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Safety alerts expand Attendance guidelines impact Some say they see incidents on Wildfire before MUPD’s messages

No official university standard, professors use own discretion

By Kelli Arseneau

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Sarah Foley, a sophomore in the College of Arts & Sciences, gets severe chronic migraines. Last semester, her migraines sent her to the emergency room 22 times.

Christina Curtis, a senior in the College of Health Sciences, has a chronic health condition that requires her to go home to a hospital in Chicago for treatments fairly frequently.

For these students, it can be difficult to adhere to their classes’ attendance policies.

Marquette has no specific

attendance policy in place. According to Marquette’s online bulletin, faculty are not required by the university to take attendance for their courses, but if they use an attendance policy, they are required to put it on the syllabus so students are aware.

For students like Foley and Curtis, who have reasons outside their control as to why they might expect to surpass the absence limit in their classes, the Office of Disability Services provides options.

There are different types of accommodations for students, ODS director Jack Bartelt said. Some accommodations are “more objective,” he said, like “time and a half” on exams. This is where students are allowed to take exams See ATTENDANCE page 2

Demonstration policy for student groups differs Organizations must have permission to protest in all spaces

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By Annie Mattea

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Marquette University Police Department, along with the Office of Marketing and Communication, has revised how it shares updates regarding safety related

Marquette first released a demonstration policy as part of the university policies and procedures May 16, 2019. Prior to this, the only demonstration policy in place was located under student organization policies on Marquette’s website.

The added UPP demonstration policy was the first time a demonstration policy was in place that

applied to all students, faculty and staff. The student organization policy has not been altered.

“The policy was situated in the student organization policies, and so we didn’t stipulate it specifically as the ‘Student Organization Demonstration Policy’ until the UPP came out,” dean of students Stephanie Quade said in an email. “Then, we tried to clarify the name, to differentiate it from the UPP.” According to Wayback Machine, an internet archive service, the student organization policy online has

incidents, according to a university news release.

Safety alerts, sent through text messages with a follow-up email, will continue to only be sent in instances of an active threat to campus, the release said.

MUPD will send updates

concerning incidents that are not necessarily an active threat through emails with the subject line, “MUPD Update – DESCRIPTION,” according to the release.

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ALERTS: Change due to community feedback Continued from page 1 This could include safety reminders for campus when there is a pattern of crime, when rumors are circulating and MUPD needs to share factual information, and when a photo of a suspect needs to be shared to help make an arrest, among other instances.

The release said this change was based on feedback from the Marquette community. MUPD Assistant Chief Jeff Kranz said the change was first talked about at the end of last semester and went into effect this semester.

MUPD made use of the new update system following the incident Feb. 16 in which a bullet hit a Wells St. Hall window.

The bullet hit at around 11:20 p.m., and a text safety alert was sent to the Marquette community at 11:57 p.m., stating that shots were fired on N. 17th Street and Highland Avenue. More details were sent to Marquette emails at 12:43 a.m. Feb. 17.

“Initial calls went into the Milwaukee Police Department,” Kranz said. “So there was a little bit of a delay, that call got transferred to us and we responded to that. … Because of the odd situation, to put something out we had it take longer than normal, and we had to coordinate with another agency to determine the location that the shooting was taking place.”

He said the department had to do more investigating to figure out where the shooting was in order to keep people safe.

The day after the shooting, MUPD issued an update to provide additional context. The update included that MUPD was on the scene of The Commons immediately. Students in Wells St. Hall were offered counseling and spiritual support. The update also included that Milwaukee Police Department canvassed the shooting area, and bullet casings were sent for testing.

According to the Feb. 17 update, the MPD investigation is ongoing, with assistance from MUPD. “The entire Marquette community is grateful that no one was injured,” the update said.

The update also included ways that MUPD is continuing safety measures, including a safety task force, co-chaired by MUPD Chief Edith Hudson and an unnamed undergraduate student, collaboration with MPD and the District Attorney’s Office to discuss gun violence in Milwaukee, and increasing databaseinformed policing and hiring an MUPD data analyst.

“In addition to devoting significant time and resources to increase prosperity and address violence in our surrounding neighborhoods, Marquette remains vigilant in our

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MUPD safety alerts are sent via text and then followed up by an email.

protection of the campus community, and will continue to do everything possible to ensure the safety of our students, faculty, staff and surrounding neighborhood,” the update states.

Some students have expressed that MUPD alerts sometimes have a time delay, but generally get the information out quickly.

Jacquelyn Carter, a sophomore in the College of

Communication, was in the study room that was hit during the incident in The Commons Feb. 16.

She said MUPD quickly responded to the students at The Commons, saying that it was no more than 15 minutes after.

“There’s only so much they can do and how soon they can do it because it’s late,” Carter said. “There is a lot going on.

I feel like they didn’t know a

lot, there were no details really. … I feel like they did the best they could sending it out as quick as they can.”

However, she said a lot of people posted information regarding the shooting and the bullet immediately on social media. She said students often use Wildfire, an app that allows people on and near campus to send messages to each other. Messages range from someone spotting a celebrity, to class cancellations and to places people should avoid for the time being because of apparent unsafe situations. “(Wildfire) reminds me almost of social media, and you just say whatever you want (and) you don’t have to get it verified,” Carter said. “I feel like definitely people hear about (incidents) first on that, even though it’s not necessarily the truth.”

Andrew Tyrell, a first-year student in the College of Business Administration, was also in the study room that was hit. He said he has also seen people use Wildfire in the past to communicate about incidents.

“You can just go on the app, type it and then boom, it’s there,” Tyrell said. “While with MUPD, they have to do it through a system. They don’t hear about it until some calls. The student accounts are more firsthand than MUPD because they are there quicker.”

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in a separate room and given the length of time the professor offers all students in addition to half that time. In comparison, Bartelt said accommodations regarding the attendance policy are known as a “consideration of” accommodation, which means that ODS can require professors to consider adjusting their rules for a particular student dealing with a mental or physical disability.

“The important part for us is the instructors taking a very purposeful look at their attendance policy and considering whether or not, for this student with a documented need, there can be some amount of flexibility in that attendance policy,” Bartelt explained.

Ultimately, however, the professor makes the decision as to how many missed classes make a student unable to pass the class, Bartelt said. Because every class has different requirements and needs, Bartelt said there is no way ODS could require a professor to give a student a set amount of extra absent days. For example, he said, a graduate-level clinical course that

requires students to spend time with patients or clients is likely to be stricter on absences in comparison to a lecture hall that does not involve much discussion.

Ana Garner, a journalism professor and the chair of journalism and media studies, said it is easier for her as a professor to make accommodations for students when she is notified of absences as far in advance as possible.

“At a certain point it’s not really a matter of wanting to work with the student. If they’ve missed a great deal, then it’s really hard for them to actually be successful in the class, they don’t have the material and it’s not just a matter of reading the homework,” Garner said.

Garner said she does work with students who have situations that require them to be absent on a case-by-case basis.

Foley said she believes attendance policies should be less strict. She said the policy sometimes makes it difficult for her to advocate for herself when speaking with professors about her situation.

“It’s up to their discretion whether I’m able to remain in the class even though I can’t be at all the lectures and classes,” Foley said. “So when I’m absent a lot, if they want to withdraw me from the class, they have the ability to do that.”

She said she has had issues within bringing professors notes from the hospital to legitimize why she wasn’t in class.

Foley said she had to withdraw from three classes last semester. In fall 2018, she had to withdraw from three courses, and in spring 2019 she had to withdraw from four.

Of her withdrawals, Foley said only one instance was due to a professor removing her from a course due to too many absences.

The others were mutual decisions that her health prevented her from keeping up with the course schedule.

Garner said her attendance policy states that for her class held once a week, students are allowed two absences, and for her three credit course, students are allowed four. However, she said she has

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The Office of Disability Services provides attendance accommodations.

never had to drop a student from her class due to excessive absences.

Curtis said she has been fortunate to have professors help accommodate her situation.

“Most of my teachers are really understanding about it and don’t dock the points for that,” she said.

“But in other cases, it’s not always

that easy. And it’s just hard to make up class because you miss what’s said during lecture and even if you get someone’s notes, it’s not the same. It’s really difficult.”

Editor’s Note: Sarah Foley is the roommate of Executive News Editor Annie Mattea. Mattea had no role in the reporting or editing of this story.

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POLICY: Online version sets limits Continued from page 1 not been changed since April 2018.

The Marquette Wire was not able to access an earlier version. The title was changed from “Demonstrations Policy” to “Student Organization Demonstration Policy.”

The UPP demonstration policy went through a months-long revision process addressing feedback from the Marquette community before it was finally updated Feb. 13.

Most of the changes involved minor differences in language in order to make the policy’s guidelines as clear as possible.

The university demonstration policy addresses how and where students, faculty and staff can demonstrate on campus. It states that individuals may host demonstrations in public areas of the Alumni Memorial Union and its adjacent greenspaces, on Central Mall and on any public property. Students, faculty and staff must get prior approval if they wish to demonstrate in an alternative location.

However, the student organization demonstration policy states that all demonstrations by campus organizations must get approval before protesting on any area of campus. It also provides other limitations, including a rule in which the protesting group may not utilize any “amplified sound devices” and that the protest may not occur inside any university building except the AMU. Cory Forbes, a first-year student in the College of Arts & Sciences, said he does not understand the purpose of having separate demonstration policies for student organizations and individuals.

Last semester, Forbes participated in the climate change demonstration outside Zilber Hall and organized a protest against Young Americans For Freedom’s event with speaker John Doyle. This year, he was a part of a protest against Campus Ministry’s involvement in March for Life.

Forbes said in his experience,

protesting groups, even if all the members protesting were involved in a specific organization, did so as individuals so that they did not have to follow the specific restrictions outlined in the student organization demonstration policy.

“I don’t think it changes anyone’s behavior much at all. I’d say that it more just means that there are people doing (this) individually and don’t affiliate with any student (organization),” he said. “You see, because there’s rules like you can’t use megaphones, and you need to get permission and you can’t have certain signage if you’re a student org, while the individual policy is just, ‘Here are the places you could protest, and make sure you don’t violate these broad and vague guidelines.’”

He said he does not think the student organization demonstration policy does anything to limit the number of protests because student organizations can just demonstrate as a group of individuals.

Since the May 16 policy release, there have been four updates to the UPP demonstration policy. Two versions came out last semester, Aug. 16 and Aug. 27. The final policy that came as a result of this round of edits was released Feb. 13.

Sumana Chattopadhyay, chair of the University Academic Senate and associate professor of digital media and performing arts, said the Marquette community did not give feedback to the UPP demonstration policy until the Aug. 16 update was announced in a university email.

She said the community’s reaction to the policy prompted a brief discussion, which led to a policy with minor edits made in versions released Aug. 27. A third update was then created Sept. 9, Chattopadhyay said. However, according to the dates listed on the official demonstration policy document, the Sept. 9 draft was never publicly announced.

Assistant provost and chief of staff Cindy Petrites said she believes the Sept. 9 draft was discussed at the

An MU student intentionally started a fire at Schroeder Hall. MUPD arrested and transported the student to the Milwaukee County Criminal Justice Facility.

Persons not affiliated with MU stole and crashed a vehicle in the 2100 block of W. Wells Street. An investigation is ongoing.

FEBRUARY 22 A person not affiliated with MU removed merchandise

from a business in the 1600 block of W. Wisconsin Avenue. A check of the person revealed active warrants. MUPD cited and transported them to the Milwaukee County Criminal Justice Facility.

FEBRUARY 21 An MU student lost her property at an unknown location, and unknown person(s) removed the property. MUPD was able to recover the property and return it to the victim.

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The student organization policy requires permission for all protests, including those held in the Alumni Memorial Union.

Academic Senate meeting Sept.

16 but was not made official policy online.

Chattopadhyay said following the three edits to the May policy, it was decided that the policy should be analyzed by faculty, staff and senate members through a longer revision process in the Academic Senate.

“After September, it was decided … we all had our thoughts, and there was quite a lot of energy around the issue … we as a senate body wanted to weigh in and work, and Provost Ah Yun also kind of wanted to get more feedback,” Chattopadhyay said. “So therefore, we decided all the campus stakeholder bodies — so the Academic Senate, the Staff Senate and (Marquette University Student Government) — will offer their input, and then the central policy review body is going to try and

incorporate the comments, bring them all together and try to make as many edits as possible.”

The months-long policy-editing endeavor eventually resulted in a finalized policy Feb. 13.

There was also a policy specifically concerning the Alumni Memorial Union and demonstrations there, first released Aug. 20 and updated Aug. 28. The AMU demonstration policy has much of the same wording as the demonstration policies from August, with added details. The policy is still available online.

Because she did not oversee the edits until the policy went through the Academic Senate, Chattopadhyay said she was uncertain about the revision process that resulted in the August and September versions of the policy.

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A person not affiliated with MU was operating a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol in the 1600 block of W. Clybourn Street. MUPD cited the person.

Black History Month Transcribe-a-thon Raynor Library 2nd floor Noon-3 p.m.

MUPD stopped a person not affiliated with MU for a traffic violation in the 800 block of N. 12th Street. A check of the person revealed active warrants. MUPD cited the person and transported them to the Milwaukee County Jail.

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Gun violence concerns rise amid bullet incident March for Our Lives encourages proactive measures

By Nicole Laudolff

nicole.laudolff@marquette.edu

Shortly before midnight Feb. 16, a stray bullet entered an eighth floor window of The Commons residence hall on the Wells St. Hall side.

None of The Commons’ 500 undergraduate residents were injured in the incident.

“The one thing I have to stress is it’s a very odd occurrence,” Marquette University Police Department Assistant Chief Jeff Kranz said. “In my time (with MUPD), I’m not aware of it ever happening.”

The bullet originated from a shooting exchanged between two vehicles traveling north on 17th Street near W. Highland Ave., Kranz said. Shots were fired northbound from one vehicle and southbound from the other. One particular round fired southbound reached The Commons, penetrating the window of a study room.

The location of the

shooting is less than half a mile from The Commons.

“In this instance, (MUPD) first started by clearing the building to make sure there were no other strikes and that there were no injuries sustained,” Kranz said. “Our first focus was the students’ safety.”

Because the shooting transpired beyond MUPD’s patrol zone, the incident is being further investigated by the Milwaukee Police Department, Kranz said.

As a result, MUPD has been able to better manage the aftermath of the situation.

Kranz, among other MUPD officers, visited The Commons on multiple occasions last week to answer any questions or concerns students may have had regarding the incident.

“After hearing the news, more than anything, I was shocked,” Cala Ohser, a first-year student in the College of Arts & Sciences, said. “You hear things like this happen off-campus which is obviously horrible, but for it to happen on campus is totally different.”

Marquette University’s March for Our Lives chapter issued a statement on Instagram Feb. 17 regarding the incident. The post read: “While fortunately no one was

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The incident at The Commons leads to gun violence fears on campus.

injured in the crossfire, this senseless shooting endangered our entire community … We call on Marquette University, MUPD, and our lawmakers to take active measures in preventing future events.”

March for Our Lives is a national student-led movement against gun violence.

“I think something like this will likely never happen again, and it’s important we don’t have an

irrational fear of bullets flying through dorms,” Linnea Stanton, a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences, said.

Stanton is the Midwest regional organizing director for March for Our Lives, responsible for supervising the formation of new MFOL chapters in seven states.

“We live in a world where gun violence happens on a day-today basis, and at Marquette, that violence isn’t far away,” Stanton said. “It important to be aware of our surroundings.”

In 2017, the most recent year of complete data, there were roughly 14,716 gun-related homicides in the United States, according to the Center for Disease Control. This total averages out to about 40 homicides by firearms each day.

In the city of Milwaukee, there have been 18 homicides in 2020 so far, which is six more than last year around this time, according to tracking data provided by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

“Gun violence on and around campus has always been an issue,” Stanton said. “But I think this incident will draw more light on the topic.”

Marquette votes in Milwaukee primaries Races include mayoral, state Supreme Court

By Annie Mattea

anne.mattea@marquette.edu

Members of the Marquette community participated in local primaries Feb. 18, voting for candidates in the Milwaukee mayoral and Wisconsin Supreme Court races, among others.

Incumbent Tom Barrett and Wisconsin Sen. Lena Taylor are both moving forward in the Milwaukee mayoral election. More than 30,000 people voted for Barrett, who received 50.01% of the vote, while more than 20,000 people voted for Taylor, who received 30.69% of the vote, according to the Milwaukee Election Commission.

Other candidates for mayor included Paul Rasky and Tony Zielinski. Rasky received 1,902 votes, which was about 3%, and Zielinski received 10,385 votes, which was about 15%. A little more than 500 people wrote in a candidate for mayor.

For the Wisconsin Supreme Court justice race, Jill Karofsky received more than 47,000 votes, about 40%. Daniel Kelly received a little more than 44,000 votes, about 37%. Both Karofsky and

Kelly will move on to the general election.

Ed Fallone, a Marquette law professor, received a little more than 25,000 votes, which was about 22%. He will not move on to the general election.

For Circuit Court Judge, Branch 5, Brett Blomme received more than 37,000 votes, about 36% of the votes. Incumbent Paul Dedinsky received more than 34,000 votes, about 33%.

Zach Whitney received more than 30,000 votes, which added up to about 29% of votes.

For county executive, Chris Larson received about 42,000 votes, which is about 36% of votes cast. David Crowley received more than 39,000 votes, which is about 34%. Larson and Crowley will continue to the general election. Theodore Lipscomb received more than 19,000 votes, about 16%. Purnima Nath received more than 14,000 votes, about 12%.

For city attorney, Tearman Spencer received more than 23,000 votes, about 39% of votes cast. Incumbent Grant Langley received more than 19,000 votes, about

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32%. Spencer and Langley will continue to the general election.

Vincent Bobot received more than 16,000 votes which is about 27% of votes cast.

For city comptroller, Jason Fields received more than 25,000 votes,

about 42% of votes cast. Aycha Sawa received more than 17,000 votes, about 30%. Fields and Sawa will continue to the general election. Alex Brower received more than 15,000 votes which is about 25% of votes cast.

For District 4 county supervisor, Andrea Rodriguez received more than 1,800 votes, 47% of votes cast. Ryan Clancy received more than 1,600 votes, about 40% of votes cast. Rodriguez and Clancy will continue to the general election.

Paul Rasky received 420 votes, about 10%.

There were 123,285 ballots casted total, of 502,017 registered voters in Milwaukee county.

Turnout was about 24%.

The wards that include Marquette are wards 187, 190, 191, 192, 194, 195 and 196.

The Milwaukee Election Commission provides data regarding turnout in each ward. For Ward 187 turnout was about 20%, while 190 had about 13%, 191 about 7%, 192 about 5%, 194 under 14%, 195 just under 15%, and 196 about 11%.

The general election is

April 7.

Editor’s Note: The current results are unofficial. A canvas must be conducted, and results must be certified before being finalized.

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Group discusses white guilt, racial injustice Meeting sheds light on social inequality, shame, privilege

By Ben Wells

benjamin.wells@marquette.edu

Graduate student Hannah Uitenbroek held a group conversation titled “Unpacking Whiteness” Feb. 19 at the 707 Hub. The 90-minute conversation was attended that night by a small group of students ranging from first-years to seniors. Attendees reflected on personal experiences relating to white guilt, how it’s affected them and how to act productively on it.

White guilt refers to feelings of shame some white people experience when they recognize the legacy of racial injustice and perceive their benefits from it.

Uitenbroek, who received her undergraduate degree in sociology from the University of WisconsinEau Claire in 2015, started these meetings to “empower our white community members to take responsibility in calling out racism in themselves” and other relationships such as in one’s family, work or

friendships in day-to-day life.

In her proposal to have these meetings on campus, Uitenbroek said that in Marquette’s 2015 campus climate assessment, numerous students felt that many of their peers were “racially insensitive.” Some discrimination involved racial profiling, harrassment and incidents related to Marquette’s LIMO service and the social media app YikYak. Uitenbroek’s mission, as stated in her proposal, is to “build white racial literacy in white students in order to support the day to day inclusion of students or faculty of color at Marquette” while also giving others the tools to work toward racial justice.

The group is expected to meet every other Wednesday at 6 p.m. on the third floor of the 707 Hub right outside of the Trinity Fellowships offices. The group’s topics for the future include a wide variety of issues such as “white supremacy culture” and “anti-racism work strengths.” More detail will be provided about what these topics mean at future meetings.

“Since coming to Marquette, I have wanted to learn more about issues of race and any social inequalities,” Kate Lawlor, a junior in the

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Students discuss white guilt, privilege and issues of racial injustice.

College of Arts & Sciences, said.

Lawlor, who attended the first meeting on Wednesday, said she felt the need to participate in order to learn more about the topics surrounding white privilege and white guilt.

Discussions will typically last about 90 minutes for each meeting and will include opportunities to individually “check-in” on each individual group member’s week, hold silent reflection and share individual

stories in a “talking circle.”

“Being able to have these productive conversations is what I’m hoping for,” Uitenbroek said in an interview. “(These conversations) needed to be talked about yesterday, 20 years ago, 50 years ago, 100 years ago. … I think there’s a big necessity for change.”

Wednesday’s first meeting included establishing “group norms,” personal introductions and asking group members to reflect on

times they experienced white guilt or shame, and ways that it was productive or not.

However, the meeting was not attended by any people of color.

“The idea of white students discussing race without students of color involved creates an echo chamber that doesn’t challenge any preconceived notions,” Maaz Ahmed, a sophomore in the College of Communication said. Ahmed went on to state that conversations like this should be focused on the idea of “equitable treatment of all people, something that is rooted in compassion, not guilt.”

“I think conversations on race are absolutely necessary,” Ahmed said. “However, they needed to be handled with care and with the voices of people of color guiding conversation.”

Katelyn Jackshaw, a sophomore in the College of Arts & Sciences, said it is important to have conversations like these in “today’s political and social climate.”

“It was a great start to diving into difficult conversations,” Jackshaw said after the group’s first meeting.

European Union ambassador visits MU Human rights, accountability among values

By Shir Bloch

shir.bloch@marquette.edu

Stavros Lambrinidis, Ambassador of the European Union to the United States, visited Marquette last week during an outreach trip to Wisconsin.

“The Ambassador’s state outreach trip to Wisconsin was organized because the EU is a major trading partner of Wisconsin, and because Milwaukee is key in the upcoming U.S. elections,” Travis Smith, Marquette alumnus and staffer to the Ambassador, said in an email. “He spent his first day in Madison and the second in Milwaukee, and elected to come to Marquette because it was recommended by various alumni, including myself!”

Smith works in the Press and Public Diplomacy section of the EU Delegation to the U.S. Paul Nolette, associate professor and chair of the political science department, said he got the chance to speak to the ambassador through the political science department.

Smith said that the Ambassador’s staff decide where he will travel to based on the EU’s cultural and commercial connections to the state at hand, potentials for

people-to-people engagements, state relevance for particular EU policies, and relevance in the U.S. elections and political events in general.

While in the “Washington Bubble,” as Lambrinidis called it, some of his main tasks include meeting with the executive and legislative branches to address matters related to U.S.-EU relations. These involve matters of trade, economics, political developments and cultural diplomacy. He also coordinates efforts with the 27 other ambassadors of the EU member states, engaging local and national media on U.S.-EU affairs, and giving speeches at a variety of events, Smith said.

Lambrinidis said that prior to working as the ambassador of the EU to the U.S., he served as the EU Special Representative for Human Rights. He said that, though there are many countries dedicated to preserving human rights, there are also many that are dedicated to violating them. He said that human rights issues are rarely black and white, as many countries protect certain rights but violate others.

He added that all human rights are connected.

“It is impossible to have economic development if 50% of the population are treated as second class,” he said. “What’s so scary about smart girls?”

Lambrinidis said that many countries fail to protect the rights of women because they fear that

education will lead to female em- organizations such as the UN and powerment, a concept which many local civil society organizations on regimes fear. the ground in order to be able to Though efforts in specific coun- find the best way to not just change tries may have required finding a laws and implement laws but also starting point and prioritizing the change hearts and minds,” he said. violations which occur most freLambrinidis told the story of a quently or woman from Africa which might with whom he had be easier to discussed female tackle, Lamgenital mutilation. brinidis said He said that the EU that the efhas engaged in efforts he led forts to cut down on as the EU FGM because of the Special Repdetrimental health resentative effects on women. for Human He said, however, Rights never that while these efseparated forts had resulted in rights. a change of regional “Human laws, the woman’s rights are incommunity still ternational shunned those feSTAVROS LAMBRINDIS males who had not rights,” he Ambassador of the European undergone the prosaid.

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He said that if a country is a sig“You can have a law in place, but natory of a human rights treaty, if a society is not there yet, then that signature must mean some- you need to be also educating,” he thing. Though there are regional said. “Not just thinking about the mechanisms to protect human stick, but also thinking about the rights, Lambrinidis said that it is carrot, the process to get there.” important to not only change the He said that much of the work laws in the countries they are help- he is doing now is focused on ing, but to help change hearts and getting back to the basics of the minds as well. shared values between the EU “We try as Europeans, when and the U.S. it comes to changing the law, “We don’t just share interto work hand in hand with both ests, we share values,” he said.

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It is impossible to have economic development if 50% of the population are treated as second class. What’s so scary about smart girls?

“This is not work to be left to future generations.”

Lambrinidis said that he wants to work on the shared goals and visions of freedom, openness and democracy between the EU and the U.S. “Values have a cost,” he said. “With our exports, we send values.”

He said that trade agreements signify an acceptance of values, so it is important for the U.S. and the EU to consider with whom they conduct trade. This is to make both parties more free, he said.

“Take Wisconsin as a state,” Lambrinidis said. “There are 95,000 (Wisconsin) jobs created every year by European countries, and many European jobs created

by Wisconsin.”

He stressed collaboration and trade as very important to both the U.S. and the EU. “The meeting itself was helpful to understand more about the Ambassador’s efforts to gauge Americans’ views on trade and relations with Europe by visiting states like Wisconsin directly,” Nolette said in an email.

As a final message to Marquette students, Lambrinidis stressed the importance of an open mind on the value one can gain from education.

“Try anything and try everything,” he said. “My education has been rich precisely because I allowed my university to blow my mind.”

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Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist speaks on bias Jacqui Banaszsynski talks at annual Nieman Lecture

By Nick Magrone

nicholas.magrone@marquette.edu

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jacqui Banaszynski, who graduated from Marquette in 1974, spoke to Marquette students, faculty and administration Feb. 18 in the Alumni Memorial Union Monaghan Ballroom as the 2020 Nieman lecturer.

The Lucius W. Nieman Symposium is an annual event hosted by the Diederich College of Communication. The event is named for the founder of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

Banaszynski is a faculty fellow at the Poynter Institute for Media Studies, a nonprofit journalism school and research organization. She recently retired as the Knight Chair in Editing, a position she held at the University of Missouri School of Journalism. Currently, she is an editor of Nieman Storyboard, an online publication of the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University.

The global website focuses on narrative journalism.

The Pulitzer Prizes are annual awards honoring excellence in journalism. Banaszynski won the 1988 Pulitzer in Feature

Writing for her piece on “AIDS in the Heartland” while reporting for the St. Paul Pioneer Press Dispatch. The story brought readers into the life and death of a victim in a farm community.

Two years earlier, Banaszynski became a Pulitzer finalist in International Reporting after she traveled to Sudan to report on the Ethiopian famine.

Throughout Banaszynski’s lecture, titled “A Necessary Bias: Confessions of a Career Journalist,” she presented the idea that rather than ignore their biases, journalists should accept and be aware of them. She said objectivity should be a method journalists use in their reporting rather than a destination, and learning how to use biases can aid reporters.

Toward the end of her speech, Banaszynski stated numerous biases she herself has. She said she is “biased in favor of every day honoring the rights and privileges of being a member of the free press.”

Banaszynski was introduced at the event featuring information about her life, including her connections to Wisconsin and the accolades she has won.

The audience was also informed as to how her work has taken her to all seven continents — including Antarctica.

During her lecture, Banaszynski touched on numerous topics she has covered, a list that

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Jacqui Banaszynski speaks about her journalism career and experiences.

includes corruption, political strife and refugee camps. She detailed how in every story she covered, she never wavered from knowing that the stories she wrote were not about her but the subjects themselves. She emphasized the importance of journalists establishing both professional and personal relationships with stories’ sources.

“You should challenge yourself to have a shared experience or emotion,” she said. “Don’t use the word ‘I’ as a wall but as

a bridge.”

She told the audience about some of the relationships she built through her work, particularly through her “AIDS in the Heartland” story.

In addition to her lecture, Banaszynski attended numerous Marquette College of Communication classes throughout the week of Feb. 17.

Ana Garner, professor and chair of journalism and media studies, said Banaszynski is always willing to help

Marquette out.

“We got her to come speak because she is a well-known alum,” Garner said. “She has offered to give back a lot in the past and has worked and helped out the O’Brien Fellows. It was a wonderful opportunity, which she generously accepted.”

Garner said she thought Banaszynski’s lecture helped inspire Marquette’s current communication students.

“Based on the reactions I saw, I think it serves as a great inspiration,” Garner said. “Students were able to see what is possible in a journalism career and one way that you could navigate that path. You could be a Pulitzer Prize winner. She is such a talented journalist and is always willing to answer questions about the craft. I really do believe that people came away energized.”

Dave Umhoefer, journalism professor and director of the O’Brien Fellowship in Public Service Journalism, described the impact that Banaszynski’s speech had regarding the field of journalism.

“Jacqui offered a realistic view of journalism today as well as inspirational words about the importance of the mission, especially in these politically divided times,” Umhoefer said.

NASA administrator focuses on space flight Artemis mission aims to put 1st woman on moon

By Alexa Jurado

alexa.jurado@marquette.edu

Melanie Saunders, deputy associate administrator for NASA, spoke at Marquette Feb. 20 in the Alumni Memorial Union.

As deputy associate administrator, Saunders helps implement all aspects of NASA’s functions, policies and programs, according to a university news release.

Additionally, she is NASA’s acting chief financial officer and chairs the organization’s Mission Support Council, which serves as the agency’s most prominent decision-making body.

Carmel Ruffolo, university associate vice president for Corporate Engagement, said she brought Saunders on campus for several reasons, but one especially compelling reason was because she is a woman in STEM and comes from a

humanities background. announced that he wanted to see Saunders presented on NA- it happen by 2024 instead.

SA’s upcoming endeavor, the “There was quite a bit of exArtemis program, which aims citement at NASA,” she said. to return to the moon by 2024.

Pence had a good reason for The program’s goal this anis to have a more nouncelong-term and susm e n t , tainable presence on Saunders the moon by 2028, said.

Saunders said.

“One of “That’s something the most that’s an important challengpart of our program,” ing things Saunders said. is it takes a But it also has other lot of time goals, which include and a lot gender and racial of money diversity within the to do huspace program. The man spaceprogram, according flight, so to NASA’s website, it’s always aims to land the first target MELANIE SAUNDERS a woman and next man for people Deputy associate administrator on the moon. for NASA who want “That’s something to have that matters to us,” other priSaunders said. orities for the budget,” she said.

The program had originally As administrations change, aimed to reach the moon by Saunders said she has seen 2028. However, Saunders said NASA struggle with having the Vice President Mike Pence money to fund projects that were

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Don’t assume you can’t have a career at NASA if you’re not an engineer or a scientist.”

already in the works.

“You have to run the risk that the new president comes in and says … ‘That was the other guy’s legacy, I want to do something completely different,’” she said.

Nolan Cox, a sophomore in the College of Nursing, said he attended the event to learn more about the Artemis program.

“Besides learning the details about the program, I also found it interesting to learn about how NASA collaborates with other governments on their international program,” he said.

Annie Carani, a sophomore in the College of Engineering, said she enjoyed the talk.

“Being a bioengineer at NASA is my dream job, so sending humans into space and eventually Mars is just super interesting to me,” Carani said.

Saunders said going to the moon again may also set up possibilities of going to Mars.

There are several benefits of going to the moon that Saunders mentioned, some of which include the United States being world leaders,

strengthening international relations and driving the economy. She also said science and technology developed for space programs can aid in other ways, including disaster relief and the medical field.

It also inspires a new generation and encourages future careers in STEM. Saunders said many people have opportunities to work with NASA, as either an intern or in other positions. NASA is also currently looking for astronauts.

Saunders also touched on how she got to where she is in her career. With degrees in both history and law, she said she sometimes felt out of place.

“Don’t assume you can’t have a career at NASA if you’re not an engineer or a scientist,” she said. Skills that are equally important are having good people skills and being a problem solver, she said.

“It is refreshing to hear about a strong woman work her way up through an organization like NASA,” Carani said.

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Vida Coffee settles in after 1st few months open Student-run business program teaches skills

By Alexa Jurado

alexa.jurado@marquette.edu

Vida Coffee, a student-run business, opened its first brickand-mortar location in West Allis last December. Those involved are now settling in, working out the kinks and getting to know the community.

Vida is a part of Blue & Gold Ventures, Inc., Marquette’s student-run business program. Vida originally began as Buena Vida in 2010, a business that sold coffee beans and donated meals to kids in Honduras. In the past several years it has been restructured and is now more focused on retail locations.

George Haikal, a student manager and sophomore in the College of Business Administration, said he wants people to know three main things about Vida.

The first is that it is a studentrun business.

“For a coffee shop to be (student-run) is unheard of,” he said.

Jane Eaton, a student manager and sophomore in the College of Business Administration, said being a student-run business results in a unique mindset.

“We try something out, and if it doesn’t work, we’re immediately coming up with new solutions,” she said. “I think that that’s really cool about us being a student-run team, just because all of us constantly are working together to come up with improvements and different ways that we can change things to make things better.”

Nick Cinquepalmi, a sophomore in the College of Business Administration, said being a student-run business can be one of the challenges Vida faces. “(People) don’t take us as

Photo by Alexa Jurado alexa.jurado@marquette.edu

Marquette’s student-run business program plans to open another location near campus by Aurora Sinai.

seriously,” he said. “It’s just kind of proving that we’re serious and the we are actually in business to make money. … It’s a hurdle to jump over.”

The second thing Haikal emphasized is that Vida has specialty coffee.

“We’re on par with those really high level coffee shops, even as a student-run business,” Haikal said.

Third is Vida’s direct trade relationship with coffee farmers in the Dominican Republic. Haikal said they work with 12 different farmers and their families, who plant and pick the beans themselves.

“I think it’s really cool that we’re able to actually establish this relationship,” Eaton said. “I

think that that separates us from a lot of other coffee shops, and we want to be sure to tell that story to the customers that are coming in.”

Ben Piette, a student at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and head barista of Vida Coffee, said the specialty coffee Vida serves offers a unique flavor profile that many Milwaukee coffee shops do not have. He partially got involved with Vida because they hire employees outside of Marquette.

Piette said he has enjoyed developing a process for the shop and creating a menu for Vida.

“I think there’s a lot of fun to be had when you’re still sort of settling everything in,” Piette said. “Going through the

options and experimenting is really awesome.”

Eaton said the first few months that Vida was open involved learning about inventory orders, operations and managing the staff, as well as getting established in the community. The Vida staff members continue to hone their skills with weekly training sessions, which are led by student managers.

“We don’t want to set up a culture where you feel stuck,” Eaton said. “We want people to be able to improve and have their hard work pay off.”

Neither of the student managers had run a coffee shop before, but Haikal said they “jumped in headfirst.”

“It’s such a good way to have

experiential learning in the business world,” Eaton said.

Cinquepalmi said he has learned a lot about all aspects of running a business, such as communication, wholesale, networking and the real estate aspect of finding locations to open.

Eaton said she is learning not only how to run a business but about coffee, too.

“I’ve always loved coffee, but I didn’t know that much about it,” Eaton said. “We had to learn how to pull espresso shots, the process of extracting the coffee beans and how it turns into coffee … and we’re in the process of learning things like latte art.”

Eaton said Vida has seen a lot of support from those in the building in which Vida is located. She said they have a lot of regular customers.

“That’s really nice just because we know that they care, because they continue to come back on a daily basis,” Eaton said. “Having them support us … it’s just awesome to see that.”

“It shows that we’re making a difference in the community little by little,” Haikal said. “I think that’s really important.”

Vida will soon open two new locations in Milwaukee, one by Aurora Sinai Medical Center and one in the Third Ward.

Eaton said she is excited about the Aurora Sinai location because it will be easier to involve Marquette students, as it is close to campus.

Haikal said the Third Ward location will be inside an art gallery and will also be a wine bar.

They are planning on using more experimental techniques with coffee, such as siphon brewing.

“I couldn’t have predicted it,” Haikal said of the upcoming openings. Haikal said Vida is looking to hire more employees to prepare for these new openings.

College of Arts & Sciences chooses new dean Heidi Bostic to begin role May 28 after previously serving as visiting associate provost for special projects at Furman

By JK Rees and Alexa Jurado

james.rees@marquette.edu alexa.jurado@marquette.edu

After a 10-month-long search and interview process, Heidi Bostic has been named the new dean for the Klingler College of Arts & Sciences. She will begin her role May 28.

“I look forward to working

closely with the college’s leadership team, the faculty and staff, and university leaders to help advance the research, scholarship, and teaching and learning of Marquette’s most academically diverse college,” Bostic said in a university news release.

Bostic was previously a visiting associate provost for special projects at Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina,

a professor at the University of New Hampshire and dean of the UNH College of Liberal Arts. She has also served as the inaugural director of interdisciplinary programs for the College of Arts & Sciences and chair for the Department of Modern Languages and Cultures at Baylor University. Bostic was also a faculty member at Michigan Tech.

Bostic has also won a number of teaching awards.

“Dr. Bostic has demonstrated an exemplary history of academic leadership in a variety of university settings across the humanities and science disciplines, making her an ideal fit to lead Marquette University’s flagship college,” Provost Kimo Ah Yun said in the news release.

Ah Yun said Bostic has shown

a “keen understanding of and appreciation for Marquette’s Catholic, Jesuit mission, vision and values.”

“Dr. Bostic will be a valuable addition to university leadership and an excellent champion and visionary leader for the Klingler College of Arts and Sciences,” Ah Yun said in the news release.

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Award-winning films showing in MKE

Photo by Jordan Johnson jordan.d.johnson@marquette.edu

The Landmark’s Downer Theatre, located in Milwaukee, is now showing several Oscar-nominated short films among other movies, including “The Assistant” and “1917.”

Local cinemas offer opportunity to see renowned works

By Skyler Chun

skyler.chun@marquette.edu

Whether it’s animation or liveaction, fairy tale or real-life, films have a way of helping many escape reality for a few hours, or even just for a few minutes. With The Oscars just having released their choices for top work in the film industry at their Feb. 9 ceremony earlier this month, it seems like an ideal time to catch up on those picks.

Just outside of Marquette’s campus, several theaters are currently showing some of those works. Here are five must-see films now showing, the theaters showing them — along with their proximity to campus — and directions for how to get there.

Landmark’s Downer Theatre, located at 2589 N. Downer Ave., is showing a few Oscar-nominated short films among other awardwinning films, including “Oscar Nominated Short Films 2020: Live Action,” “1917” and “The Assistant.”

A 20-minute bus ride on the Gold or 30 bus lines will drop

you off just five minutes away by foot from the theater.

Oscar Nominated Short Films 2020: Live Action (NR) 1 hour, 44 minutes The Oscars annually recognize top films in the industry. The awards show has two short film categories: live-action and animated. The live-action category typically feature narrative stories.

Sit back and relax as the live-action films take you on a journey into Tunisia when a son finally returns home after a long journey with his peculiar wife in “Brotherhood,” and then jump into the middle of a barren desert where two brothers find a donkey wearing headphones in “Nefta Football Club.”

Then, watch the Academy Award winner for Best Live Action Short, “The Neighbors’ Window.” In this story, a woman who had fallen into her daily routine as a mother gets her life shaken up when she realizes the new neighbors can see inside her apartment.

The short film “Saria” follows, telling the heartbreaking story of two orphan sisters as they experience abuse and many other hardships at the Virgen de La Asuncion Safe Home

in Guatemala, and finally, “A Sister,” where one woman has to make a life-changing decision for herself.

The short films will be showing until Feb. 27.

1917 (R) 1 hour, 59 minutes In the middle of World War I, two British soldiers, Schofield and Blake, are tasked with an incredibly daunting quest: sneak into enemy territory, deliver a message and prevent hundreds of soldiers from being killed in a planned attack. The plot only becomes more complicated when they find out Blake’s brother is one of the soldiers at risk of being attacked.

The film, directed by Sam Mendes, won Best Cinematography, Best Sound Mixing and Best Visual Effects at this year’s Oscars.

The Assistant 1 hour, 28 minutes After Jane, an aspiring film producer, lands her dream job as a junior assistant to a notable figure in the entertainment industry, she is stuck doing stereotypical tasks of an assistant — taking messages, ordering lunch and making copies.

As she becomes burdened with the chores of her higher-

ranking employees, we see the deeper problems within her workplace regarding degradation and social injustice.

As we take a closer look into Jane’s everyday life, Jane realizes that being a junior assistant might not be her dream job after all, and she finally takes a stand.

The Oriental Theatre, just slightly closer to campus, is also showing a handful of well-renowned works, including “Parasite” and “Olympic Dreams.”

A bus ride on the Gold or 30 lines or on a transfer from lines 12 to 21 will get you there in around 20 minutes.

Parasite (R) 2 hours, 17 minutes The Park and Kim families could not be more different. While the Park family seems to have all the money in the world, the Kim family is barely able to make a living.

However, they each have things that the other doesn’t. After the Kim children offer tutoring and therapy to Ki-woo, the Parks’ son, when he struggles in school, the Parks return the favor with luxurious and generous acts.

Bong Joon Ho, the director of Parasite, tells the story of two families that form a symbiotic

relationship in their exchange of strengths and weaknesses. But when class status and greed get the best of them, will they be able to overcome it?

If that wasn’t enough to catch your attention, the fact that “Parasite” was also the winner of Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay and Best International Feature Film at the 2020 Academy Awards might be.

Olympic Dreams (PG-13) 1 hour, 25 minutes When the quiet, first-time Olympian and cross country skier Penelope first meets bubbly, outgoing volunteer dentist Ezra at Athletes Village, they seem to be complete opposites.

However, Penelope opens up more as she finds herself forming a surprisingly quick connection with him.

But how do you balance personal connections with achieving your biggest dreams?

And what happens after you face your fears? After you accomplish all your biggest goals?

Currently titled “Best of Fest!” at the Oriental Theatre, “Olympic Dreams” digs further into the relatable and complex trials and tribulations of relationships through Penelope and Ezra’s love story.

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Alpha Phi hosts male pageant with trivia, pick-up line portions

By Ariana Madson

ariana.madson@marquette.edu

With the words “beauty pageant,” the stereotype of dresses and hairspray may pop into mind.

However, Mr. Heartthrob, an event put on by the Alpha Phi sorority chapter at Marquette, is not one of those pageants.

Mr. Heartthrob will take place Feb. 27 in the Varsity Theater.

Tickets are $5 and are being sold in the Alumni Memorial Union.

People can also buy tickets by reaching out to anyone in Alpha Phi. Amanda Walbert, a sophomore in the College of Nursing and the director of philanthropy for Alpha Phi, said it is a male beauty pageant minus the beauty.

“It’s called Mr. Heartthrob because of our philanthropy. …

Alpha Phi supports women’s heart health,” Walbert said.

Walbert said this event is one of her favorite Alpha Phi events.

Any male Marquette student can apply for the Mr. Heartthrob event, which Walbert said is a good way for different people from different organizations to get involved.

“We want people (who participate) to be affiliated with any organization on campus,” Walbert said.

Megan Peterson, a junior in the College of Health Sciences, said she likes that the event emphasizes community.

“We want it to be geared towards getting everyone involved, and we hope we get more people to come,” Peterson said.

This year, Walbert said they have about six contestants from a pool of around 13 applicants. The applicants had to go through an application process, where they were asked questions regarding campus involvement, as well as less serious questions like “What is the cheesiest thing you’ve ever done?” The contestants also get two “coaches” from the Alpha Phi chapter to help them prepare for the pageant.

Walbert said the night will start with the hosts introducing the contestants and the judges, who are from Alpha Phi. Then they move into the lip-sync portion of the evening, followed by other events such as heart health trivia, a talent portion and a pick-up line competition in which contestants try to impress the judges. The winner will receive a prize.

Walbert said she is looking forward to the talent portion this

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Mr. Heartthrob’s T-shirt displays values related to Alpha Phi’s philanthropy, which focuses on women’s heart health.

year, especially after seeing last year’s talent.

“Last year someone brought their dog up and did tricks with them, someone sang and some guy rolled around in condiments and shaved Alpha Phi into his chest,” Walbert said.

Oliwia Burda, a sophomore in the College of Health Sciences, is also excited to see the talent portion this year along with the pick up

line portion.

“I liked seeing their talents like seeing them sing and play guitar,” Burda said.

The sophomore added that she also likes that the event represents a unity that isn’t just connected to Alpha Phi. “It’s not just Alpha Phi … it’s cool to get other chapters on campus and those not even in Greek life,” Burda said.

Peterson said she is especially excited to see how much money they raise. It’s events like this that allow Alpha Phi to raise money throughout the year for things like scholarships and raising awareness for women’s heart health.

“We don’t necessarily have a goal,” Peterson said. “We have the total number we raised for the whole year.”

Last year they raised $21,000.

over,” Fiorentino said. “I think this is just what people want to do on a Saturday night.”

Though she had never been able to attend one of these events before, she was looking forward to the opportunity to hear the new music and unique styles of the bands performing that night.

The lineup included Chelsea Sidecar and Young Strangers, with a set by DJ Riptide featuring Avella to end the night.

The first to perform was Chelsea Sidecar, a three-man band made up of Marquette students. They were well-received by the audience and performed enthusiastically, even after one of the drummer’s pedals broke part-way through the performance.

Alex Markewycz, a junior in the College of Business, is the guitarist for Chelsea Sidecar. He also writes and sings some of the songs.

Markewycz said he and his bandmates have been close friends for over two years. Although they have been playing music together for much of that time, the band was only created a few months ago. Since then, they have been playing at a lot of basement shows. Markewycz said that audience members are not the only ones to enjoy the shows.

“I love them because it brings people together and brings people into the same room and they’re able to experience something and enjoy the musical performance together,”

Markewycz said.

As far as Markewycz is concerned, house concerts are “a great experience for everyone involved.”

On top of this past Saturday’s house concert, there was a Battle of the Bands event the preceding Friday hosted by Marquette Radio, and Chelsea Sidecar was the winner.

There will be many more opportunities for students to

attend basement shows in the future. Marquette MUsic Student Organization hosts many shows throughout the year that are open to all Marquette students. Anyone interested in attending can check the event schedule posted on the MUsic club’s Facebook page @MarqMUsicstudentorg or on Instagram @marquettemusic.

Fruit-themed MUsic concert brings unique twist

Chelsea Sidecar, Young Strangers, DJ Riptide perform

By Charlotte Ives

charlotte.ives@marquette.edu

The Marquette MUsic Student Organization hosted another house show Saturday. This time, however, the organizers gave it an interesting twist: fruit.

From the decor to the outfits, the entire event was fruit-themed. The event’s flyer encouraged audience members to wear their “best fruit apparel or bring a piece of fruit.”

Many did not disappoint.

Among the show’s attendees, as well as performers, there were fruit shirts and even full-body outfits.

And many who did not wear fruitthemed clothes still celebrated the event with actual fruit, such as one audience member who wore a banana in his breast pocket. A watermelon made its way around the crowd, progressively incurring more bites as the evening went on.

Oranges and other smaller fruit were kicked around.

The event took place in the basement of a student’s house on 17th St. Officially beginning at 10 p.m., the show was in full swing by 10:30 p.m. with the basement full of people. The host was Elizabeth O’Brien, a junior at Marquette in the College of Nursing.

O’Brien, a musician herself, attended many similar shows before and said she is a strong supporter of them.

“They’re super fun. It’s really cool because (the musicians) don’t get paid to play but it gets their name out there and they’re all super talented,” O’Brien said. “It’s really cool to be a little part of that.”

As a favor to one of her friends who performed on Saturday, O’Brien agreed to host the event in her own house, opening it up to the Marquette community.

She says these sorts of events are valuable because it can be difficult for musicians to overcome the fear of performing live, and small concerts like house shows make it easier to do just that. She said this is why “the MUsic club is a cool program for people who want to get their name out there and want to perform.”

Some, however, are not as experienced as O’Brien when it comes to these sorts of events. Even so, that does not necessarily stop them from coming to and enjoying the shows.

Jacquie Fiorentino, a senior in the College of Health Sciences, attended one of MUsic’s concerts for the first time this past Saturday. She described it as the “college experience.”

“I think this is what kids look to for a fun night in college — hanging out with people, meeting new people, seeing bands come from all

Photo by Claire Gallagher claire.gallagher@marquette.edu

Chelsea Sidecar, a Marquette student band, performed at the fruit-themed MUsic concert this past Saturday, hosted by Elizabeth O’Brien.

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MUPD’s lack of communication leaves campus ill-prepared

Marquette University Police Department must prioritize clear and timely communication with community members when incidents occur on campus.

When a bullet entered a study room in Wells St. Hall in The Commons residence hall, MUPD sent out a brief safety alert nearly 40 minutes after the incident. The alert merely said fired shots were reported near N. 17th Street and W. Highland Avenue, but it did not state that a residence hall was affected.

A more detailed alert wasn’t released until nearly an hour and a half after the incident, sent via email to Marquette community members.

The email included a link to the Marquette Today website, which confirmed that a stray bullet hit The Commons window.

The department claims it sends safety alerts when situations pose an “ongoing threat” to campus. MUPD Assistant Chief Jeff Kranz said ongoing or “active threats” can occur when MUPD is determining whether someone has been arrested.

The night of the shooting, Kranz told the Marquette Wire that the

shooting “appeared to have happened outside of our area” and that Milwaukee Police Department would investigate it.

Kranz said the delay in response was due to the original call going to Milwaukee Police Department. After the call was transferred to MUPD, he said MUPD had to determine the location of the threat.

If the purpose of safety alerts is to provide students, staff and faculty with information during an incident to advise careful behavior, then a limited safety alert sent long after an incident serves no help.

Mere implementation of safety alerts is not sufficient. If MUPD is committed to providing alerts for community members, it must use them effectively by providing prompt alerts with details that prove meaningful to students, staff and faculty.

Shortly after the Feb. 17 shooting, people began posting social media images of the bullet hole in The Commons window. Others inquired about what exactly happened.

MUPD’s lack of information added to the confusion and sense of panic.

In response to MUPD’s safety alert posted on its Twitter account, people responded with further questions that went unanswered until the more detailed safety alert went out. One Twitter user inquired, “Why was there an hour delay to notify students about a life threatening incident that happened ON OUR CAMPUS?” Students began theorizing and checking in on one another through informal group chats. Some went to Wildfire for information, an app that provides updates about apparent unsafe situations, class cancellations and more through user-submitted content at specific universities.

The Marquette Wire did not receive university response about the incident until nearly 45 minutes after a reporter repeatedly called and then emailed spokespeople. It prevented the Wire from immediately confirming circulating information about the shooting.

Students, staff and faculty want a police department that not only effectively responds to incidents by quickly arriving on the scene, sensitively interviewing victims or witnesses, urgently searching for

suspects and working with other local law enforcement agencies. Community members also want a police department that adequately and proactively communicates with them about dangerous situations.

While Kranz told the Marquette Wire that officers were transparent with residents on the eighth floor of Wells St. Hall about the incident, the rest of the campus was largely left without information to confirm or deny what they were seeing on social media and reading in group messages.

Lack of timely and specific communication about the shooting incident limited students’ knowledge of whether they had to take precautions against possible safety risks.

MUPD’s eventual detailed safety alert did not provide specific guidelines or suggested precautions for students to take in response to the shooting. Instead, it shared some repeated general advice that the department sends out when other incidents occur. The message seemed inauthentic and irrelevant to the Feb. 17 shooting.

Some of the emailed advice

included traveling in pairs or groups and using LIMO shuttle services.

These steps are not helpful in responding to a bullet entering a residence hall window.

The lack of specificity and adequate communication leaves students in the dark about what action to take in a shooting situation.

Kranz said the tips at the bottom of safety alerts are general but are reviewed and updated.

Without mindfully addressing different situations and communicating with the entire campus about changes to situations as they occur, students will be ill-prepared to respond.

In order to protect students and prevent further escalation of dangerous situations, MUPD must improve its response time and transparency with students who are not directly involved with incidents around campus. MUPD must ensure safety alerts are sent out in a timely manner, so when students see it, it is still relevant and they can act accordingly.

Without MUPD providing credibility to circulating claims, students, staff and faculty will continue to feel fearful and vulnerable to risks.

Marquette must go beyond achieving HSI status

Beck Salgado As I sit down in my cream-colored lecture seat, I look around and see nobody who looks like me. As I migrate from class to class, nobody who is teaching me looks like me.

I see nobody who looks like me in positions of power. As a Mexican American who attends Marquette University, this is my reality — a struggle to visualize success because of the scarcity of people who look like me having it.

Last Friday, five universities from Milwaukee — including Marquette — and one from Kenosha met at a summit with the goal of becoming Hispanic-Serving Institutions. A university becomes an HSI when it meets the main requirement of having a student population that is made up of at least 25% Hispanic students. According to the Office of Institutional Research and Analysis, as of fall 2019, Marquette’s

undergraduate Hispanic population was 14.1%.

Last week, I visited some other institutions in Milwaukee, including Alverno College, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Milwaukee Area Technical College, to see what they were doing to provide resources to Hispanic students. The school that stood out most to me was UWM. If you venture into Bolton Hall, you can find the Roberto Hernández Center, which is celebrating 50 years of service to the Hispanic population. I was particularly impressed by Alberto Maldonado, the director of the center. Maldonado expressed to me that while making UWM an HSI is important, he is more concerned with constructing an environment on campus that is equipped to help Hispanic students succeed.

“We don’t want to be in a position where we are admitting a lot of Hispanic students but not graduating them,” Maldonado said. “I would rather admit a lower percentage of Hispanic students if it means that

we can graduate a higher percentage of them. We are here to help students succeed.”

As a Mexican American student, it is hard for me to say I feel Marquette has established a diverse and welcoming environment for students of color, particularly Hispanic students.

Also, the fact that Marquette lacks a Hispanic outreach center, similar to the one UWM has had for 50 years, makes me feel the university is multiple decades behind where it should be in its pursuit to serve Hispanic students. As for Marquette’s Center for Diversity and Inclusion, I believe that the staff does great work there, but I don’t think they are being provided the proper resources to do the best work they could.

I wrote a story in January concerning resources for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program students and received an almost unanimous response from various members of the student body and staff that they felt Marquette’s support of DACA students is disingenuous and hollow.

Johnny Irias, a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences, is a DACA program student who expressed to me that he feels the university has not provided adequate resources for DACA program students.

I want to emphasize that I am not discontented with the hard and amazing work that current staff members in various departments are doing, such as associate director for Hispanic Initiatives Jacki Black, counselor and diversity coordinator at the Counseling Center Marla Guerrero and assistant professor of Latinx Studies Sergio Gonzalez.

Rather, my suspicions lie within the intentions of the administration and the reliability of its willingness to support Hispanic students once they arrive on campus. If you ask me, the lack of a Spanish-speaking resource center, a diverse staff, a diverse student body and even an area on campus where students feel comfortable embracing their culture signals a lack of commitment of Marquette to help

Hispanics succeed.

Rather than trying to become an HSI for the sake of being able to put it on a pamphlet or website, I challenge the Marquette administration to invest in the idea of actually serving Hispanic students.

Investing means listening to the needs expressed by Hispanic students and staff as well as funding valuable resources, such as a Spanish-speaking outreach center. The university cannot solely focus on reaching the 25% threshold that it takes to be considered an HSI. The university must create an atmosphere on campus conducive to Hispanic students feeling like they can succeed. Until these changes are implemented, I doubt the sincerity of Marquette’s attempt to become an HSI, and I do not think I am the only one who has this sentiment.

Beck Salgado is a sophomore studying journalism and English.

He can be reached at beck.salgado@marquette.edu

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Crediting TikTok content ethical for creators Aminah Beg The new viral application TikTok is currently taking over the internet. The social networking entertainment platform is owned by a Beijing-based company, ByteDance.

TikTok users create and share videos that can be up to 60 seconds long. TikTok was established in November of 2017 when it bought out the app Musical.ly, which only had around 200 million users. The application has all kinds of content from comedy to lip syncing to life hacks. It rose to popularity fast but especially in the last two years when the overall app downloads increased from half a million in 2018 to 1.5 billion in 2020.

A reason for this rapid rise in TikTok users is the sensation around dance videos. The application has become famous for dance trends that reach different users from all over the world. There is now a large community of people that can perform whole choreographed dances to a certain songs on command because of how far these dances spread.

The problem comes when these

viral dance sensations are not rightfully being credited to those who created the moves.

Arguably, TikTok’s most famous dance is the “Renegade.”

The Renegade dance has become so popular that celebrities such as Lizzo and the Kardashians are also participating in the trend online. The Renegade is a 15-second dance to the song “Lottery” by K-Camp that incorporates famous dance moves in pop culture like the “woah” and “dab.”

The dance was first introduced to TikTok by a user named global. jones, whose video of them dancing to Renegade has 382,000 views. He did not credit the dance to anyone, but other users began to use the sound to perform very similar dances. One of the first users who really made the dance go viral was user mishandty.cxc, whose video got 18.6 million views. The two dancers also did not credit anyone when performing the dance. This was in October of 2019.

A week later, Charli D’Amelio, one of the most famous TikTok creators with more than 29 million followers, posted a video doing the same exact dance with the same song. Due to her following at the

time, D’Amelio’s post made the dance even more viral. Her video now has 35 million views, and users on the app everywhere were posting themselves doing the Renegade dance. Again, she did not give anyone credit. There are now 26.5 million videos using the Lottery song on TikTok. D’Amelio is often credited with creating the dance. To the surprise of many users, the dance actually came from a 14-year-old named Jalaiah Harmon from Atlanta, Georgia. Harmon posted a video on Instagram of her and her friend doing the original Renegade dance to the same exact song Sept. 2019.

Harmon was finally given the credit she deserved during the 2020 National Basketball Association’s All-Star Weekend Feb. 15, when the NBA invited her out to perform the dance. D’Amelio also posted a video with Harmon doing the Renegade dance with the caption “guys I would like to introduce to you @_.xoxlaii (Harmon’s TikTok username) I am so happy that she was able to teach me the original choreography that she made.”

All of this information is important because it has sparked an important discussion on the internet

about the need to credit dancers for their original choreography.

To some people on the app, it is an unspoken rule that TikTok users should always credit the original choreographer when posting the same dance, as a sign of respect.

Many times, if this does not happen, followers will spam the comments by tagging the original creator and calling out the user for not giving rightful credit. Some don’t care about credit, and they continue to post videos without tagging the originator.

With the current legal system, it is almost impossible to legally claim a dance to a specific person. The Copyright Claim of 1976 specifically states that it does not pertain to “ordinary motor activities, social dances, commonplace movements or gestures or athletic movements.” This is why other famous dances, like the Carlton, can continue to be used on various platforms without any legal consequence.

Although no legal action can be taken against these TikTok users who steal dances, it is the ethical principle behind tagging the original creator. It is simply the right thing to do when working with other artistic creators.

It is also not just a single move that is stolen, but rather a whole 15 to 60-second dance that is taken and posted on millions of users’ pages. When the original creator is given rightful credit, it can open many opportunities for them to expand their talents on a larger platform.

D’Amelio has had multiple doors open for her, one of them being the chance to dance with Jennifer Lopez during her preparation for the Super Bowl LIV halftime performance due to the following she gained from posting other people’s dances. D’Amelio is a dancer who also creates her own dances, but it is hard to show full support when a lot of her content is stolen.

Though a user may not have a large following, it is not right for other uses to steal their content and receive the fame from it.

Dancers and artists in general have an ethical right for their work to be respected, and the chance for their work to be seen by millions of people no matter the size of their following.

However, I want to know who is holding the government accountable when people with histories of eating disorders relapse because of this signage.

One of the chief symptoms, or byproducts, of an eating disorder is an extreme preoccupation with counting calories. Going out in public to eat — which can be extremely difficult and anxietyinducing for those with or recovering from eating disorders — and being forced to look at the numbers can reintroduce disordered eating behaviors with which people with eating disorders try so hard not to engage.

A 2017 study — published in the International Journal of Eating Disorders — of 716 women found that women with anorexia or bulimia who were given menus with calorie information tended to order items with fewer calories while women with binge eating disorder tended to order more.

Displaying the caloric values of all menu items at restaurants and coffee shops is not only harmful to those struggling with eating disorders, body dysmorphia and selfimage problems, but it also distorts what it means to be healthy. A 2019 Economist article details the complexities surrounding why calorie needs are so different from person to person and that the world’s sudden obsession with calories was a fearful response to obesity rather than an enlightenment about health.

I understand some people feel comfort in knowing the

nutritional values in the foods they eat, or may want to lose weight, and thus knowing how many calories they are eating may seem like a necessary component of that goal. However, counting every calorie, especially in order to lose weight, is a skewed way of regard-

the government nor the businesses are alerting them, customers will have no idea how many calories they are consuming. I agree that many people may not have the knowledge or access to this information, and I do believe calories and nutritional values should still be available for customers if they want to access them. Workers should inform curious customers or point them toward a website or pamphlet. The point is: it should be a choice.

Caloric values should not be forced onto people who do not wish to know them, and this doesn’t mean they don’t care about their health — they may actually be trying to protect themselves.

Since obsessive calorie-counting is one of the chief behaviors associated with eating disorders, seeing calorie information will not aid those struggling with eating disorders in recovering. Someone in recovery may be trying to avoid falling back into a pattern of counting calories, but it seems impossible proven the ubiquity of menus that have already done the counting.

The FDA needs to prioritize eating disorders — one of which, anorexia, is the most fatal of mental illnesses — as a pervasive public health issue. The FDA shows a complete lack of awareness of eating disorder risk factors and triggers as well as a lack of consideration for the diversity of people’s nutritional needs.

We need a restructuring of the relationship between our bodies and

food. People need to understand that our bodies are not supposed to look a certain way or weigh a certain amount and that the outdated 2,000-calorie-per-day suggestion does not reflect all humans’ diverse bodily needs.

Bodily diversity does not just include the varying sizes and shapes that constitute our population, but the varying kinds and amounts of foods we all need to fuel ourselves so we can feel healthy. By feeling healthy, I do not mean feeling skinny, nor curvy, nor anything specific. The FDA has the power to lead the charge in restructuring, yet its actions display a dangerous complacency.

Aminah Beg is a junior studying public relations and cognitive science. She can be reached at aminah.beg@marquette.edu

Displaying calories harmful to public health

Emma Brauer I walk into The Brew and glance up at the menu board for a latte, but all I see are numbers. I find this disconcerting, considering I am a human who eats food and not data.

Displaying calories on menu boards appears to be a trend, but it isn’t just that — it’s a law. In 2014, the Food and Drug Administration rolled out new regulations per a mandate of the Affordable Care Act for food-selling businesses with 20 or more locations such as sit-down restaurants, fast food chains, convenience stores and movie theaters. These establishments were given until May 7, 2018 to comply. One of the regulations is that these businesses must list caloric values beside each item on the menu. Many smaller businesses with fewer than 20 locations, such as The Brew Cafes at Marquette, have still followed suit in implementing the regulations.

According to CNN, restaurants and organizations opposing this change cited concerns such as too much government oversight, and the high costs of analyzing nutritional information and making new menus. Supporters, on the other hand, see it as a way for the government to hold restaurants and other food vendors accountable for what they sell and to allow customers to make more mindful food purchases.

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Counting every calorie, especially in order to lose weight, is a skewed way of regarding health”

ing health and can actually lead to eventual weight regain, according to a UCLA study.

The weight regain is not even what makes this practice of dieting harmful; it’s the implication that we should take up as little space and weigh as little as possible.

And yes — eating at restaurants like McDonald’s too frequently may be harmful to one’s health.

However, knowing the effect of McDonald’s food on one’s overall health is the responsibility of the consumer. The FDA’s mandate seems to be saying that if neither

Emma Brauer is a senior studying anthropology. She can be reached at emma.brauer@marquette.edu

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MEN’S BASKETBALL

Howard passes Moten for BIG EAST record

Photo by Jordan Johnson jordan.d.johnson@marquette.edu

Men’s basketball coach Steve Wojciechowski (left) poses with Markus Howard (center) and Lawrence Moten (right) during Howard’s game ball ceremony before the Creighton game Feb. 18.

Senior guard possesses 1,459 points in conference play

By Zoe Comerford

isabel.comerford@marquette.edu

Senior guard Markus Howard reached yet another career milestone Feb. 12 at Villanova, becoming the BIG EAST’s all-time leading scorer in league games.

Following a 38-point performance at Providence Saturday, the Chandler, Arizona, native now owns 1,459 points in conference play over his four seasons. That is the most in the 40year history of the BIG EAST. After hitting a buzzer 3-pointer Feb. 12, Howard passed Lawrence Moten, the former record

holder. Moten, a Syracuse guard from 1991-95, finished his career with 1,405 points in BIG EAST games. Moten went on to be selected 36th overall in the 1995 NBA Draft and played two seasons with the Vancouver Grizzlies before moving to the Washington Wizards for the 1997-98 season.

“It’s a blessing. Records are made to be broken,” Moten said prior to Marquette’s loss to Creighton Feb. 18. “Twenty-five years is a good run, half of my lifetime. Like I told Markus, you know, I passed the torch to him as far as him being the all-time leading scorer now. I’ll keep the BIG EAST record for the 80s, 90s and 2000s.”

Howard is also the nation’s leading scorer this season, and his 2,633 points ranks him as Marquette basketball’s

No. 1 scorer.

The 5-foot-11 guard is an AllAmerican and national player of the year candidate and a finalist for the Bob Cousy Award, Wooden Award and Senior CLASS Award. He was the 72nd player in NCAA history to reach 2,500 career points, and has scored at least 30 points 11 times this season and six times in BIG EAST play.

“Kind of reminds me of a Kemba Walker type of player — scoring point guard,” Moten said. “Seems like a great teammate. I got a chance to meet him earlier. Seems like a very good person also.”

Before Marquette’s game against Creighton at Fiserv Forum Feb. 18, Moten awarded Howard the game ball for becoming the BIG EAST’s top scorer through league play.

“I had said, ‘You know what, if he breaks this record, I want to be there to give him the game ball,’ never really thinking that it would happen,” Moten said.

Current men’s basketball assistant coach Jake Presutti was a walk-on player at Syracuse.

He contacted Mike Waters, the Syracuse beat reporter, to try and get Moten to Milwaukee.

“Things worked out the way they did and I’m here to pass on the torch,” Moten said.

The Syracuse alumnus was able to talk to the senior prior to that game. Howard went on to score 13 points against the Bluejays.

“We just talked about life,” Moten said. “I had mentioned to him: Stay hungry, stay focused.

Keep hitting buckets, keep doing what you’re doing.”

Moten said Howard possesses

the same inner drive that pushed himself to reach greater heights when he played.

“Definitely takes a lot of hard work and dedication,” Moten said. “I saw Markus play in the past. ... I was sort of the same way — I shake your hand and I want to see you do well, but once I stepped on that court, I was a killer and I felt like I didn’t know you.”

Moten, who received a degree in education, moved back to Syracuse a year ago and founded a mentoring program called the Promise Zone.

There was one piece of advice Moten wanted to resonate with Howard most.

“I think he has the NBA potential, but at the same time understand you don’t have to be in the NBA to get paid,” Moten said.

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WOMEN’S SOCCER

Pelaez announces addition of Bode, Scott to staff

Tournament Title.

Scott comes to Milwaukee after spending the 2019 summer season as a women’s graduate assistant coach at Valparaiso University.

Prior to Valparaiso, Scott split four seasons as a Division I goalkeeper at Campbell University and Creighton University.

At Creighton, she stopped 108 shots as a first-year in 2015, which is second-most in a single season in program history.

While at Campbell, Scott posted a 1.02 goals-against average as a junior in 2017, the fourthbest single-season mark in program history. She also ranks second in Campbell’s career history in shutouts with nine, and seventh in saves with 157.

Former LUC assistant, Creighton goalie join first-year head coach

By John Leuzzi

john.leuzzi@marquette.edu

Marquette women’s soccer head coach Frank Pelaez announced Steve Bode and Erin Scott as his assistant coaches Tuesday morning.

“The character and values of Erin and Steve match up exactly with Marquette’s mission,” Pelaez said in a statement.

“More importantly, they are exceptional human beings who will help me create a winning culture that will last a lifetime for this team.”

Pelaez said Bode and Scott will be great mentors and role models to the team as well to the broader Marquette community.

“I am extremely excited to surround myself with people who make me a better coach, parent and ambassador of this great university,” Pelaez said.

Bode and Scott replace Ashley Bares and Nick Vorberg, who served as assistants under former head coach

Photo courtesy of Valparaiso Athletics

Erin Scott (left) meets with fellow Valparaiso coaches.

Markus Roeders.

Bares was named an assistant coach at Iowa State Jan. 17.

Bode returns to Marquette after spending the 2019 season as a men’s assistant soccer coach at Loyola University Chicago. During his one season at Loyola, he helped the Ramblers to an 11-5-4 record, a Missouri Valley Conference Tournament

Photo courtesy of Loyola-Chicago Athletics

Steve Bode (center) huddles with his Loyola players.

Championship and an NCAA Championship appearance The Marquette University High School standout spent 2008-15 as an assistant coach for Marquette men’s soccer under head coach Louis Bennett. Bode and Bennett go further back as Bode played for Bennett at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee where he was the anchor

of the Panther’s defense.

During his time on Bennett’s staff, the 2008 MLS draftee was named to CollegeSoccerNews’ Top Assistant Coaches list, bringing in numerous top15-ranked recruiting classes.

In addition, he helped lead the Golden Eagles to the program’s first-ever Sweet 16 appearance in 2013 and a BIG EAST

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Team secures 1st round bye in BIG EAST Tourney Golden Eagles overcome early struggles to beat GU

By John Leuzzi

john.leuzzi@marquette.edu

After falling to Villanova due to poor shooting Friday, Marquette women’s basketball turned things around Sunday and defeated the Georgetown Hoyas 76-56 in the nation’s capital.

Following a season-long trend, it was the second-half performance from the Golden Eagles that gave Marquette the win, outscoring the Hoyas 34-20 in the third and fourth quarters.

Junior guard Selena Lott and senior forward Altia Anderson combined for 25 of Marquette’s 34 second-half points.

Both teams traded shots in the first half. At the end of the first quarter, it was knotted up at 2121 with Georgetown’s Tatiana Thompson knocking down a 3-pointer with 16 seconds left in the frame.

After trading the lead with Georgetown for the entire quarter, it wasn’t until the 4:29 mark of the second half that Marquette was able to find their groove on offense. First-year guard Jordan

Photo by John Steppe john.steppe@marquette.edu

Selena Lott (24) shoots a 3-pointer in Marquette’s 73-51 win at the Al McGuire Center Jan. 24 on Field Trip Day.

King made a layup and drew the and one starting a 13-8 run for MU to the end of the quarter, giving MU a 42-36 lead into halftime.

In the first half, the Golden Eagles shot 63% from the field and 75% from the charity stripe.

MU stormed out to a 7-0 run to begin the third quarter, forcing Georgetown to burn an early timeout. Despite Georgetown’s defense holding Marquette

scoreless in the final 2:45 of the frame, the Hoyas found themselves down 10 heading into the final quarter.

A 13-2 run over a span of 4:21 and holding Georgetown to shooting just 25% from the field in the fourth quarter, Marquette was able to cruise to their 76-56 win.

Lott led the way for Marquette with 18 points shooting 5-for-8 from the field, four assists and

one steal.

“I kinda teased her at halftime and was like, ‘Now you got some fresh legs from sitting out for that whole first half, it seemed,’” head coach Megan Duffy said to the BIG EAST Digital Network’s Jeremy Huber and Eric Thibault. “She is such a key part of our offense. Great distributor, shoots the ball really well. She stepped up big for us, thought her defensive pressure

in the third and fourth quarter was really good.”

Two other Marquette players scored double-digit points: Anderson put up a career-high 16 points, and redshirt-junior forward Lauren Van Kleunen put up 15. It is the 17th time this season that Van Kleunen scored in double-digits and the eighth time the Mason, Ohio, native scored 15 or more points.

Taylor Barnes led the way for Georgetown with 15 points, shooting 5-for-13.

The Golden Eagles entered and finished the day with a halfgame lead for second place in the BIG EAST standings as Butler came from behind to beat Providence at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Next weekend will be a big weekend of hoops as the Bulldogs play two games while the Golden Eagles just have one.

With 13 days until the BIG EAST Tournament at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, today’s win over the Hoyas gave Marquette a first-round bye. The team will play its first game in the quarterfinals March 7.

Marquette (21-7, 12-5 BIG EAST) returns home for its regular-season finale against No. 13 DePaul Sunday at 2 p.m.

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TRACK & FIELD

Julian Wright breaks program mark in 400-meter dash Sprinter hopes to continue success into 2020 outdoor season

By Sam Arco

samuel.arco@marquette.edu

First-year Julian Wright has already made a name for himself at Marquette, breaking the 400-meter dash school record last week with a time of 48.24 at the Grand Valley State University Big Meet Feb. 14.

“I only go up from here. I’m trying to break it again and again and not stopping with the one record,” Wright said. “I want to break several different records this year.”

Wright success shouldn’t surprise people looking back at his high school accolades.

A native of Eden Prairie, Minnesota, Wright attended the same high school as redshirt senior basketball player Sacar Anim at DeLaSalle High School. Wright played basketball and football and ran track and field. His long list of high school honors includes being a three-time state champion on the

Photo courtesy of Marquette Athletics

Julian Wright (left) runs in Grand Valley State’s Big Meet Feb. 14.

DeLaSalle basketball team and a 2019 All-State Selection in track and field and serving as captain for each of his individual teams.

Wright said being a three-sport athlete in high school helped him get to where he is today.

“Playing three sports in high school made my physical body actually a lot healthier because I would go from each sport to each sport without much of a break, so now only doing one sport in college, I’m a lot more relaxed and in good shape,” Wright said.

Head coach Bert Rogers testified to the benefits of Wright’s

high school athletics experience.

“Coaches love to see three-sport athletes coming out of high school to the next level,” Rogers said.

“Julian is a well-rounded athlete, and it’s fun to see his development growing as a kid in his short time here.”

For Wright, the transition from playing three sports in high school to only one in college hasn’t been easy.

“It’s a really consistent schedule, but it’s also saddening to see that I’m not playing football on Friday nights or those basketball games on the weekend. But

you still have fun with your team around you and traveling everywhere with them, so it’s still a lot of fun,” Wright said.

Wright’s athleticism along with his strong mentality have both contributed to his presence at Marquette. Rogers praised his character around the team.

“Julian is a competitor, a hard worker, and he has a lot of talent — put those things together, and it’s a perfect blend,” Rogers said. “Julian and his teammates push each other every day to try to get better. Julian has always been driven to be successful and always wants to keep improving, which says a lot about his mindset.”

Wright and teammate Samuel Johnson have been going at it back and forth all year, pushing each other to get better. Johnson broke the school record for the 60-meter dash earlier this season with a time of 6.80 seconds at the John Tierney Classic Jan. 18, but Wright said he plans on taking that down before the indoor season ends.

Wright won his collegiate debut in the 200-meter with a time of 22.22 at the Blue & Gold Invitational Dec. 6. As well as holding the indoor school record for

the 400-meter, Wright also stands at No. 2 all-time for the 60-meter dash with a personal best of 6.82 and No. 6 all-time in the 200-meter with a time of 22.13 seconds.

After breaking the 400-meter dash record, Wright said the sky is the limit for him the rest of the season, but he can’t take his recordbreaking performance for granted.

“It means a lot. It truly is one of the greatest experiences I’ve had so far here at Marquette, just because it’s a lot of hard work and dedication I’ve put into getting where I’m at right now,” Wright said. “My coaches all believed in me from the very beginning, and I have a great training group that works well together and pushes me all the time so in that race, I knew it was my time to shine.”

Wright hopes to carry his success into the outdoor season.

“I also want to break the 200-meter record, and then when we go outdoor, I want to break several different records there, not just individually but also in relays and just help in any way I can to secure a BIG EAST Championship for Marquette,” Wright said.

CLUB VOLLEYBALL

Alums provide support, coaching for current players for North.

“As a freshman, it was honestly really terrifying. I was so intimidated by all the upperclassmen and how good everyone was,” North said. “Everyone was so welcoming and now I absolutely love it.”

By Bryan Geenen Coach Kelly Rushman, who bryan.geenen@marquette.edu played for four years on the club For many sports on campus, team and graduated from Marquette alums play a huge role. Through in 2018, said she enjoyed club as a donations and other avenues, col- player and wanted to stay involved. legiate sports are often impacted Rushman became an assistant by those who have come before coach after graduating and moved them. For Marquette women’s club up to head coach this year. The tranvolleyball, its alumnae are a little sition from player to coach is a diffimore hands-on. cult process, Rushman said, but she Tori North, club president and a has had help. senior in the College of Health Sci“It’s hard because I overthought ences, said the team receives lots a lot of stuff as a coach, whereas plenty of help from former students. when you’re a player, it kind of just “We have a lot of alumni who comes naturally,” Rushman said. come back to most practices and “Also, I’m coaching other positions help with scrimmages,” North said. than what I played so it’s been inNorth said her four years with the teresting. I’ve had help from ... the club have been very meaningful, head coach last year — and — we and she’s deciding if she wants to be worked together really well.” involved next year.

The alum support is nothing “It’s been a really cool experi- new, however. ence. I’ve played sports my whole “The alumni always stay really life, but it’s also a great social as- involved; it’s always been that way pect. Like, some of these girls are since I started,” Rushman said. my best friends,” North said. “The “We’ve always had them come girls always ask me if I’m going to into scrimmage, and Anne Pufahl, come back next year and help coach, who works at the Rec (Center), she but I’m not sure yet. I’ve definitely founded the club and she’s always thought about it.” really close with all the girls so evThe process of starting as a first- ery year, she has an alumni party at year on the team was not easy her house.”

Squad looks to improve last year’s rankings for nationals

Photo courtesy of Maureen Shechtman

The club volleyball team poses together after a game at Loyola University Chicago last semester.

Kate Shechtman, a sophomore in the College of Education, said her fellow teammates are a huge reason why she loves playing. “(The team) is one of my favorite things about Marquette,” Shechtman said. “I love all of the players, and I think we’ve become a lot closer this year.”

The team is competing in ranked tournaments this semester before traveling to Kansas City in April for the 2020 NCVF Volleyball

Championships. After placing in the top 25 of 125 total teams last year, the team is looking for greater success this season.

“I have high hopes for us,” Shechtman said. “We did pretty well last year and if we do well in the next two tournaments, I think we’ll look better for nationals.”

Rushman mentioned that the team looks beyond just having fun.

“We are really competitive,” Rushman said. “I think a lot of the

time when people think club sports, they think it’s normally a step down, but all of the schools, all of the tournaments and nationals are super competitive. It’s really exciting to watch and it’s always great to have fans.”

Before the trek to Kansas City, the team will play in one more home tournament at the Rec Center on March 28.

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MEN’S LACROSSE

Devon Cowan brings special qualities to offensive end Attacker spends time on TikTok while outside Valley

By Molly Gretzlock

molly.gretzlock@marquette.edu

The Marquette men’s lacrosse team has seen first-year attacker Devon Cowan step up in his first season of play.

The Hun School alumnus has showcased his athleticism in a number of ways thanks to a supportive coaching staff.

“I think (the reason) I am able to be a helpful addition to the attack unit is because we have an amazing coaching staff that is able to make me feel comfortable and confident in what I do,” Cowan said. “We have an important upper class that pushes us every day to become better whether it is on or off the field.

That takes a lot of stress off and allows me to focus on what I need to do.”

Early on this season, Cowan has shown success on the field.

The 6-foot-1 attacker has already tallied up five goals and four

assists in the first four games of the season.

“He has a type of confidence in himself, especially at his age that I think is really unique, “ head coach Andrew Stimmel said. “A number of times this year he has been able to come back from a couple of mistakes and make some big plays. I think that is the sign of a true competitor and of a guy with a bright future.”

Aside from Cowan’s confidence, he other qualities about himself that set him apart from his teammates.

“A lot of the guys on the team actually busted me for this, but back home I am a big outdoorsman,” Cowan said.

The Mount Laurel, New Jersey native said that bowhunting is his favorite outdoor activity. The 2019 Trentonian Times Boys Lacrosse Player of the Year also enjoys hunting turkey, deer and coyotes with his family.

Whether he is in the woods hunting or in Milwaukee with teammates, Cowan said he enjoys having a good time.

“Being here this summer, six of us freshmen were able to

Photo courtesy of Marquette Athletics

First-year attacker Devon Cowan has scored five goals and tallied four assists in first four games of career.

come here early and get acclimated to the team and explore Milwaukee,” Cowan said. “One of my favorite memories to look back at is when the guys and I Lime scootered around and saw what the city has to offer.”

Stimmel said he sees unique qualities in Cowan.

“Devon is his own person. He

likes to be outdoors and isn’t as big into social media,” Stimmel said. “He is quiet and solo, which I think is rare for a college student to be able to put his phone aside and go off and do his own thing.”

Cowan has a secret interest as well: the social media platform TikTok. He spends time

making videos to upload on the app. When asked, he said he would not reveal his username.

“One of the funnier things about Devon is that he is on TikTok a decent amount,” Stimmel said. “The whole team knows about it, all in good fun. We are able to get after him a little bit for that.”

WOMEN’S LACROSSE

Peterson scores 4 goals in home victory over Niagara Black’s unit wins 3rd game at dome, 2nd straight before heading to Arizona for 2-match road trip

By Tyler Peters

tyler.peters@marquette.edu

Photo by John Steppe john.steppe@marquette.edu

Six Marquette players scored goals in Sunday’s 16-6 victory over Niagara.

Photo by John Steppe john.steppe@marquette.edu

Emma Soccodato travels with the ball with a Niagara player defending her.

With six different goal scorers, Marquette women’s lacrosse used a balanced offensive attack to defeat the Niagara Purple Eagles 16-6 Sunday afternoon.

“Our team had good energy,” head coach Meredith Black said.

“Our biggest message (to our team) is that everyone is important. Different people are stepping up in different moments both offensively and defensively.”

Junior midfielder Caroline Peterson led the way for MU, tallying four goals. Caroline Steller, Lydia Foust and Hannah Greving followed with hat tricks of their own.

“We don’t have one person that’s going to do it every single game,” Black said. “We know that, and that’s OK. Everyone has to know and understand their strengths and play to them.”

With her performance, Peterson has now surpassed her career-high of four goals after today’s match.

“She was great,” Black said.

“She’s just starting to settle into her role. She saw playing time in the past but nothing consistent.

Now, she’s seeing consistent playing time and she’s stepping up.”

“It was really exciting,”

Peterson said. “We have so much trust on our attack. We make mistakes, we get the ball back for each other and we keep going.”

Marquette took command from the beginning, scoring the first eight goals. The Golden Eagles went into halftime leading 9-1.

Less than 30 seconds into the second half, Marquette was able to score. MU continued its offensive dominance throughout the game, leading by as much as 12 goals.

The Golden Eagles dominated the control battle, winning 19-of24 draws thanks to junior midfielder Emily Cooper and Ellie Henry who finished with seven and nine respectively. This was the fifth straight game MU has had the advantage in draws.

“Emily Cooper is awesome,” Black said. “She’s really smart and really understands the draw. Her, Ellie Henry and Erin Dowdle all play the circle together, and they work really well.”

Goalies Julianna Horning, Sophia Leva and Delaney Friel split time in the cage. Most notably, Leva racked up six saves and allowed just one goal in 30 minutes of play.

For the Purple Eagles, senior midfielder Shea Swartwout notched a team-high four goals.

Marquette controlled possession throughout the game and outshot Niagara 40-20. The Purple Eagles had a slight advantage in ground balls, 16-14.

With the win, MU improves to 15-4 in its last 19 games at Valley Fields.

Marquette (3-2) will head back on the road to take on Arizona State University Thursday in Temple at 1 p.m. Central Standard Time. The Golden Eagles will look for their first road win of the season.

“We just have to continue to build on our strengths but also fine-tune some of that little stuff,” Black said. “Fouling on defense, we’ve got to limit that. We’ve got to have more discipline.”

Photo by John Steppe john.steppe@marquette.edu

Lydia Foust (37) heads to the net.

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Tuesday, February 25, 2020

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Managers serve as unsung heroes for Duffy, crew Faeth, Preister reflect on unique bench opportunities

By Dan Avington

daniel.avington@marquette.edu

Athletes get all the glory. When Marquette women’s basketball has record-setting seasons and makes it to the NCAA Tournament, it is players like junior Selena Lott and redshirt junior Lauren Van Kleunen who get the credit.

But there’s another group of students that plays a pivotal role in the success of the program: the student managers. “(Managers) do all the dirty work.

They do all the little things,” assistant coach Justine Raterman said.

“Whether it’s what you’re seeing during practice, from always having a ball ready or running the shot clock … what people don’t realize is all that they do outside of practice.”

In total, there are nine managers, doing all of the little things that make a program run. “(Being a manager) is definitely a thankless job,” Raterman said.

“The managers make sure everything is running smoothly, and (the

coaching staff) doesn’t have to think about those details because we know that they’re going to be handled on a daily basis.”

Quinn Faeth, a junior in the College of Communication, is the head manager for the program.

“We have laundry responsibilities, game day stuff, whether it’s setting up the bench or the locker room, traveling or packing for road trips,” Faeth said. “Honestly, it’s just anything that comes up on a daily basis. It’s not a very consistent job, just whenever something needs to be done, we’re the ones that are looked to.”

Faeth started as a manager his sophomore year at Marquette, having played basketball all four years of high school and served as a practice player for the women’s team in his first year at MU. As head manager, Faeth oversees the other eight managers.

“We have six new managers this year, so me and three other (returners) basically had them shadow us for a day,” Faeth said. “It’s a lot of teaching, understanding that you’re going to mess up, you’re going to make mistakes, but it’s just how to make them better for the next time.”

Jaela Preister, a sophomore in

the College of Health Sciences, is one of the other managers for the team. Preister also played basketball throughout high school and stumbled upon the manager position in a unique way.

“At (first-year registration), Lauren (Van Kleunen) was here at the women’s basketball booth, and I was asking questions about intramural and club basketball,” Preister said. “She was saying that the women’s team had managers, and it’d be a really cool idea for me to come check it out. … I’ve been here ever since.”

Preister said the amount of work put on all of the managers is always tough to handle.

“Laundry is done seven days a week, so one person has laundry all the time,” Preister said. “We’re here 45 minutes before practice starts to set up hoops, put cones and everything everywhere for each drill, fill up the water bottles and just make sure everything is ready. It’s just a lot of work.”

Despite the workload being a lot to deal with, Preister said she loves her job.

“To have the ability to be a part of something bigger and to be around basketball all the time, it’s a huge

plus,” Preister said.

For Faeth, his favorite part is getting to build strong relationships with the team.

“My favorite part of the job is just being around the players,” Faeth said. “Usually, they make the job a lot more fun. If you can connect with them, have a good relationship with them, that makes the job a whole lot easier.”

Preister’s most valued part of her role is getting to travel and see new places.

“I have gone on almost every (road) trip,” Preister said. “I went to California for the first time, we went to New York — that was my first time on Broadway. So I’m doing something I love, but I’m also seeing so much new stuff. It’s amazing to be part of it.”

As far as the best moment in his time with the team, Faeth said it will be hard to top last season’s NCAA Tournament games.

“My favorite game has to be the first round of the NCAA Tournament last year,” Faeth said. “Anytime you get in the postseason, it’s a lot of fun, different energy. It was the first time I had ever experienced anything like that, and obviously we got a win.”

Through his two years as a manager, Faeth said he has cultivated strong relationships with a number of players, often hanging out with them outside of the Al McGuire Center.

“I’m really close with Selena,” Faeth said. “Obviously, I was pretty close with last year’s senior class.

Isabelle Spingola I’m also pretty good friends with, and I’m starting to get to know all the new (firstyears) too.”

Preister said there are often misconceptions about how much work the managers do.

“I feel like a lot of people think, ‘Oh, you just get cool gear, you get to travel,’” Preister said. “But I think I’m here 30-40 hours a week. We might not have to be at practice until 12, but I’ll be there at 9:30 or 9:45, getting everything ready to leave (for a road trip).”

Even though fans and onlookers may not notice the importance of the managers, the coaching staff certainly does.

“We know as a staff and as players how important that is,” Raterman said. “We definitely don’t take that for granted. They are just always there, always helping make our jobs easier.”

Graphic by Kayla Nickerson kayla.nickerson@marquette.edu