Marquette Tribune I March 28, 2023

Writing her own chapter

Dining halls begin providing Halal options

Meals offered for students observing Ramadan this year

By Uzair Qhavi uzair.qhavi@marquette.edu

Although Marquette University has been providing dining options for vegetarian and meat eaters, they haven’t offered Halal dining options for Ramadan in the past few years.

“Zabiha food is a term used in Islamic dietary law. It is a term which indicates that an animal has been slaughtered according to Islamic dietary requirements on cleanliness, ritual slaughter of food, and our connection to the earth and God,” Sameer Ali, a Muslim campus minister at Marquette University, said.

The intent is to minimize the animal’s suffering and provide a humane way of slaughtering. The meat must also be free from impurities and processed according to Islamic dietary laws.

Starting March 23, there will be Zabiha halal options at Schroder Dining Hall during lunch (11 a.m. – 2 p.m.) and dinner (6 p.m. – 9 p.m.). There will be additional to-go options for students to begin their fast with or for a latenight meal. Students will need to ask for halal meat separately in the dining hall and will be presented with the option of chicken or beef. Campus ministry will

also provide snacks and water bottles for students to break their fast near the Muslim prayer room throughout the month.

Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and a time when Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset. During this time, they stay away from food, drink and other physical needs and instead focus on spiritual reflection and

devotion to God.

During Ramadan, it is a time for spiritual purification and getting closer to God, so consuming halal food is an important process for some. Additionally, consuming haram (forbidden) food — items that are prohibited or considered sinful under Islamic dietary laws such as alcohol and pork— during Ramadan may in-

validate the fast and potentially take away the spiritual benefits. Thus, Muslims work to ensure that the food they consume throughout Ramadan and the year is halal.

Melanie Vianes, general manager of Sodexo at Marquette, said dining services is happy to offer Halal options on campus starting during Ramadan. Vianes

said Sodexo partnered with Ali and Campus Ministry to determine how to best fit the needs of students.

“Prior to 2020, we also offered Halal options by request and are grateful we can provide this option once again. We look forward to continuing our

MU archives to curate collection of James Foley’s work

Photos, writings of Marquette alum to be compiled by 2024

By Sophia Tiedge sophia.tiedge@marquette.edu

After journalist and Marquette alum James Foley was murdered by Islamic State militants in 2014, Marquette has been working to keep his

legacy alive for generations to come.

Marquette librarians, administration, friends and family are working to get some parts of his work in the archives by 2024, the 10th anniversary of James’ death.

James’ friend, Tom Durkin, research and grant coordinator for the Center of Peacemaking at Marquette, had a collection

of papers that James wrote when he was held captive in Libya. Durkin said he was worried about keeping these papers in good condition. This gave Durkin the idea to archive James’ work.

“I had a long talk with Diane Foley about wanting to preserve Jim’s work. She gave me suitcases full of Jim’s stuff, and I started organizing it,”

Durkin said.

Durkin and Diane Foley, James’ mom, went to Marquette’s Raynor library staff to propose the idea and Durkin said the library staff showed great interest in archiving James’ work.

“I considered Jim my best friend, and I didn’t realize the thirst and hunger for what he produced, because he was

just my buddy. It’s been overwhelming knowing how much Marquette cares about this,” Durkin said.

Katie Blank, Marquette digital records archivist, said there are physical and digital items from James’ childhood, personal and professional life in the collection. This includes audiovisual materials, paper

Illustration by Lily Werner elizabeth.werner@marquette.edu

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partnership with Campus Ministry and looking at more ways we can be a resource for students and the college experience,” Vianes said in an email.

“It is a need of the Muslim students who practice their faith to have Zabiha halal meat available to them at the dining halls,” Ali said.

Ali has been working with the Campus Ministry and Sodexo team for the past few months to arrange the halal options in Schroder Dining Hall.

“To me, Ramadan is a month of spirituality, holiness and peace. By providing halal food

in the dining halls, you promote a more culturally diverse and welcoming environment for all the students,” Dana Sharqawi, a senior in the College of Health Sciences, said.

Sharqawi said that adding halal options in dining halls during Ramadan can allow more students to feel welcome and supported on campus. She said that though there may be challenges with this process, she is hopeful for the future of these efforts.

“By taking efforts to advance the needs for the Muslim students on campus, you can have a positive impact on their academic success, social integration, and

overall well-being. I am glad to see that initiative being taken by Sameer Ali and know that his efforts will create a more inclusive and supportive space on campus for the Muslim students,” Sharqawi said.

For students such as Labeeb Awan, a first-year in the College of Arts & Sciences, said that it will make life easier for Muslims on campus without worrying about finding halal options or driving home to get a meal in.

Before this, students like Awan would have to eat the vegetarian options provided or bend specific halal rules they were not comfortable aligning with. Awan

said Ali’s efforts can bring more Muslims to campus and create a more friendly environment for Muslim students.

“Ramadan to me teaches me patience. After every Ramadan I feel as if I have become a better Muslim throughout the month and have a feeling of wanting to continue to get closer to my religion,” Awan said.

Awan said he is hopeful for the future of Muslim life at Marquette with this new addition and hopes to see more changes going forward.

“We already have a prayer room and ablution stations for the Muslim students, and this

will be an added service to meet their religious needs,” Ali said. While the addition of halal dining options is a great addition, Awan said that he hopes for a more permanent solution in the near future.

“We have had to wait over a decade to get ablution stations and even longer for halal options in the dining halls. Marquette highlights the importance of promoting diversity and inclusion across campus, so expanding the prayer room and creating permanent dining options for Muslim students is just a start. Muslim students should feel included, so let’s not stop here,” Awan said.

Deniko Montgomery motivates Milwaukee youth

major in biology

By Sophia Tiedge sophia.tiedge@marquette.edu

Deniko Montgomery, graduate student at Marquette, has helped kids learn what they want to pursue in their futures, assisted refugees with their mental health amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and helped Milwaukee Public School students in the classroom.

Montgomery does this work as a Trinity Fellow, which has allowed him to work with organizations ranging from Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District to Walkers Point Community Clinic.

Montgomery is a Milwaukee native from the north side, and he was raised by a single mother.

“I was able to experience both sides of Milwaukee in a way. In my neighborhood, you deal with a lot of violence, but I’m a private school kid too, so I was able to interact with different people that don’t come from the same area as me, which is good, but I still had troubles,” Montgomery said.

Montgomery said he didn’t like school and wasn’t able to get the best grades during his time in elementary school, because it didn’t foster the learning environment he needed.

“Coming from the north side, I had slang, so I wasn’t able to take Spanish or French in class because they thought I needed to work on my English. I guess that was the beginning of being interested in diversity, equity and inclusion,” Montgomery said.

Montgomery was given the Rising Star award at the African American Environmental Pioneer Awards Feb. 20.

Montgomery went to Jackson State University in Mississippi and was a part of multiple organizations such as the NAACP, his school newspaper and the pre-health society before graduating with a

During his graduate education at Marquette, Montgomery worked with Jeff Spence, the director of community outreach and business engagement during his time at MMSD, which focuses on wastewater treatment, flood management, education and outreach and water quality in the Milwaukee area.

“Being an African American male in a white-dominated field can be intimidating, but Deniko really brought his authentic self to the table, and wanted people to know him and his experiences so there could be a true connection,” Spence said.

Montgomery’s job was to work with students in MMSD’s community outreach program. He said he enjoyed going on walks with his students during their lunch breaks and helping them figure out their life plans and telling them why pursuing their education is so important.

“He’s [Montgomery] a young person who probably doesn’t know or have a huge history in the work environment, but cares passionately about working in a field in an organization that cares about its people. I appreciated his interest and fascination on how to begin to drive change,” Spence said.

Montgomery’s job was to work with students in MMSD’s community outreach program. He said he enjoyed going on walks with his students during their lunch breaks and helping them figure out their life plans and telling them why pursuing their education is so important.

“My big thing is representation, so increasing that number, exposing people of color to this area, and providing for all high school students, no matter the race or gender that want to pursue environmental water space. We also want to teach them that they don’t have to be an engineer, they can go into business or learn what legalities can play a role,”

Montgomery said.

Montgomery also worked as a team member for community engagement at Walkers Point Community Clinic. He focused on aiding refugee men in fitness and holistic health during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“It was mostly focused on men who expressed during their checkups with the doctors that they feel some type of isolation or loneliness. They miss their families who maybe aren’t even in the country yet,” Montgomery said.

Montgomery was also a part of AmeriCorps, which collaborates with middle school students and first-years in high school to work on improving test scores in Milwaukee public schools. He was placed at Alexander Mitchell Integrated Arts School on the south side with Yaphet Morales, the Service and Learning Director at

City Year.

Morales said AmeriCorps has members who lead small group interventions and focus on attendance, emotional learning and academics.

“He had an amazing relationship with the students. When it came to being a corps member, you have to have lesson plans done for review, and some people struggle with that, but Niko was one that was able to balance it,” Morales said.

During their parent teacher conferences, Montgomery wore a bow tie, which he said a lot of kids took notice of. This gave Montgomery the idea to give all students a bow tie. He talked to his manager about it, and an initiative was born.

“I did a ‘bow tie Tuesday’ initiative which is focused on the stigma of how more black men go to prison than going to college. It

was also about spreading awareness on the lack of Black male teachers in America,” Montgomery said. They were able to get 100 bow tie donations, and it started off in Montgomery’s classroom, but then it grew to the whole community.

The principal and lunch room workers even wore bow ties.

“For me, the bow tie symbolized wanting to be better. It symbolized commitment. Understanding that you want to be more than just a statistic,” Montgomery said.

After doing this, Montgomery said he noticed kids coming to school more dressed up in something like a simple polo.

“What gets me to want to do this work is the students, never really the adults. I’m big on getting to know them as individuals and not just looking at them as an intern or a number to our data,” Montgomery said.

Milwaukee North side native, Deniko Montgomery, looks to inspire the next generation of leaders.

Photo courtesy of Deniko Montgomery

Graduate student works to improve representation

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materials and a little over nine terabytes of digital material. Blank said the challenge they face is working on preserving the digital materials they have.

“This will be one of our first opportunities as a university to archive things starting in digital form versus old historical stuff where you digitize things so you don’t lose them,” Rana Altenburg, associate vice president of the Office of Public Affairs at Marquette, said.

Altenburg said one of the Foley Foundation’s objectives is to honor James’ legacy, and she said that’s the exact goal of putting this collection together.

“Jim was an educator for many years before he became a journalist, so Jim has always had a real connection to students. While he was working as a journalist, he mentored other youngsters. I really feel like he never stopped that, even when he became more of a writer, he continued to mentor former students and students of journalism,” Diane said.

The Foley foundation puts moral courage at the center of its mission. They value moral courage because it exemplifies the way James did things for the common good even when it came with “personal and political costs.”

Diane said having these materials accessible to the public can help teachers instruct their students moral courage, provide resources for people researching journalism and give insight into other cultures.

“I’m just so indebted to Marquette. They’re really able to see the goodness in our son and his contributions in his short life. That means the world to us because in that way, Jim can

keep teaching the world and inspiring kids to make a difference,” Diane said.

Amy Cooper Carey, head of special collections and university archives, said that as an archivist, her job is to keep documents of the history of the university. She said James’ work is both important to the university and the rest of the world.

“I was here in 2014, and I felt the sadness on campus when Jim was murdered, and it had a big impact on me. Even more than that, I really consider journalism, and good journalism, to be a foundational tool of history. As archivists that’s what we’re interested in,” Carey said.

Durkin also said he believes James’ work is essential to the

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history of Marquette. He said he knows this collection is special because it includes so much content from his personal life which can give people a better idea of James as a person, not just as a journalist.

“Students at Marquette now were really young when this happened, and it’s not something they grew up knowing about. I really believe Jim represents the best of Marquette, and I think students benefit from learning about Jim knowing he walked the same halls and classrooms and experienced similar things,” Durkin said.

Durkin said Marquette really encouraged James to be a man of moral courage. Durkin said there wasn’t a doubt in his mind that both he and Diane

Dr. Xavier Cole, vice president for student affairs, will leave Marquette at the end of the semester to become the president at Loyola University New Orleans.

The Milwaukee Bucks have four more home games left in the regular season. The last home game is April 7 against the Memphis Grizzlies.

Wisconsin is one of 14 states to directly elect state supreme court justices. In the upcoming April 4 election liberal Janet Protasiewicz will face off against conservative Daniel Kelly.

Milwaukee Marathon, set

place last Sunday, was canceled due to a snowstorm.

Executive Director of Marquette Wire Andrew Amouzou

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Foley wanted the collection at Marquette.

“Everyone you talk to about Jim Foley, they always smile, and they have such good memories of him. He brought people together, and he’s continuing to bring people together through this effort,” Altenburg said.

Altenburg said Diane Foley’s work for the Foley Foundation is “quite remarkable. She said Diane gives so much of herself to other people, so Altenburg said she’s happy she gets to create this collection for her and her family.

“This has the ability for Diane, the Foley family and the people that were close to Jim to keep him alive,” Durkin said.

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MU alum James Foley was killed by ISIS in 2014 while working as a freelance war correspondant in Syria.

Marquette celebrates Women’s History Month

Connecting with female leaders on campus and MKE

By Erin Howard erin.howard@marquette.edu

In 1909, Marquette University became the nation’s first Catholic institution to admit women.

Since then, societies and organizations led by teams of women have emerged on campus. In celebration of women’s history, these organizations held meetings and events to discuss the importance surrounding the month of March.

Of these organizations, one of them included is the Institute of Women’s Leadership. Jennica Webster, director of IWL, said IWL hosted its second annual gala this month, which raised funds for gender research, as well as an International Women’s Day roundtable.

For Webster, March is a time in which IWL strives to highlight the various impacts women have made on the world.

“This month gives us the opportunity to recognize and celebrate the contributions of women throughout history and contemporary society,” Webster said. “Those contributions,

whether in arts, sciences, politics, faith, business or virtually every aspect of society, have long been overlooked and discounted.”

Karalee Surface, leadership development coordinator of IWL, said IWL also made sure to acknowledge that society still has a long way to go in regard to gender equality.

“In the midst of the celebration of Women’s History Month where we can draw inspiration from famous difference-makers, there is also an opportunity to take stock of where we are at and what needs to change,” Surface said. “This month allows us a platform to talk about the existing inequities, the areas for improvement and the issues that we’ve yet to address.”

Elise Koenig, a senior in the College of Engineering and social director of the Society of Women Engineers, said SWE was another organization on campus that held events to commemorate Women’s History Month and motivate fellow women engineers.

“SWE had a panel this month of about six women who have professional experience in the engineering industry and we were able to talk with them and ask questions,” Koenig said. “We got to learn about the challenges they face in the field as women and how they overcome them.”

During Women’s History Month, Koenig said she finds herself feeling even more appreciative that communities such as SWE exist at Marquette.

“Engineering is such a maledominated field, so it’s really nice to be able to talk to other girls in SWE about similar things they’re going through,” Koenig said. “There’s just a different kind of understanding.”

Out of STEM occupations in the United States, women make up 34% of employment. The percentage of women employed in engineering occupations is at an even lower statistic of 16%.

Paige Munyon, a senior in the College of Engineering and treasurer of SWE, said that while it’s not exclusive to this month only, SWE also participates in a program throughout the year that is aimed at inspiring the next generation of female engineers.

“SWE does an outreach after school program where we go to Notre Dame, an all-girls middle school, and we introduce the girls to different STEM topics,” Munyon said. “Some of these topics include mixing different chemicals together or learning about how to build a bridge.”

Aside from their typical gatherings, the Women’s Strength Club also introduced

Allison Schmidt, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences and president of the Women’s Strength Club, said her organization can be expected to switch up their group powerlifting routines in light of this month.

“Coming up, the Women’s Strength Club is going to be having a rock climbing event,” Schmidt said. “We want to do something fun and new that we can learn to do outside of the weight room but will still be something that builds strength and agility.”

Reflecting on what this month means to her personally, as well as what it means to the Women’s Strength Club, Schmidt said it is important to recognize the boundaries that women have broken thus far.

“Women powerlifting has definitely not always been a big thing in history,” Schmidt said.

“However, in the past ten years we’re seeing more and more women feeling encouraged to be strong and not be afraid to lift weights. Looking at the past just makes us appreciate how far we’ve come so much more.”

Student loan forgiveness in question until summer

a recent college graduate from the University of WisconsinMilwaukee, said.

By Uzair Qhavi uzair.qhavi@marquette.edu

One theme President Joe Biden ran on in his 2020 presidential campaign was working to cancel student loans and create better relief programs for those with federal loans.

In working to fulfill his campaign promise, Aug. 24, 2022, Biden announced a plan to forgive up to $10,000 of student debt for those who fell within a certain income threshold. Those with Pell Grants will receive an additional $10,000 in student loan cancellation.

The possibility of student loan forgiveness remained short-lived after six Republican-led states filed a lawsuit against the program and stated that only Congress has the authority to forgive student loans. This jeopardized some borrowers regarding the balance of their debt going forward.

The current plan by the Biden administration is now under pause as it is currently being heard in the courts. For the past few months, the hearing has been occurring in the lower courts until Feb. 28 when the Supreme Court of the United States heard the augments for Biden v. Nebraska and U.S. Department of Education v. Brown — two cases that question whether the Department of Education has the legal right to forgive student loan debt.

“The Biden Administration is claiming that a 2003 Congressional statute, the HEROS Act applies to this situation and that the original purpose of this act was to allow the executive branch to forgive student loans of military personnel who would be serving overseas,” Paul Nolette, a professor in the department of political science, said.

with graduate debt. I expect to take out a six-figure amount in loans to finance my education in the future, so knowing that there can be some relief in the future

other emergency situations, such as COVID-19, that student loan borrowers were involved over the past years.

“If the hearings go in the way the Biden administration hopes, it would give the president broad power to forgive loans even if Congress hasn’t explicitly given authorization for that action. Not only would it affect those who currently have debt, but it could open the door five or ten years from now for a future president to do something similar,” Nolette said.

Nolette said if Biden’s plan doesn’t go as intended, giving broad student debt forgiveness can become difficult going forward. Congress would need to approve forgiving these debts. Nolette said if Biden is unsuccessful, it will be difficult for him to continue working to forgive education debt and enact similar policies.

not lead to an increase in inflation due to the plan being spread out over the balance of the loan, but will bring an increase in consumer spending.

“The Justices seem quite skeptical of the Biden plan. If I was forced to make a prediction here, they are like to strike down the Biden administration’s action here, but we’ll have to see until June when the decision comes out,” Nolette said.

Nolette said the court’s ruling would not affect the Public Service Loan Forgiveness – a program designed to forgive those after 10 years of service in government and most non-profit organizations. The only way to remove the program is through an act of Congress.

Rabeeh-Musaitif,

“I was initially excited about the forgiveness plan that the Biden administration laid out for borrower like me. It would allow for me to focus more on saving for the future and less about paying down my existing balance,” Abd-Alrahman

Abdallah Qasem, a sophomore in the College of Health Sciences, said it would be nice if the administration worked to also lower the cost of higher education because it can lead to less of a crisis in the future. He sees this as a good start for current borrowers and has hope for the future.

“I’m hoping that it allows for future debt relief, specifically

would be nice,” Qasem said. Nolette said the Biden administration has used the act to present that it can be applied in

“With Congress so polarized over these issues, particularly with Republicans in control of the House of Representatives, it is very unlikely that student loan debt would pass Congress and get to Biden’s desk to sign,” Nolette said.

The expected cost of the program is to be $373 billion and helps around 43 million borrowers. Additionally, some economists have found that forgiveness will

“Though this plan is potentially costly for the government, it can work to bring about change for others. People will have more money in their pockets and education debt will not hold back people from living better lives,” Qasem said.

Marquette University has set up a site to help navigate graduates and students through the Student Debt Relief Plan process. Additionally, student loan payments will remain paused until June 2023, when the expected decision of the Supreme Court is to come out.

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I’m hoping that it allows for future debt relief, specifically with graduate debt. I expect to take out a six-figure amount in loans to finance my education in the future, so knowing that there can be some relief in the future would be nice.”

Abdallah Qasem Sophomore in the College of Health Sciences

MU alum Jessie Gomez begins to write her next chapter

Today’s Inspired Young Latina looks to inspire, bring hope

By Hannah Hernandez hannah.hernandez@marquette.edu

Jessie Gomez, Marquette alum and current dental assistant in the graduate endodontics department, was featured as a published author in the fourth volume of Today’s Inspired Young Latina.

Today’s Inspired Young Latina is inspired by the Today’s Inspired Latina series. The series includes personal success stories to “motivate” the LatinX community for future generations.

“My chapter mostly focuses on my struggles growing up without any role models in higher education, how/why I decided on becoming a dentist, and my experience in undergrad at MU as a disadvantaged student and how I persist on my journey to grad school and becoming a dentist,” Gomez said in an email.

Gabriela Hernández Franch, chief operating officer of Fig Factor Media, the publishing house that publishes Today’s Inspired Latina, worked with Gomez during the editing process. Franch said that Gomez is a resilient and success-

driven student, and is a great role model for young Latinas.

“Young Latinx students are often faced with tough situations, feeling lonely and less opportunities than their counterparts, so seeing students like Jessie push through and be successful in her goals and in higher education is so inspiring. She is paving the way for other young students just like herself,” Franch said in an email.

Franch said that Gomez is an amazing student and leader that is always looking to help others

and that she wants to give back to her community and be a great representation for Latinas in dentistry. Franch said Gomez is part of the National Campaign of Young Latinas: Impacting the Next Generation, which is an event campaign that hosts events to promote the book series and inspire other young Latinas to share their stories

In her chapter, Gomez said she also briefly touched on having an eating disorder and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. She

said that the chapter is vulnerable, and she wants to inspire people with authenticity.

“Around 12 years old again I began purging. I think puberty was just really harsh on me (like most kids) and I just hated everything about my body. I continued to binge and purge up until last summer really. It got to the point that I didn’t even need to physically make myself purge, it was really bad,” Gomez said in an email.

Gomez said her friend, Sofia D’Acquisto, a second-year in the School of Dentistry, helped her through her eating disorder. Now they are both researching eating disorders and dental hygiene.

“The current research we are doing is inspired from our previous experiences with eating disorders, and the implications they have had on our overall health. She wants to conduct more research on the disparities surrounding the lack of dental care in LatinX communities here in the US,” D’Acquisto said in an email.

D’Acquisto said that she was surprised when found out that Gomez mentioned her in the chapter.

“I believe that she has inspired me more than the other way around. If I were to guess why she mentioned me I think it’s because of our

shared value of friendship through these past couple years. Our love, respect and support of each other is a testament of the importance of friendship,” D’Acquisto said in an email.

Gomez said she hope students can read her chapter and see that they are not alone.

“We are all just a bunch of humans who live on a floating rock in the middle of a huge universe. Don’t sweat it. Whatever happens, happens. Live every day to your fullest and just know that you can achieve whatever you really work hard towards. Don’t be afraid to share your story because stories matter. And don’t forget to brush and floss at least twice a day, every day!” Gomez said in an email.

Going forward, Gomez said she is continuing to work towards her dream of starting a scholarship fund for other LatinX students who want to go into the dental field.

“I would love nothing more than to be able to help another Latina student with their education and path to success,” Gomez said in an email. “It’s hard to want to do what’s best for yourself if it may also consist of moving away from your family or not being as present or close with them or for them anymore. I want to be there to let them know that it’s okay to follow your dreams!”

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2. Author of Pride and Prejudice

4. Carol ______ Braun was the first Black woman to be elected to the U.S. senate

6. First female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean

7. The first Catholic higher education institution to admit women

8. First female Vice President of the United States

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Q&A: SCAM LIKELY celebrates one-year anniversary

Local garage punk band reflects on past looks towards future

By Sofia Cortes sofia.cortes@marquette.edu

I had the opportunity to meet the Milwaukee-based band SCAM LIKELY face to face and talk to them about what it’s like to be in a music group, and what’s in store for them in the future. The band describes their sound as garage punk rock and has been a notable name in the local music scene recently.

How do you guys feel in comparison to where you were last year seeing that you guys just celebrated your “bandiversary?”

“It’s wild to think about. We’re definitely a goal setting, goal oriented group as far as writing and things we’ve been wanting to check off our music bucket list, but I think that we checked off every single one that we could ever think of for a 12 month span,” lead singer and rhythmic guitarist Charlee Grider said.

“I feel like a year ago we just kind of wanted any sort of legitimacy at all, we were thinking like, ‘Oh, we could be a real band,’ that was literally what we used to say a year ago, and now we have legitimate shows — it’s kind of surreal,” bassist Thierry Diatta said.

What does a typical band practice look like for SCAM LIKELY?

“Right now, it’s really just been about finding our time and all getting out there, maybe sort of mess around at the start, feel it out and warm up. Usually, someone will have a riff or an idea or something, maybe a cover they wanna go over, and we just start working from there. I feel like everyone has room to do their own individual thing, try out something they’ve wanted to try out. If we’re feeling good

about something, we’ll record it and then go over the idea,” Cary Dean, drummer, said.

“Kind of depends on what we have going on too. If we have a show that coming weekend, we’ll run through the set and make that our priority, and then if we don’t we’ll run through a couple songs in between jams, pretty much just so we can get back to something we’re familiar with and then kind of have a fresh headspace,” Grider said.

Where did the name SCAM LIKELY come from?

“It came from where you think it came from, honestly — like I got a phone call. We’d been mulling it over for a while and none of the names were sticking, then I got a phone call and I was like ‘Yoooooo.’ We were all like what if this is really our name? And then it just stuck,” Diatta said.

What is a message you guys hope to send through your music and performances?

“Me, I like really like the idea of the shortest distance between the performer and the audience. I want whoever coming to the show to be like ‘Wow we were right next to each other,’” Diatta said.

“Music aside, I really just enjoy connecting with audience members through faces and gestures, and they get it. I just really love looking into someone’s eyes and singing to them and them singing back, playing off each other. It’s Honest. Honesty is a big thing for me when performing, as well as compassion, it feels emotionally fulfilling,” Grider said.

What’s next for the band?

“I want to go on tour, and I just want to start playing other states and anywhere we can. I feel like we’re all kind of ready to go play,” said Diatta.

“I want to play Summerfest and festivals across the nation and I want to keep meeting people,” Grider said.

Photos courtesy of Bobbie Knopp

SCAM LIKELY released their debut album, “Getting Worse,” on January 20 and are now on tour.

Lauren’s Library: Matthew Perry’s new memoir

one ever thinks they will have to live through, only to tell his readers that he did.

By Lauren Puthoff lauren.puthoff@marquette.edu

As an avid lover of “Friends,” the hit sitcom that ran for ten years, I am easily tempted to buy or read anything that is plastered with the “How you doin’?” quote. I have read books about the creation of the show, to playing trivia, to rewatching random episodes on Nick at Nite.

When Matthew Perry published his memoir Nov. 1, “Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing,” I knew that it would be a must-read on my list. With the cover of the book featuring a headshot of Perry with a blue background, I knew it was going to be deep and meaningful.

Perry begins his story by reliving his near-death experience, a hospitalization due to his opioid overdose, a way to not only draw the reader in, but also a way for the audience to truly grasp the intensity of the situation. He descriptively writes about an event that no

Even with the power behind the first chapter, he never failed to throw in a joke, hoping to continue making people laugh, something I enjoyed as I thought it gave readers a deeper look into Perry’s head and his coping process.

At the beginning of the book, I found it difficult to follow Perry’s storyline as he switched from one situation to another. There were times when he spent most of a chapter discussing his struggles in-depth and then quickly switched to events in his childhood.

Although Perry’s writing style differed from anything I have ever read before, once I adapted to his method, I grew to enjoy it. I found it interesting how he made connections between his childhood trauma and his present-day choices.

Perry spends time not only on the large events in his life but also on the small ones, all of which have shaped him into the person he is today. I personally enjoyed how he went deep into his daily tasks, expressing his thought process and reasoning behind each action he

took. Although some may see this style of writing as too descriptive, I truly believe it gave me a deeper understanding of the real Matthew Perry.

Easily one of the most monumental moments in his story was when he first read the script for “Friends” and felt an instant connection to Chandler Bing, a character he sees himself in. Although the character itself was not based on Perry, he is able to decipher and emphasize key traits that make Chandler the character he was.

Since “Friends” was such a huge part of his life, Perry writes about what life was like behind the scenes, but more importantly how it affected him as a person. When he first landed this role, he described a sense of fulfillment in his life, but as the seasons continued, he lost that. He spent years making people laugh in the comfort of their homes, but he was nowhere near that comfort outside of the studio.

As someone who watched “Friends” without a single clue as to what Perry was facing outside of the studio, his memoir gave me a closer look into the person he was, instead of the character he was acting to

be. Now as I rewatch episodes, I am able to see how his addiction was taking a physical toll on him and the character he was portraying.

There were times when I had to put the book down, no matter how intrigued I was, because he was so raw and honest with his readers, something I find vital in writing a memoir. He retold his stories from rehab, in addition to what brought him back through his point of view, but also those who were around him and supporting him.

Perry takes the readers on

an intense journey of his lifelong battle with addiction and the struggles he faced along the way. He truly opens himself up to a world of judgment, just to tell his story and hopes to help people along their rehab journey.

I believe this book should be a must-read on everyone’s list, whether they are an enthusiast of “Friends” or just interested in the reality of what stars go through outside of the studio, causing my overall rating of this memoir is a 4.5/5 stars.

Innovative student entrepreneurs make their mark

Businesses sprouted from hobbies fostered during pandemic

By Isabella Flores isabella.flores@marquette.edu

Marquette University College of Business Administration is home to 1,497 undergraduate students each having their own pursuits for the future.

Some of these students, Aniya White and Aryssa Redmond, have their own student businesses and aspire to be their own bosses one day.

Aniya White, a sophomore in the College of Business Administration, owns her own business called “Waisted by Nie,” where she sells waist beads and promotes them through her YouTube platform.

White found her passion for becoming an entrepreneur during the COVID-19 pandemic. It started off as something she wanted to do for herself and her friends, but shortly after others began to want her products.

“I found my passion for mak-

ing them because my mom always did DIY projects and was very into fashion,” White said.

“We had a lot of the supplies I needed at home, and I watched a few youtube videos and did my research on them. I am all for woman’s empowerment. What kept me going was the reviews from other ladies that they felt beautiful in their own skin and that I was spreading body positivity.”

White advises others wishing to create their own business to not rush their ideas and to allow themselves to fail.

“I can’t cry about having too much on my plate when my goal was to eat,” White said.

As of now, White’s current goals are to gain 500 YouTube subscribers and have more brands reach out to her for hair reviews.

Aryssa Redmond, a sophomore in the College of Business Administration, paints nails and customizes press-on nails. Similar to White, her passion sparked during the COVID-19 pandemic, when she realized her fascination for nails and how they helped

keep her busy during hard times.

Redmond said one of her major successes was having been completely booked for holidays. Although this was exciting, it was also overwhelming. While she was stressed at points, she said she always reminds herself to keep persevering.

“A major success that I’ve had is being completely booked for holidays,” Redmond said. “A downfall I’ve had is the feeling of being burnt out, while trying to balance a full-time business and being in school full-time.”

Redmond said she lives by a certain motto that helps her stay motivated and calm in times of frustration.

“Everyone who gives me the privilege to service them walks out a new person. Leave everyone satisfied,” Redmond said.

Redmond appreciates the support from everyone, specifically the importance of communities of color supporting one another.

“If we don’t support us, nobody will,” Redmond said. “As a Black entrepreneur, all my support comes from my community. Without their support, I would

not have a flourishing business. Give people a reason to support, let everyone ride your wave!”

Marquette’s Black-owned student businesses present a variety of products that are unique and individual, just like Aryssa Redmond and Aniya White’s products. Both Redmond and White acknowledge the importance of support from communities and

the impact it can have.

“It is important for our culture to stay together. By supporting one another we can create a bigger change for ourselves,” White said. “By shedding light on the people around us that look like us, we are creating a path for positive role models for the younger generations to look up to people who they can relate to as well.”

Photo courtesy of Aryssa Redmond

“Friends” actor talks love, loss, addiction, lessons learned

MU’s Aryssa Redmond cutomizes press-on nails for MKE community.

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STAFF EDITORIAL

Commencement speaker, important step for MU

Last week it was announced that the Marquette undergraduate commencement speaker will be Academy Award-winning actress Marlee Matlin. She was the youngest woman to win the Academy Award for Best Actress at 21 years old for her fi lm “Children of a Lesser God.” Matlin is a deaf actress and activist who advocates for diversity, inclusion and accessibility for all. Matlin’s history of activism for accessibility in public spaces calls us to critically analyze how the graduation ceremony will be accessible to everyone.

Matlin has a long history of activism. She has called for greater representation and authenticity when it comes to people with disabilities

in fi lm, TV and other forms of media. Matlin said, “The time for treating disability as a mask or costume needs to come to an end. And the time, too, to bring deafness and disability into the inclusion and diversity discussion is now.” While the Oscar-winning fi lm “CODA” was in the works, Matlin advocated for the casting of actual deaf actors over big names in Hollywood.

Matlin even created an app called MarleeSigns, where people can learn the basics of sign language. She did this because she noticed that many people were interested in learning to sign, but classes or American Sign Language books just weren’t realistic for them. Matlin believes that issues of inclusion and

representation can be improved by using your voice to speak up for greater visibility as well as pushing legislation to ensure that we can continue towards equal opportunity for all.

Marquette should be commended for choosing Marlee Matlin as its commencement speaker. This is a great step in the right direction for diversity and inclusion and shows a commitment to representing underrepresented groups. Matlin has previously done commencement speeches at Wilkes University in 2007, Woodbury University in 2014 and was one of several deaf speakers at Gallaudet University, which is a university that specializes in the education of the deaf and hard of hearing.

At Wilkes University, Matlin spoke about one of her earlier experiences with theater. At 13 she met Henry Winkler at her local community theater and told him about her desire to become an actor. She said that Winkler was pulled aside and told not to encourage Matlin to go into acting because of her deafness. Winkler ignored this suggestion and told Matlin, “Sweetheart, you can be anything you wanna be if you just follow your heart and your dreams.” Just eight years later, Matlin won the Academy Award at 21 years old.

Matlin being chosen as the 2023 commencement speaker is a welcome change. In the past, Marquette’s commencement speakers have largely

been non-disabled and overall non-minority individuals. As Matlin has said herself, representation is extremely important. People being able to see themselves in different roles can be life changing. Deaf students at Marquette can see themselves refl ected in Matlin. Representation is so deeply important because it shows people who can identify with a person in a certain role that they too have the ability to belong in that fi eld.

Matlin herself and choosing her as a commencement speaker greatly aligns with one of Marquette’s guiding values of aiming toward an inclusive and diverse community. Matlin as a speaker pushes Marquette toward this goal.

OP-ED: Don’t ask, don’t tell, girls

The fi rst lesson a young girl ever learns is shame.

Women’s bodies have once again become battlegrounds for politicians — subject to silence regarding menstruation in schools. Because there is a never ending cycle of women being shamed for just existing. The narratives that we must be groomed to perfection and sexually abstain continues.

Florida Rep. Stan McClain

(Republican) has sponsored a bill that would restrict public school instruction on the subject matter of human sexuality — including a ban on the discussion of menstrual cycles with students who have yet to reach sixth grade.

The most outstanding issue here — aside from the concept that menstruation is sexual and not a natural if not unpleasant, bodily function — is that there are girls getting their period before sixth grade. The average girl will typically get her period around the age of 12, but she

can get one as early as eight years old, which is usually the age of someone in third grade. This creates a clear problem: Young girls may not learn about their periods until it’s too late and they are frightened by what they see coming out of their bodies. There is no guarantee that parents will discuss menstruation with their daughters because some are not present, absentminded or not welleducated themselves. So, schools should be ready and willing to provide basic care and education.

Another present issue is the stigma this bill creates around menstruation. As a country, we are already failing to equip adolescents with proper sex education. Only half of the United States’ adolescents receive an adequate basis for education regarding sexual health, pregnancy and other physical processes.

With the introduction of this bill, there is more harm between the lines. At fi rst sight, it might sound reasonable not to educate young girls about

menstruation until they are of the average age to experience it. However, there is a larger problem looming than what’s on the paper itself.

Young girls are already treated much differently, in general, than their male counterparts in elementary, middle and high school education. From personal experience, there is a wild discrepancy.

I remember being in middle school on a fi eld trip to the zoo wearing a tank top that’s strap width was less than two fi ngers — how provocative of me. There was nothing much I could do since I was already there, but I was issued a warning not to dress that way again — being told that it could be “distracting” for the boys that my shoulders and collarbone were exposed that way.

In the moment, I didn’t feel like that was ridiculous, juvenile or even sexist, I felt guilty — I felt gross like I was asking to be looked at in a way that I hadn’t intended.

Because after all, isn’t it a young woman’s ever present responsibility not to arouse

the men around them?

It wasn’t until I had gotten to high school that I realized how even a dress code could instill a lot of shame into young girls. My male peers would show up to class with shirts cut off at the shoulder so much that their whole chests would be out. But, if a girl didn’t have obscenely long shorts on and minimal cleavage showing, she would be reprimanded.

The basis of the issue with this bill goes beneath the surface. As a country, the United States is still educating and treating young girls in a way much different than young men. Sometimes it feels as if our lives are dirty secrets that we should keep quiet while the men our age are increasingly masculine by how much they share.

Education on basic, inevitable bodily functions for young girls is invaluable.

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The Oscars are an exciting time of the year as many eager fans tune in to see all of their favorite movies and actors come together and celebrate each other’s achievements. The Oscars are known as one of the hardest and most prestigious awards to achieve.

However, they need to take accountability for how most of their nominees and winners are not people of color.

There are roughly 81% white voters and 19% people of color on the committee. The bias begins with the fact that the committee members who vote for the winners are majority white.

Historically, most of the wins have been mostly white people until recently. Since 2000, there have been 72 winners for actors and actresses, which include Best Actor and Actress as well as Supporting Actor and Actress, 60 of them have been white.

While there have been a handful of Oscar winners who were Black starting from the 1940s, they didn’t get appreciated for their talent until well into the 2000s. More and

Clara Lebrón

Evolution of the Oscars

more Black people got nominated and won more Oscars in this century.

There are still so many spots to be fi lled too. For example, Halle Berry has been the only Black female actress to ever have won an Oscar for Best Actress.

Even more so, those identifying as Asian have been less represented in the Oscars. For example, Asians have sporadically won since the mid-1900s.

The award for Best Actress went to Michelle Yeoh, who won for her role in “Everything, Everywhere, All at Once.” She made history by being the fi rst Asian woman to win an Oscar.

Additionally, it is rare that a person of color has won Best Director. To this day, no Black person has ever won that title. The award was given out to the fi rst actor of Asian descent, Ang Lee, in 2006 for his fi lm “Brokeback Mountain.”

To effectively combat this issue, the Academy needs to ask itself if they are really being fair to actors and actresses everywhere if the majority of the winners are white. The nomination pool needs to be much more diverse, to begin with as everyone comes from

so much talent, hard work, and dedication to the art.

This can happen by adding more members of color to the voting committee to erase any implicit bias. It can make the voting process more inclusive and allow those nominees of color to feel confi dent that they will have a potential win in their hands.

As viewers watching the Oscars from home, we can also advocate for a change as well. We need to show our support for minorities being nominated for these important awards. The best way to do so is to support their work and openly spread it to others who haven’t seen it. While it is up to the committee to decide who gets the fi nal win, we can still show appreciation by following their work.

Additionally, it’s important to know that an Oscar win doesn’t mean that any other actor or actress is any less talented. They have worked hard to get to where they are and deserve the same love and appreciation for their hard work as we would give to those going up for an Oscar.

As the Oscars slowly make this change, the important thing to realize is that we have the privilege of

watching history happen on our TV screens.

Legislators must listen to youth’s concerns

to ensure that the program would not come to fruition.

of the population.

While scrolling through my phone in the past couple of weeks, I remember encountering an effort to stop something I wasn’t even aware I could have an effect on, The Willow Project.

The Willow Project is a drilling operation led by ConocoPhillips, Alaska’s biggest drilling company, that aims to drill for oil on public land in Alaska and will produce around 277 million tons of carbon dioxide. In a time period where scientists and environmental experts are pleading for global carbon emissions to dissuade, many feel that a project like this could cause irreversible damage in the fi ght against climate change.

Calls to action were rampant on social media, from infographics to pleas to sign petitions and take other steps

More than one million letters were sent to the Biden administration, and multiple millions of additional signatures were recollected through Change.org in an effort to stop the project from being reapproved. As such, it came as a surprise to many when President Biden approved the project two weeks ago.

Although political analysts warned that the president would probably approve the already established measure, citing different reasons such as economic gain and increasing political leverage through other environmental protection measures, there is one possible effect of the measure that could drastically affect the future of the country: Political cynicism.

Political cynicism is a disregard or indifference towards politics and political action, a feeling that can easily be exacerbated by politicians actively ignoring a large portion

The phenomenon is not isolated to this issue or effort, however, the approval of the Willow Project could mark the start of disinterest and indifference in taking political action in one of the most political generations the United States has seen in a while.

In the last general election four years ago and the most recent election just last year, Gen Z voters were extremely involved. Sixty-six percent of college students voted in the 2020 presidential election, being the most involved demographic across the board. However, these numbers may begin to decline as people do not see a correlation between their knowledge and effort and their political outcomes.

While older generations get their news from newspapers and other news outlets, most young people are more inclined to stay up to date through their social media feeds. As such, it can be very

easy for young citizens to feel heard and seen in the general political sphere. Social media becomes a bubble from which young people operate from, seemingly completely detached from all other politically involved people.

As such, if young people continue to see the measures and actions they take do not yield any effects, it would be logical for many to simply stop trying.

In fact, after former President Obama’s election in 2008, a wave of political cynicism signifi cantly affected millennials. Many did not feel they could make any substantial changes to the political landscape as hyper-partisanship seemed to destroy what political integrity these voters thought the American government had.

Although, there is still time to ensure Gen Z and later generations do not inherit the apparently inescapable political cynicism that seems to engulf the American political

spectrum. It seems unlikely unless serious considerations are made by political actors when legislating and advocating for the people they are supposed to serve.

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PREVIEW: Rogers’ squad shifts focus to outdoor season

standings and score a couple more points.”

In the 2022 season outdoors, Rogers brought his team to a sixth and fifth place finish.

Distance

By Benjamin Hanson benjamin.hanson@marquette.edu

After the men took fourth and the women took sixth in the Big East Track & Field Indoor Championships, the teams now shift their focus to the outdoor season.

“I’m really excited to continue the great work that we’ve been doing indoors. For the most part, I thought we finished on a pretty high note across most of the event areas indoors and I want to keep that going,” head coach Bert Rogers said. “We’re getting ready to roll on April 1, and I think we’re preparing well for it.”

Rogers said the transition between the seasons is important because outdoor meets are unlike indoor ones.

“There’s different events and there’s a different size track, so a lot of the events are competed slightly differently,” Rogers said. “Also in outdoors we add a couple of events like the javelin and the hammer throw and then subtract others like the weight throw.”

This year, Rogers said he is optimistic about what his squad is able to accomplish heading outdoors.

“I’m happy with how we competed and how we did and all things considered, I’m happy with how we placed in the conference meet,” Rogers said. “Going into the outdoor season, with the events that are added in the outdoor season are ones we’re fairly strong in, so hopefully we can move up in the team

With a majority of the distance runners being seniors, senior sprinter Kate Jochims said that the coaching staff has started to implement younger athletes into the distance medley relays. The group has added more mid-distance runners in its long races such as junior sprinter Morgan Parzych.

Jochims said that the upperclassmen have bought into their roles heading into the outdoor season.

perform better than they did last year in the outdoor-specific distance events like the 10k. Rogers said the distance group performed great last outdoor season, and he’s excited about its future.

“I think the distance event area is another huge area that we can look forward to and I’m excited to see on how it comes together.”

Sprints

Wright said that the sprinting group did well the previous season and that their performance shows how they can transition into the outdoor season.

“We’re doing a lot at the right time, so everything seems to be coming together,” Wright said. “Slowly but surely we’re getting there, and with this performance, it should be a great jump for the group into the outdoor season.”

Last year, Samuel Johnson and Daniel Bendel contributed to the sprinting group’s thirdplace record for the school and bronze medal for the championships. Even with the duo gone, Rogers said he thinks that the sprinters have done good work and can continue to do that heading forward.

of the race and now it’s time to put everything together.”

Multi-event

Last outdoor season, the multi-event group scored points at numerous meets with the help of graduate Megan Wallace along with Mila Puseljic and Simon Werven.

Despite the loss of Wallace, due to graduation, Werven said that he has a lot of confidence in their transition and what the multi-event group can do this outdoor season.

“It’s really great because the team and especially the younger guys are ready to go,” Werven said. “We’re looking to put up some big numbers in this outdoor season.”

got two throwers on the podium during the championships last outdoor season.

In the outdoor season, the throwing events change from weight throw to javelin and discus while the shot put remains.

“Because of the transition, a big thing we’ve been doing is getting outside as much as possible no matter what condition,” senior Veronica Walinski said. “You can’t control what the weather is going to be like outdoors, and we really have to push with training for these events.”

Rogers said that he’s confident with the hammer throwers’ ability outdoors and in their transition.

“I think that me and all of my co-seniors are really dominant in our fields and are becoming great leaders to train in the underclassmen,” Jochims said. “The underclassmen are really starting to get on their feet and come through injuries, so everyone is looking really good heading into the outdoor season.”

Jochims said the distance group is on the outskirts of medaling in a lot of different races and the team’s goal is to

“Julian, Zach and Daylee in those 400s have all run really great and have been very competitive during the indoor season,” Rogers said. “They can definitely continue that into the outdoor season.”

Wright said that the focus will now shift to connecting all parts of a sprinting race together.

“During the outdoor season, we’re going to focus a lot more on our form through the curves and the middle of our races,” Wright said. “We’ve been working this year on different parts

With the season quickly approaching, Werven said that the group wants to build off the success of their indoor season.

“We’re going to focus on a lot of technical work going into the outdoor season as well as finding time to break each event down,” Werven said. “With each day, focusing on different events, we need to center our attention on the small improvements to build up towards a whole picture.”

Throwing Marquette’s throwing team

“With Vinnie, Veronica, Mikayla and Mia, I believe that there’s quite a crew there that’s really good in the hammer throw,” Rogers said. “I’m looking forward to what they can do and seeing some of those athletes when we head outdoors.”

The Golden Eagles kick off their outdoor season March 31 when the distance runners head to the Washington University Distance Carnival in St. Louis, Missouri.

Marquette women’s lacrosse is out to its best start in program history with a 9-1 record through its first 10 games. Marquette is second in the country in goals per game (17.9).

Last week, Marquette women’s basketball sophomore forward Makiyah Williams announced she has entered the NCAA transfer portal.

Senior attacker Mary Schumar was named Big East Attacker of the Week this week. In two games last week for Marquette, Schumar finished with a combined 11 points off of two goals and nine assists. She leads the country in both assists (40) and assisst per game (4.0).

Distance runners start campaign Friday on the road in St. Louis

Puseljic participates in last year’s Big East Outdoor Championship.

Photo courtesy of Marquette Athletics

I’m really excited to continue the great work we’ve been doing indoors ..”

Bert Rogers Head coach

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Growth in confidence translates into success on court

the guys.”

To junior Ian Brady, Nelson’s doubles partner, it was a moment he will never forget.

By Kaylynn Wright kaylynn.wright@marquette.edu

After a tough start to the season (5-10), the Marquette men’s tennis team has found its spark as of late.

While facing the DePaul Blue Demons, the back-toback Big East champions, the Golden Eagles struck the match to break their 10-match losing streak, and that all started with first-year Thomas Nelson.

“It’s tough for the team as a whole to go 0-10,” Nelson said. “There were a couple matches in there where we told ourselves, ‘Okay we can win this match’ or ‘This opponent isn’t too bad.’ We would lose one way or another. It was like could we even end the losing streak with DePaul?”

After Marquette narrowly won the doubles point, Nelson earned his first collegiate clinch with a tie-break win in a singles match at the No. 5 position, securing the team’s first win of the season.

“There’s so many emotions when that happens,” Nelson said reflecting on the moment. “You’re relieved and excited. It’s almost like you don’t even remember what happens afterward, but in the moment, it was really fun. It obviously meant a lot both to me and the rest of

“(It was) probably one of the happiest moments of my life,” Brady said. “Seeing him (Thomas) being able to get over the finish line there and do that for us, that was super special, and I was ecstatic for him. I couldn’t stop hugging him after.”

that, that you know loves to play, you’re going to be in really good shape.”

Currently, the Golden Eagles have won five matches in a row, while Nelson is on a personal six singles match winning streak.

Although it took him a while to adjust to the collegiate level, Nelson said that his confidence has been boosted by his recent success.

“Now that I’ve gotten into the rhythm of winning matches, it’s helped my confidence a lot in terms of knowing that I can go out there and secure a win regardless of what is going on around me,” Nelson said.

As Nelson has found his groove, it has come with trust and confidence from Brady and the rest of the team.

Over spring break, Marquette traveled to Orlando, Florida, where Nelson picked up his second collegiate clinch against Fairfield University March 16.

Marquette head coach Steve Rodecap said that both wins showed Nelson’s true character on the court.

“I’m really happy for him within the group because he’s earning his badges as he goes,” Rodecap said. “He’s a gamer. That last match, he refused to lose because he had no energy left. He just hung around because he does not like to lose.

When you have a gamer like

“Every time he goes out there, I’m like ‘Whatever number he’s playing, Thomas is there, that’s a win for us,’” Brady said. “He’s had a lot of tight matches so that shows when he’s out there, he’s really knows and thinks he’s going to get it done, which you don’t see a lot from someone as young as him.”

Rodecap said that Thomas’ mindset towards growth has helped him immensely improve his game.

“He’s made some nice adjustments there in being able to look a different way on the tennis court when things aren’t going your way,” Rodecap said. “The one thing is when

someone will listen and they’re not scared to make those changes, knowing that you might not be successful in that moment, but you’re willing to do it. (That) is something he’s done very well.”

In regard to his doubles game, Nelson said that Brady’s extensive experience has made a huge impact on his own skills.

“He’s (Ian Brady) arguably the best doubles player on the team, so it’s been nice to have a guy on the court who knows what he’s doing,” Nelson said.

“I went through my entire high school career playing three doubles matches, so playing high-level doubles matches is not something that I was really ready for. Having Ian out there who can carry some of the load is very helpful.”

Brady said the relaxed atmosphere between them has

helped their chemistry thrive.

“We have some good chemistry out there, and we have fun,” Brady said. “That’s a big part where we’re never too nervous or uptight. We’re having fun, we’re having a good time, we’re laughing. That’s super important for us because we’re staying loose and we’re playing good doubles.”

As the season has progressed, Nelson said this carefree mentality is something he’s learned to apply in all areas of his game.

“Now that I’ve gotten into the groove of everything, I understand what’s required of me and what I need to do to win,” Nelson said. “I just go out there and say I have to play tennis. I try not to think about it’s college or high school or whatever. I’m just trying to go out and play.”

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Nelson carries a six singles match winning streak into Creighton

Nelson celebrates after a point in loss to University of North Dakota.

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Bou’s commitment speaks to tennis and course work

Puerto Rico native transferred from Big East foe UConn

By Jack Albright jack.albright@marquette.edu

The foundations of senior Julieanne Bou’s winning mentality can be traced back to a hotel room in Panama City, Panama.

Bou, a then-16-year-old, was rooming with famed Puerto Rican tennis player and Olympic gold medalist Monica Puig during the 2017 Fed Cup. It was there that Bou learned it isn’t the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog.

The previous year, Puig was in the 2016 Summer Olympics women’s tennis gold medal match against Germany’s No. 2 seed Angelique Kerber. In the final set, Puig pulled off the upset.

“Nobody expected her to win. She was a complete underdog, and she beat all the best,” Bou said. “Every time I’m out there, even though I’m playing a super-ranked player or a school that’s supposed to destroy us, it’s like, ‘Why not me? Why

not us?’ I can do it because she motivates me.”

Bou has played for Puerto Rico in the Fed Cup since 2015, an opportunity she has never turned down.

“I’ve never said no. Literally every single year I’m like, ‘Yes, anytime,’ because it’s playing for your country, playing for your people,” Bou said. “It’s the greatest honor an athlete can have.”

Bou said she plays her best tennis when wearing the red, white and blue of her home nation.

In 2016, Puerto Rico hosted the Fed Cup. Bou said it was her favorite tournament because the fans didn’t care about tennis etiquette.

“Tennis is supposed to be silent and proper. No, they were going, ‘Wow, there’s Puerto Ricans playing,’ and everyone’s screaming for you and honestly it was very fun,” Bou said. “Really nice to have a whole country s upporting you.”

Bou grew up playing volleyball and tennis, but when she was 14, she had an offer to play at the John Newcombe Tennis Ranch

in Texas. Because she could get scholarships for tennis, she decided to quit volleyball. And, the scholarships came. She took her talents to UConn, where she was a team captain for two years and earned two degrees in nutritional sciences and animal sciences.

But despite being a Husky, Bou had her eyes set on the Golden Eagles from the start, even touring at Marquette before committing to its Big East foe in Storrs.

One of her previous tennis coaches knew Marquette’s director of tennis and women’s tennis head coach Steve Rodecap, so she had a connection to the university, which she used when it came time to decide where she wanted to play in her final year of eligibility.

“I reached out to Rodecap last year, and he got back to me really fast,” Bou said. “Luckily we’re in the same conference as UConn, so they got to watch me during conference play.”

Bou arrived in Milwaukee as a nursing major, which has made it difficult to balance being a student and athlete.

“It’s definitely hard especially now with clinicals I have,” Bou said. “I don’t get to practice as much as you would want to. But, the coaches work well with me around the clock and adjust to make it work.”

Because of her rigorous class schedule, there are games she cannot travel to, like the team’s next match at Creighton. She

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also has an adjusted practice plan that requires her to work independently and stay in shape on her own time.

Associate head coach of the women’s team Dusan Medan said it has been a lot of work, but he admires her willingness to play.

“I have tremendous respect for her and her commitment to play the fifth year considering what she’s pursuing career-wise,” Medan said. “Her schedule has been extremely busy around the academics and everything that she’s been doing. Just a lot of respect that she wanted to play a fifth year and take advantage of that extra year of eligibility.”

Bou’s final year of play isn’t only impacting her, but also her teammates. She has a bevy of experience in different scenarios, something junior Lara Kaiser, one of Bou’s doubles partners, doesn’t take for granted.

“She’s obviously super experienced in doubles,” Kaiser said. “She can really calm

me down and see the situation from the outside and just tell me what’s going on and what I can do better.”

Bou has earned accolades and picked up big wins in her career, but she has also used her winning mindset to bounce back from hardships.

Over the summer, she tore her labrum and had surgery in October. She was unable to play or practice during the fall and her final collegiate season was in limbo.

Now fully recovered, Bou has been reminded to cherish the time she has left whenever she steps onto the court.

“Starting this semester, my expectations for my fifth year were to just have fun and enjoy the privilege of being out there,” Bou said. “I’ve been playing some great tennis because I’m just calm out there and I’m grateful to play.”

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he was quarantined in our house for three or four months because of quarantine. That was when the boys started playing together in the backyard when the spring came,” Katherine said. “It probably would never have happened without COVID because they were all going in different directions.”

Adler’s dad, Richard, said the brothers work on new music together, regardless of who is home.

“Even when there’s just two at home, they’re generally trying out new songs, playing and just having fun,” Richard said.

Patrick said that constantly working on music has strengthened the bond between his brothers.

“We’re texting back and forth

daily, sending new recordings that we have or new song ideas or lyrics. Whenever we call each other, we’re always talking about music; we’ve grown closer because of it,” Patrick said.

Patrick’s musical talents have also been shared with the golf team.

Head coach Steve Bailey has put Patrick in the spotlight several times, including at last year’s alumni event in Florida.

“We’re down in Florida for our alumni match last year, and we’re at a restaurant where they had some live music,” Bailey said. “We said we have an upand-comer trying to make a name for himself and asked if we could get him a little time on the mic. He got to play a little jam in front of all our golf alums and the team and got some good cheers.”

Patrick said he will never forget his impromptu performance at the alumni event.

“I got up and sang ‘Dead Flowers’ by The Rolling Stones,” Adler said. “It was nerve-wracking because, at that point, I still hadn’t played many live shows, so I hadn’t performed in front of many people before. It did get me out of my shell, and maybe I gained a little respect from the alumni.”

While nervousness is inevitable when performing, Patrick said that Bailey has challenged him to channel that feeling on the greens.

“You’re always uncomfortable on the golf course. When you’re put in big moments, you will be uncomfortable,” Adler said. “Grab a hold of that and use it to your advantage. Coach also talks

about putting yourself in those types of situations. I never realized why he kept asking me to sing in front of many people to make me uncomfortable, but it’s relatable to golf.”

Bailey said it is important for the team’s chemistry to embrace each other’s hobbies, including Patrick’s singing.

“We have other interests outside of the game, and it’s healthy for us to connect,” Bailey said. “Whether it’s playing cornhole, shooting hoops, or using the ping pong table we put in the locker room, it’s fun outside of golf to keep the guys competitive and on top of what we do in practice. These are things you do as friends, too. We build those relationships and friendships through little healthy competition.”

The Adler Brothers can be

Bou competes on the Puerto Rico National Team in international matches.

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listened to on all major streaming platforms, including Apple Music, Spotify and Amazon Music.

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watching box and his indoor film and seeing how many points he was scoring. It was a unique process for us to get a hold of him, but the more conversations had with him, we felt like we stumbled upon a kid that was a diamond in the rough and was going to come in and have a great career for us.”

Long story short, Andrew committed to play 2,179.3 miles from his home, but he wasn’t the first Bowman to head to the states to play collegiate lacrosse.

Colby, a junior student-athlete,

plays Division II lacrosse at Walsh University in Ohio.

“It’s a lot for us Canadian kids, moving a long way from home,” Colby said. “For me, the first couple months were pretty tough considering I’d never been away from home for longer than a weekend, but being able to experience that for two years before Andrew, I was able to let him know that he might have some tough times.”

Following in Colby’s footsteps was natural and Andrew said the helpful tips were an added plus.

“He (Colby) always said to

me, ‘The first semester is not going to be an easy thing on you’ or ‘Mom and dad too, they’re going to miss you and we’re going to miss each other too,’” Andrew said. “This year, I was able to go down and see him over fall break, then over Christmas break we spent every day together, he’s my best friend.”

For Andrew, his older brother’s influences range far beyond life lessons and lacrosse.

“I pretty much have looked up to him my whole life,” Andrew said. “He is my role model; his leadership has helped me get through everything. He helped me to where I am now.”

As a true first-year, Andrew has made his presence known on the field. After taking down thenNo. 5 Penn State, where Andrew posted his first career hat trick, he earned Big East Freshman of the Week on March 20.

“He’s definitely not the loudest guy on the team, that’s for sure, but he’s a heck of a competitor and even though he doesn’t say

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much, that’s shown in how hard he plays,” Stimmel said. “Some of the plays he is willing to make, especially on the inside, where you’re going to get hit and you’re going to take some shots from the defense, he’s always willing to do that. That’s just who he is.”

Off the field, Andrew has found a piece of his outdoorsman side within his fellow teammates.

“I’ve been fortunate enough to have become really good friends with Devon Cowan, who’s definitely had a similar situation where he’d grown up hunting and fishing,” Andrew said. “I was lucky enough to go out to his farm with him in Kansas over Thanksgiving, which was super cool. Now, we try to get outdoors as much as we can outside of lacrosse and school.”

Now that Andrew resides in what seems like a concrete jungle, he said the biggest change is in perspective.

“Sometimes being in the city is a big change for me, but it’s also become a different way of

looking at life now, and Milwaukee has shown me that you can be in the city and still get out and have fun,” Andrew said. Though the terrain of the Midwest varies from that of British Columbia, Andrew said it’s the values of hunting and fishing that never change, no matter where you are.

“A lot of things I’ve learned, have been through hunting and fishing, which follow the main theme of hard work,” Andrew said. “Nothing in hunting, nothing in fishing is ever given to you, you’ve got to work for it. Taking that value into lacrosse, I’ve discovered that you must go and earn what’s there and keep continuing to work hard.”

A note to Andrew from Colby:

“I am so proud of what you’ve done so far in such a short amount of time at Marquette. You’re one of my best friends, so to see all the hard work that is finally starting to pay off at the highest level, makes me really proud of to say you’re my brother.”

Osburn grows Golden Eagle brand in home state

Black set to welcome in three players from Colorado next season

By Jackson Gross jackson.gross@marquette.edu

In the 11 seasons as a Division I program, the Marquette women’s lacrosse team has had just two players from the state of Colorado.

However, Marquette head coach Meredith Black said that because of the newest member, first-year attacker Tess Osburn, there will be three more Colorado products in the 2023 recruiting class who will don the blue and gold.

“Tess helped spark getting more and more (players from Colorado). Tess’ parents are super awesome; they have a big network of lacrosse in Colorado,” Black said. “Tess really sparked what is, hopefully, to be a lot more Colorado kids coming.”

Osburn said she is excited to help bring in a new generation of Colorado players to Marquette.

“It’s really cool, no one else is from Colorado and other girls on the team have girls that are older than them from the same area,” Osburn said. “I’m excited to have those people and to

connect with them.”

While lacrosse has grown in the past 13 years in the state, with the number of schools fielding lacrosse programs having risen by 59% from 2010-2018, it hasn’t always been like that.

“When I started playing, no one knew what it was, no one was playing it,” Osburn said. “It was such just a small population in Colorado that was playing, and there were barely any club teams.”

Even growing up in Castle Rock, Colorado, Osburn had never heard of lacrosse before, until her cousin, Sean Mayle, started playing lacrosse in high school in San Carlos, California.

“He introduced it to my family and that’s how we first started playing,” Osburn said. “We would always play with him (in my backyard and) I would always go to his games (as well).”

What Mayle believes started the explosion of lacrosse in Colorado was the 2015 University of Denver men’s lacrosse national championship team.

Mayle was a first-year on that squad.

“Lacrosse has been an East Coast thing from its infancy (and) the fact that UD ended up winning and bringing a national championship west of the Mississippi (River), it gives

everyone a sense of hope that anyone can do it as long as you put the effort in,” Mayle said. “I think that was able to open a lot of folks’ eyes.”

Osburn said it opened her eyes to potentially playing lacrosse at the college level.

“She’s the most natural goal scorer I’ve ever coached; she finds a way to put the ball in the net,” Ellis said. “It’s been a pleasure to coach her and see her development.”

After her four years at Valor, Osburn chose to remain an Eagle, but she just added some gold, deciding to come to Marquette and join Black’s program.

“The coaches definitely stood out to me. I talked to a bunch of other schools, but these coaches felt so loving,” Osburn said. “I watched a practice and (the players) all seemed super close as a team and that’s what I was really looking for.”

It wasn’t easy for Osburn at first to adjust to a new coach in Black, after being coached since before high school by Ellis.

this season.

“The best thing about Tess is her mentality. Although she’s a freshman, she plays very free, very loose, she seems to just have fun out there,” Black said. “She goes one hundred percent speed in everything she does, and she is very coachable. You can say, ‘Hey, try this or do this’ and she will.”

With the way Osburn is playing, Mayle said she is setting a new standard for players coming from Colorado to Marquette.

“I don’t think anyone would have thought that Denver would have been good at lacrosse because it’s so far away from everything,” Osburn said. “That really pushed me to want to win a Big East title or do something that changes history.”

Osburn went on to play at Valor Christian High School in Highlands Ranch, Colorado under Terry Ellis. She led the Eagles to their first Final Four appearance in her first year there.

“When I came to college it was different having a different coach and a woman coach,” Osburn said. “I love Coach Black, but it was definitely different.”

Osburn has continued to make history as the second player ever to become a Golden Eagle hailing from Colorado as she became the first player in program history to score from the state in the season opener against San Diego State.

On the season, Osburn has 19 goals and five assists while playing in every single game so far

“If you’re coming in with expectations, you have to set that bar high,” Mayle said. “She’s done an amazing job doing that, she’s really showing the talent coming out of Colorado and these non-traditional areas that it competes with the top talent from the ‘hot beds.’”

Osburn said she takes pride in currently being the only player from Colorado at Marquette.

“I really like being from Colorado. People don’t really realize that lacrosse is big in Colorado, especially when everyone on the men’s and women’s team are mostly from back east,” Osburn said. “I like it because it shows everyone that it doesn’t matter where you are from, you can be equally as good.”

Bowman with his older brother Colby during an outdoor excursion.

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Osburn is third on the team in goals

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Relying on Canadian roots

Tuesday, March 28, 2023

Ellis Leaving MU

Guard missed all season rehabbing from knee surgery

First-year forms bond with teammate on outdoorsmen hobby

By Ava Mares ava.mares@marquette.edu

Before it was lacrosse and hockey sticks, it was a fishing rod, a hunting rifle and the great outdoors. At least, that was what childhood for first-year attacker Andrew Bowman was like.

“Since the age of three or four, my dad had given my brother, Colby and I lacrosse and hockey sticks to play with, but even hunting and fishing was introduced to me before that,” Andrew said.

“Those two things sometimes play a bigger role in my life than lacrosse.”

Growing up in Nanaimo, British Columbia, the Bowman brothers were raised on all things outdoors, which included the sport of hockey.

“Colby and I played mostly hockey when we were younger,” Andrew said. “In a way, playing too much hockey translated into eventually liking lacrosse more.”

When Andrew decided to switch his focus solely to lacrosse, he said the transition was a smooth one.

“The culture of the game is very similar to hockey,” Andrew

said. “They are two different sports, but still similar at the same time in the sense of game management. Seeing the field is like seeing the ice.”

After playing field lacrosse for six years at Nanaimo District Secondary School, two of which he shared the field with his brother, Andrew made the move to Milwaukee to play under Marquette men’s lacrosse head coach, Andrew Stimmel.

“The recruitment process was a little bit more unique, him being from Nanaimo, way out west in Canada,” Stimmel said. “We recruited him during COVID-19 based off of highlights and

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Marquette men’s basketball’s scholarship issues are resolved. At least for now.

Monday afternoon sophomore guard Emarion Ellis entered the NCAA Transfer Portal according to Verbal Commits.

Ellis was one of three players who followed head coach Shaka Smart from Texas after Smart took the job at Marquette. He came to the Golden Eagles after being named Iowa 3A Player of the Year in 2020-21 and ranked as the No. 91 prospect in his recruiting class by Rivals.com.

The 6-foot-5 guard struggled in his lone season with the Golden Eagles averaging 2.1 points and 0.9 rebounds in 14 games during the 2021-22 season.

Ellis sat out this entire season rehabbing from patella surgery that he had in April of 2022.

With Ellis’ departure, the Golden Eagles currently sit at the NCAA scholarship limit of 13.

Andrew Bowman First-year attacker

The Marquette Wire reached out to a team spokesperson for comment but was told the program did not have a comment at this time.

Adler’s love for music creates familial bond

Band with brothers formed during peak of COVID-19 pandemic

By Trevor Hilson trevor.hilson@marquette.edu

Sophomore Patrick Adler doesn’t just hit greens, he hits high notes.

His family’s shared passion for music mixed with extended time at home created the concoction that is The Adler Brothers band.

It was through lessons growing up that a band in the future

looked possible.

“My parents had us take music lessons when we were kids. My oldest brother took guitar lessons, my middle brother would have piano lessons, and I’d have drum lessons,” Patrick said. “We already had a mini band before we even took off.”

Adler’s mother, Katherine, passed down her love for music to her three sons.

“I love music, and I would love to have had lessons when I was growing up, which was part of my aim for having the boys take lessons,” Katherine said. “It

was great for them to do lessons together as brothers, especially since there was a big age gap between them.”

Connor, the oldest, is eight years older than Patrick, and seven years older than the middle brother, Aiden.

While the brothers are separated by age, the COVID-19 pandemic united them and ultimately was responsible for the band’s formation.

“Connor had just moved back from Boston and was ready to move downtown. By chance,

First-year attacker Andrew Bowman traveled 2,179 miles from home in British Columbia to Milwaukee to play lacrosse at Marquette.

The Adler Brothers Band can be heard on Spotify and Apple Music.

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