in 2021.
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ELECTORAL, from page 1
Wire explains: Electoral college can make or break elections history that the person elected president was not the person who won the popular vote: John Quincy Adams in 1824, Rutherford B. Hayes in 1876, Benjamin Harrison in 1888, and George W. Bush in 2000. Al Gore won that popular vote in 2000 with about 540,000 more votes than Bush. The system is so contested that there have been more constitutional amendments proposed to change or remove the college than on any other topic (the tally currently hovers around 700). One of these actually took hold – the 12th Amendment which changed the rule that the election’s runner-up would be vice president. So why have an Electoral College when it could skirt the public will? Simply put, the founding fathers were not about to leave such a big decision up to public will. The system is meant to protect the nation from electing a sweet-talking “demagogue or charlatan,” Donoghue said. Technically, the electors can vote with their conscience, though they are pledged to vote according to their state’s popular decision, and over half of the states have created laws curbing that power. There is no federal law stopping them from voting their mind and no elector has
ever been prosecuted from doing so. “The Electoral College speaks to the skepticism the founding fathers had about direct democracy,” Donoghue said. “They liked the idea of having a bunch of electors who could be appointed in the states – these were often referred to as powerful, the rich and the wise – and they could, in a way, short circuit or subvert the presidential election. The great fear was that a trickster could come along and he could get elected by the popular vote.” There are many things that have widened enfranchisement over the years, D o n o ghue said. Letting women and minorities vote as well as the Voting Rights Act of 1965 are among them, but other things set us back, like, arguably, state voter ID laws. Many of the arguments about voter equality come back to the goal of increasing voter turnout. Donoghue said that the system does cause some voters to feel like their vote does not count due to the electoral system. If a constituent is voting in a strongly red or blue state where the popular vote always goes one way, all the electors would vote for the winning candidate – even if they win by one vote. In a swing state like Wisconsin, the popular vote is ever more
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variable and can be the difference between the state’s 10 votes going one way or the other. It’s the reason why Donoghue says everyone should be casting their votes. “Get out and vote, everyone should participate,” said Donoghue. “Especially here in Wisconsin where it counts, and in your home states.”
Startup to bring jobs Local business to provide students with opportunities By Sophie Bolich
sophie.bolich@marquette.edu
Zizzl, a new payroll and benefits company is working to bring innovation to Milwaukee employees and students at Marquette. Zizzl partners with small to midsize companies, handling their payroll and benefits and making sure employees are paid accurately and on time. The end goal is company growth and job creation. According to zizzl’s website, the company specializes in time tracking, payroll processing and benefit management. “We help our clients get back to the campfire, which is that place where they can have real conversations about how to innovate,” zizzl CEO Raymond Seaver said. “People’s guards are down and there’s no distractions. The company is looking to partner with Marquette University as soon as next semester by collaborating with Marquette Boost Program and the Marquette Innovation Academy, as well as set up internships with the College of Arts & Sciences.” Kelsey Otero, associate director of the social innovation initiative, believes the company fits well with students and the university. “We could not be more excited to be partnering with zizzl,” Otero
said. “The company truly understands the importance of connecting with students, and we’re grateful for the funding and supplies they provide.” Seaver said he hopes zizzl will help Milwaukee and Marquette students gain better employment. “Honestly, our goal is to have our offices near campus so we can continue to work with Marquette students, providing internships and other opportunities,” Seaver said. “Also, to give them a quality place to work after graduation that’s near the campus and the resources around there.” Abigail Busse, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences, said she believes the close proximity of zizzl to campus will be beneficial. “It sounds like a good opportunity for students to get involved in an upcoming business and to be on the ground level of the growth of companies,” she said. Seaver said he was satisfied with his past successes in buying, expanding and selling four different businesses, but selling is not part of the plan for zizzl. “I want to keep this one and grow it here in Milwaukee,” he said. “I’m hoping we can be a part of the innovation alley that’s being put together.” Busse said she feels the opportunity to contribute to growth as a student is important. “It seems like a really interesting way to be able to see growth happen in a company,” she said. “Getting involved in something
as it grows makes the student an integral part of the growth of the company.” Zizzl’s role, Seaver said, is to take care of the little things, allowing business leaders more time to plan and expand their companies. Seaver outlined his plan to create nearly 5,000 new Milwaukee jobs, based on his past experience working with the Chicago company bswift as executive vice president before selling the company and starting zizzl. “The last company we built was up to 500 employees by the time we sold it,” he said. “I believe we can be a 500-employee company in Milwaukee, and with that we believe we can help our clients here create another 2,500 jobs over the next 10 years. Zizzl also plans to extend its services to budding Milwaukee-based companies. “We’re working to identify 10 startups over the next 10 years that we can put some lift under, whether that’s financially or through other resources,” Seaver said. Seaver expressed his motivation for continuing zizzl in Milwaukee and beyond. “I know there’s a bigger purpose for me and those with me right now,” he said. “We believe we’re here for a purpose that God created us with. We’re using our talents of creating businesses and creating good jobs so that people can feel God’s love through that.”
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MU students honored for awarded patent
Inventions range from nail removal tool to nail gun By Jackson Dufault
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Inventions ranging from prostheses to phone applications lined the walls of the Monaghan Ballroom in the Alumni Memorial Union at the Patent Recognition Awards Program Oct. 5. Each invention was developed by a member of the Marquette community. University President Michael Lovell stood before a small crowd of the university’s top innovators to honor those who were recently awarded patents or are in the process of receiving them. One showcased invention, the Nail Remover Tool with Sliding Fulcrum and Dimple, was designed by Richard Marklin, a professor in the College of Engineering, and five engineering students. The device uses a sliding fulcrum to reduce the amount of force needed to remove a nail from a surface. In addition, the dimple in the tool reduces the amount of damage the process causes to the surface.
“The main idea is to reduce the amount of damage we see when removing nails while reducing the amount of force needed to remove it,” Caroline Villa, a graduate student who worked on the invention, said. Another member of the invention team, graduate student Chris Spaulding, said the idea for the nail remover tool was initiated by Marklin, who worked closely with the project, and the students then workshopped ideas. “We researched current products and we worked to figure out what we could and couldn’t do,” Spaulding said. Graduate Students Lauren Radke, Nathaniel Larson and Ruohao Li, a senior in the College of Engineering, are also credited with the creation of the tool. The Nail Remover Tool with Sliding Fulcrum and Dimple was granted a patent Aug. 16, just over a year after the application was filed. Marklin and Larson are also credited in another featured project, the Smart Trigger System. It was invented by Marklin and Mark Nagurka, an associate professor in the College of Engineering. Larson is credited with prototyping the device.
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Patent award winners pose with plaques after University President Michael Lovell honored them.
According to Larson, the overall goal of the system is to make the pneumatic nail gun, a tool that drives nails into surfaces at a rapid pace, safer to use. Marklin said there are about 40,000 injuries related to pneumatic nail guns every year, and the device will hopefully reduce those injuries by half. The inventors said the device first takes a picture of the surface and then calibrates it to that. It then analyzes how much of the three primary colors, red, blue and green, the material gives off under white light. “If this reading matches the reference color spectrum, it
allows it to fire,” Larson said. According to Marklin, he and Nagurka conducted a literature review of more than 50 articles that regarded the risk of injury from pneumatic nail guns. “There’s a risk of injury because of accidental discharge,” Marklin said. “Every time you press the nosepiece it inserts a fastener. The faster the system, the larger the risk of injury.” Marklin said currently there are no smart trigger systems for pneumatic nail guns. “Every construction site has one, if not many, pneumatic nail guns,” he said. “It
has replaced the hammer as the tool for placing fasteners.” According to the Smart Trigger System presentation poster, a patent application was filed July 13, 2015, and is currently pending. In an approximately 30-minute ceremony, Lovell, associate vice president for research and innovation Carmel Ruffolo and vice president for research and innovation Jeanne Hossenlopp presented congratulatory certificates to inventors who were awarded patents or are in the process of being awarded a patent.
Club teaches students how to program apps Potential LIMO app to be created from members’ project By Matthew Harte
matthew.harte@marquette.edu
A new app development club is providing students with the chance to learn to make smartphone programs. Brad Bonczkiewicz, the College of Engineering’s director of technology, started the mobile app development club in April to educate students on how to program apps. Students will start with making apps for iOS, the operating system used on iPhones and iPads. The club is an extension
of the College of Engineering and currently has 38 members. “Most of the students are beginners that may only have one semester of programming experience,” Bonczkiewicz said. “Very few people have any experience with iOS programming. We’re gonna spend some time learning before we start developing.” Dennis Brylow, an associate professor of computer science, said the club is a good opportunity for students because of how prevalent smartphones are “There are more smartphones on the planet right now than people,” Brylow said. “Any student going into the 21st century workforce should have some notion on how apps are created.
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Bonczkiewicz gave members the necessary resources to develop iOS apps, Tanvir Roushan, a graduate student in the College of Arts & Sciences said. “He opened up a lab with Mac computers and gave us Apple IDs to make developers accounts that we need (to program iOS apps),” Roushan said. According to Roushan, having members with varying amounts of experience has been a roadblock. “There’s people in the club from journalism or mechanical engineering that have very little programming experience,” Roushan said. “You also have people with many years of experience programming. Bringing everyone to the same page is a big step.”
The club meetings are set up in a small discussion format. Bonczkiewicz said he hopes collaboration between members will arise from these discussions. “If someone has an idea for an app that involves working with patients in a hospital, then someone else in biomedical engineering, could say ‘Hey I’m also interested in something like that,’ then they can work together,” Bonczkiewicz said. “You’ve got those natural synergies that pop up from discussion groups like this.” Although the club is run through the College of Engineering, it is not officially sponsored by Marquette. The club hasn’t attempted to become a sponsored club because there’s concerns about leadership
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turnover when working on longterm projects. Bonczkiewicz said he plans to run it like an official club and encourage members to take on leadership opportunities. However, they do not want to pursue official status until they have a solid member base. “The problem is that there’s so much turnover with students that there’s almost no continuity,” Bonczkiewicz said. “We see that there’s issues where students graduate and then projects are dropped. If projects can’t be completed in a short amount of time, it’s not very effective to run it as an official club.” While the club is still in the training process, members have shown an interest in developing apps that could help the Marquette community. Bonczkiewicz said one of the apps discussed was in eLimo app that could help students access limos more easily. “We’ve heard that sometimes it’s slow to get to dispatch and you don’t know where the vans are so sometimes you could be waiting outside for a while,” Bonczkiewicz said. “Minimally, we could develop an app that could show where the vans are, so that would be a huge help. Then we could add on easier access to dispatch.” The eLimo app would have to be a collaboration between the app development club and the Department of Campus Safety Bonczkiewicz, said. “Sometime this semester, we’ll meet with someone with campus safety to understand how the limo program works and see some of the challenges that they have,” Bonczkiewicz said. “From there, we can see where we can help improve their operations by use of an app.”
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Urban scholars raises awareness for hair
Fortunate Choices hair drive created in memory of family By Abigail Ng
abigail.ng@marquette.edu
After Carina Belmontes, a senior Urban Scholar in the College of Business Administration, lost her grandmother to breast cancer last year, she turned her grief into positive action. She went to her fellow Urban Scholars with an idea to raise money and donate hair for women and girls undergoing cancer treatment. “Because she passed away, I wanted to feel like I was doing something good. I was in such a dark place,” Belmontes said. Belmontes said she was inspired after her grandmother donated her body to research at the Medical College of Wisconsin. “She was so selfless that I wanted to do something like that,” Belmontes said. “Because I donated my hair in high school, I wanted to bring that kind of thing to Marquette.” The Fortunate Choices hair drive, named after Belmontes’ grandmother, Fortunata, was held Oct. 4 in Coughlin Hall. The Urban Scholars partnered with Pantene’s Beautiful Lengths, an organization that makes wigs and gives them for free to cancer patients. Fourteen girls, including
Belmontes’ younger sister, Clarissa, donated their hair. Donations had to be at least eight inches, straight, with no bleaches or dyes. The longest donation was 12 inches. “It’s a way to contribute to society and be selfless,”TJ Humes, a freshman in the College of Arts & Sciences and a member of the planning committee, said.” A lot of girls were considering cutting their hair in the first place, but this is another option that helps people.” Some of the girls were inspired to donate for the same reasons as Belmont’s, the personal family connection to cancer. “When my grandma had cancer I noticed her hair falling out, and she would always tell me, ‘Oh you have such beautiful hair.’ Her telling me how beautiful my hair was, other people always commenting on my hair, I never really noticed (my hair), so why not cut it? Why not give it to somebody else?” Diana Mandujano, a freshman in the College of Arts & Sciences, said. Daisy Oceguera, a sophomore in the College of Arts & Sciences, added, “Thankfully I don’t have anyone in my family who has had cancer, but I’ve seen how it affects my friends and their families, so I understand that it can be really hard to lose your hair. It’s like you’re losing part of yourself.” While other girls said they were not particularly motivated to donate by someone they knew who has battled cancer, they wanted to
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Clarissa Belmontes (middle), sister to event creator, Carina, grips her hair that was just cut off.
contribute to a good cause. Although she could not donate her hair at the time, Laura Hernandez, a freshman in the College of Business Administration, said she understands the emotional connection some people have with their hair. “People who are going through this rough time in their lives lose confidence,” Hernandez said. “Hair gives you a lot of confidence, so helping them gain the confidence they’ve lost is a good thing.” Belmontes noted beyond
gathering hair to be made into wigs, the purpose of the hair drive was to raise awareness about donating hair. “A lot of girls commented to me, ‘I’ve always wanted to do it but I never knew how’ so that awareness we’ve been able to bring to campus and say, ‘it’s really that easy,’” Belmontes said. “So now hopefully we want (the hair drive) to continue and people will be informed about it. If they couldn’t donate their hair this year, they can grow out their hair and donate it next year if they want to.”
In addition to donating hair, there was cookie decorating and card making for hospitalized children. Humes said the Urban Scholars also wanted to promote community and make the event enjoyable. Overall, Belmontes, who also donated her hair at the drive, said she was happy with how the event turned out. She said, “What’s most rewarding is seeing the excitement. Seeing that they care about the issue, that they’re willing to donate hair and donate money.”
University helps MPS with computer science Received $1 million to assist in certifying local county teachers By Jackson Dufault
jackson.dufault@marquette.edu
Marquette received a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation to help certify teachers in Milwaukee Public Schools to teach computer science. Dr. Dennis Brylow, an associate professor of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science, is the primary author of the proposal that received the grant. According to Brylow, there was no Milwaukee public high school that offered an Advanced Placement computer science program in the past five years. Additionally, only about one in seven high schools in Wisconsin offer any kind of computer science courses. “One projection expects that more than 70 percent of all new jobs in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics will be in computing-centric fields, but nationally only about eight percent of STEM graduates major in computing,” Brylow said in an email. The university played a pivotal part in advancing computer science throughout the state. “Marquette has been the primary source of computer science teacher professional development workshops in Wisconsin for most of the past decade, so we’re a fairly logical choice for the home base of a big $1 million project around computer science education like this.” Brylow said the distribution
of qualified computer science teachers is “inequitable.” “Affluent, largely white, suburban school districts around Milwaukee can afford computer science teachers, and offer these courses to their students. In schools that don’t have these courses, students rarely study computer science, and rarely even know that it is something they could potentially major in at college,” Brylow said. “This project is about equity, and providing access to a world of computing for students who are largely locked out.”
Dr. Richard Holz, dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, said having skills in computer science is a valuable skill for the working world. “This grant could be transformative for students at Milwaukee Public Schools, which currently provides computer science classes at 25 of its 158 schools,” Holz said in an email. “There is a hunger for computer science among high school students, and these are highpaying careers compared to the average private sector job.” Holz said the reason for this
hunger is because there are currently about half a million technology jobs in the United States. “We strongly value partnerships that help students in their career paths. As a Catholic and Jesuit university, this helps fulfill our important mission to make an impact in our community,” he said. Dan Kania and Georges Chedid, freshmen computer science majors in the College of Arts & Sciences, also see computer science, especially programming, as a valuable skill. “There is always something
that can be done with programming in every type of business or job opportunity and it creates things that can be used in everyday lives,” Chedid said. Kania said programming is the “best thing to know” for problem solving. Both students agreed that programming has the ability to take problem solving to the next level. “Programming is practical because you can turn that problem-solving into something,” Chedid said.
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Helfaer’s happy medium
Photos courtesy of Emily Dever, Center for Teaching and Learning
Clockwise from left to right: Aileen O’Carroll, Michael Young, Lily O’Leary, Nadja Simmonds and Annie Kefalas. “Blithe Spirit” opened Marquette Theatre’s season on high note.
No boos from audience during ‘Blithe Spirit’ play By Kaitlin Majeski
kaitlin.majeski@marquette.edu
A deceased wife, a high maintenance living wife, a wacky medium and a novelist with an agenda go to a dinner party. All are left in the hysterical wake of spiraling disaster. Blithe Spirit ended its run at Helfaer Theater after two weeks of shows. The British comedy, while a little on the long side, was an overall hit with audiences. The show combined the supernatural with reality in a humorous and dramatic turn of events. The main couple, Charles and Ruth Condomine, provided tension while Charles’ late wife Elvira and Madame Arcati, the local medium,
gave the audience comic relief throughout the performance. Michael Young and Lily O’Leary, who played Charles and Ruth, respectively, had amazing chemistry on stage. With every twist and turn in the circumstances of their on-stage relationship, Young and O’Leary adjusted their demeanors and played off each other incredibly well. At the beginning of the show, the two came off as a dynamic duo with ulterior motives; so in-sync that they barely had to speak a word about their actual plans. It left the audience slightly confused at first, but as the storyline moved forward, each scene made more sense. Tensions rose when Charles’ exwife Elvira, played by Annie Kefalas, a sophomore in the College of Communication, came back from the dead as a ghost during the dinner party-turned-seance.
Only Charles could see and hear Elvira. The shared intuition between Charles and Ruth dissolved a little bit more through each scene. What started as a smitten couple turned into constant screaming matches and miscommunications. Although the relationship between the characters ultimately took a turn for the worst, Young and O’Leary executed every side of their characters flawlessly. The comic relief of the show, Madame Arcati, was by far the strongest character. Nadja Simmonds, a sophomore in the College of Communication, who played the quirky medium, brought powerful energy and enthusiasm to her role that made it seem like this was not her first experience being a medium. While there were several key moments that reflected the humorous nature of the play, it was Simmond’s fleeting additions of
light-hearted humor that made the show so great. Arcati’s inclination for cucumber sandwiches was a recurring theme. Each time she found herself in the midst of a tense situation in the Condomines’ parlor, she would linger a moment too long, eyeing the constantly present plate of cucumber sandwiches and hoping that Ruth would invite her to indulge in the treats. A small and seemingly insignificant feature of such a strong character is what kept the audience laughing even in the middle of what seemed to be a stressful and spiraling disaster. With such a small cast and short time to prepare the show, each of the actors did an exceptional job getting into their roles and bringing their characters to life. Without the help of the crew, however, the show would not have been the success that it was. The set made the audience feel
like they were in the parlor of the Condomine’s home instead of watching from afar. From the pattern of the wallpaper to the way the special effects created a supernatural feel, the show transported the audience to the 1940s and placed them directly into the lives of the Condomines. The cliffhangers throughout the show created a well-executed tension and left audience members on the edge of their seats in amusement and anticipation of what would come next. Positive reactions rang throughout the theater when Elvira tried to sneak away after being caught trying to kill her ex-husband in order to bring him to the “other side” with her. The sass and over-exaggeration made for a show that was hilarious and left me wanting to see more.
New Music Monday: Midwest Death Rattle Doom-pop band Midwest Death Rattle consists of “weirdos playing music,” according to their bandcamp page. The group consists of Nick Perow on guitar and vocals, Derek Mantz on drums, Chad Szopinksi on guitar, Ryan Peters on bass and John Dykstra on keyboards. All five members are from Wisconsin, and being a local band, often do Milwaukee shows. They play in town next for Halloween Oct. 29 at Club Garibaldi with Tigernite, and have promised to surprise the crowd with costumes. Check out the full story at marquettewire.org/radio Marquette Radio’s New Music Monday features a new artist each week. The show airs live every Monday from 6-7:30p.m.
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Public Museum highlights hidden treasures Temporary exhibit hopes to increase student visitation By Brendan Attey
brendan.attey@marquette.edu
Ellen Censky views the Milwaukee Public Museum as a way to travel around the world without the cost of airfare. As the museum’s senior vice president and academic dean, Censky said she hopes more students will come to visit the location on the corner of Eighth and Wells Streets. Censky is excited about the museum’s newest addition, the Hidden Wisconsin exhibit that opened Thursday, Oct. 6. Much of Hidden Wisconsin is used for geological research, but the museum is displaying certain parts of the collection to visitors. According to Censky, there is a limestone slab taken from a quarry in central Wisconsin containing fossilized animal tracks that are roughly 520 million years old. “Those tracks are of a
creature that was probably the first to walk out from the sea onto land,” Censky said. She said she hopes that the exhibit, which will be featured at the museum until early January 2017, will show visitors some of the more interesting sides of Wisconsin that they might not know much about. Admission is free to the general public the first Thursday of every month, and on other days cost $18. However, the museum has started a Marquette student discount program where $25 will grant admisPhoto by Brendan Attey brendan.attey@marquette.edu sion for one year. Censky hopes The museum houses a wide range of cultural, dynamic and educational exhibits, such as the Africa exhibit. that this will encourage more in the College of Business Censky said. “It’s a great way to land around them. students to visit. Nick Malik, a sophomore in Administration, has grown escape from Milwaukee.” “It’s not learning from a book Nov. 3 is the next day for or from a computer screen, but the College of Communication, up in the greater Milwaukee we put you into an environ- hasn’t been to the Museum yet. area and visited the museum free admission, and the coming months will tell whether “I’ve always heard good throughout his childhood. ment. You can see (things) in a things about it,” Malik said. “I “I enjoyed the big displays or not the ticket discount packdifferent way,” Censky said. Current highlights include the think it could definitely be a that sort of act out the exhib- age can elevate student interest dinosaur, rainforest and arctic good and fun activity on a day its,” Champe said. “I always in the museum. “It’s so close to campus that exhibits. There are also vast where I’m looking for some- liked the Native American students should at least check it section growing up.” displays for both the African thing to do.” Censky also hopes students out once,” Champe said. “It reMalik is drawn to the muPlains and Native Americans exhibits, and finally the But- seum because of the free first can see the recreational value ally is a cool experience, and I wish more students who didn’t terfly Vivarium where guests Thursday admission policy and of the museum. “It’s just a fun way to escape grow up in the area would can walk around the tropi- the dinosaur exhibit. Jake Champe, a sophomore to a different part of the world,” take advantage of it.” cal room as butterflies fly and
Peers seek to promote positivity, self-worth Love the Skin You’re In hopes to generate inclusive discussions By Kelsey McCarthy
kelsey.mccarthy@marquette.edu
Taylor Jennings, a junior in the College of Business Administration, wanted to find a way to reach out to others and spread the importance of self love, positivity and acceptance. She got together with five close friends last semester to discuss how to make her vision a reality. The group formed Love the Skin You’re In, an organization on campus that aims to inspire people to celebrate who they are. Meetings are hosted every two weeks Wednesdays at 6 p.m. in AMU room 256. “There needs to be more attention and awareness brought to these (self-esteem) issues,” Jennings said. “As we shed light on subjects like these we can create space for change, healing and solutions.” Diana Perillo, a junior in the College of Health Sciences and the organization’s secretary, wanted the club to be a safe place for students to talk about what they are struggling with. “We try to foster communication and connect with these people on a deeper level,” Perillo said. The club is not exclusive to student membership; instead, any member of the Marquette community can join. The more diverse membership is, the more of an open dialogue people can have. The club aims to break down stigmas, tackle social taboos and show everyone how to embrace the uniqueness they all have as individuals. According to Perillo, the social messages heard today are often judgmental and critical, and
sometimes it’s hard to feel optimistic and motivated to keep going and reach one’s goals. The club focuses on beauty in vulnerability and one’s flaws. Members want to spread a message of self love to others. Perillo has a personal connection to this club and their mission of love and acceptance. She struggled with and overcame an eating disorder last year and attributed an unbeatable spirit and a strong support system as the main components to her recovery. She said there is power in knowing that people are there for you. She said she embraces passion for life and hopes to inspire new club members. As the president of Love the Skin You’re In, Jennings plans different activities each week that reinforce members’
purposes, fulfill their goals and allow wcommunication with others. While the club works with members on a peer level, they acknowledged that there are some things beyond their control. “We have a direct link with (the Marquette University Counseling Center) and so if there is someone struggling on a little bit more of a deeper level, we have someone we can go directly to,” Jennings said. Katie Berlin, a junior in the Arts & Sciences, said she looks forward to attending future meetings and hopes to learn more about what the organization stands for. She said she already understands the importance of being confident in one’s skin. “It’s the only skin you have, and you have nothing to gain by not loving the skin you’re in,” Berlin said.
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Taylor Jennings and Lauryn Kennedy spread club’s self-love message.
While Berlin has a grasp on this concept, Jennings said the organization hopes to spread the message to a wider population.
“(We can) make the world better starting with (ourselves) and spread(ing) that radiant positivity everywhere,” Jennings said.
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Campus sexual health more complex than statistics, rankings
Photo by Mike Carpenter michael.carpenter@marquette.edu
The State of Education study ranking campus sexual health is not only inaccurate, it ignores individual students’ needs and feelings.
Last week the Marquette Wire reported that a study published this summer by a data science startup, The State of Education, ranking Marquette as the nation’s least sexually healthy college campus, left out vital details. The study highlighted the 10 best and worst campuses for sexual health in terms of sexual assault, STD rates and resources available for students. Marquette came in dead last. However, this study was based on flawed metrics, and, even more important to note, it is nearly impossible to gauge sexual health on college campuses. Placing Marquette, or any university, on a list of best or worst sexually healthy or unhealthy college campuses overlooks the importance of dealing with sexual health by focusing on the individual. A university’s success in handling student sexual health cannot be measured quantitatively. First, indicating that Marquette has an STD rate 203 percent higher than the national average is problematic. This number is the 2014 STD rate of the entire county of Milwaukee, not the university. The mere fact that university administrations have no knowledge of how many students have STDs should rule out the use of such numbers in a study like this in the first place. Andrew Larson, the lead data scientist on the project, defended the study’s use of county STD rates in an email to the Wire, saying, “Colleges don’t report STD rates, so we used the most localized and trustworthy STD data,” and citing a Centers of Disease Control statistic that 15- to 24-year-olds account for 50 percent of new sexually
transmitted infections each year. If this pinpoints anything, however, it’s that resource availability on college campuses should be the only means of judging sexual health. If STDs are in fact more prevalent on campuses, the means of dealing with them is far more important than comparing numbers. The study also indicated Marquette’s sexual assault rate as 71 percent above the national average, but a number like this can never be completely accurate because of the inherent complexity of reporting sexual assault at universities. Colleges must annually provide the number of sexual assaults that occur on campus, but, due to complex laws and policies, that number does not include off-campus incidents, including those that occur in apartments that house mostly university students, and obviously leaves out the assaults that go unreported. Furthermore, Marquette students who are victims of sexual assault and decide to seek professional help can take a number of different avenues in reporting the incident. They can file a criminal complaint with MUPD, talk to someone at the counseling center or seek medical help at the clinic, all of which address an individual’s needs based on his or her wants and feelings. Incidents reported at the counseling center and medical clinic, however, do not factor into the reported numbers, as they are considered confidential. As a victim advocate at Marquette’s counseling center Katy Adler said, the conversation needs to be on available resources addressing individual needs, not statistics. If we can’t rely on the
number of reported sexual assaults to be completely accurate, then campus sexual health should be defined by how the university cares for the victims. There is merit in conducting a study like The State of Education’s because numbers show trends and reveal areas of weakness and strength, but ranking universities as best and worst is neither fair nor accurately representative of the true state of a college’s sexual health. In fact, Marquette’s ranking as one of the least sexually healthy universities may actually highlight its accomplishments in dealing with sexual health. Maybe our numbers are high because Marquette fosters an environment in which students feel comfortable enough to talk about sexual health, most notably sexual assault, freely and openly through university resources. Maybe our numbers are high because Marquette is honest in its reporting of these incidents in hopes of addressing the issue directly and finding real solutions to the problems. Sexual health is similar to campus safety. Statistics will not make a student feel safe as they walk home at night, but blue light phones and strong police presence might. Numerical data can identify if policies and procedures are working, but they are not all-encompassing. A campus cannot be deemed sexually healthy or unhealthy on numbers alone, we must look at the support a university offers its students through resources like counseling and medical care. Sexual health is more than numbers. It’s about the feelings and needs of individual students, and that’s where our focus and efforts should always be.
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Oval Office no place for ‘locker room talk’ Ryan McCarthy
I’ll admit that I laughed the first time I heard the recording of Donald Trump saying, “Grab them by the p---y.” Throughout this electoral season, Trump has provided ample entertainment with his ridiculous, false and deplorable statements. But his statements are not funny, not anymore. While The Donald owned his 2005 statements and apologized for them, he also rationalized them as “locker room talk” and tried to use Bill Clinton’s infidelity to impugn Hillary’s character. The horde of Republicans withdrawing their support from his campaign feels a bit disingenuous. We knew the nature of Trump’s character well before the release of the tape. A cursory Google search will make it clear that the man is an amoral bully. A single episode of “The Apprentice” shows he is sexist. They knew, they simply didn’t care. Any man who has spent any time alone with other men has probably heard some pretty disgraceful things said about women. They may have even said some things themselves. Usually, these things are couched with insincerity and are rarely taken seriously. Most people grow out of this type of immature behavior around high school. What Trump said to Billy Bush in the “Access Hollywood” tape cannot be condoned in any context. What he said went beyond irreverent, sexually charged locker room banter. What’s worse, by invoking the vague notion of “guy talk,” Trump is contaminating all men with his misogyny. After all, if it were just guy talk, that means all men do it, right? Wrong. I am not some prude. I attended an all-guys middle and
high school where locker room banter happened every single day. I can say with certainty that nobody ever bragged, joked or even hinted about non-consensual sexual activity. It’s something you just don’t do. Even then, if someone went too far, there was always someone else who called him out on it. As a man, Trump’s statements embarrass me. They are a stark reminder of the times I have failed to treat others with respect, to see them as humans who live equally complex, important and thoughtful lives. For many men, his words recall an awkward and immature time in their lives. But unlike Trump, we grew up. We developed relationships with women based on mutual respect. We learned to empathize with each other. If this were an isolated incident, it would be horrible enough, but this is especially disturbing in context with Trump’s past statements and alleged sexual misconduct. Even worse, a day after the “Access Hollywood” story broke, Politico reported that Trump told Howard Stern he could call his daughter Ivanka “a piece of ass.” If this is Trump’s attitude toward his own daughter, imagine what he would be willing to say about your girlfriend, sister, coworker or mother. Donald Trump isn’t trying out for some prep school lacrosse team, he’s running to become the leader of the free world. How can we expect a man who doesn’t see half the country as human to faithfully uphold the law? How can we expect a philandering narcissist to represent us on the world stage? We can’t, because Donald Trump is unfit to run a bake sale, let alone a country.
Ryan McCarthy is a senior studying journalism. He can be reached by email at ryan.w.mccarthy@marquette.edu
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McCarthy posits that Trump’s misogyny harms the dignity of all men.
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2016 election testing Our civic duty to vote locally, too journalist objectivity Morgan Hughes
Scroll through Donald Trump’s Twitter page and you will find the personification of the hostile media effect. In 140 characters or less, The Donald can tell you everything you need to know about the injustices he has suffered at the hands of various media personalities. The Republican presidential nominee and his spokespeople often accuse various media outlets of being in the pocket of his opponents and unfairly disseminating news against him. It’s also evident from his interactions with Fox News analyst Megyn Kelly and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan that Trump has a proclivity toward victimizing himself, even within his own party. The most recent example of Trump self-victimization occurred at the second presidential debate, when Trump claimed it was “one-on-three,” accusing the moderators of treating him unfairly. While many of Trump’s claims are unfounded, some are actually valid. Politico, CNN and the New York Times have published blatantly tooled stories aiming to accentuate flaws in Trump’s campaign. The Times even published an article admitting media bias. Politco’s homepage boasts the phrase, “Trump in Crisis,” and CNN went so far as to ask, “Would Trump be a dictator?” The Student Daily News analyzed data from more than 20,000 articles published across eight different outlets. A computer algorithm determined each article’s level of bias, and found that six of the eight outlets favored Clinton in their reporting. The two more favorable to Trump were Fox News and The Weekly Standard. Aside from the data, various news companies have openly endorsed Hillary Clinton. As an aspiring journalist, this leaves a bad
taste in my mouth. By endorsing a political candidate, news organizations de-legitimize themselves as trustworthy sources. Additionally, it feels manipulative that outlets would knowingly use powerfully connotative language meant to persuade rather than inform, while still claiming to be unbiased. Some argue that it’s acceptable for media to be skewed in this way for two reasons. First, Trump says a disproportionate amount of offensive and newsworthy things garnering more attention, and second, if media isn’t claiming to be unbiased in the first place, then they aren’t actually being manipulative. In an LA Times Op-Ed, Justin Raimondo, an avid defender of conservatism, agrees that journalists are distancing themselves from objectivity, writing, “… journalists seem to have cast themselves as defenders of the republic against what they see as a major threat, and in playing this role they’ve lost the ability to assess events rationally.” Is the threat of a Trump presidency reason enough to abandon journalistic norms? Maybe it’s valiant that journalists are tossing old ethics and objectivity aside for a noble cause. Perhaps the changes of the media landscape are allowing social c o m mentary and news reporting to mix. If this is the new norm though, and distinctions between opinion and fact are no longer necessary, then we should begin asking ourselves how we can corroborate a new model for news reporting that maintains audience trust.
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Students who register to vote in Milwaukee will have the opportunity to cast a ballot in the presidential election, as well as the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives District 4 races.
Abby Vakulskas
The entire country is in turmoil about the upcoming elections. People are imagining the worst things that could happen if one candidate or another gets elected, and some are already packing their bags for Canada. Every eye is focused on the race to the White House, waiting to see the results, and from every direction we are being urged to vote — by the news, our peers and even social media sites like Facebook and YouTube. But as we look toward Washington, D.C., we forget about the elections that may actually impact us the most: elections for our local government. It can be a social faux pas to be ignorant about presidential elections (of course, it’s hard to be with this one). Those who fail to do their research beforehand in order to make an informed decision are labeled as irresponsible voters. But
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Morgan Hughes is a junior studying journalism and political science. She can be reached by email at morgan.hughes@marquette.edu
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researching our local politicians is often an afterthought. How many Milwaukee citizens — including Marquette students who choose to vote in Milwaukee — know what their options will be on this year’s ballot? Do we even know enough about the candidates to have a clear, informed preference? Here’s what you need to know for the upcoming election: according to myvote.wi.gov, on the Wisconsin ballot, you’ll have a choice between Ron Johnson (Republican), Russ Feingold (Democrat) and Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) for senator. For Congress, Gwen Moore (Democrat), Andy Craig (Libertarian) and Robert Raymond (Independent) are running. A 2014 article from governing. com reported that in most cases, the number of voters who participate in local elections is lower than ever and could just keep dropping. Why is this? For many, it may be a matter of effort. In presidential elections (especially this year’s), voters simply have to glance at the newspaper, listen to the radio on their way to work or watch television to get a sense of what issues are being discussed and where each candidate stands. Though getting your information this way can be
biased, it’s extremely easy; you can go about your daily life while staying passably informed. Local elections, on the other hand, require a bit more work. You might have to dig a little to properly understand your options and decide who would best serve your city, county, etc. Without this work, cities may end up with officials who are not a good fit. To avoid electing someone you won’t be happy with, local elections are important, even the smaller primaries. Voters back in February, April and August elected officials that have a direct impact on Milwaukee, such as county executives, treasurers and aldermen. We don’t have to sit around and complain about our elected officials. It’s been said time and time again, but each vote does make a difference. We get so caught up in elections on the national scale, yet we need to remember to care about our own cities and communities, the people we live and work with on a regular basis. Local elections may not be glamorous, but they are just as important to your daily life, if not more so. Abby Vakulskas is a sophomore studying psychology. She can be reached by email at abby.vakulskas@marquette.edu
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New jerseys: Hot or not?
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Men’s basketball unveiled their new navy blue uniforms at Marquette Madness Friday. The team’s four additional uniforms are not finished and will be released at a future date.
Throwback style wins me over Matt Unger With the men’s basketball team in its 100th year of collegiate play, many speculated that new jerseys were in the works. Just a day before Marquette Madness, Deputy Athletic Director Mike Broeker tweeted out a teaser photo confirming just that. “A sneak peek at our new uniforms” he tweeted out (and yes, he used the fire emoji to describe them). Initially I was quite skeptical of the idea of new jerseys. The most recent batch of uniforms, which have been worn since 2011 (or 2007, if you’re not counting the minor update in 2011), has tremendous brand recognition. Truthfully, there is nothing quite like them. From the color schemes to the “rainbow” of navy, gold and championship blue down the side, Marquette basketball was instantly recognizable by their jerseys. That’s where the challenge
came in for Marquette athletics. How would they create new jerseys that pay homage to their 100 year anniversary while keeping that unique Marquette brand? Much to my surprise, I think the athletic department nailed it. While the 2011-2016 uniforms created brand recognition, I was not a fan of the overall design. I personally think the jersey and short combination is too busy for the eye. These new jerseys are simple, but effective; they are eye-catching, yet not overwhelming. Overall, I like the classic, clean look that athletics settled on. The light stripes that run horizontally down the entire uniform are subtle but pleasing to the eye. Bolder yellow/ gold stripes run down the side of the jersey and complement the navy. The side stripes give the jersey a noticeable pop, just like the famous “bumblebee” jerseys from the early 1970’s. I also love the “belt” that connects the jersey top to the
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shorts. A faded gold color extends around the entire waist of the shorts until a “buckle” in the front connects it. The buckle, which is a panel of gold and championship blue, pays homage to the rainbow design of the previous jerseys. The strategic choice to honor the untucked jerseys is also reflected in the new design, where the player number is actually located above the school name. This minor detail may not seem like much, but it does give the jersey a throwback feel. Marquette basketball has a proud history over these last 100 years and there is no better way to honor the past century than with some sweet new jerseys that blend old and new. I can’t wait to see the gold, white and championship blue versions.
Matt Unger is a junior studying Journalism. He can be reached at matthew.unger@marquette.edu
Jack Goods When the men’s basketball team entered the Al McGuire Center court in their new uniforms, I was shocked by how big a change they were. To me, that was a huge disappointment. I understand what the athletic department was going for by including aspects from jerseys of the past. It was clear the subtle white lines resemble the bumblebee jerseys of the early 70’s. The “Marquette” wordmark below the numbers looks like the team’s untucked jersey. There are two of the Marquette rainbow stripes on the waist. On paper, I like the mindset they had about celebrating the history of the program in its 100th year of existence. However, I’m not crazy about the execution. Many of these touches are rather hard to notice from far away, especially the white stripes. They are so subtle (they need to be to meet NCAA standards) that you couldn’t see them in the crowd at the Al McGuire Center, let alone
from seats at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. Zoom out from the jersey and suddenly it looks like a plain navy jersey. With the previous branding it was easy to spot a Marquette jersey since they were so bold and unique. Now, I might have to get a bit closer to figure out if it’s Marquette, Michigan or Cal. If these jerseys were for a brand new program, I probably would like them a lot. Unfortunately, it feels like the uniforms are abandoning the current brand of the university. The Marquette rainbow is what sets Marquette apart. It’s made its way to the women’s basketball and men’s lacrosse jerseys. It’s even on the quidditch jerseys. But now it’s a tiny accent on the jersey of the school’s major money maker. Will these uniforms grow on me? Probably. However, for me it isn’t as much that these are the jerseys Marquette wears now. It’s that they no longer will be wearing the ones that scream Marquette. Jack Goods is a senior studying Journalism. He can be reached at jack.goods@marquette.edu
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Gesior returns to hockey after getting cut Forward spent freshman year staying in shape By Thomas Salinas
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Adam Gesior had never taken a full year off from playing hockey. He faced that reality last season after getting cut from club hockey. “It was tough, I had never been cut before from any team,” Gesior said. Gesior said a big chunk of his life went missing last year. He played hockey almost his whole life, including two years of varsity hockey as a junior and senior in high school. After not making the team, Gesior had to come to a realization some things would be different his first year of college. “I knew I wouldn’t be playing hockey for a whole year and that was difficult to come to terms with,”Gesior said. Most players who get cut fail to return to tryouts the next season. Head Coach Will Jurgensen said out of his three years as WEDNESDAY 10/12 Volleyball vs. Butler 7 p.m. FRIDAY 10/14 Hockey at Northwestern 7:20 p.m. SATURDAY 10/15 Cross Country NCAA Pre-Nationals 10 a.m. Women’s Lacrosse vs. Fairfield 2 p.m.
coach, Gesior is the only player to return the next season after not making the team. “I think it shows great character that he came back,” Jurgensen said. “He had something taken away that he loved and he persevered. Those are the types of guys you want on your team.” Soon after not making the team, Gesior decided he would take the year off and do what he could to stay in shape. He said he would work as hard as he could to stay active, keeping the possibility open for trying out again. Over the summer, Gesior competed in multiple competitive summer leagues with friends from home. The Downers Grove, Illinois native knew he would have to get his legs ready for the grueling tryouts in September. Knowing what to expect this year allowed Gesior to concentrate on playing his game at tryouts. “It was nice to come in a second time, I wasn’t as nervous and I played well,” Gesior said. “There were a couple more openings this year and it gave me an opportunity to find a role
on the team.” Jurgensen said he noticed a difference in Gesior’s style of play when he returned. “He was way more aggressive and stood out,” Jurgensen said. “He worked hard and he made us notice him.” Gesior said he received encouragement from players on the team last year to tryout again. His roommate, Connor Coyne, made the roster last year and Gesior said it was helpful being surrounded by club hockey players while not on the team. “They seemed to like me enough and told me to come out again, so that was a big encouragement,” Gesior said. This year Gesior hopes he can help the team in any way possible. The team has loads of depth so finding ice time is something Gesior will struggle with. He said he is still adapting to being an undersized defender at the collegiate level. “A lot of guys are bigger than me, its tough being a guy under six feet,” Gesior said. “I just have to roll with the punches, battle through and work my tail off to get ice time.”
In order to receive playing time, Gesior said he must build trust with the coaches. “I got to prove myself to the coaches that I can play and build their confidence in me as a player,” Gesior said. Jurgensen wants Gesior to focus on his game and what he can do. “Adam needs to be himself and continue to improve,” Jurgensen said. “He should give 100 percent because we notice that.” No matter what happens this season, Gesior will not regret returning to tryouts. He said
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(BIG EAST, Overall) DePaul 5-0, 8-4-2 Marquette 4-1, 8-5-2 Providence 3-1-1, 9-4-2 Creighton 3-2, 8-3-2 Georgetown 2-0-2, 10-1-2 St. John’s 1-2-2, 6-3-5 Butler 1-3-1, 8-5-2 Villanova 1-3, 3-10 Seton Hall 1-4, 5-7-1 Xavier 0-5, 6-8-1
(BIG EAST, Overall) Creighton 6-0, 12-6 Marquette 5-2, 15-4 DePaul 5-2, 11-8 Villanova 4-3, 13-7 Xavier 3-3, 9-10 St. John’s 3-4, 12-8 Seton Hall 3-4, 9-11 Butler 2-4, 13-9 Georgetown 2-5, 6-14 Providence 0-6, 12-10
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taking that year off made him love the game even more. His advice to others who are contemplating trying out again would be not to shy away. During his time off, Gesior realized what he could lose by not playing hockey, and that was a deciding factor in trying out again. “I thought to myself, ‘How much more time do I have to play competitive hockey,’” Gesior said. “So it was definitely worth it.”
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Men’s soccer has dubious corner kick success rate
MU has gone 0 for 63 in corner opportunities By Jack Goods
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When either the men’s or the women’s soccer team earns a corner, there’s tangible excitement at Valley Fields. It starts with public address announcer Dan Pfeifer, who yells, “Corner kick Marquette” with as much ferocity as he calls goals. That’s followed by pulsating music, most recently the beat from “Down with the Sickness” by Disturbed. However, corners haven’t exactly been notable for the men’s soccer team lately. Marquette has yet to score directly off a corner kick this season, going 0 for 63. You have to go back to an Oct. 3, 2015 game against Villanova to find a Marquette goal off a corner, when a Louis Bennett II short corner led to a C. Nortey goal. That’s 19 games without a corner kick goal. It isn’t for lack of chances either. The Golden Eagles are in the top half of the conference in corners this season, ranked fourth with an average of 5.73 per game. That’s not a good sign for the Golden Eagles, especially with the lack of offense the team has
gotten as of late. Although Marquette still ranks near the top in goals per game due to some high-scoring outcomes in nonconference play, they haven’t scored more than a lone goal in a game in five straight matches. They’ve been shutout in three of those outings. Last year it was easy to blame the team’s lack of size. However, the Golden Eagles now have Danny Jarosz and Anton von Hofacker, who are 6-foot-4 and 6-foot-6, respectively. So what’s wrong? Maybe it’s just personnel. It’s a team that hasn’t played together all that long, and even with his size, heading isn’t von Hofacker’s specialty. “The days of Axel Sjoberg, that could demand a lot of attention and other people could harvest the fruits of him being 6-foot-7, really helped,” head coach Louis Bennett said. “The coaching staff have to find the right people to do the right jobs and have it all fused on the same page.” Maybe it’s just a mental thing – the Golden Eagles have had some strong chances but have been denied on a few point-blank shots. “It’s a belief thing for sure,” said defender Danny Jarosz, who Bennett called the team’s best header. “We have the right pieces to do it. You just have to believe the ball is going into the back of the net.”
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Freshman Jan Maertins fights for a ball in the box in the Golden Eagles’ 4-0 loss to now-No. 15 Kentucky.
It could be tactical, as so many different pieces need to come together for a corner to work. “We have to get everything right, all the small details right every single play,” said Luka Prpa, who has taken a majority of the team’s corners. “Good service, good separation, good timing, everybody getting to their spots.” No matter what the cause, now would be a good time to fix it. Corners could be vital for
Bennett’s squad as they’ll need to take advantage of the limited chances they’ll get over the next few weeks. Marquette’s remaining schedule includes some of the top teams in the conference. The Golden Eagles will face two teams currently in the top ten in the NSCAA ranking — No. 9 Butler and No. 10 Creighton. Xavier and Providence are third and fourth in the conference standings, so the only remaining opponent near the bottom of the
standings is DePaul. Yet, even the Blue Demons have a winning record overall. This tough stretch comes after the Golden Eagles have already dug themselves a hole. Marquette is last in the conference standings, failing to earn three points against either St. John’s or Seton Hall, two of the three teams picked below Marquette in the coaches’ preseason poll. So goals? They could really come in handy right now.
Golf underclassmen impressing early, often in fall season Matt Unger Marquette golf had plenty of questions about their roster coming in to the 2016-’17 season. After graduating four seniors, all of whom were regular starters, head coach Steve Bailey had lost his core. Gone were guys like Nick Nelson and Patrick Sanchez, solid four-year contributors that helped build the program. “Obviously a really big class graduated. … those four guys were
the core of our leadership,” Steve Bailey said back in August. Replacing seniors is a challenge that a college coach will face regardless of the sport. However, this situation seemed more difficult than usual due to the roster makeup. The current nine-man roster is composed of six underclassmen, three of whom are freshmen. One would expect an inexperienced roster to struggle mightily. However the underclassmen have performed admirably through four tournaments. The most intriguing storyline
through two months of the season has been the fantastic play of freshman Matt Murlick. The Wisconsin native has started every tournament for the Golden Eagles during the fall season and has dazzled while doing so. Going into the weekend, Murlick was leading the team in scoring with an average of 72.11. He was also leading the team in last round scoring average, par 4 scoring and par 5 scoring. Not to mention, the freshman also has the lowest single round score on the team this season (67.) Ferdinand Mueller has also impressed in his first year of
collegiate golf. While he hasn’t put up eye-popping scores, the freshman has been a picture of consistency. After putting up a 74-74-74 score line at the season-opening Badger Invitational, Mueller was penciled in as a starter for the following two tournaments. Although the German is last on the team in birdies, he was first in pars per round coming into the Northern Intercollegiate (12.17). Keep in mind that this is his first season playing NCAA golf. Expect those birdie totals to rise for Mueller as he continues to grow and become stronger. For now, the
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consistency from the young player is something to take note of. Wisconsin native Matthew Bachmann has also shown flashes during his limited action. Just last weekend the freshman marked down a 68 on his scorecard, the second lowest round score on the team. All three freshmen have started in at least one tournament. And they aren’t the only underclassmen excelling in the early part of the season. Returning starter and last year’s leading average scorer Oliver Farrell has also had a solid start to his sophomore campaign. Before the Northern Intercollegiate, Farrell was second on the team in scoring, just behind Murlick. After registering a third round score of 69, Farrell finished the tournament with an even par 213, good for a career-best fifth place finish. He is now the leading average scorer for Marquette once again. Fellow sophomore Charlie Maleki also had a fantastic tournament. Despite a slower start to his season, the Wisconsin native put up a sterling 1-over-par score at Beverly Country Club. His 214 score was the first time that he had ever finished with a score below 220. If you’re coach Bailey, you have to be pleased by the progress of the underclassmen through four tournaments. Back on Aug. 30, I titled my season preview “Youth movement on the links.” It looks like the movement is already in full swing. Matt Unger is a junior studying Journalism. He is reachable at matthew.unger@marquette.edu
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Volleyball ‘digging’ Houg’s calm on-court presence
Libero is second in BIG EAST in digs this season By John Hand
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Few things seem to bother Lauren Houg. She rolls up the sleeve of her sweatshirt to show floor burns she has acquired over the season. There are several scattered across her forearm and elbow. To most they would seem annoying. “I get new jerseys every year because of the wear and tear to them gets pretty rough,” Houg said. “The worst I get is floor burns, nothing too crazy. No big bruises on my hips anymore. That would happen when I was younger because I would just fall and flop, but on defense you are supposed to play the ball first and then dive.” It is that tranquil, laid-back approach to volleyball that has helped Houg, a senior, to become one of the best liberos in the BIG EAST and also pursue passions off the court. Heading into her freshman season, Houg had completed an extremely successful high school career. She recorded 1,486 digs and led the state of Minnesota with an average of 7.7 digs per set her senior year. At Marquette, however, she played in only seven sets her freshman year. “There are two ways you can look at situations like that. You can either blame it on outside factors, or you can look at what you can change about yourself,” Houg said. “It is definitely not easy to focus on just yourself and what you can do better, but definitely in the long run it pays off.” “We thought that in spring of her freshman year she made huge strides and really absorbed some of the new techniques that we were using,” head coach Ryan Theis said. “Then going into the preseason, she had a great spring but she wasn’t necessarily going to be the libero. She just got better in those weeks and future weeks and won the job and hasn’t lost it since.” There were low points, but Houg continued to work with her coaches and do something few people are good at — taking criticism. Now, she is second in the BIG EAST in total digs with 345, only three behind leader Tessa Fournier. “I would say getting to this point
in my career, (taking constructive criticism) has probably carried me pretty far, just being able to take that in a positive direction or just take it and let it soak in and understand it’s just for the betterment of the team,” Houg added. Two things have separated Houg from the rest of the liberos. First, she is able to get not only digs, but quality digs. “It takes a lot of constant feedback from coaches saying, ‘You know that is great you got it up, but that is not good enough,’ and just being able to take that criticism,” Houg said. “Being able to take that and know that it is a good thing to get a dig up, but you need the dig to be quality so that we can turn it into a kill. I feel like at this point in college it’s not just good enough to get it up, you need to get it up and put it in the best position you can.” Secondly, Houg provides her team with a calm presence no matter what is going on the court in front of her. “She is always a very calm, very even keeled person and I think sometimes we need that because Meghan (Niemann) gets very excited, she brings the fire,” middle hitter Jenna Rosenthal said. “Taylor (Louis) does too and when that is happening you are getting not quite jittery, but you’re starting to feel manic energy, but you can always look back at Lauren and she is just calm, ready.” “She looks the same when we are up or down and I think that is a really important skill to have. She doesn’t take things personally, like off the court things. She is really very, very calm and I think that really helps our team.” Those traits have translated off the court to two of Houg’s passions, teaching and volunteering. Houg fell in love with Marquette on her first visit to campus. “I saw myself coming to Marquette even if I didn’t play volleyball, which was really important to me,” she said. Coming to Marquette gave Houg a great education program and a city that provided her with opportunity. “I am very fortunate to be in the education program that I am in because for my Reading 3 class right now there (are) students that come in from different schools that we tutor in reading,” Houg said. “I have four second graders that come see me every Tuesday and Thursday (and) as part of my learning they get to learn how to read, too, so it kind of benefits both of us at the same
time. … That that counts as a credit for me is crazy to me because it’s so much more than that. It is helping these students after school learn how to read.” Houg has been able to make connections between the sports world and academics. “It is just like coaching, honestly,” Houg added. “You are coaching these kids on the techniques just like you learn a technique in volleyball, you have to learn those reading techniques. I think it’s benefited me a lot to be coached and have feedback given to me. It is a lot different with young kids because you can’t give them criticism like you would be able to if (you were) a coach … It’s a lot different, but it is a lot similar in a lot of ways.” In addition to student teaching, Houg is the Marquette volleyball NCAA student-athlete advisory committee representative. She coordinates various volunteering events for her and her teammates to participate in. Currently, Houg and several teammates regularly volunteer at Campus Kitchens, where they help prepare meals for those in need. Houg is in the midst of her
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Senior Lauren Houg goes through a jersey a season due to damage.
senior season, thus she has a list of the lasts. This past weekend was her last trip to New York and this Wednesday will be her last Wednesday match at home. “Every single time you step on the court, it is like I am really taking it all in — really appreciative of the opportunity that I have to play for one more year because you never
know what could happen,” she said. “You never know when your last game is going to be. I kind of know that this is my last season, but it still really hasn’t sunk in because I have been doing it for so long.” It is a lot to take in as her team heads into the second half of a promising season, but few things seem to bother Lauren Houg.
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