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CONTENTS 4 EDITOR’S NOTE 5 MASTHEAD 6 TOP 5 PHOTOS 16 INSIDER MEET DR. XAVIER COLE TRANSGENDER RESOURCES A DAY IN THE LIFE OF FATHER NICHOLAS SANTOS BELOVED TRADITION OF TUESDAY NIGHT MASS
20 PROJECTS SHARING HER STORY: ARAB AMERICAN WOMEN DISCUSS MKE EXPERIENCES A DUALITY OF GRATITUDE: WORKING AT THE VA HOW NEAR WEST SIDE PARTNERS COMBATS GENTRIFICATION GENDER EQUALITY: CONTROVERSIES INFLUENCE FACULTY DISCUSSION ON PAY
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36 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT TACO MEATS TASTEBUDS WRAPPED UP IN WARMTH LITTLE KNOWNS WITH MUCH TO SHOW
50 OPINIONS THUMBS UP, THUMBS DOWN: FROM HARAMBE MEMES TO BREW COFFEE GREAT EXPECTATIONS MARGINALIZED MARQUETTE NOVEMBER 2016
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f you told my freshman self that the student media board would one day trust me enough to run our magazine, I probably would have laughed in your face. I couldn’t even get hired as a reporter four years ago. Although the initial rejection from student media stung, I still knew journalism was what I wanted to do. I started volunteering for the arts and entertainment (A&E) desk and met Claire Nowak, the A&E editor at the time and one of the sweetest and most talented journalists I have worked with at Marquette. She helped my writing improve immensely and became someone I admire. Flash forward to my junior year when I earned the role of A&E editor, immediately given eight kids of my own to look after. One of the best things about student media is that we are given the opportunity to take on leadership positions we never thought we could, and learn through one another along the way. As Journal editor I get the pleasure of working with some of the many talented reporters, designers, photographers, editors and videographers that make up the Marquette Wire. Their hard work and dedication is evident on every page. In this semester’s issue we have a little bit of everything. From the most memorable moments in MUBB’s 100-year history to exploring the issue of the gender pay gap on campus. We also have a winter fashion spread for all you style gurus and an opinions piece on the university’s new master plan. One of my favorite things about the Journal is how beautiful every story turns out. I cannot thank Design Chief Anabelle McDonald enough for dealing with my endless texts and dedicating so much extra time to going above and beyond with her designs. The Wire is also blessed with extremely talented photographers, led by Photo Editor Meredith Gillespie. The always fan favorite Top 5 Photos featured at the front of the book offers just a taste of their impeccable skill. Whether you heard about the Journal through a friend, saw it on Facebook or accidentally clicked on it, I hope you enjoy everything this issue has to offer. It has been a blast to work with such a fun staff and I can’t wait to do it all again next semester.
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EDITORIAL Executive Director of Marquette Wire Patrick Thomas Managing Editor of Marquette Journal Stephanie Harte Online Editor of Marquette Wire Casey DiNicola NEWS News Editor McKenna Oxenden Projects Editor Devi Shastri Assistant Editors Ryan Patterson, Rebecca Carballo Reporters Alex Montesantos, Alex Groth, Brittany Carloni, Jackson Dufault, Dean Bibbens, Matthew Harte, Sophie Bolich, Kristina Lazzara, Abby Ng, Catie Petralia MARQUEE Marquee Editor Aly Prouty Assistant Editors Jennifer Walter, Rachek Kubik Reporters Kaitlin Majeski, Hailey Richards, Kelsey McCarthy, Duncan Schneider, Alexis Rhodes OPINIONS Opinions Editor Elizabeth Baker Assistant Editor Mike Cummings Columnists Morgan Hughes, Ryan McCarthy, Abby Vakulskas SPORTS Sports Editor Jack Goods Assistant Editors Grant Becker, Matt Unger Reporters Brian Boyle, Robby Cowles, John Hand, Brendan Ploen, Thomas Salinas, John Steppe COPY Copy Chief Emma Nitschke Copy Editors Sydney Czyzon, Sabrina Norton, Clara Janzen, Gina Richard, Lauren Jones VISUAL CONTENT Design Chief Anabelle McDonald Photo Editor Meredith Gillespie Opinions Designer Anna Matenaer Marquee Designer Hannah Feist Sports Designer Molly Mclaughlin Photographers Yue Yin, Austin Anderson, Mike Carpenter, Andrew Himmelberg, Ellie Hoffman, Katie Kirshisnik
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TOP FIVE Aerial view of Wisconsin Ave. at sunset.
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TOP FIVE Fall colors surround Gesu Chapel on a October afternoon.
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TOP FIVE Students celebrate the completion of a blue and gold color run during Homecoming Week.
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TOP FIVE The city lights illuminate the bridge to the Milwaukee Art Museum
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TOP FIVE The class of 2016 pops bottles in front of Joan of Arc.
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MEET DR. XAVIER COLE By Stephanie Harte
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avier Cole, the vice president for student affairs, went down to the basement of Varsity Theatre Sunday, Aug. 28 to audition for the Marquette band program, just like any other student. After performing his prepared piece for band director Erik Janners, Cole was placed in the wind ensemble. He participated in the jazz and pit bands during his 20 years at Loyola University Maryland and couldn’t pass up this opportunity to work alongside Marquette students. “I found it as an excellent way for students to know me as a person and not just an administrator,” Cole said. “That love of music was something we had in common and I wanted to share my love and know theirs.” Janners said Cole is the first staff member that has performed with the band during his nine years at Marquette. Janners said the students love working with Cole. “(The students) know what they do is being understood on a personal level by someone at one of the highest levels of the university,” he said. Marquette hired Cole as the vice president for student affairs in June. Cole previously worked for Loyola University Maryland’s division of student development, moving up the ranks during his 20 years and leaving in 2014 as assistant vice president. 16
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He most recently served as vice president for student affairs in addition to dean of students at Washington College, a small liberal arts institution in Chestertown, Maryland. Cole said there were many aspects that drew him to Marquette. “Coming to Marquette wasn’t just about the well-respected reputation that it has as a university,” Cole said. “What really drew me to Marquette was coming back to the Jesuit Catholic mission of education.” Meeting a fellow graduate student who was Jesuit-educated first sparked Cole’s interest in Jesuit values. “This person was doing service work in a space where service wasn’t being done by anyone else,” Cole said. “He had a very high sense of ethics and morals that was noticeable in all aspects of his life.” Cole didn’t feel as well-formed and mature as his colleague, despite being the same age. Cole finally asked what happened during this man’s upbringing that made service so important to him, to which the student credited his previous Jesuit education. “Even though we weren’t at a Jesuit graduate school (Miami University Ohio), he still continued his service because his heart was set on fire by Jesuit education and values,” Cole said. “That stayed with me for a very long time and influenced the
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types of positions I sought out.” Cole discovered his love for working with students as a residence assistant at the University of Mississippi and a hall director at Miami University Ohio. He received his bachelor’s degree in history at Mississippi, master’s degree in history from Miami and earned his doctor of education degree in higher education management from the University of Pennsylvania. Pursuing a career in student affairs allowed him to combine his love for the two fields of work. As vice president for student affairs, Cole works with different departments around campus to help enhance student growth and development. Cole leads conversations among the Marquette University Police Department, Marquette Student Government, the athletic department, residence life, health services, Greek life and the career services center to determine what is best for the students. “I want the students to have as much of an education outside of the classroom as they do inside,” Cole said. Mary Janz, executive director of housing and residence life, said Cole can relate to everyone. “The students and staff within the department love him and his style,” she said. “He has a way of taking on tough decisions and having tough conversations with great care in his words and actions.”
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TRANSGENDER RESOURCES BY ALEX MONTESANTOS Top four university resources for transgender students, guests
1. Individual support from the Office of Residence Life
Living accommodations are available to all transgender students by request from the Office of Residence Life, and are handled based on the student’s level of comfort. All RAs are trained and work closely with LGBT staff to ensure all students’ needs are met. “We want all MU students to feel as if they are a part of the motto ‘We Are Marquette.’ All students need to feel valued, welcomed and at home while living with us and attending the university.” – Mary Janz, executive director of housing and residence life.
2. Gender neutral bathrooms in residence hall lobbies
DEFINITIONS TRANSGENDER:
Encompassing term of many gender identities of those who do not identify or exclusively identify with their sex assigned at birth. The term transgender is not indicative of gender expression, sexual orientation, hormonal makeup, physical anatomy or how one is perceived in daily life.
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Used as an adjective to describe the genders female/male or woman/man. Since the binary genders are the only ones recognized by general society as being legitimate, they enjoy an (unfairly) privileged status.
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Implemented in December 2015, all single-person restrooms on the ground floor of university-owned housing structures are outfitted with gender neutral signage and labels. The decision aims to recognize all Marquette students and guests, according to Christine Taylor, Title IX coordinator of the division of student affairs, and comes at a time of increasing dialogue about transgender accommodation across the country.
Preferred umbrella term for all genders other than female/male or woman/man, used as an adjective (e.g. Jesse is a non-binary person). Not all non-binary people identify as trans and not all trans people identify as non-binary.
Groups are reserved for individuals navigating their gender identity and take place alternating Wednesdays at the LGBTQ+ Resource Center in room 140 of the Alumni Memorial Union. The groups welcome all transgender individuals, whether transgender binary or transgender non-binary, as well as intersex individuals ages 18-24 in Milwaukee. “For those that identify (as trans and gender-diverse), this is a brave space to explore their trans identities and gather with similarly identifying folks.” – Enrique Tejada, programs and services coordinator of the LGBTQ+ resource center.
Describing a person with a less common combination of hormones, chromosomes, and anatomy that are used to assign sex at birth. Parents and medical professionals usually coercively assign intersex infants a sex and have, in the past, been medically permitted to perform surgical operations to conform the infant’s genitalia to that assignment.
3. Bi-weekly support and discussion groups
4. The LGBTQ+ Resource Center
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Created in 2015, Marquette’s LGBTQ+ Resource Center provides a wide variety of student support services and events. These events included a resource summit, open house, speaker series and “Ball Culture,” a ballroom showcase. The LGBTQ+ Resource Center works along with the Center for Gender and Sexualities Studies, a space to support both academic work and the lived experience of gender and sexualities, to provide support and advocate for the LGBT community. “Our goal is to provide resources for students who come forward seeking help, and our LGBTQ+ Resource Center has already proven to be invaluable in just over a year. This foundational step to create two centers for LGBTQ+ students, faculty and staff is pivotal in helping (Marquette) make progress and continue an open dialogue.” – Christine Taylor Title IX coordinator of the division of student affairs
EVERY STUDENT HAS DIFFERENT EXPERIENCES AND OUR FOCUS IS TO RECOGNIZE AND RESPECT THE DIGNITY OF EACH INDIVIDUAL REGARDLESS OF THEIR BACKGROUND, INCLUDING SEXUAL ORIENTATION.
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BY CATIE PETRALIA ather Nicholas Santos, a Jesuit priest and assistant professor of marketing from Pune, India, has studied at four universities including Marquette, Santa Clara University, Jnana Deepa Vidyapeeth in Pune and the University of Pune. The Marquette Journal sat down with Father Santos to discuss how he became a priest and hear about his experience leading Tuesday night Mass at Joan of Arc. When did you know you wanted to be a Jesuit priest? My vocation story is in two cycles. When I was in high school, a senior, I just remember looking back at my life and somehow I felt an immense sense of gratitude to God for being there and that’s when I kind of felt that I wanted to be a priest. One of my things was that I needed a sign, and there was no sign. So I gave it up. Then I went to college where I was trying to decide what I wanted to do. One day in a dream this priesthood thing came back and I was like “Oh, where did this come from?” So I did a whole discernment retreat, it was a real struggle, and at the end of the retreat I got a very powerful sign that God was calling me.
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When did you start leading Tuesday night Mass? I started in 2005, with Father (John) Naus. Father Naus and I concelebrated for about four years before I went to Santa Clara. Those were four great years. He had this kind of charisma and an ability to make you laugh. Then I came back in 2012. At that time Father Naus was getting out of the Tuesday night Masses, and he was also getting out of the university, so then I stepped in to that. Father (Daniel) Hendrickson, who is now the President of Creighton, came in as well at that time. So both of us then would concelebrate for about three years. The last few years, Father Kent (Beausoleil) came in. This is our second year together. Do you have any new plans for Tuesday night Mass this year? It depends. I think one of the attractions of the Tuesday night Mass is that it is student-led to a large extent, in terms of the music and a lot of things. It is also spirit-led. The number of alumni that come back, they’ve shared with me that when Father Naus went away, the Tuesday night Mass would also go away. Then they realized that perhaps it wasn’t just Father Naus, it was the
spirit at work. I think the spirit is still at work. So that’s what I like about the Mass. There is a little bit of flexibility in the way things go, and just go with the spirit.
A normal Tuesday for Father Santos: 6 a.m. – Wake up, read the New York Times 7-8:15 a.m. – Play tennis 8:45 a.m. – Eat breakfast, sometimes with Father Wild 9:45-11:45 a.m. – Office hours Noon – Lunch 2 p.m. – Meetings with the Center for Peacemaking Global Campus Initiative 3:30-4:45 p.m. – Class 5:30 p.m. – Community Mass in Jesuit Chapel 7:30-8:30 p.m. – Meetings (On Oct. 11, 2016 he had a meeting regarding Core Curriculum) 9 p.m. – Prepare for 10 pm Mass 10 p.m. – Tuesday Night Mass
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BY SOPHIE BOLICH t’s 10 p.m. on a Tuesday and all is quiet on campus. While most students have retired to their dorms for an evening of studying, some are venturing out to attend Mass at Joan of Arc Chapel. Students sit cross-legged, elbow-to-elbow and knee-to-knee on the stone floor, their whispered conversations mingle with the choir’s hallelujahs. “I think Tuesday night Mass is special because the students make it special,” Daniel Pederson said, a freshman in the College of Engineering. “You can definitely feel the community at Mass, and the more tight-knit atmosphere allows people to be free about how they’re worshiping God because it removes the inhibitions that oftentimes are associated with a regular Mass.” Father Kent Beausoleil, who co-presides over Tuesday night Mass with Father Nicholas Santos, first fell in love with Joan of Arc chapel when he was a little boy visiting campus with his family. “I used to come up to Milwaukee a lot as a child, and one of the things we would do is walk the campus,” Beausoleil said. “I do think…that Marquette has always had a special pull for us. The campus itself, even as a young boy, made an impression on me.” 10 p.m. Mass is held Sunday through Thursday, but Tuesday is generally the most popular night to attend, which Beausoleil attributes to “the tradition, history and the community.” He also gave credit to the late
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with Father Naus.” In addition to the tradition and character of Tuesday night Mass, the chapel itself is full of history. Constructed in France in the 1400s, it was disassembled and moved to New York in the early 1900s. In
1962, it was disassembled once again and moved to its current home in Milwaukee. The building’s namesake, a French heroine and martyr of the Hundred Years War, was convicted of heresy and burned at the stake at the age of 19. Hundreds of years later, she was exonerated and canonized as a patron saint of France. There is an indent in the wall of the chapel, behind the altar, where Joan of Arc allegedly kissed the stone after saying a prayer. Marquette legend has it that, regardless of outside temperature, the stone is always colder than those surrounding it. The chapel is also home to antique artifacts from all over the world dating as far back as the 1300s, many of which survived periods of war, bombings, airstrikes and invasions. Artifacts include prayer benches from World War II-era Normandy, oil paintings from Germany, bronze Madonna and child figures from Belgium, a crucifix from Italy, candlesticks from Ireland, hand-carved wooden cabinets and doors from England, and a wool tapestry from Kohler, Wisconsin. “I really like the atmosphere, and there’s a lot more participation in the 10 p.m. Mass,” Emma Adams said, a sophomore in the College of Health Sciences. “It’s an honor and a blessing because it’s such a lively Mass,” Beausoleil added. “The community is a big part of it. It is student-led, the music is by students and they do the readings. It’s a time for fellowship.”
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Othman, Muslim and Arab women in Milwaukee are a historically under-documented group. Othman attributes the lack of documentation to the fact few Arabic people arrived in America after World War I. Larger groups arrived after World War II, but when their accounts were documented, they were mostly the voices of men. Othman is documenting women’s
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stories so they will not be lost. This is especially important for first generation experiences, those who were the first of their generation to come to the United States, before it is “too late.” She described an interview with a 95-year-old woman as a “treasure.” “We want to interview first generation before something happens to them,” Othman said. “We want to save their stories.” Othman has spent the last six years documenting the stories of Muslim and Arab women. She has abstracts of 74 interviews documented on her website. With a team of research assistants Othman aims to document the stories of about 100 women this semester alone. Personal accounts, cultural significance. For Rasha, the goals are more than
just sharing her own story. The study had personal significance to her because it is about women of her culture. “(I want others to) see how we are mistreated in the culture and misrepresented in the world,” Rasha said. As one of her stories, she discussed her extended family’s reaction after she decided to marry a “non-Arab” whom she met at MATC and married a year and half later. “My uncles cut me off ,” Rasha said. “They worry their daughters will follow in my footsteps and marry a non-Arab.” Othman spoke with many other women who found themselves in a similar predicament. A group of second-generation women, who married non-Arab men approached Othman at a community event. They asked her to share her findings with the community because they wanted everyone to understand their decision. Many women Othman interviewed asked their husbands to convert to Islam to appease their families. The researcher said this is how Muslim and Arab women try to adhere to cultural expectations and their own wants. “This is a strategy they build,” Othman said. “They are playing on their religious identity. The guy they choose may not come from the same country, but he is Muslim.” The strategies women build demonstrate their ability to adapt, and balance two cultures, she said. “In America this study is going to represent how not all Muslim women are victims, not all are mistreated, not all don’t have education as an option,” Rasha said. “It’s going to affect the community’s view and the country’s view of the Muslim world.” Rawan Oudeh, a research assis-
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tant and senior in the College of Arts & Sciences, also took note of similar stereotypes. Oudeh said that while dating in Muslim culture is considered somewhat “taboo,” it’s a common misconception that marriages are always arranged. The women Oudeh interviewed chose their husbands. “They married their best friends,” Oudeh said. “There weren’t forced into it, it was their idea.” Hitting close to home. For Othman, these stereotypes carry a familiar ring. An immigrant from the West Bank, she empathizes with the challenges the women she interviews face. “I’m an immigrant so I know how much we women go through,” she said. “How much we go through with raising our kids, pursuing a career, balance between home life, career life and expectations from your family and the community.” Throughout the interviews, Othman noted how the gender roles the women envision themselves in vary. “When women come here (to the United States) they change their gender role,” Othman said. “Their experience with employment and education causes this change. This is what we wanted to talk about: how race, ethnicity and gender identity get transformed and reshaped by these women.” Though some women traditionally marry at 18 years old, a number of the women Othman interviewed are pursuing a career first and marrying after. Rasha said she would want education to be a priority for both of her daughters. “I want my children to be educated before they ever seek marriage because education is something the female can have for her own protection,” Rasha said. Othman hopes to one day expand the oral interview to different cities. Her goal is to create a national archive of experiences of Arab and Muslim
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Research Assistant Sundus Jaber is examining Arab-American perceptions on disabilities.
women, though she is currently focusing on the Milwaukee community. “This is not just an academic project,” Othman said. “It raises understanding and awareness about women’s issues, experiences and lets women themselves speak about their experiences.” Research Assistant Sundus Jaber examines the topic of Arab-American beliefs and perceptions on disabilities. Jaber, a senior in the College of Health Sciences, first took note of this topic long before she started working with Othman. Saber’s younger brother had a speech disorder. She noticed comments from people in the community, who believed he could just “grow out of it.”
“That’s when I noticed our community is not generally aware of these things,” Jaber said. Jaber also wanted to work on the study because she noticed in the news and media she felt as if women are always being spoken for. “I always would hear about women’s issues and I would wonder: why are they not asking us directly?” Jaber said. These are women who are done waiting to be asked. They’re framing their own answers. Editor’s Note: Rasha’s last name was not included in this story at her request to maintain her privacy with her extended family.
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elly Koronkowski was making her afternoon nursing rounds at the Clement J. Zablocki Veterans Affairs Medical Center when she checked in on an older male patient with brain damage. He was ill, and did not seem to be especially alert. His wife was playing an instrumental soul song. Koronkowski said she enjoyed the music. Her comment sparked a change in the man, who seemed to forget his suffering and reminisce about his younger years and love of soul music. “I feel like he, for a fleeting few minutes, really escaped and became himself again,” Koronkowski said. “He smiled and was remembering what he loved about his life.” Koronkowski is a senior in the College of Nursing and a member of Marquette’s Veteran’s Affairs Nursing Academic Partnership (VANAP) program. Despite jovial celebrations last week for Veteran’s Day, the holiday also serves as a reminder that many of the country’s veterans do not receive adequate health care after returning home. The VANAP program helps address veteran health care issues while providing a unique clinical 22
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experience for nursing students. The VANAP program began in the fall of 2013, after Marquette and the Zablocki VA received a five-year, $5 million grant from the Office of Academic Administration (OAA) in the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs. The grant mostly pays for the salaries of two program directors – one at Marquette and one at the VA – and 10 VANAP faculty members between Marquette and the VA. The faculty members are responsible for training nurses at the VA how to work with students. They also teach part-time on campus. The increase in faculty allowed enrollment at the College of Nursing to significantly increase, from 110 students in 2012-’13 to 162 today. Nursing students apply as freshmen or sophomores, and work in the VA for four semesters total. Students branch out Students work one-on-one with VA nurses during their rotations. With this guidance, student nurses work directly with patients in two designated education units, one focusing on spinal cord injuries and the other
emphasizing surgery and medicine. Sandi Van Den Heuvel, VANAP program manager at Marquette, said while Marquette and the VA are separate entities, Marquette clinical instructors are well-integrated because they spend significant time at both institutions. “These nursing instructors have done a really good job of being part of the culture here (at the VA), which has by proxy helped these students so much,” she said. Students work four days per week, and patients know when students will be working with them. The majority of patients are older men, including some who served in World War II, but there are also young men and women who served in Iraq or Afghanistan. Kateri Shampo, a junior, draws the blood patient Raimandol Terrara. Ashley Hauser, a registered nurse who has worked at the VA for four years, accompanies students during their clinical rotations on Thursdays and Fridays. Hauser, along with most of the other VA nurses who work with students, volunteered for the position. “That’s part of why we work on this floor, is because we like to
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teach,” Hauser said. Likewise, Hauser said students want to learn. “They like to be hands-on, and so it’s just kind of nice to be a part of that process,” she said. Hauser said adjusting to the students’ speed is the biggest challenge. “When you’re working with students, you really just have to take the time to step back and let them learn and let them do things.” Laura Hale, a Marquette VANAP clinical instructor, has more than 20 years of experience as a clinical instructor, including the past three years at the VA. She said veterans are the best patients to work with because they are so grateful. “After everything they’ve done, we’re the ones (who should) be saying thank you to them,” Hale said. Colleen Eckert, the VANAP program manager at the VA, said the beginning of the program was a learning experience for everyone involved. “Many of our expert clinical nurses had never worked in academia in any fashion, so they were learning how to become nurse educators,” she said. “There was a lot of training of ourselves in addition to training our partners.” The VANAP program now seems to be operating efficiently, but like any joint activity between organizations, there were some logistical hurdles. “Whenever you’re creating something that is a concept and trying to turn it into reality, it’s challenging,” Eckert said. “It’s a pretty big task in front of us and we’re in year four, just feeling like we got a really good handle on it. Years one, two and three were growing and developing years.” The mission of the VANAP program is to improve the education and practical experience of student nurses, and to work with the VA “to achieve unit-specific initiatives” for the patients, Eckert said. Creating caring professionals The OAA’s funding will dry up in 2018, but the professionals involved indicate that the VANAP program is here to stay. After the grant ends,
Marquette and the VA will assume complete responsibility for program funding and operations. “It’s as if we’re a startup,” Eckert said. “OAA is giving us that seed money to develop this collaboration, with expectations that both sides of the partnership continue it in some fashion.” However, the specific details of where funding will come from and what the program will look like are still being worked out at the executive level, Eckert said, also noting that active planning and discussion are currently taking place. Hale said the VA now employs several VANAP graduates. Students in the program also receive priority when applying for full-time jobs and summer programs at VAs across the country. VANAP students are not required to work at VAs after graduation, but most do, making the transition from student to full-time nurse relatively smooth. Margaret Kerrigan, a junior nursing student in the VANAP program, knew at a relatively early age that she wanted to be a nurse. “I really like the idea of helping people and it’s very rewarding,” she said. “Especially
being in the VANAP program and helping these war vets who have done so much for us.” Kerrigan said the work, which demands continuous mental and physical exertion, “does get exhausting at some points,” but, “if you have one good experience in a sea of bad, that’s what makes up for it.” She recently had a memorable encounter one afternoon, when an older veteran shared his appreciation. “He just stopped me as he was leaving and genuinely thanked me for what I was doing, and he was saying, ‘No one makes you sign up for this,’” Kerrigan said. “He was just so thankful for the time that we give back to them, so that was awesome.” For the students, the experience is one thing, but the chance to give back to the veterans is entirely another. Jeffrey Kopaniasz, a junior nursing student in the VANAP program, said the value of the experience lies in the patients. “These are our nation’s heroes,” he said. “So getting to hear their stories and being able to help them, it’s definitely the most fulfilling part.”
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ete Cooney found his passion through a creative outlet meant to balance the intense work environment at his first job. “I started to really get into food: trying new restaurants, looking at food and reading about stuff going on across the country,” he said. Inspired by similar ideas in other cities and the culture of traditional Mexican “paleta” (popsicle) vendors, the 2010 graduate of Marquette’s College of Business Administration, launched his startup Pete’s Pops, in 2014. He began selling his popsicles in Milwaukee’s Third Ward and now sells them at farmers markets and local festivals. Sept. 27, Cooney won Rev-Up MKE, a small business competition organized by the Near West Side Partners, Inc. He won $10,000 in startup funds and will relocate Pete’s Pops into a now-empty storefront in the Near West Side. He expects the store to open May 2017. Although the St. Louis native knew little about the NWSP prior to the business competition, he was familiar with the neighborhoods and learned more about the NWSP and the communities throughout the competition. “I always thought there was potential,” he said of the near west side. “I looked, even for my own business, at some of the vacant properties and things.” The competition, in its first year, fits into part of the greater goal of the NWSP – to promote economic opportunities in the seven neighborhoods. There are some who would question bringing new ideas into a community, rather than investing in what is already there, a concept often referred to as gentrification (the threat of upper class outsiders moving into a newly improved neighborhood), pushing out the people and
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changing the essence of what the area once was. NWSP’s work – to preserve the identities of its neighborhoods while improving and beckoning in new talent – is far from simple. How it works The NWSP was founded in 2014 with the support of five anchor institutions from the area: Marquette University, Harley Davidson, Aurora Health Care, MillerCoors and Potowatomi Business Development Corporation.
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The nonprofit’s mission is to revitalize and sustain the seven neighborhoods in the Near West Side with a focus on creating thriving business and residential areas. Since launching the Promoting Assets Reducing Crime (PARC) initiative in April 2015, the NWSP’s first major program, the organization has continued to become a presence in the Near West Side neighborhoods. “There’s a lot of activity going on in the Near West Side,” said Keith Stanley, executive director of the NWSP and Avenues West Association, during a bus tour of neighborhood homes in September. On Marquette’s side of things, Daniel Bergen, executive director of Marquette’s Office of Community Engagement, serves as the co-chair of the NWSP housing working team, which is comprised of representatives from the anchor institutions and the
community. One of the group’s projects is the good neighbor designations, which Bergen said are criteria to assess properties and highlight owners and managers who are doing good work in the community. “We are really focused on retaining really good property owners, managers and tenants,” Bergen said. “We want to keep people in this neighborhood.” Although the NWSP’s mission focuses on the revitalization of the neighborhoods in the community, when it comes to conversations about urban renewal, the issue of preserving the essence of the pre-existing community often comes to light. The fear, or lack thereof, is of gentrification. The movement of wealthier people into city neighborhoods can lead to the displacement of people who already live there, but can no longer afford to. A 2016 case study from the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia on gentrification and resident mobility in Philadelphia found that gentrifying neighborhoods in the city have higher rates of mobility than non-gentrifying communities. The study also found that although residents with low credit scores and without mortgages did not have higher rates of movement from gentrifying neighborhoods, when those residents do move, they are more likely to end up in lower income neighborhoods. Public investment can also have an impact on gentrification in neighborhoods. According to a 2015 article from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, improved mass transit, investment in public schools and creation of parks and open spaces can also drive up property values and capture the attention of affluent groups with the ability to move into the neighborhood. Roberta Coles, a sociology professor in the College of Arts & NOVEMBER 2016
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Sciences, said in this scenario, the gentrifying neighborhood is moving up while the less advantaged neighborhood sees more concentrated poverty. The result is not just geographical, but also socioeconomic divisions. “There’s already inequality in the gentrifying neighborhood, but what it does is start increasing inequality between neighborhoods,” she said. When it comes to the NWSP initiatives, people express varying levels of concern. But, as Stanley observed, the worries about gentrification are coming largely from outside. “People do bring it up,” he said. “Often its folks outside the community and sometimes its folks that live here, but our focus is on retention.” Since the launch of the NWSP, Stanley said there has been positive community feedback about the nonprofit’s initiatives. “There’s really excitement,” he said. “With anchor institutions that are committed to the community, there’s a hunger and a desire in creating platforms for community members to be involved.” The effort to retain current community members and get them involved in the partnership could protect the near west side against gentrification. The rate of changes in who is living in a community correlates with fewer community improvement efforts, according to a study from Williams College in 2012. The article suggests that programs designed for residents to remain in the community and include policies to ensure affordable housing and limit displacement could help transform quick moving gentrification into a more natural process of urban change. Although Coles sees positives in the NWSP and their initiatives, she has mixed feelings about the organization and Marquette’s role in the community. 26
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“I’m happy Marquette is participating and trying to do things that I think generally are motivated and have good intentions,” she said. “Of course, one never knows how it’s going to turn out.” In the Community Daddy’s Soul Food & Grille is tucked inside the block of 27th street between Wisconsin Avenue and Wells Street. The restaurant opened in 2014 and is run by Angela Smith and her husband Bennie. Smith is originally from Chicago, but has lived in Milwaukee her entire adult life. After a developer approached her husband in April 2014 to start a business in Avenues West, the family began looking around the neighborhood to see what was needed. “We thought if we brought in some soul food, something that’s not here, with that healthy southern feel, it will make it in the market,” she said. Photos of fathers and their children hang on the walls of the restaurant. Smith hopes to continue to decorate the restaurant with photos taken of fathers and their
children when they visit. Smith said her family has been blessed with a successful first two years at Daddy’s Soul Food & Grille and appreciates the support of organizations like the Near West Side Partners. “You can have an idea and this neighborhood will give you a petri dish where you can start to grow,” she said. Smith said support from the Near West Side Partners and other community organizations helps small businesses survive and stay in their neighborhoods. She agreed with Stanley that she doesn’t see the concerns about gentrification in the work of the Near West Side Partners or other similar organizations. “They’re not just trying to attract businesses that will only attract white, upper-class people,” she said. “They’re making sure they’re giving attention to businesses of all cultures, of all types of sale aspects.” Patrick Kennelly, the director of the Center for Peacemaking and a resident of the Historic Concordia neighborhood in the near west side, also said it’s important to acknowledge the existing realities
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and challenges in the community. “There are people who struggle to get by, there are people that have valid concerns about safety and there’s a lot of people who’ve lived there for a long time and they’re excited because the anchor institutions through the NWSP are saying, we understand residents play a vital role in this community,” he said. Kennelly also serves as the lead investigator of the NWSP PARC initiative. Stanley said the NWSP remain focused on the community through their work. “I know some people on the outside get nervous about (gentrification), but the near west side is very unique and outside communities need to understand that,” Stanley said. “We just don’t see it. We embrace all aspects of the community. The important part is the people. We are definitely the near west side. The near west side
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is a dynamic, diverse community.” Cooney and his business are looking forward to being part of that community. Now that the RevUp MKE competition is over, the real work has begun for Cooney, which involves selecting a storefront location for Pete’s Pops, raising money and building a kitchen. Once the business is settled in the near west side, Cooney expects to be in the community for the long haul. “I want to be a part of the community and praise the community and I think that’s what the Near West Side is,” Cooney said. “I’m going into an existing building and trying to activate that space and improve the community, not change it. We’re going right in the middle of the community, we’re going to create a positive business and we’re going to see that positivity and success spread through the community.” NOVEMBER 2016
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Professor Jean Grow says that the cause of the pay gap is two-pronged.
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usannah Bartlow spent almost three years at Marquette fostering conversations about gender and sexuality among students, faculty and staff before the university dismissed her. She was the director of what used to be the university’s Gender and Sexuality Resource Center, tucked away on the fourth floor of the Alumni Memorial Union. The university dismissed Bartlow following the creation and prompt removal of a mural of Assata Shakur. Shakur, an African-American activist and convicted murderer, became the first woman in history to be placed on the FBI’s Most Wanted list following her escape to Cuba from prison. The mural was created by members of the Alpha Kappa Alpha 28
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sorority, and sparked controversy and media attention from major outlets such as the Washington Times. “The official reason given was that I was fired for poor judgment and poor communication about the mural,” Bartlow said an in email. Bartlow said the controversy surrounding the mural affected how faculty discussed gender equity issues. While at Marquette, Bartlow served beyond her professional capacity as a member of the Committee on Diversity and Equity, urging conversation about different gender equity issues on campus. Such issues include the gender pay gap. In 2015, salaries for top-ranking male professors at Marquette averaged $122,000. Salaries for female
equivalents averaged $104,500. The gap increased by more than $9,000 since 2011, according to data from the American Association for University Professors (AAUP). For other professorial positions however, the gap is significantly reduced. Average salaries for associate professors averaged $88,400 for male faculty and $85,800 for female in 2015. The gap has reduced by $2,700 since 2011. For that reason, there are some faculty members on campus who dismiss the gap, or claim it to be understandable or justifiable. In response to seeing the 2015 numbers of average salaries of top-ranking professors at Marquette, suspended political science professor John McAdams said he was not sure
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if there is a gender related pay gap. “As an attempt to prove gender discrimination, that number is completely bogus,” McAdams said. Despite the different views, Bartlow said that gender-related controversies – like her own – can make discussing the gap more difficult. Before the mural controversy, Bartlow said she thought other faculty members were unnecessarily exaggerating the fear of jeopardizing their career in order to speak up about the gender pay gap. “Whatever is going on with people as far as their salary and their lives, one of the biggest considerations is, ‘Is my fear proportionate to the risk?’” Barlow said. “That’s one of the things that the mural really exposed
because for a long time I thought that people were blowing their fears out of portion and I found out that that’s not true.” Painting the Whole Picture To address issues surrounding gender equity issues, including the gender pay gap, former Marquette University President Rev. Robert. A. Wild created The President’s Task Force on Gender Equity. It analyzed gender equity issues for more than two years before publishing a summary in Jan. 2001. The resulting report said gender did not affect salary growth while employed at Marquette, but did impact where professors were starting out. Peter Toumanoff, former
subcommittee chair of the task force and associate professor Emeritus of Economics, said there are reasons that could explain the gap. “There are explanations for (the gender pay gap) that aren’t necessarily grounded in discrimination,” Toumanoff said. Jean Grow, chair of the Committee on Diversity and Equity and strategic communication professor in the College of Communication, agreed. She said there are two main reasons that explain the gap. “The first one is that within certain disciplines you get paid more,” Grow said. “So for instance, in the College of Communication relative to other fields you get paid less, whether you’re male or female.” Grow said NOVEMBER 2016
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the higher paying disciplines are often dominated by male faculty. Toumanoff estimated the unequal gender distribution among different disciplines could be due to skill differences. “‘Why do women choose female dominated occupations?’ and the answer is because their particular set of skills are more highly rewarded in the female dominated occupations than in the male dominated,” he said. “It’s a difference in skill set and rewards.” The second reason is what Grow called salary compression, meaning difference of salaries caused by inflation, where new employees earn more than the previously employed and more experienced employees. Toumanoff said that salary compression can help to reduce the gap because employers are pushed to offer the same, if not more new hires. (Confusing) Regardless of how the gap has been analyzed and understood, Dawne Moon, associate professor of Sociology, said it can be difficult to question the gap because of gender related issues–like Bartlow’s mural controversy. “At Marquette there’s a history of people being attacked for aligning themselves in various ways with feminism or for challenging
various forms of gender or sexual inequality,” Moon said. Let’s Talk About It In addition to what happened to Bartlow, there have been other gender-related controversies that have influenced the dialogue around the sensitive issue of the gender pay gap. “There are faculty who’ve been around for 30 years who, every time things would seem to be getting better there would be another one of these catastrophes,” Moon said. “Some say one such catastrophe happened last year.” John McAdams, a professor in the College of Arts & Sciences, filed a lawsuit against the university after he was suspended because he disagreed with university action taken against his decision to publish a post on his blog “Marquette Warrior” in 2014. The post criticized an exchange between Philosophy Teaching Assistant Cheryl Abbate and a student in her class about a classroom discussion on the ethics of gay marriage. John McAdams remains skeptical of the existence of the gender pay gap. McAdam’s ongoing case with Marquette impacts the conversation on gender equity and the gender pay gap, Grow and Moon said.
Moon said that McAdams’s case can negatively impact the broader campus discussion on gender equity issues, including the gender pay gap. “People would say, ‘Well of course John McAdams shouldn’t be targeting undergraduate students the way he does or unleash massive harassment against a graduate student, but he does have a point that this is a Catholic institution,’” Moon said. Grow disagreed. She said she thought that the university’s attention to the case positively affects the discussion on the gender pay gap. “I think in a sense that would make someone like me feel like I could more freely talk because the university is going to support people being treated equitably,” Grow said. McAdams said he did not think his case has any significant impact on the dialogue surrounding the gender pay gap at Marquette. “Marquette is very politically correct,” McAdams said. “Now here’s the essence of political correctness: any demand made on behalf of a politically correct victim group must be immediately embraced.” McAdams said he was not sure Marquette would be able to initiate substantial change to solve any issues regarding pay disparity. One
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university effort to promote wage equity is to provide individual raises to faculty who they deem unfairly paid. The dean of each college annually reviews individual salaries and send recommendations for a raise to the provost. Grow, along with the Committee of Diversity and Equity, reviews any salary changes with the provost each May. The raises do not factor in any underpayment for years worked prior, which is problematic because it means that there is less contributing to their retirement fund, said Moon. To McAdams, who is still quick to question the existence of the gender pay gap at Marquette, the aim of the practice is questionable. “Marquette might try to buy off claims of gender unfairness by giving a bunch of women raises,” McAdams said. “An interesting question is: ‘Were the raises justified or were they just bought off?’” For others, the university’s progress is more apparent and genuine. It could even be why people are talking about the gender pay gap less, Grow said. “I think that the university has been pretty forthcoming in its attempts to rectify (the gender pay gap), which I think is demonstrated in the really slim difference between men and women at the associate level,” Grow said. “Maybe that has truncated, for good reason, some of the discussion because there is some good work being done.” Lisa Mazzie, a professor of Legal Writing at the Marquette Law School, said that she personally is not affected by the gap because she is one of six individuals with her job status. Until recently, Mazzie said that all of those individuals were women. Despite progress made, Mazzie said there should still be the presence of the gender pay gap discussion. “If a woman is getting paid less than a man to do the same job and she senses it or knows it, I think that it affects her in the sense that she may feel not as valued of an employee,”
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Mazzie said. “I think it just normalizes for students that it’s okay.” Bartlow said the gender pay PHOTO BY MEREDITH GILLESPIE gap has rippling consequences that affect students. “It robs (students) of the opportunity to learn from the best,” Bartlow said. “It robs them of the opportunity to achieve their best because they lack diverse and excellent role models who are compensated for their labor.” While Grow said that the gender pay gap may not be as significant of an issue currently, she, along with the Committee of Diversity and Equity, still continues to discuss pay equity in their more recent report. But in the eyes of Bartlow and others who see the gender pay gap as a
current issue, the conversation should be more center-stage–even if it is not an easy conversation. “I think we can do better and I think we have an obligation to do better,” Bartlow said. “And I think that if we don’t do better, it’s just going to get worse.”
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10. Tony Smith drops 44 points on Wisconsin — Feb. 19, 1990 Marquette basketball was finally back on the grid after a disastrous end to the 1980s. Much of that was due to Tony Smith, the program’s all-time leader in average points per game (23.8). In the 96th meeting between Wisconsin and Marquette, Smith erupted for 44 points at the Wisconsin Field House. This still stands as the most points in a single game from an individual in Marquette’s history. Despite the 44-point effort, Marquette fell 82-65.
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9. Novak downs Notre Dame — Jan. 20, 2006
8. Doc Rivers shot — Jan. 10, 1981
With less than 10 seconds left in a classic Marquette-Notre Dame showdown, the Golden Eagles had the ball with the score locked at 65 points each. As the clock wound down Joe Chapman handed the ball off to Steve Novak, who was heading to the corner. Novak pulled up and turned as he approached the baseline, draining the longest possible 2-pointer with one second remaining to lift Marquette to victory. Novak put up 28 points in the contest. Marquette lost in the first round of the NCAA tournament later that season.
In January of 1981 an unranked Marquette squad was facing a tough matchup against No. 5 Notre Dame. The Golden Eagles were looking to bounce back after a home loss to Southern Mississippi. The game was tied with time for one last heave toward the hoop by Marquette. The inbound pass went to freshman guard Glenn “Doc” Rivers, who turned and fired immediately, sinking a long-range buzzer beater to give the Golden Eagles their best win of the season. The team went on to play in the NIT tournament.
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7. Buzz Williams does the “Fred Astaire” - February 24, 2012
6. Triumphant Al McGuire against Glenn Hughes — Feb. 5, 1974
Buzz Williams was already known for his weird, quirky antics by his fourth season on the job. However, he took it a bit further on a Friday night in Morgantown, West Virginia. At 23-5 overall and 12-3 in the BIG EAST, the Golden Eagles were flying high heading into their 16th conference game. That was until Williams decided to suspend starters Darius Johnson-Odom, Vander Blue and Junior Cadougan for the first half and Todd Mayo for the second half for a violation of team rules. Despite missing four key players, Marquette was able to claw back and erase a double-digit halftime deficit on the way to a 61-60 victory. Williams was caught on camera dancing to “Take Me Home, Country Roads” by John Denver after the victory. The classic tune is the theme song for the Mountaineers and thus sent the fan section into a frenzy. “I was just really excited,” Williams said in the postgame press conference. It was the first time Marquette reached 13 wins in the BIG EAST Conference.
The shining moment in one of Marquette basketball’s greatest seasons ever came after a dramatic victory over Wisconsin. Maurice Lucas hit a last second winner to knock off their bitter rivals, who were led by twins Kim and Kerry Hughes. After the win, McGuire leapt up on to the scorer’s table to celebrate. As he raised his fist in glory, Glenn Hughes, father of the twin stars, flipped McGuire the bird. The legendary image captures this moment perfectly. To top it off, in the forefront of the image defeated Badger coach John Powless walks across the court with his head down. The iconic photo captures the glory of McGuire’s reign at Marquette.
5. Davidson NCAA Tournament game - March 21, 2013 Marquette’s 2013 Elite Eight run nearly didn’t happen. In the first round the No. 3 seed Golden Eagles took on the No. 14 seed Davidson Wildcats. Marquette trailed by seven points with less than two minutes to go. A pair of 3-pointers by Jamil Wilson, another by Vander Blue and a timely Davidson turnover gave the Golden Eagles the ball with 5.5 seconds to play, down by one. Blue received the inbound pass near half court, drove to the hoop on a screen set by Davante Gardner and finished the left hand layup with just one second to play. Blue intercepted Davidson’s Hail Mary inbound pass to give Marquette the win, setting up their path to the Elite Eight.
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4. Vander Blue’s layup nets Marquette share of BIG EAST title – March 9, 2013 No one expected Marquette to finish at the top of the highly competitive 2013 BIG EAST Conference. Marquette proved the experts wrong throughout the season, defeating then-No. 16 Pittsburgh, No. 12 Syracuse and No. 21 Notre Dame. The success culminated in the Golden Eagles earning a share of the BIG EAST regular season title in dramatic fashion in the regular season finale against St. John’s. Vander Blue got an inbound pass with the game tied at 67 with 7.4 seconds remaining in overtime. The Golden Eagle point guard navigated around two Red Storm defenders and drove to the basket to hit a one-handed layup as time expired, creating a three-way tie between Marquette, Georgetown and Louisville. It was the Golden Eagles’ first BIG EAST regular season championship in their eighth year in the league. Photo courtesy of Maggie Bean Marquette Images
3. NIT Championship – March 21, 1970 Al McGuire turned down a bid in the NCAA Tournament in 1970 due to his disdain over the Warriors’ placement outside the Midwest region of the bracket. He instead took a spot in the National Invitational Tournament, a move that would result in hardware for Marquette. The Warriors defeated McGuire’s alma mater, St. John’s, 66-53 to win the NIT Championship. The guard duo was vital for Marquette, as Jeff Sewell and Dean Meminger, who was named the tournament’s most valuable player, combined for 38 points in the title game. This situation will never happen again, as now a team cannot participate in another postseason tournament if they turn down a NCAA Tournament bid. Photo courtesy of the Marquette Archives
2. Marquette annihilates No. 1 Kentucky to reach third Final Four — March 29, 2003 After squeaking out victories in their first three games of the tournament, the Golden Eagles came out firing against topranked and top-seeded Kentucky. Junior Dwayne Wade was a superstar all night. The Marquette legend finished with 29 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists and was a human highlight reel. At the time, this was just the fourth triple-double in NCAA Tournament history. Transfer Robert Jackson also had a tremendous game, registering 24 points and 15 rebounds. Freshman Steve Novak shot the lights out, going five for eight behind the arc. Marquette simply dominated on both ends of the floor against the tournament favorites. Photo courtesy of the Marquette Athletics
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1. National Championship March 28, 1977 When people think Marquette basketball, there’s usually one number that comes to mind — 1977. Amidst plenty of adversity, including McGuire announcing his retirement and the Warriors losing seven times, Marquette made a run that will never be forgotten on this campus. After victories against Kansas State, Wake Forest and UNC Charlotte, McGuire and forward Bo Ellis ended their Marquette careers in style, controlling North Carolina’s four corners offense to claim the program’s first and only NCAA National Championship, 67-59. McGuire, who was walking away from the game at the young age of 48, stepped onto the Atlanta Omni court with tears in his eyes. Ellis, who vowed he’d return to the Final Four after the Warriors fell in 1974, scored 14 points. Butch Lee, whose number hangs up in the rafters next to Ellis, led the team with 19 points and was named the Final Four’s most valuable player.
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Tacos meat tastebuds By: Lauren Flatley
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hef Mitchell Ciohon’s creativity and authenticity stems from his “unapologetically unauthentic” attitude toward Gypsy Taco, Wisconsin’s only food truck that has regular, legal occupancy on a bar property. In developing and sustaining Gypsy Taco, Ciohon has never wanted his food truck to be categorized as an authentic Mexican restaurant, nor to be consumed by the perfectionism of upscale dining. Gypsy Taco is located in back of Boone & Crockett on 2151 S. Kinnickinnic Ave and will be open year-round. “Forget the labels and stop trying to put a name on what makes us so different,” Ciohon said. “Instead, focus on creating and serving powerful and delicious food.” 36
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In May 2016, Gypsy Taco officially launched its partnership with Boone & Crockett, a craft cocktail lounge. The grand opening made Gypsy Taco the first food truck to have a “taco bar status” in the state of Wisconsin and was a huge success. Blocks of people lined up and down Kinnickinnic Avenue in Bayview to taste the quintessential Dr. Pepper pork and beef’s tongue tacos. “There were so many people, and the tacos were so popular, we had to turn some of them down,” Ciohon said.Ciohon developed the idea while living in Austin, Texas. Being immersed in a city that had an oversaturated food truck market, Ciohon knew not to open his own in Texas. Instead, he used his time
down south to formulate business plans and complete research and development by sampling products from established food trucks. He observed potential ways he could differentiate his food truck from others in the Wisconsin market. Soon after, Ciohon moved back to Door County, Wisconsin, where he sold tacos at local farmer’s markets. “I started making breakfast tacos which parlayed into both breakfast and lunch tacos,” Ciohon said. “I new I could make and sell anything at a farmer’s market. I went with my favorite food.” His decision was well-received. This positive feedback continued the progression of Gypsy Taco. When Ciohon decided to begin
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selling tacos under the Gypsy Taco brand, he started out in a trailer that was so small, he could barely stand in it. Soon after, the trailer was upgraded and “looked like an ice shanty that someone would ice fish out of.” It was much more sophisticated than the first, and included a window. About a year and half ago, Ciohon decided to invest in Gypsy Taco’s evolution. He committed to a company that would provide, customize and fabricate a food truck. “I decided to go with a company that seemed affordable and credible,” Ciohon said, “(The owner) sent me a full design of what the expected truck would look like and other renderings. He seemed very legitimate, so it had seemed like a perfect situation.” Ciohon invested over $12,000 of his savings into a Georgian company that promised his truck in six weeks. By the sixth week, the owner of the company fell silent, and left Ciohon expecting the worst. He had been conned and was added to a list of over 20 other businesses and individuals who were also swindled. In the midst of devastation,
Ciohon illustrated perseverance. “I had two options. I could lay around and feel sorry for myself, or I could get Gypsy Taco back on track,” Ciohon said. Ciohon chose the latter and got back to work on Gypsy Taco. With his own hands, Ciohon converted one of his old catering vans into the Gypsy Taco truck that is used today. “There are silver linings in all of this. Of course, it was incredibly defeating. But, I know (now) that what I have in the back (of Boone & Crocket) is mine,” Ciohon said. “That’s a very fulfilling feeling.” This impediment was the necessary punch for Gypsy Taco’s success. Today, the taco stand averages 150-200 customers a day. “The regulars of the bar were able to see the progression. They were there, with me, through it all,” Ciohon said. What makes Gypsy Taco unique compared to other competing food trucks is Ciohon’s ability to bend classic culinary rules and infuse innovation to create beautifully constructed tacos. Ciohon has a lot of fun behind the window and admits that he
doesn’t take himself too seriously. “I wouldn’t say I am a rebel, but I don’t like to follow the rules. I understand rules, I appreciate the rules, and I like to learn the rules, but I also like to do my own thing,” Ciohon said. Ciohon’s blending of traditional culinary rules are evident in many of his dishes. Interestingly, a go-to ingredient for Ciohon has been soda. He claims the fizzy beverage helps bring out a depth of flavors that could not be conjured up with traditional stocks or water. One of Gypsy Taco’s most popular tacos is the Dr. Pepper braised pork taco, a concoction of flavors created by braising the pork meat in the black cherry soda. Another favorite is the braised beef tongue taco, which is flavored by balsamic vinegar and Coca-Cola. With unique flavors and culinary style, it is fitting that the food truck has a unique name to match. The name “Gypsy Taco” arose when Ciohon and his friend turned business partner John Revord, owner of Boone & Crockett, were in a biker gang called Gypsy Skulls.
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Ciohon’s brothers were also part of the biker gang. “(We) viewed ourselves as self-proclaimed rebels,” Ciohon said. Although the name “Gypsy Taco” is significant to Ciohon’s past rogue adventures, it more appropriately symbolizes his movement between cities and states, impacted by encounters with many different people and past travels. To Ciohon, the name characterizes his life as a chef. Expansion of Gypsy Taco is expected in the future, though the van that sits in the back of Boone and Crockett will not leave anytime soon, according to Ciohon. “Although we would love to have a brick and mortar or physical restaurant, the van is Gypsy Taco’s legacy,” Ciohon said. Ciohon’s main hope for Gypsy Taco is to make some of the tastiest food in Wisconsin. “All I want to hear is people talking about Gypsy Taco, all I want to see is people wearing Gypsy Taco 38
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merchandise and all I want to know is that people are enjoying the experience of Gypsy Taco,” he said. “If I am lucky enough to see any of these, I am happy and I know I have done my job.” At Marquette food trucks were featured at Homecoming. Countless students have also visited food truck fairs in Milwaukee. Genevieve Kenah, a sophomore in the College of Business Administration, said she visited Gouda Girls, a food truck location, in order to obtain food that wasn’t made by Sodexo. “I tend to get bored with dining hall food, so trying something new at a food truck sounded good,” Kenah said in an email. Bridget Drufke, a sophomore in the College of Communication, went to the Gouda Girls food truck in Morgan Park and at the Homecoming concert Oct. 8. Because Drufke is a vegetarian, it is sometimes difficult for her to find food options that are suitable to her
needs. However, she found mac and cheese and the grilled cheese sandwich on the menu at Gouda Girls. Like Kenah, Drufke said that she found the workers of Gouda Girls to be very friendly, down to earth and that they cared about their customers. “They were just like, ‘Oh, sure, darling. It’ll be right up for you, love,” Drufke said. Drufke said that one doesn’t always get that kind of service at a fast food restaurant. She added the fact that a food truck is a small business, which makes it fun to support. Drufke said that she would buy another meal from a food truck, and that she is open to trying a different food vendor. “I think that they serve good food for a reasonable price that you can’t always get in the dining halls, which is definitely why I’ll go back again,” Kenah said in an email.
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Gouda Girls Food Truck A food truck for a true Wisconsinite. The Gouda Girls bring curbside comfort with a variety of classic meals including specialty grilled cheese sandwiches and mac and cheese. It’s simple, cheesy food with flair. RollMKE RollMKE likes to keep their customers on their toes with an ever evolving menu. RollMKE’s mission is to provide some of the highest quality, handcrafted sandwiches to the Milwaukee streets. The menu changes on a seasonal basis and incorporates local ingredients.
Pita Brothers Now a brick and mortar location, Pita Brothers started its journey in 2009 with just two brothers and a food truck. Located on campus, Pita Brothers offers an array of Mediterranean and American-infused cuisines. Taqueria Buenavista Chef Mitchell said this is on his list of go-to food trucks. Taqueria Buenavista offers a menu of some of the tastiest tacos, tortas and nachos on the Milwaukee streets at an affordable price. PHOTOS VIA FACEBOOK NOVEMBER 2016
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Rosy cheeks and freezing weather, matching scarves with gold and leather. As winter rolls in, the heavy jackets come out. The days become monotonous: coat and boots, coat and boots. This season, spice up a dull winter look with unique accessories to layer and add pops of color. Accessories are quintessential to fashion. If fashion was a food group, accessories would be the toppings. From bomber jackets to hats, scarves and socks, accessories are the saving grace that will keep you warm. The cool, windy Wisconsin mornings might cause one to lean towards a puffy coat, but before reaching for that Canada Goose jacket, or that Land’s End down coat, try a bomber jacket instead. Popularized by Kanye West’s “The Life of Pablo” concert gear, bomber jackets come in a range of metallic colors that trap heat similar to a down coat, yet cinch at the sleeves and waist. This makes for a puffy fusion of metal and comfort. Bomber jackets accentuate the upper body
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and add focus to the color and tone of an outfit. Bomber jackets are not the only way fashion can keep your body warm; vests are a traditional, yet constantly evolving trend piece. From puffy to down to even fur, vests let you strut your long sleeve or sweater while creating a nuance of color tones. This season, faux fur vests are thriving in light of a cold day. From the quintessential neutral colors to the brightening pantone pink and blue, faux fur vests are an accessory and a necessity. While winter hats serve to keep the head warm, not everyone thinks of winter hats as a way to pull an outfit together. This year, replace a classic pullover knit cap with a baseball cap featuring logos for a fun, edgy vibe, or add a knit beanie. Hats allow you to take a break from doing your hair and trap in heat, while expressing yourself. Black and navy blue are traditional go-to colors when it comes to baseball caps or beanies, but don’t be afraid to dabble with metal platelets on a hat. The reflective metal will break up
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the color block, while invoking a fierce vibe to any outfit. Every hat has its matching lower half: a scarf. Scarves have maintained their place as fashion accessories throughout the years. Whether skinny, long, pullover, wrap-around or even infinity, scarves are a pillar of winter fashion. Milwaukee is one of the windiest cities in the United States - protect your neck with tan and neutral scarves. The scarf will keep you warm while softly 44
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accentuating your choice of outwear, whether that be a leather jacket, bomber or vest. An outfit encompasses the full body, and while it is a given that winter demands pants, do not be afraid to accessorize your feet. Ditch the classic riding boots and opt for an ankle boot. Ankle boots are this season’s ultimate go-to accessory. From heels to flats, suede to leather, ankle boots are available in all forms. Utilizing ankle boots can show off flattering
socks in colors such as navy, maroon or brown. Yet, the boot itself can create a great vibe. Tassels, metallic clasps and even studs dictate the essence of your outfit. Winter can stunt your style from head to toe. This season, express yourself through accessories. While the weather can make you downtrodden, add some warmth to your days with the quintessential fashion: winter accessories.
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Little knowns with much to show BY STEPHANIE HARTE
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Dale Gutzman owns Off the Wall Theatre across the street
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Three local companies: Off the Wall Theatre, Milwaukee Entertainment Group and All in Productions, are committed to bringing an intimate performance experience to Milwaukee. Off The Wall Theatre Dale Gutzman’s theatre career has taken him all around the world, and ultimately back to his roots in Milwaukee. He served as resident playwright and associate director of the Russian Drama Theatre in the Ukraine. Later, he was the resident playwright at the Performing Arts Center of Bangkok, Thailand, where he helped stage a televised special of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” for the king of Thailand’s birthday. After this, Gutzman planned on retiring f rom the industry. But his retirement took a turn after visiting the tiny 40-seat
theater on 127 E. Wells St. with Don Hoffman, who opened and designed the space. Gutzman initially resisted getting involved, saying he didn’t have the money to run the company. Hoffman said he would cover the expenses, but needed Gutzman to take over the production side of the theater. Gutzman agreed and Off The Wall formed in 2000. However, Hoffman left Milwaukee a year and a half later, giving Gutzman entire control of the theater. “The theater literally fell in my lap,” Gutzman said. “And everyone told me, ‘Dale, do it because you can literally do whatever you want.”
Off The Wall struggled initially because it did not get any press reviews during its first three years. Gutzman said this changed after people saw the quality of the shows. “We have what I call here (in Milwaukee) a theater family,” Gutzman said. “A group of actors really dedicated to each other and to the art, not to making money or becoming famous.” Local actors from the Skylight Music Theatre, Milwaukee Repertory Theater and Milwaukee Chamber Theatre became interested in Gutzman’s shows. He said Off The Wall began to build a reputation as a place where NOVEMBER 2016
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actors could participate in unusual and adventurous projects. “I used to try and mix up shows I really wanted to do with shows I knew would make money,” Gutzman said. “Now that I am getting older and I don’t know how long I’ll be able to carry on with this, I mostly do shows I want to do and say, ‘Heck with the money.’” Once a year Off The Wall produces a show written by Gutzman, either as an adaption or entirely original piece. He said if he could do it all over he would be a playwright.
Gutzman said he takes pride in the fact that multiple actors have gone on to make names for themselves after Off The Wall, including Mark Rylance, who ran the Globe Theatre in London for 11 years and recently won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for the Cold War thriller “Bridge of Spies.” Eric Szmanda from “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” also started out at Off The Wall. A.J. Magoon, a junior in the College of Communication, starred in Off The Wall’s production of “Joseph and the Amazing Tech-
nicolor Dreamcoat” in 2013. He said he enjoyed the closeness he felt with his fellow actors and audience due to the intimate space. “I feel like Off the Wall isn’t the kind of place you’d expect much from, and yet they’re constantly trying to push the envelope and innovate in really interesting ways,” Magoon said. “The fact that it’s right across from the Milwaukee Repertory Theater really says something too, in my mind — you go from this large, grand space to a strip of a stage with barely 50 seats, and
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yet amazing work is being done in both places.” Milwaukee Entertainment Group As soon as guests enter the historic Brumder Mansion on 3046 W. Wisconsin Ave. for a Milwaukee Entertainment Group (MEG) production, they are greeted by artistic director Tom Marks in full character. “We are all about immersive theater,” Amanda Hull, production manager for MEG, said. “People are involved from the moment they walk in the mansion.” The Brumder Mansion did not start out this way. In 1910, George Brumder Sr. built the mansion for his son George Jr.. The family eventually sold the home to brothers Sam and Ed Pick in the 1920s, who turned the space into a speakeasy while working for Al Capone. The mansion underwent more changes over the years, from becoming rentable rooms for Marquette students to a Christian coffee house. Finally, Carol and Bob Hirschi bought and rescued the mansion in 1996 and transformed it into a bed and breakfast with a theater in the basement. Hull got involved with the company after stumbling across a post on Craigslist. She auditioned for the company’s first show in 2011, “Speak Easy of Murder,” a murder mystery produced in the space several times over the next few years. A year later, Hull’s friend Elizabeth Shipe asked the current owners Tom and Julie Carr if she could write a Sherlock Holmes play to be performed in the space. “That was the start of doing more legitimate plays written by local artists,” Hull said. Shipe, Hull and Marks became the production team for the company and named it Milwaukee Entertainment Group. The process to produce an orig-
inal work starts with local writers contacting MEG to set up a table read, where a group of actors read the script out loud. After getting feedback, the writers revise the script to make adjustments. Hull said most of the scripts brought in get produced. “It’s a longer process, but we love working with people and promoting new works of theater in this community,” Hull said. All In Productions When community theater actors Robby McGhee and Alex Scheurell lived together on Brady Street, they often talked about shows they would love to do to-
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gether, but didn’t have the money to start their own company. Everything changed on Brewers’ opening day in 2011, McGhee woke up at 4 a.m. to go tailgating. “All of a sudden Alex came into my room, he was playing a lot of online poker at the time, and was like, ‘ROBBY,’” McGhee said.
“Now Alex is a very type B person, he doesn’t get too excited about things, but he just won a ton of money on online poker.” Since the government shut down online poker shortly after, it took Scheurell some time to get his money. The two were able to get their company up and running last year and they appropriately named themselves All In Productions. The company became a nonprofit in July and performed its first production of the second season, “The Wild Party,” in September. McGhee said they select their shows by popular demand. They read through dozens of scripts, “waiting for the fireworks to go off” from the text. Titles they have produced include “The Last Five Years,” “Little Shop of Horrors” and “Ordinary Days.” “Even though there is a lot more paperwork involved (in a nonprofit), we are really just in it because we love what we are doing for the community,” Scheurell said. “We are trying to give back to the theater company that has really built both of us up in our careers and help provide opportunities for all the great artists in the community.” All In Productions is a traveling company and has performed at Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum, In Tandem Theatre and Next Act Theatre. McGhee said they are 100 percent committed to casting Milwaukee talent and designers. “That is really something that sets us apart and something I hope we do until we are done,” McGhee said. “I want to really bring home the idea that there is talent here in Milwaukee and that there is work available for people here in Milwaukee. It breaks my heart when people leave the city because they can’t perform enough.” NOVEMBER 2016
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Great Expectations
Pros, cons of campus masterplan By Ryan McCarthy
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Construction began this month for the 750-bed residence hall to be built between 17th and 18th Streets. The $96 million building is one of the first steps of the university’s anticipated 20-year plan.
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couple of months before I came to Marquette for my freshman year, I had dinner with an alumna who graduated sometime in the 1970s. She asked me where I was living and I told her McCormick Hall. “Oh, the beer can,” she said. “You’re going to have a lot of fun in there.” A university’s facilities are an integral part of its tradition. Professors leave, mascots change but buildings last for decades. McCormick was the party dorm 50 years ago and still is the party dorm today. But we must be careful not to let nostalgia for campus institutions hamper overdue progress. “For Marquette University to be among the top Catholic and Jesuit institutions in the world, it all must start with the student experience,” President Lovell said in a press conference. “We have to think and act differently and embrace new ways of living and learning for our community.” On the surface this seems like a
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banal platitude, but President Lovell is right. There are serious gaps in the student experience that the university needs to address. A lot of Marquette’s facilities are old, outdated and can no longer serve the university’s population. Luckily, the administration has developed a robust masterplan to address these concerns. Marquette has undergone seismic changes in the last four years and is poised to expand and develop in the future. In addition to a recently completed Jesuit Residence and Global Water Center, Marquette’s plan calls for the construction of a new residence hall, a host of academic research labs and a wellness and recreation complex. The crowning jewel of the masterplan is a $96 million, 750-bed residence hall that will replace the soon-to-be demolished McCormick Hall. The new residence hall will feature two 375 bed towers connected by a bridge and will be located between 17th and 18th Streets. Like McCormick, the new dorm will feature
a dining facility. It seems like the university is hitting all the right marks with the new dorm. Marquette stated its commitment to creating a community environment with programmatic spaces for students. Most importantly, the new residence hall will not feature tiny, awkward pie-shaped rooms that make it impossible to organize furniture. On a personal note, I’m excited to see what Baltimore-based Design Collective, the design firm hired to do the architecture planning, will do with the new residence hall. I’ve seen their work at a number of Maryland colleges and universities as well as the former office for Planit, an advertising agency where I interned last summer. They also designed the Erinn McCarthy Humanities Hall at Maryvale, a building named for my older sister who passed away of osteosarcoma in 2007. Marquette will also invest in the construction and renovation of academic research labs and
facilities. The former Rec Center will become “Innovation Alley,” a partnership between Marquette’s business and engineering programs. The area comprising Schroeder Complex, Cramer Hall and the Wehr science buildings will become the “BioDiversity District,” an area fitted with classroom and lab space designed for undergraduate and graduate research. The Athletic Performance Center on 6th and Michigan Streets will provide space to study human performance as well as support Marquette’s collegiate athletes. One of the points that the masterplan steering committee was clear on is that the Helfaer Rec Center cannot meet the needs of the Marquette community. The masterplan calls for the construction of a new recreation and wellness center on 16th Street, where McCormick currently stands. Whereas many find Straz Tower’s Rec Center too remote, this facility will be in the heart of campus. I am glad to see the university recognize the need for expanded wellness services. I’ve spoken to current and prospective students who routinely cite Marquette’s limited exercise facilities as a significant shortcoming of the university. Although it is unclear
when this project will break ground, it should be among the masterplan’s top priorities. While it is nice to see the university deliver, and act on, a coherent long-term strategy for Marquette’s development, there are still a number of areas the administration will need to address. As President Lovell said, it is imperative that Marquette focuses on improving the student experience if it wishes to remain competitive. For one, I would like to see the administration focus on creating and preserving green space. While there are currently no plans to convert the plot where the old Jesuit residence once stood into a common area, the university has indicated that this only a temporary use of the land. With the new residence hall taking over the recently completed lawn space between 17th and 18th Streets, Marquette needs to preserve areas for students to interact outdoors. While short term solutions like Valley Fields’ new dome will help, it is important that the university does not sacrifice its valuable green space as it continues to rapidly expand. While the masterplan makes strides to fill the major gaps in the student experience, it misses the largest one: reliable access to fresh food. For
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four years I’ve heard rumors about potential grocery stores coming to campus, none of them substantiated. Now, with the nearest Pick ‘n Save closed, it is absolutely unacceptable for a university of our size to be so far removed from healthy and affordable food. We need a long-term solution. Despite these caveats, the masterplan goes far in addressing real concerns students and administrators have about the viability and capacity of Marquette’s facilities. The committee did a great job of recognizing the critical gaps in the student experience. The masterplan centralizes many services and seeks to create spaces that bring students closer together. Still, Marquette needs to go further in ensuring vital student needs are met, or the lack of convenient fresh produce will be a frustration for generations to come. The real test of this plan is its execution, and it will be up to President Lovell and future generations of Golden Eagles to ensure this happens. Although I won’t be here to see any of these vast changes, I’m excited to see how Marquette grows over the next few decades. Ryan McCarthy is a senior studying journalism. He can be reached via email at ryan.w.mccarthy@marquette.edu
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Why not watch something more cheerful, like cat videos?” -Abby Vakulskas
Let the poor thing rest in peace already.”
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They were ridiculous — no doubt — but don’t you miss watching Trump interrupt Clinton with an angry but subtle “wrong” on live TV?” -Mike Cummings
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Thin shoulder straps, deep V-neck and a tricolor pseudo-belt ruin what would’ve been a solid callback to past glory” -Ryan McCarthy
A disgrace to coffee everywhere. Marquette students shouldn’t have to tolerate it any longer.” -Elizabeth Baker
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From left to right: Josh Miles, Lyphenia Bryant, Jacob Perez, Manny Hurtado
Marginalized Marquette Columnist Morgan Hughes sits down with fellow students for an open conversation about race and inclusion on campus Daniel Bernard uses his Federal Student Aid refund to pay four months’ rent upfront. With what remains, he buys a new pair of blue wingtip boots, which had been patiently waiting in an online shopping cart. His clothing is often representative of his professional, approachable demeanor: he irons a button-up dress shirt – usually blue – and he pairs it with a knit cardigan – usually red. The color scheme coincidentally aligns with his deep passion for U.S. government and his desire to influence it one day. Always expressive, he keeps a handful of five-dollar words in his back pocket for use during hyperbolic reenactments of the week’s events. He gets up early, stays up late, drinks a lot of coffee and goes out on the weekends. He’s sarcastic, uses colloquial slang like “lit” and shares ironic memes on social media. Photos by Maryam Tunio maryam.tunio@marquette.edu NOVEMBER 2016
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Bernard, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences, is the poster child for the “relatable college kid,” or at least he would be if his father was not West Indian and his mother Puerto Rican. Bernard isn’t white, so his personality comes second to his skin tone. A conversation Bernard had during his freshman year solidifies this. “He told me that I was one of the whitest people that he knew,” Bernard said, shaking his head, still in disbelief four years later, recounting which traits his then-roommate attributed to whiteness, “Ironing my clothes, reading the newspaper, I use big words, I don’t have an accent, I’m clean, I’m smart.” I react to this with shock and associative guilt. Bernard reacts with a lesson learned. “These people will think what normal equals white, (but) white people don’t have a monopoly on civility.” With the Supreme Court making an affirmative action ruling this summer and efforts by Marquette and other schools around the country to recruit more diverse student and faculty communities, it’s no secret that universities have struggled to engage appropriate numbers of minority members. Marquette diversity reports show,
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emerges. According to that study, one-third of the Marquette community reported at least observing acts of exclusion or hostility on campus. It also noted that a significantly lower percentage of African American, Hispanic and multiracial respondents and respondents of color were “very comfortable” with the overall climate at Marquette compared to white respondents. Clearly, an increased minority presence on campus alone does not ensure a welcoming, inclusive environment overall. Socially, minority students are
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still ostracized by a society that caters to hegemonic white masculinity. The weekend offers reprieve from early lectures and D2L discussion posts, but unfortunately latent prejudices are only augmented by apartment pre-gaming and Saturday keg races. According to the climate study,
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150 respondents said they considered leaving because of feelings related to inclusion and exclusion. One wrote, “This is a very niche driven school. The community is perfect for those who fit the criteria. For those who fit the standard the school is amazing, but for those even slightly out of it, it can be very frustrating.” Manny Hurtado, a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences said he can relate. “It’s happened a couple times where I’ve been asked when entering a party if I go to Marquette,” said Hurtado, a member of Marquette’s Gender Sexuality Alliance and Marquette’s Urban Scholars, a university program that aims to promote inclusivity and diversity.
of black/ African American faculty and student respondents feel uncomfortable with the climate in their classes.
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Josh Miles (left) and Lyphenia Bryant discuss personal accounts of micro-aggressions they have both experienced on campus.
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Jacob Perez (left), a junior in the College of Engineering also joined the conversation with Manny Hurtado (right) and other students. What Hurtado has too often encountered is that because of his ethnicity, people don’t automatically connect him to the university. He says he gets questioned every time he wears something with Marquette’s logo. Bernard, who worked as a Resident Assistant for two years, said that minority residents used to complain to him about Marquette’s LIMO service, which tends to ask non-white students to show their university IDs, but skips this formality for white student riders. These presumptions aren’t purposeful. What most people think when they think Marquette is affluence, and what most people think when they think affluence is white. “People think of (Marquette) as unattainable,” said Josh Miles, a junior in the College of Communication and co-chair for the President’s Task Force on Equity and Inclusion, a group of students, staff,
faculty and community members that was formed to complement university diversity initiatives. “Being a minority, (people) have that automatic surprise like, ‘Oh my God, you’re doing all these great things.’ Yeah, I am. That’s what you’re supposed to do.” Lyphenia Bryant, a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences, points to a much less subtle situation: “My roommate was like, ‘Oh you don’t have loans? That’s because you’re black.’” Hearing these students’ personal accounts of micro-aggressions that minority students are so used to experiencing shows a deeper systemic problem. Climate study results support their claims: 44 percent of African American respondents and 29 percent of Hispanic respondents indicated they had experienced exclusionary, intimidating, offensive, and/or hostile conduct at Marquette. For white respondents, this figure was 15 percent. How do we get the Marquette
community to understand and empathize better to minimize these micro-aggressions and purposefully avoid exclusive behavior? “I always tell people; you need to be your biggest advocate, you need to tell people when you feel like you’re being mistreated,” Miles said. “I don’t think most people are horrible human beings, I just think that most people are ignorant.” It’s odd to use to ignorance to justify this serious issue that affects so much of our campus community, but Miles has a point. I consider myself socially conscious and sensitive to experiences outside my own. I was even genuinely surprised by some of the interactions different students have had. What’s more, I’ve absolutely perpetuated racially aggressive behavior without realizing it. White members of the Marquette community aren’t intrinsically part of the problem, but being defensive about the associated privilege is. Inclusion matters, and everyone has the duty of contributing to a welcoming atmosphere, in and out of the classroom. Our role as students is to be constantly learning, and that extends to social learning as well. The responsibility to hold one another accountable goes beyond our role as students and beyond our role as members of the Marquette community. It’s our role as humans to try to make other humans feel accepted and appreciated, and also to acknowledge when their experiences differ from our own. Miles summed up the discussion with intelligence and hope, “Empathy is something we all have to do better.”
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