Mount Mary University Arches Fall 2018

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Arches Mount Mary University Fall 2018

66% of sexual assaults go unreported It’s time to speak out p. 27

Day Care to No Care Child Care Center Gone but Not Forgotten

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Community of Hope The Future of Bronzeville Looking up

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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Quinn Clark

MANAGING EDITOR Julia Wachuta

ART DIRECTOR Denisse Hernandez

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hen I first held a copy of Arches, I knew I wanted to attend Mount Mary University. The thought of contributing to the magazine I was holding sounded like a dream to me. If you told me that one day I would be the editor-in-chief, I would tell say you were crazy.

Since I knew how, I always wanted to be a writer. I still remember running upstairs after a long day of elementary school and revving up our dinosaur of a family computer so that I could type out my stories.

I continued to write and fall more in love with it, but I could never see myself as a reporter. It was hard for me to imagine actually writing and contributing to the media because I was always in awe of journalism.

This brings me back to my first time, as a high school senior, unsure of my future, holding a copy of Arches. Suddenly, my blurry future became clearer.

Now, as a sophomore in college, I am still in awe of journalism, just as I was before I knew I was actually capable of contributing to a publication. I am also amazed at how hard the entire Arches staff has worked on this magazine.

Halloween is right around the corner, and I have enjoyed seeing Ashley Altan’s incredible food photography, showcasing her Halloween-themed recipes. In college, it is easy to forget the importance of making a homemade meal. It doesn’t have to be a chore; it can be fun, and Altan’s recipes show that.

Speaking of spooky-themed things, midterms are rolling around, and it is no secret that students are anxious about their grades. Aislinn Strusz dives deeper into Mount Mary’s grading scale, giving students and faculty alike a way to voice their opinion. Opinions about the grading scale don’t have to be muttered in frustration under one’s breath; Strusz helps to bring these thoughts forward on page 8.

Lexie Kline also gives Mount Mary faculty and students a voice on page 2 in her article, “Day Care to No Care.” The beloved child care center was extremely helpful for the parents attending and working for Mount Mary. After its closure, many people are wondering why it had to happen and if it is coming back. What better way to shine a light on this issue than in the school’s magazine?

And, finally, after the confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court, there is certainly tension when it comes to whether or not sexual assault survivors are being taken seriously. I had the privilege of writing an opinion piece on page 27 with Bryanna Sanders. As reporters at an all-women’s university, it is imperative that we take a stand on this issue in our magazine.

This semester has been off to a great start, and I still have to pinch myself sometimes to remember that I really am the editor-in-chief of this admirable magazine. I am lucky to work alongside this staff, and to continue to watch our work improve and grow. I hope that you, too, can get a feeling of admiration as you hold this copy of Arches, just as I did as a senior in high school.

Editor-in-Chief clarkq@mtmary.edu

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BUSINESS MANAGER Lexie Kline

EDITORS Lauren Johnson Lexie Kline Bryanna Sanders WRITERS Bryanna Sanders Ashley Altan Aislin Strusz Quinn Clark Julia Wachuta Lauren Johnson Neveah Wright Lexie Kline DESIGNERS Lexie Kline Ashley Altan Jessica Rowley Emily Chapman Lizzie Swiger Quinn Clark Denisse Hernandez PHOTOGRAPHERS Ashley Altan Lizzie Swiger Denisse Hernandez FACULTY ADVISERS Linda Barrington Laura Otto

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CAMPUS 2 DAY CARE TO NO CARE 6 PRESIDENT BRINGS COMMUNITY TOGETHER 8 DOES OUR GRADING SCALE FAIL STUDENTS? FEATURES 11 THE COMMUNITY OF HOPE 14 CALL FOR DIVERSE LITERATURE 16 DON’T JUST COMPLAIN CREATIVE WORKS 19 STUDENT POETRY, PROSE, & ART FOOD 22 A TWIST ON YOUR TYPICAL PB&J 24 WICKED BAT WINGS 26 CANDY CORN JELLO BURSTS PERSPECTIVES 27 THIS IS NO LONGER A POLITICAL ISSUE

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Day Care to No Care Child Care Center: Gone, But Not Forgotten

Words Lexie Kline | Photo Denisse Hernandez | Design Lexie Kline

“It was horrible,” said Caroline Potter, a senior fashion design major at Mount Mary University. “He cried for an entire semester. It broke my heart every day. I couldn’t deal with it. He was crying and screaming, but he didn’t understand. He didn’t get it.”

This is an example of the emotional responses that parents got from their children when the child care center at Mount Mary University closed up for good on July 15, 2016. Potter’s 1-year-old son at the time, Franco, was devastated when his place of comfort and stability was taken away, and was put into a completely new environment in the fall of 2016.

Two years later, university administrators are now working on a new six-year strategic plan, and the possibility for the child care center to reopen is not as impossible as some

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may think. Since the current strategic plan will be complete at the end of this academic year. Dr. Karen Friedlen, vice president for academic and student affairs, stated she has received input about the strategic plan that includes conversations about the child care center.

“We’re going to see where that lands in the strategic plan, and that strategic plan will guide us into the future,” Friedlen said.

The Reasons for Closure The closure of the child care center came as a real shock to parents such as Potter, who didn’t understand why what seemed like a successful child care center would be closing.

“In the letter, they told me that it didn’t have the funding,” Potter said. “Which didn’t necessarily make sense

because the majority of the people who were working there were students.”

Potter was correct. According to Sarah Olejniczak, the dean for student affairs and overseer of the child care center operations, the majority of workers were, in fact, students, besides two professionally paid workers.

However, what people from the outside couldn’t see was that even though the majority of workers were students, the profitability of the center just wasn’t there.

“There were many compounding factors that led to the decision to close the center,” Olejniczak said. “It was losing significant amounts of money.”

One factor that directed towards closure was the lack of children enrolled to help bring in profitability. According to Dr. Karen Friedlen, the child care center had “significant financial losses.”

“Something that also contributed to the decision is that the enrollment in the center was not high,” Friedlen said. “And I think there were really quite small numbers enrolled and not as many students as anybody would have expected.”

According to Mount Mary’s child care center records, at the time of closure there were only 14 children that were brought in by students, nine of those parents being full-time students. Although employees and alumnae were also able to bring their children to the child care center, their numbers were even lower, totaling to only five children utilizing the child care center.

However, Dr. Friedlen pointed out that students were always the top priority and concern when considering the child care center.

“I know that even when my kids were little and I was on the faculty, students always received priority,” Friedlen said.

Students not only received priority, but also received special treatment regarding their child care center needs.

Potter couldn’t remember them ever turning her down when she wanted to bring her son, Franco, in to be watched.

“They accommodated me,” Potter said. “They said ‘give me your schedule’ and that’s all I had to do.”

While many students like Potter loved and cherished this kind of environment, it was not a traditional type of environment that most child care centers are run by.

“Each semester, (my schedule) changes and daycares aren’t as accommodating because they have their own hours,” Potter said.

This kind of traditional platform is used not to benefit the parent, but to benefit the child care center because it guarantees a steady flow of income. Mount Mary’s child care center, however, accommodated student schedules.

“We didn’t want to require somebody to pay for a full day if they only needed to have their child there for five

The former child care center door still decorated and child-proofed with protection over the door knob.

“There were many compounding factors that led

to the decision to close the center. It was losing significant amounts of money.”

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hours,” Friedlen said.

But the efforts to keep the child care center alive could not progress by running the child care center the way it was run. And, unfortunately, students were affected.

“It was really irritating,” Potter said. “It was upsetting because, one, I had to tour more daycares; two, I trusted this place.”

Students, and some employees, were affected by its closure, and both Friedlen and Olejniczak recognized that it would be a difficult transition.

“It’s sad when there’s someone who’s been caring for your kids, especially for a significant period of time,” Olejniczak said. “You know, they become an extension of your family.”

The former child care center still has supplies, boxes of children’s toys and decorations on the wall.

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The Aftermath and Decision Makers While understanding the difficult time that this transition imposed on students, Olejniczak did her very best to offer information and help.

“One of the things we provided to them was a listing of the center providers that were licensed by the state in a two mile radius from the university,” Olejniczak said. “We had also given them instructions about where you can go for child care offerings.”

And while parents like Potter remember receiving this information, she recalls the transition not being any easier even with the help the university provided. This time of transition had people wondering, not only why did the child care center close, but who was in charge of closing it.

According to Friedlen, it was a collaborative discussion that had been happening for years. It wasn’t a decision that just came out of nowhere, but rather multiple discussions, speaking/ surveying students and then a decision that reflected what was found to be best for the students and their education.

“We thought about this for years and developed multiple proposals attempting to do something,” Friedlen said. “It’s hard for us to say we’re okay losing this money.”

When all was said and done, administration had to decide if running the child care center at a deficit was beneficial to students and the university. The decision was made for a permanent closure. And while emotions were high, students couldn’t help but wonder who the final decision maker on this issue was, and wondered if they would be affected by this closure just like they were.

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And while neither Dr. Schwalbach nor any of the SSNDs had children enrolled in the child care center during its closure, they made the decision based off of what they felt stayed true to the university’s mission.

“We want to be able to put as much as we possibly can into the education of the students that go here,” Friedlen said.

The Diminishing of the Renovation Plans While many can empathize with having a better education, many of us wonder what happened to the new plans of starting up a new child care center.

“We had been exploring moving the child care center elsewhere on campus and doing a full renovation to build a new center, which was referenced in the email that was sent out,” Olejniczak said.

Potter recalls the big plans of rebuilding.

However, the opportunity to rebuild was shut down after the cost of rebuilding grew exponentially.

“In late April of 2016 we did a brief usage study with the campus to find out what people’s intentions were for child care,” Olejniczak said.

“That survey didn’t show the full amount of need to sustain a new child care center.”

According to an email sent by former President Eileen Schwalbach on July 11, 2016, the cost of renovation would be over $600,000. A debt that large and few to no donors was not a financially and economically resilient plan, according to Friedlen.

The child care center is gone, and now all that remains are the two rooms with all the children’s toys, educational materials and furniture.

The Future Is In Your Hands Students, even those such as Potter who are graduating, are rooting for the child care center to make a comeback. Essentially, there are two powerful ways that students’ voices can be heard.

One route is to get involved with the strategic plan meetings that are currently happening.

“We want their (the students) voices in that process,” Friedlen said.

Sarah Olejniczak mentioned the benefit of going to talk with your student government representatives about the child care center.

“Student government is a fantastic vehicle for bringing that information forward,” Olejniczak said. “There are groups that are set up to be

Six-year-old Aniela Mayhugh enjoys the playground formerly used by the Mount Mary child care center.

advocacy groups for our student population that have representation at the university to be able to share that perspective.”

Now is the time to get involved. The six-year strategic plan is happening this academic year and will be put into effect for the next academic year. If you want to get involved in the strategic plan conversation, contact your student government representatives to find out the steps for getting involved. Be optimistic. There is hope for the child care center.

“Part of what I want to say is, ‘stay tuned,’ because we’re in a process and we may see that popping up,” Friedlen said. “I have great hopes.”

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Going Pharr in a Year

President Brings Community Together Words Nevaeh Wright | Design Jessica Rowley

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year and a half after Dr. Christine Pharr became the 12th president of Mount Mary University, campus life has gone back to its day-to-day: events going on, students are studying and meeting in the cyber cafe, and professors are chatting with each other across office halls, but there’s something new in the mix of the mundane.

A sense of hope, intrigue, and anticipation can be subtly felt.

These feelings emanate from anyone who’s come in contact with Pharr since she has became president in July 2017.

“She has a very strong, outgoing personality and it hasn’t wavered since she got here,” said Bryce Katuisimie, Student Government Association vice president and member for three years.

Pharr moved to Milwaukee from Omaha, Nebraska, and had to adjust to a new home as faculty and staff adjusted to their new president.

“I think one of the challenges is trying to represent an institution in a community where you come and you know not a living soul,” Pharr said.

Her first goal was to simply learn about the community, campus, staff and students and what Mount Mary is all about. Her approach: good old conversation.

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Vicki Rydell, an eight-year Promise Program coach, can still remember when she first met Pharr.

“A few weeks after we met with her in person, she really wanted the board of directors to meet some of our students, so she brought all of them down,” Rydell said. “There were 30some people in our offices. They listened to our students.”

Rydell talked about how some organizations weren’t able to provide different snack options to students with food insecurities. Within a couple of weeks, Pharr found funding that would be able to be used throughout the rest of the year for not only Promise Program students, but also two additional campus communities.

Tanya Keenan, an eight-year professor in the English Department, spoke on seeing Pharr involved in a number of activities on campus the moment she arrived.

“She makes an effort,” Keenan said.

After Pharr took interest in a particular event among many local events held on campus, she provided Mount Mary faculty like Keenan with a one-of-a-kind opportunity to attend the annual Fit to a Tea event, which was organized

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Pharr saw that a board member had sponsored a table for the event and decided to sponsor one herself, giving Mount Mary faculty a one-of-a-kind opportunity to attend.

“So I was able to go, I was so grateful...and Dr. Pharr was there,” Keenan said. “I think that was the first time that anyone had gone.”

Pharr shows her desire to engage with the entire campus by attending events such as the Promise Program soiree last year and forums where students, faculty, and staff can ask her questions.

“I’ve probably met with 160 people one-onone and I have a half an hour conversation with them just to get to know them and learn about their role on campus,” Pharr said.

Though Pharr said that she’s far from done meeting with those who make Mount Mary special, she doesn’t see it as a chore.

Katuisimie commented on how she was positively surprised by the ability for her president to be so attentive in ways as seemingly insignificant as remembering all their names.

“We sent an email to her when she was on vacation at 6 p.m. and she responded at 6:10 p.m.,” Katuisimie said. “Even students aren’t that ready to respond to things so quickly!”

There are many things that the Mount Mary community has learned about President Pharr herself, in a year and a half, that can be attributed to the ways she’s made herself approachable and open.

On her blog that she tries to write every one or two weeks, The Pharr Side, she tells of some quirky things within her personal life which she has seen great response from.

“I will say that where I get the most positive feedback is when I write personal stories about myself,” Pharr said.

Students like Katuisimie have expressed their surprise at the president’s ability to be dedicated to a blog. Rydell also spoke about a famous story Pharr told of how she locked herself outside of her home at night in her pajamas at a time she didn’t even know her new neighbors.

Aside from stories and sharings of academic successes or administrative changes, Pharr believes in the blog’s way of addressing certain topics.

“I try and use (The Pharr Side) to talk about things that I think as a leader I should have a position on, and I should help people think about how they should look at some issues,” Pharr said.

When addressing certain events of controversy, whether it’s on campus, across the nation or around the world, the president acknowledg-

es her duty to have an opinion and leads Mount Mary in an understanding of the standards that are to be held, which is what students such as Katuisimie think is the best thing to do in such situations.

“As a Catholic institution we should respect the individuality of every person, regardless of their race, their socioeconomic class, gender or religion,” Pharr said.

In acknowledging well-being importance and necessity of students’ wellbeing for a university to thrive, she expressed her intolerance of any sort of harassment to students that she knew of.

“We want people to feel like they’re in a safe haven no matter who they are,” Pharr said.

Pharr herself was welcomed in a momentous way. More than 18 School Sisters of Notre Dame from the area casually took her into a room across from her office to share a moment with her.

“They prayed over me, they sang songs, they gave me gifts, and I just sat there with tears streaming down my face … it was just like having God come into my soul and it made me understand how this institution was created,” Pharr said.

Pharr said that she’d never experienced anything such as that, and is reminded every day by the blue jar of kind words and prayers behind her desk.

Sister Joanne Poehlman, SSND, anthropology professor and faculty at Mount Mary for more than 12 years, thought back on leaders like Sister Ellen Lorenz who “guided faculty through curriculum change with our unique Search for Meaning at its core.” She acknowledged Dr. Pharr’s evident support of such things that represent the mission and purpose of Mount Mary.

Pharr, in what she called the capstone of her career, has her own goals to enhance the school while incorporating what Mount Mary stands for.

“Our campus has to be fluent, reaching out, and interweaving the community into our campus (by) getting the word out, and I see that happening,” Keenan said.

With weekly meetings involving faculty in the athletics department to increase team numbers, and with the university’s marketing team to increase graduation rates and finances, she has done her work. Even within SGA, she’s met with students to provide ways for engaging more students in campus life, all for the purpose of revealing to the world the power of students who get an education from Mount Mary.

“Why haven’t we been shouting from the mountain tops how truly special this place is?”

Keenan asked. “I think with Dr. Pharr, we have this vocal voice now.”

Words of Advice for Dr. Pharr

“Keep doing what you’re doing. Keep reaching out.

It’s the connectivity that’s so wonderful here.”

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Tanya Keenan, instructor, English

“Embrace the differences. I think it’s important to try your hardest to put your toe in every part.”

-Joanne Poehlman, SSND, associate professor, anthropology

“For all presidents, just to make sure we continue to keep programs that help students. To staff appropriately based on our students’ needs.”

-Vicky Rydell, Promise Program coach

“To any president, please keep listening, keep talking and keep paying attention to what we’re doing and what the world needs.”

-Bryce Katuisimie, senior, chemistry

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Does Our Grading Scale Fail Our Students?

Words Aislin Strusz | Photo & Design Denisse Hernandez Virginia Peterson, a sophomore and an early childhood education major, plays softball and works at the front desk in the Student Success Center at Mount Mary University. She said Mount Mary’s grading scale makes it difficult for students to get high GPAs. “You’re expected to get an A, but those students that push hard, hard, hard and can never get the grade they want, it sucks on their part because they can get 80 percent (on a test) and still get a C,” Peterson said.

Peterson said the grading scale pushes her to work harder to get the letter grade she wants because, to her, 90 percent in a class is good. However, even when she does work hard and earn 90 percent, it’s only a B. Faculty and Staff Perspectives

According to Mary Karr, registrar at Mount Mary, from 1932 to 1959, passing grades were an A, B, C, D and the failing grade was an F. The only difference that was made between 1959 and 1972 was how many points students earned for each grade, which affected their GPAs. This grading scale was implemented by the time Jane St. Peter, a mathematics instructor, arrived as a full-time professor at Mount Mary in 2005. St. Peter thinks that students don’t struggle with the grading scale; they struggle with the numbers. They freak out when they see the letter grade, even when the number percentage isn’t bad.

St. Peter wants her students to know that their professors can give guidance to improve their overall grade, such as rounding up if permissible or helping them one-on-one with a specific assignment.

“For most people, in the end, they are saying that my grading would be hard but fair,” St. Peter said.

St. Peter gives her students opportunities to fix the work that they have turned in, and, for the most part, she knows that her students get help when they know they need it. If they need a couple more days on an assignment, all they have to do is talk to her and she’ll offer help.

Debra Brenegan, the English graduate director, said that she loves the grading scale because the scale that was implemented at the former school she taught at was much harder.

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“I think (the grading scale) is a lot fairer (here) because it lets the people who are in the grey areas … be more correctly assessed,” Brenegan said.

Brenegan has never thought about whether students struggle with the grading scale or not.

“If they came from a situation where a high school had a standard grading scale where a 90-100 is an A, an 80-89 is a B, and so on and so forth, yes, they will struggle,” Brenegan said. “I think if you’re coming from that kind of experience, then you would probably feel like this is not fair for your grade point average.”

The grading scale at Brenegan’s former institution allowed students more opportunities to earn an A but it also made it difficult to jump up a whole letter grade.

“It was also really hard because if a student was at an 88 percent and they couldn’t get to the 90 that they needed, they would just stop trying because they figured, ‘Why should I even care because I can just slide all the way down to an 80 and still get a B?’” Brenegan said.

Perry Clark, the head softball coach at Mount Mary, thinks the grading scale is too steep. Although he isn’t a professor, he sympathizes with his players.

“We want our students at Mount Mary to engage in community activities, on-campus activities, and all these other things; yet we’re also requiring them (to be) on a higher grading scale,” Clark said.

Clark said the grading scale is

a challenge for students at Mount Mary. He thinks that even if the grading scale was traditional, students would still put in the same amount of effort. They would just be rewarded more.

“My theory on (the traditional grading scale) is, if a student studies for eight hours for a test, and they really work hard on it and they get a 92 and they’re given an AB, it’s almost like, ‘Why am I studying that hard if I’m only going to get an AB?’” Clark said.

Clark emphasized that a traditional grading scale would give more reward to students who work hard to get good grades, which would benefit all students, including student athletes.

Mary Jenks

Student Perspective

Twenty-nine students were asked via a Facebook poll what they thought about the grading scale. On a scale from very easy to very difficult, 17 of those students said the scale is difficult.

Mary Jenks is junior at Mount Mary University, studying art therapy.

She was one of the students who said the grading scale is difficult.

“While it can sometimes be difficult to get the desired grade for some, the strict grading scale that Mount Mary offers encourages its students to go above and beyond in their academics,” Jenks said. “It’s a high standard, but it’s definitely achievable.”

Naideliz Gonzalez, a freshman with a Grace Scholarship, thinks the grading scale is unfair, and just losing 10 points on a 30 point assignment was enough to give Gonzalez a CD in her class.

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A common theme in the survey found that students focus more on the letter grade than the actual percentage. Kelsey Arango, a dietetics major, believes the grading scale could harm a student’s grades.

“Yes (it is difficult) because it pushes students to try their hardest,” Arango said. “But also no because some people try their very hardest, and all they get is a C just because they got two questions wrong in a 10-question quiz.”

Students tend to stress when they see the letter grade instead of the percent they get. Another student in the survey mentioned how her self-esteem took a hit because of the grades she received when she normally got higher grades.

“I mean, after (getting that grade), I’m gonna try harder instead of just give up because I don’t want to fail,” Gonzalez said. “It’s like a scare tactic in a way.”

Comparison to Alverno’s Grading Scale

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public colleges, such as those within the University of Wisconsin system, have to be consistent. Alverno College, a private school, does not use a grading scale; its classes are pass/fail.

Students receive a transcript that illustrates their progression throughout their college career.

Abigail M. Springsteen, a student at Alverno College, loves this type of evaluation. An S is when a student is doing really well and the professor believes you know the material. An IP means you’re doing okay, but still lack in certain areas. Next comes a U, which means a student is unsuccessful in learning the material taught in the course.

“At first it took time to get used to it, but I grew to love it,” Springsteen said. “Getting an S feels really good because it means I understand what is going on and never have any doubts.”

Her professors give extensive feedback that shows what she did best in, and that feels good to her. Springsteen has to look at the quality of her work rather than just the letter grade.

“I could put no effort into a paper (at another school) and still get a B,” Springsteen said. “Whereas here, it’s not that simple.”

The Community of Hope The Future of Bronzeville Looking Up

Words Lauren Johnson | Photo Denisse Hernandez | Design Lexie Kline Walking through Bronzeville, a north side neighborhood in Milwaukee, stirs the feelings of hope and despair. The desolate lots and homes, scattered litter and high crime rates may leave one to think that Bronzeville is just another run-down and forgotten Milwaukee neighborhood. But, there is a ray of hope; the Bronzeville neighborhood is on the verge of a major rebirth.

Bronzeville was once the hub of African-American business ownership, culture and the arts in Milwaukee, but the freeway construction that tore through the bustling community left the neighborhood neglected for decades. The city and the residents are now making great strides to restore Bronzeville to its original glory through business incentives, local art and uplifting neighborhood events.

Bronzeville is on the rise once again.

“The reason why Bronzeville was a thriving neighborhood is because there was a close-knit community,” said Paul Geenen, author of “Milwaukee’s Bronzeville.” “There was a range of professions, and there were even immigrants from the farms of Arkansas that came to Milwaukee.

While it was crowded and unpretty, it was vibrant.”

In 2005, Geenen was a volunteer van driver for Cross Lutheran Church.

“I would pick the women up from their neighborhoods and they would tell wonderful stories about Bronzeville, and I thought that their stories needed to be told,” Geenen said.

From then on, Geenen began to interact with a group of about 50 Bronzeville residents and gathered their photos and stories to memorialize Bronzeville in its prime.

From the early 1900s to the 1960s, Bronzeville was at its peak. The predominately African-American neighborhood was thriving. The

The Regal Theater on 7th and Walnut Streets in 1947 featured Burt Lancaster in “Desert Fury.” (Photo provided by Paul Geenan, local Milwaukee author)

streets were lined with successful black-owned businesses, homes were filled with happy families and the cultural impact was outstanding.

The neighborhood brought all races and ethnicities together to celebrate African-American culture.

Bronzeville was Milwaukee’s home to jazz, blues and the arts with special and regular appearances by musical legends such as Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington and Dizzy Gillespie.

But the prosperous neighborhood came to an end when the construction of the I-94 / I-43 freeways, one of which cut directly through Bronzeville, demolishing many homes and businesses, leaving the neighborhood a shell of what it once was.

Bronzeville fell from its original

grace decades ago, leaving many wondering why in the past few years there has been such an effort to revitalize the neighborhood and why it took so long to do so.

“There’s a lot of different reasons why it’s taken so long to recover and why it’s coming back now,” Geenen said. “The impact of gun violence in the neighborhood made investment difficult.”

Despite the beautiful architecture, open land, great location and exciting ideas, investors didn’t want to take the risk of investing in a crime-ridden neighborhood.

“There’s a lot of potential here, which causes a fear of gentrification,” Geenen said. “Since it’s so close to the stadium, some people are afraid that this neighborhood will be taken

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From an old bank to a barber shop, Gee’s Clippers Barber and Beauty Salon gives Bronzeville a pop of life.

over. People don’t want to move out of their houses and lose businesses.”

Trying to restore Bronzeville with entertainment as the neighborhood focal point at this time may be doing more harm than good, according to Geenen.

“Focusing on entertainment may be tough to pull off at this point,” Geenen said. “They should focus on housing instead of other developments right now.”

Georgette Muilenburg, the local business owner of Nostalgia Home Decor in the heart of Bronzeville, is optimistic about the future of business ownership in Bronzeville.

“I’ve owned property in Bronzeville for 10 years now, and it’s one of my favorite neighborhoods in Milwaukee, and I’ve lived all over the city,” Muilenburg said.

Muilenburg describes Bronzeville as a neighborhood with amazing changes underway.

“I get excited when I see all of the new local businesses on Martin Luther King Drive,” Muilenburg said.

“It’s inspirational; it shows that we

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will overcome the difficulties that Bronzeville has faced over the years and that things are getting better.

I especially love Hillbrook Coffee and Mi Casa Su Casa; great people, great businesses!”

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as bad here [as] anywhere on the north side, people out here struggling to survive. It’s just not a nice place to live.”

-Keisha Cobbs Muilenburg said the location is full of potential.

“I take walks around the neighborhood, and I see these beautiful buildings with awesome architecture,” Muilenburg said. “But everything is so underwhelming and we don’t utilize the space.”

That statement rings true when walking through the Bronzeville neighborhood. Adjacent to the expanding and exciting businesses, the old and broken Bronzeville remains.

Although Muilenburg is excited about the new changes coming to Bronzeville, she still has concerns.

“When I first moved down here, I didn’t take walks without a purpose,” Muilenburg said. “There is a lot of crime down here. We need more police and more sanitation for unkempt areas.”

Despite some of the downfalls, Muilenburg envisions a bright future for Bronzeville.

“I see the people in this neighborhood, and I believe in what is to come,” Muilenburg said. “You see these people, the residents; they’re human. They want improvement; they want to see things get better.”

While a booming local business center is helping to improve Bronzeville, the city of Milwaukee is also making other great strides to improve the neighborhood, and residents are taking notice; for example,

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“I’ve been on the North Side my whole life; it felt like things were all the same up here,” Cobbs said. “Just some run-down neighborhoods that no one gives a damn about because they don’t have to deal with it.”

When Cobbs first moved to the Bronzeville neighborhood, she felt like it was the same story.

“The violence was just as bad here [as] anywhere on the northside, people out here struggling to survive,” Cobbs said. “It’s just not a nice place to live.”

Cobbs lives with the unfortunate reality of feeling unsafe in her own home.

“I don’t even like walking out the house,” Cobbs said. “You especially got no business walking around at night; it’s dangerous out here, but that’s just the way it is.”

But, in recent years, Cobbs has taken notice of the actions being taken in Bronzeville to improve living conditions and give residents hope.

“When I first got to Bronzeville, it felt like things would never change, like we were gonna be the hood forever,” Cobbs said. “But I noticed within the past few years, the city has been trying to do better.”

The city of Milwaukee has been doing better when it comes to restoring the historic neighborhood of Bronzeville. They have allowed local artists to create street art and have been creating events to boost morale among the community.

Cobbs didn’t know much about the history of Bronzeville, but the stories intrigued her, although they left her doubtful.

“I don’t know if Bronzeville will ever be that way again; too much has changed,” Cobbs said. “It would be exciting to get back to something like that. Real change isn’t going to happen overnight; it’s gonna take some time.”

To see more photos of Bronzeville today, visit archesnews.com.

The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. statue is located on the 1700 block of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Dr.

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Call For Diverse Literature: “If we don’t investigate the canon, it’s a disservice to our humanity.”

Words Julia Wachuta | Photo Lizzy Swiger | Design Lizzy Swiger According to the Cooperative Children’s Book Center, only 938 books out of the 3,700 books they received in 2017 featured a person of color as a significant character. Of those 938, only 550 were books written by people of color.

A lack of exposure to books written by or featuring characters diverse in race, culture, gender or other characteristics is not unique to children. Mount Mary University English professor Ann Angel saw the problem in her current young adult literature class when a majority of the books that the racially diverse group of students listed as their favorites were written by white authors.

“We need to read outside of our culture in order to gain a better understanding of the world,” Angel said.

Angel makes a habit of including diverse literature in her classes, though not every class reacts the same. Of one of her previous classes, Angel recalled that a predominantly white class remained mostly silent during class discussions.

“I think they were afraid of saying the wrong thing,” Angel said.

Angel hopes to “make the world a better place” by promoting diverse literature.

“I want to be part of the change,” Angel said.

The importance of having a wide variety of characters in literature has been realized by many. Zakia Wells, a senior majoring in art therapy, remembers reading diverse books when she was younger. Books like “Copper Sun” by Sharon M. Draper, a book about a slave girl and her journey, fed her connection to people and literature.

“You can read books based on things someone could’ve been going through,” Wells said.

Choosing books with diverse characters allows for readers to immerse themselves in different kinds of lives. Wells recalls feeling more connected to the world after reading books set in different countries.

“A lot of people don’t know things (about other cultures) until they read a book,” Wells said.

Mount Mary Library Director Dan Vinson explained that a wider range of perspectives is beneficial due to representation.

“The reason we need diverse books is because we have a diverse community,” Vinson said. “It makes people feel more welcomed and valued.”

In a community with all kinds of people, having many kinds of characters in reading material increases the chances of more people finding the stories relatable.

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Vinson described Mount Mary’s commitment to its diverse community by highlighting a key point in the library’s collection policy. The library, he explained, strives to “be diverse wherever possible.” This includes more than books. According to Vinson, the library’s selection of online journals has increased in diversity.

“We’re really mindful of all of it,” Vinson said. “Having it being a focus now is a huge step in the right direction.”

Vinson stays true to his beliefs at home, too. He reported that his 6-year-old daughter is given a healthy variety of books to read.

“Great characters that people love come from everywhere,” Vinson said.

Mount Mary recently promoted a diverse book in a Writers on Writing event on Sept. 17, when poet and spoken word artist Dasha Kelly spoke, read some of her work and answered questions from the audience. Kelly encouraged readers to pick up a book outside of their favorite genre in order to gain a new perspective.

“You are what you eat,” Kelly said. “Think about what you are consuming.”

Reading books about different kinds of people is more than just fun; it’s educational. According to Kelly, books are one of the best ways to learn about different cultures, perspectives, situations and lives.

“You gain empathy, insight and information that you wouldn’t gain another way,” Kelly said.

Kelly believes that having these wide perspectives contributes to the well-being of society.

“If we don’t investigate the canon, it’s a disservice to our humanity,” Kelly said.

Organizations have taken up the cause of promoting diversity in literature to help build a better community for all. Angel is part of an organization called We Need Diverse Books. The organization works to create change at the publishing level. According to its website, https://diversebooks.org, its goal is to “help produce and promote literature that reflects and honors the lives of all young people.”

“The organization is really important because it’s giving attention to books that might be overlooked,” Angel said.

Angel has donated novel critiques and made creativity boxes for the organization to put in auctions. She also believes that diverse books will benefit communities, and thinks that We Need Diverse Books is doing necessary work.

“It’s helping readers to find the ways we share our humanity,” Angel said.

Angel hopes that through both We Need Diverse Books and Mount Mary, people will have a greater desire to diversify their reading list.

“It’s important to recognize the difference,” Angel said.

“Not to be color blind, but color filled.”

See Archesnew.com for an extended list of book recommendations.

“The Bluest Eye” by Toni Morrison This book takes place toward the end of the Great Depression. It follows a young girl, Pecola, as she endures racism and abuse from the people around her. Her own self-hatred is apparent throughout the book.

“How The Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents” by Julia Alvarez

Four sisters from the Dominican Republic move to New York after their father gets in trouble. They have a hard time adjusting to American culture and their new lifestyle with a lower social status. Each sister has her own experience and comes to find her own identity.

“The Absolutely True Diary of Part-Time Indian” by Sherman Alexie

This book tells the story of Junior, a Native American who lives on a reservation. It focuses on the divide in his life between his allegiance to the people on the reservation (especially his family) and finding more opportunities in the world outside of it.

“Brown Girl Dreaming”

by Jacqueline Woodson This is the author’s childhood story told in verse.

Woodson describes her family life, school life and her yearning to be a writer, all with the civil rights movement unfolding in the background.

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Don’t Just Complain

Avoid the Cycle of Negativity and Bring About Change Words Quinn Clark | Photos Denisse Hernandez, Quinn Clark | Design Quinn Clark

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ou lost your keys again, your boyfriend forgot As a Student Registration and Orientation leader, Jento take out the trash, and your professor just tsch stepped up in front of an audience of new, nervous won’t give you that extension. Your mind goes incoming freshmen and said, “I am a bubbly optimist.” straight to “why me?” mode, and you comHer optimism in the face of a potentially stressful time plain. To your friends, your family, the guy next to you on immediately alleviated the mood. the bus, to anyone who will listen.

Jentsch has a secret to radiating such alacrity and never We complain for many different reasons, and in many feeling the need to complain. different ways, but too much com“I find solutions rather than complaining can have negative conseplaining,” Jentsch said. quences.

Jentsch feels that there is an advanomplaining is not Dr. Laurel End, the chair of the tage to venting to certain people that psychology department at Mount she trusts, but complaining just for the abnormal or bad.”

Mary University, warns against excessake of complaining just isn’t going sive, or “chronic,” complaining. to help. By having the right people to “Complaining is not abnormal or talk to, Jentsch is able to brainstorm r. Laurel End bad,” End said. “Only when it’s excesideas with them to then find a solusive, and when people aren’t getting tion. beyond that situation.”

“I would rather deal with situations than complain Complaining can feel good in the moment, but this can about them,” Jentsch said. be a lot different from assessing a situation, brainstorming Dr. End agrees with this form of expressing grievand then problem solving in order to deal with it. ances.

Grace Jentsch, a senior at Mount Mary, describes “If somebody uses complaining as a way to share herself as a “sunshiney” person. She approaches each day information when they’re talking out loud about what’s with a smile and a bubbly, positive attitude, and avoids happening and they’re thinking and getting it out there complaining. to think of solutions, then it’s not necessarily a bad

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thing,” End said. “But just complaining over and over without any action can have negative consequences.”

Jentsch identified that venting, or getting everything off her chest at once, helped how she felt.

“Complaining can definitely weigh down on how I feel,” Jentsch said. “I talk through a thought process. Complaining seems easier, but venting takes it to the next step.”

Dr. Terri Jashinsky, a professor at Mount Mary and a clinical rehabilitation counseling program director, also recommends the act of venting in order to improve a situation.

“You should have those times when you vent or process and use that to help you move forward,” Jashinsky said.

It certainly isn’t easy to move forward from a negative feeling when complaining has always been your go-to. In fact, when someone complains, his or her brain gets used to retrieving negative memories rather than positive ones.

“It affects our thinking when we dwell on negative things, and it affects our memory so it’s easier to retrieve negative memories, and you get caught in this vicious cycle,” End said.

Alison Bubloni, a junior and resident assistant at Mount Mary University, can be seen smiling and offering a kind words to any resident or student who needs her help. As the whiteboard outside of her dorm room reads, “Let me know if you need anything.” She was sure to underline the word “anything.”

Her vibrant clothing and recognizable laugh mark her as another student, like Jentsch, who radiates positivity. But, to Bubloni, complaining is okay.

“If you’re not complaining about it, I don’t see how it can be resolved, or how you can be in touch with your emotions,” Bubloni said.

Although Bubloni is comfortable with casual complaining, her ways of complaining are similar to Jentsch’s.

“I try to only do it to somebody I trust,” Bubloni said. “Like my mom, or a family member, because it helps me gain perspective.”

Not only does complaining impact the individual, but those who are around complainers can also experience negative side effects. When someone complains a lot, they may find that their social circle is dwindling.

“Social support is good for us physically, mentally and emotionally, and people that complain tend not to have the same strong support system,” End said. “It drives friends away; family might not

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Students’ Perspective: How do you stay positive?

“Upon having a negative thought, I immediately correct myself and say something positive.”

Adia Kolell, sophomore, fashion design

“I listen to music and write songs and poetry.”

Monique Beasley, senior, psychology

“I usually draw fashion sketches.”

Savannah Turner, sophomore, fashion design

even want to pick up the phone when they see who’s calling. And when you lose that support system, people generally are less happy.”

Bubloni had a similar experience at one of her jobs. When one of her coworkers started complaining a lot, it started to weigh her down and made her start to complain a lot, too.

“And once I started to complain about that position, I noticed myself not really enjoying going to work or enjoying the place of work, and having an overall negative outlook on it for at least a month,” Bubloni said. “It was really hard to get rid of it.”

Bubloni’s negative side effects aren’t rare. Jashinsky explained some possible impacts frequent complaining can have on someone.

“If the complaining is more chronic, and someone is focusing a lot negative things, it could lead a person to experience low mood, sadness, or just dissatisfaction with their lives,” Jashinsky said.

Even if you’re stuck in the vicious cycle of complaining, there’s still hope. Once Bubloni realized the complaining was weighing her down, she decided to stop doing it so frequently.

“Now, this year, I’m in the same position, and I’ve found myself enjoying it more,” Bubloni said.

There are ways to fix a negative mindset. If you

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“Acceptance is important. I focus on what is, not the ‘shoulds’ or ‘coulds’.”

Sarah Goldberg, freshman, interior design

“Getting together with that one friend that makes your soul happy.”

Rachel Koepke, junior, art therapy and art education

find yourself stuck in the habit of complaining, there are simple, quick activities you can do at home.

“Write three good things that happened to you that day,” End said. “When you’re in a positive mood, you can retrieve positive memories more easily. As people write down three things a day, it will get easier to think of them.”

Jentsch also recommended ways to get complaints off one’s chest. She recommends “getting it out” without just simply complaining, like writing in “complain journals.”

“Not everything has to be crazy sunshine and rainbows,” Jentsch said.

There may be a real root to the complaint that goes far beyond what’s just being stated.

“If your server didn’t bring your food on time, maybe you’re really complaining because you feel like you aren’t being respected,” End said.

Jashinsky describes that the first step to stop complaining is to realize how it’s truly impacting your life.

“My biggest suggestion for people (who complain) is to just pay attention to how it’s impacting them individually,” Jashinsky said. “Is this something that benefits me or is helpful to me?”

Creative Works Creative Works provides a place for students to showcase their work. We accept all types of artwork, photography, poetry and flash fiction. For full submission guidelines, visit archesnews.com.

Queen (mixed media acrylic, Copic marker and gold glitter painting)

Genita Walker Genita Walker is a junior majoring in art therapy. She begun painting in 2006 and is a mostly self-taught mixed media artist.

She utilizes her art to entertain, inspire and empower people, especially women.

Along with painting, Walker is a poet, writer and mom. She believes that art is the imagination of the soul.

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Anxiety We all must break through that burning silence The kind that consumes every waking thought Face your hysterical mental violence Form your battle grounds, form your alliance Here are all your enemies you once sought We all must break through that burning silence Fight with your life and destroy the tyrants Don’t let them win and don’t ever get caught Face your hysterical mental violence Show the world your mad and strong defiance Don’t believe everything that you were taught We all must break through that burning silence Expose your mental demonic giants If not, you will be left deeply distraught Face your hysterical mental violence Look in yourself, and seek self-reliance Everything that’s in you, all that you’ve got We must all break through that burning silence Face your hysterical mental violence

Carolyn Lyons Carolyn Lyons is a senior with an English major. One of her greatest passions is writing and creating new pieces and stories. She would love to share her work with as many people as possible.

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Loon’s Lullaby

I had a dream last night that shook me to my very core. I was in the mountains, wandering alone. I wasn’t scared of where I was but frightened that I would never see this marvelous illuminating place again. The crisp night breeze perfumed my face with the smell of dew drops and cool night breezes. A hint of winter drifted in the air, chilling me to my bones. I looked up at the sapphire sky, speckled with silvers and whites. The stars were falling to the earth, so dazzling and perfect like tears in the galaxy, riding the Milky Way. They reflected the tears falling from my face, tickling my neck and glimmering down my body. So beautiful, so pure, untouched by nature. Fully exposed and raw was this place, wild yet so still. I walked barefoot towards the lake at the foot of the mountain and brushed the cold water with my fingertips, kissing the liquid as I brought it to my lips. The water dripped down my fingers, falling back into the lake with a delicate trickle. The stillness of the lake was awakened from an eternal slumber as the ripples danced along the surface, the moonbeam mirroring the motion.

I lay on my back and inhaled the pine needles, engraving its scent in my head forever.

Loons sang their sweet, dark love songs from across the way, whispering a soft echo for their lovers to dance to. The stars shimmered in pleasure of the loon’s song, working in unison.

We are all in unison here. One song. My eyes became heavy and blurry as the mist melted the moon in a steamy stream across the sky.

I drifted off to the lullaby of crickets and loons, night breezes and cool waters, and was embraced by the grass as I drifted off to a rest I have never experienced and will never forget.

Serenity and stillness, I am at peace.

(Let’s just live here, reader, you and I. We’ll sit by the lake and watch the sky. So grab my hand and close your eyes. Now open them and watch the fireflies fly.)

When I opened my eyes, I was back in my one bedroom apartment, startled by the garbage truck beeping out on the street. Light crept through the window and pierced my eyes, instantly giving me a sharp headache.

Last night’s stale coffee slapped me awake with a bitter and undesirable force. I looked at the alarm clock and cursed myself for being late for another budget meeting. C’mon, Amber, get it together. I brushed my messy blonde hair out of my face and tripped over myself while trying to get out the door when I immediately froze in a dazing shock. The smell of pine needles brushed my face caressing me in a familiar and comforting motion, and the faint sound of loons echoed in the distance. I looked around, remembering. I remember.

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A Twist On Your Typical PB&J A Review of Peanut Butter & Jelly Deli Words Sophie Snedecker | Photos & Design Ashley Altan

Workers prepare sweet and savory sandwiches at Peanut Butter & Jelly Deli. They use a variety of nut butters: traditional roasted peanut butter, almond butter and cashew butter. Their breads and jellies come from local suppliers.

Peanut Butter & Jelly Deli 6125 West Greenfield Ave. West Allis 414-897-7987 Order online at www.thepbjdeli.com TUESDAY - SUNDAY 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

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As I walked into the Peanut Butter & Jelly Deli, the fresh smell of grilled bread and sweet jams entered my nose. I noticed the rustic brick wall and exposed venting.

“I just like the look of pallet wood, it gives a rustic feel,” said Mike Hottinger, the owner.

If you are looking for a new, friendly place to eat, and want to be adventurous with your peanut butter and jelly, then the Peanut Butter & Jelly Deli, is the place for you.

The deli features unique takes on peanut butter and jelly sandwiches such as an Oreo pb&j sandwich, a spicy pb&j sandwich known as the Crunch and Punch, and so much more.

Hottinger came up with the idea of the Peanut Butter & Jelly Deli a few years back. The deli opened its doors on Feb. 26, 2018.

“I thought the variety of what you could do was really special, with all the jams and jellies and

the fresh peanut butters, the variety of breads and grilling them,” Hottinger said.

The deli’s peanut butters are made fresh in house every day, and they use 100 jams and jellies from local jelly farms. The deli also offers a variety of locally made breads, including glutenfree. All of the peanut butters, jams and jellies are gluten-free, as well. Additionally, the jellies are made with all natural products and pure cane sugar.

“No additives, no preservatives, no artificial colors,” Hottinger said.

The Peanut Butter & Jelly Deli is a great place to meet up with friends and family or to have a quick bite to eat.

After taking a closer look at all the different varieties of food that are offered, I got the chance to taste five of the deli’s peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. They are by far the best sandwiches I have ever tasted.

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THE BIG APPLE Imagine a hot apple pie at Thanksgiving. This sandwich tastes exactly like fall and a Thanksgiving pie. The special ingredients that make this sandwich so fall-like is the restaurant’s freshly made peanut butter, crisp apple slices and juicy apple jam which give off a warm cinnamon taste. If you want to take The Big Apple to the next level, add caramel as your topping. The Big Apple is a great sandwich to eat on a summer day or a cool fall day.

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THE KING The King features crunchy peanut butter, honey, fresh bananas and warm, salty bacon. Although the bacon is an option, it is highly recommended because it brings the flavors together. The flavors in The King were neatly layered. The first flavor was the peanut butter and bananas, but then the smoky flavor of the bacon was added to the mix to create a sweet and salty surprise. This is the ideal sandwich for a savory craving.

CRUNCH AND PUNCH The Crunch and Punch is grilled to perfection with a subtle spicy flavor from the raspberry jalapeño jam that is blended perfectly with the peanut butter. This sandwich is sweet, spicy and a great idea for a light, tasty meal.

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alloween. It’s a holiday that lands on a chilly day when green, spooky goblins and pointynosed witches fill the streets. It’s a day when you can knock on strangers’ doors without fear and overdose on shiny crystalized stuff we call candy.

After eating dessert first, indulge in these crispy halloween-themed black Bat Wings, flavored with tangy Korean BBQ sauce, soy sauce and spicy ginger.

The orange Bat Wings give your tastebuds a tour of India. They are coated with fragrant masala spice, golden tumeric and smoked sweet paprika.

Directions: Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

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Divide the wings into two equal amounts. One half will be the orange wings and the other half will be the black wings.

Black Bat Wings 1 lb. chicken wings (4-5 pieces) 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 1 teaspoon fresh ginger, finely chopped 2-3 large garlic cloves, finely chopped 3 tablespoon Korean BBQ sauce (can substitute any BBQ sauce) 1 tablespoon soy sauce 1 drop of black food dye gel (optional) ½ teaspoon of sriracha hot sauce Pinch of salt and pepper (personal preference) Season wings in a large bowl. Mix vegetable oil, chopped ginger, chopped garlic, Korean BBQ sauce, soy sauce, black food dye gel, sriracha, salt and pepper. Add wings and mix together until the wings are well-coated.

(If you want the chicken to have a really dark color, refrigerate for 1-2 hours.)

Orange Bat Wings 1 lb. chicken wings (4-5 pieces) 1 tablespoon vegetable oil ¼ onion, minced 1 tablespoon ginger, finely chopped 2 teaspoons garam masala 1 tablespoon garlic powder ¼ teaspoon turmeric Pinch of salt and pepper (personal preference) Season wings in a large bowl. Mix vegetable oil, minced onion, chopped ginger, garam masala, garlic powder, and turmeric, salt and pepper. Add wings and mix together until the wings are well-coated.

Place wings on a baking sheet and transfer to the oven.

Bake until juices run clear, 45 minutes reaching approximately 165°F. Place wings on a serving platter and garnish with fresh cilantro and/or wedges of lime.

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Candy Corn Jello Bursts Words, Photo & Design | Ashley Altan

Candy Corn Jello Bursts

are a combination of two classic American treats, candy corn and jello. They are sour at the tip of the tongue, accompanied by a burst of a gelatinous sweet squish between each tooth, desperate to reach your cheeks.

Ingredients 4-5 oranges 2 boxes of orange jello black food gel coloring 1. Cut the top of the oranges, 5. First, pour the orange jello into each orange. creating a circular opening at the top.

6. Allow to set in the refrigerator for 3-4 hours.

2. Remove all of the orange flesh.

7. Lastly, add the black jello 3. Cook orange jello according to the manufacturer’s instructions, and divide the liquid into two equal parts.

4. One part will remain orange.

For the other part, add 1 drop of black food gel coloring.

over the orange jello and allow to set.

8. Refrigerate for 5-6 hours.

9. Slice the oranges as you would any other orange to create wedges to achieve the candy corn appearance.

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“OUR VOICES WERE TAKEN FROM US. WE WILL NOT STAY SILENT. THOSE MINUTES FELT LIKE HOURS. IT IS TIME TO BELIEVE WOMEN. STOP UNDERMINING WHAT HAPPENED.” Words Quinn Clark & Bryanna Sanders | Photo & Design Denisse Hernandez Fear, anger and numbness are escalating within women across the country. Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court is a piece of duct tape over the mouths of sexual assault survivors, not just all over the United States, but all over the world.

Three separate women, one of them Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, have accused Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct. Despite this, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 50-48 in favor of confirming Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court.

President Trump was quick to defend Kavanaugh. Even before any investigation was done, Trump called their accusations, “a con game played by the Democrats.”

Unfortunately, the number of politicians who have been accused of sexual misconduct does not end at Kavanaugh. As reported by NBC, in just 2017 alone, eight politicians in high-ranking positions have been accused.

Trump himself has been accused by 22 women. These women came forward before and after Trump’s presidential campaign; yet he, too, was elected into office.

According to the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network, “As of 1998, an estimated 17.7 million American women had been victims of attempted or completed rape.” In other words, “one out of every six American women has been a victim of attempted or completed rape.”

The women we live and attend school with every day are the future. Our futures cannot be silenced.

Therefore, we will not stay silent.

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mistreat us. Women can either go against each other or they can come together.”

Quinn Clark

I am a resident assistant of Mount Mary’s Caroline Hall. There are 187 women living in the dormitory. Going by statistics, about 31 residents could have been a victim of sexual assault.

During my training to become a resident assistant, I was taught how to help the women who live here with just about any issue they may have, from how to deal with disagreements with a roommate to suicidal thoughts.

One of those issues was sexual assault. It is imperative that I listen and guide women who are seeking help.

I believe that the representatives and policy-makers of our country should be taught those same practices, but lately I have only seen a complete and utter lack of respect for women who are victims of sexual assault.

To just name a couple examples of this lack of respect, Trump managed to mock Ford at a rally in Mississippi on Oct. 2, and even turned to Twitter to ask her why she didn’t come forward sooner. Our president’s hurtful, degrading comments plastered all over the media make me fear that my residents will no longer feel comfortable coming forward with their experiences.

I walk through Caroline Hall and listen to women’s carefree laughter.

I walk by their opened doors to see them deep into their piles of homework while blasting their favorite music to get through their hours of studies. I hope that if one of them were ever to be a victim, she would be believed, and she would not be limited to being accused of “playing a

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STAY E TO ED.” con game.” I don’t want anyone to fear that it might be too late to report it, or that no one will believe them. They are too intelligent, too driven and too valuable to go unheard.

While I have felt a gutwrenching sense of hopelessness, I have not forgotten my voice as a reporter at an all-women’s university. When it feels like the odds are stacked against women due to recent events, I can still feel strength knowing I do not have to stay silent.

Bryanna Sanders

I am a student at Mount Mary majoring in English writing for new media and aspire to be a lawyer. At 18 years old, I became a victim of sexual assault. I had heard stories of girls being raped or assaulted and I never thought it would happen to me, but it did. Those minutes felt like hours and I was stripped of something that I could never get back.

Our world is a place where we would rather focus on the future of the attacker rather than the victim. I am done accepting that.

Women who are assaulted live with the repercussions of their attack, giving them a form of post traumatic stress disorder.

Just as Ford remembered the laughing that filled the room she was in, I remember the tone in his voice telling me to stop resisting.

Living in a world today where women continue to empower each other to speak the truth has become the strength that I need to persevere. My sta-

bility continues to be shaken because of those not believing the survivors of sexual assault.

To undermine Ford’s allegations as an “unethical political sham,” according to Senator Lindsey Graham, is unacceptable. The root of the problem is this: yet another political figure is being accused of sexual assault, but the only focus is how this will affect that man’s political career.

It is time to believe the women who come forward with these allegations and stop undermining what happened to them.

Ford was willing to give up her career, reputation and any hope of having a successful future in order to do what she believed to be her civil duty. Coming forward to testify in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee took nothing short of courage, determination and strength.

Ford represents women across the country who have been assaulted by those representing our country. To me, she is a role model, and I believe her.

Women across the world will no longer live in fear because we have inspirations such as Ford to look up to. We have come a long way, but I assure you, there are mountains that haven’t been conquered yet.

Because of her tenacity, it is important for women all around the country to continue to come forward with their stories, including myself. Our stories are all unique; however, we share the same moment where our voices were taken from us, and we are here to take them back.

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