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Election Recap

Breaking down results from the Wisconsin midterm results

LIMO services disrupted due to shooting

Vans unable to travel west of 18th street for over an hour yesterday

By Marquette Wire Staff

Marquette’s LIMO services were disrupted last night. Stu

dents who called for a LIMO were told they could not be dropped off anywhere west of 18th Street due to police presence in the area. Students were advised to stay in a secure location due to a shooting that occurred near the 800 block of 22nd Street around 8 p.m. The Marquette Wire was able to con

firm the limited service lasted for at least an hour, around 10 p.m. to 11 p.m.

LIMOs are campus safety vans that operate from 5 p.m. to 3 a.m. and transport mem bers of the Marquette com munity around campus and the surrounding areas.

Eagle Express to launch next year

“Uber-esque” service to replace current LIMOs on campus

By Kevin Fitzpatrick kevin.m.fitzpatrick@marquette.edu

The Marquette Univer sity LIMO service will con vert to Eagle Express, an “Uber-esque” app, starting January 2023.

The free EagleExpress app will be available for IOS and Android and requires a valid university email address for sign-up, allowing for book ing rides of up to four people per request. Students and staff will still be able to call the LIMO phone number for rides.

While EagleExpress will function similarly to other ride-sharing apps, send ing notifications when the van is five minutes from the pickup location, it will share features of the current LIMO

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service; providing free rides to students and staff daily from 5 p.m. to 3 a.m. within the campus area, maintaining two authorized off-campus locations: Milwau kee Intermodal Station and the Eleven25 at Pabst Apartments. This change comes in an at tempt to

improve the rider experience, increase operational efficiencies and enhance campus safety mea sures university spokesperson, Kevin Conway, said in a state ment.

“Students shared their concerns with us about wait times, pick

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There was a heavy police pres ence in the lobby of the Hickory Gardens apartment building, which is located at 825 N. 22nd St., in the general area where the shooting took place. Two nonMarquette affiliated individuals sustained gunshot wounds.

Nathan Russell, a sophomore

in the College of Arts & Sciences and LIMO driver and dispatcher for Campus Safety, confirmed the LIMOs were not able to pick up or drop students off west of 18th Street due to the shooting.

Because the LIMO and cam pus safety programs work along

MUPD’s newest unit

New behavorial health team to be operational after winter break

By Megan Woolard and Julia Abuzzahab megan.woolard@marquette.edu, julianna.abuzzahab@marquette.edu

Marquette University Police Department will implement a new behavioral health unit made up of an MUPD officer and a mental health profes sional.

Assistant Chief Jeff Kranz said he hopes the unit will be functional in early Janu ary, right after students return from winter break. Currently, MUPD is in the process of hir ing a new mental health pro fessional.

“The officer has to attend some training and learn, and the mental health profession al has to get acclimated with our community, with work ing both with a university and

the diverse community that surrounds our university, so there’s a lot of learning that’s going to take place on both ends,” Kranz said.

Kranz said that last year three individuals had 200 combined calls to MUPD for service. While these calls sometimes differed from issues such as trespassing or loitering, Kranz said that mental health issues were the “common thread” be tween all these calls.

“The goal of this unit is to start seeing these frequent fli ers that keep coming up so that we keep getting calls and working with those individuals to get their needs addressed,” Kranz said.

Bringing this professional on the team, Kranz said, will help people long-term as opposed to the short-term service they’re currently provided with. This could include services such as

women’s basketball

coach Megan Duffy announced Saturday.

John Leuzzi john.leuzzi@marquette.edu

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Aizhanique Mayo is no lon ger a member of the Marquette women’s basketball team, head

In a statement to the Mar quette Wire, Duffy said Mayo has entered the NCAA transfer portal and is no longer on the team.

The 5-foot-8 first-year was not seen on the Golden Eagles’ bench during their 75-47 sea

son opener win over Fairleigh Dickinson Monday and last night’s 75-55 win over Holy Cross.

Mayo arrived at Marquette this past summer after playing high school basketball at Notre Dame Catholic High School in Fairfield, Connecticut.

In 2020-21, Mayo was named

the MaxPreps Connecticut High School Player of the Year after averaging 20.4 points, 7.0 assists, 6.8 rebounds and 5.0 steals per contest that season.

Without Mayo, the Golden Eagles now have just six guards on their roster and has multiple available scholarship spot open on their roster.

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therapy or ensuring someone has safe living conditions.

“That person’s going to have a huge impact on how we re spond to mental health crises, both with students, but also in the campus community, which is a greater challenge for us right now,” Kranz said.

A similar unit has been put into place at Univer sity of Wisconsin-Madison.

Kranz said he plans to have the mental health profes sional shadow and learn from that department.

Currently when students have a mental health emer gency, Kranz said MUPD re ceives a call from a third-party source like a roommate or residence assistant.

MUPD then makes contact with the student and deter mines the level of risk.

Erin Lazzar, associate dean of students, said that MUPD responds to mental health crises when the Marquette Counseling Center isn’t in volved. She said for example if a roommate observes men tal health emergencies, MUPD would be called.

“So the police would

respond, make sure a student is imminently safe and then use the on-call system with the counseling center to have the students speak with the counselor on call who would help determine in the imme diacy – sort of what a student may need by way of support,” Lazzar said.

Lazzar said they determine the urgency by asking a few questions with the on-call counselor to considers if the student is safe to get through the rest of the evening, if it would be possible for them to meet with a counselor first thing the next morning or if the student needs to be as sessed by a provider in-person.

“Then the counselor on call would work with who ever the responding officer would be … to determine what makes sort of the most sense,” Lazzar said.

If emergency medical or psychological attention is nec essary, Lazzar said it isn’t un common to ask the student if they can contact their parents to help determine what the ap propriate route would be, what kind of health insurance the student has and what health system they should use.

Their last resort, Kranz said, is emergency detention.

Emergency de tention or hospi talization is when an individual is taken into custody to a hospital or sufficient facility when a police of ficer or examiner deems a person to be a danger to themselves or others due to mental illness.

Lazzar said when Milwaukee County Mental Health was open, it served as a transitional placement where a student would eventually be trans ferred to a behavioral health hospital or home.

“More often than not, Mar quette works to connect stu dents directly from a con versation with someone at Marquette to a behavioral health system that can provide the appropriate level of care,” Lazzar said.

A new mental health emer gency center at 1525 N. 12 St was recently established

in Milwaukee after Milwau kee County Mental Health shut down Sept. 9. The Men tal Health Emergency Cen ter opened for walk-in-pa tients Sept. 6 and involuntary admissions Sept. 9.

Lazzar said MCMH often served as a resource for stu dents who were uninsured.

Stephen Saunders, chair of the department of psychol ogy, said that mental health issues are a widespread prob lem. In any given year, one in five persons will suffer from mental illness.

Saunders said directing

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bers to a psychiatric emergen cy center is a much better idea than sending these crises to a normal, medical hospital.

“In a psychiatrist crisis … the person isn’t bleeding or having a heart attack where they have to go to a medical doctor and get medical care. This is psy chiatric care, psychological care, where they might need to be put into the hospital and have their psychological func tioning brought back to real ity, they have to be stabilized,” Saunders said.

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up and drop off locations, and difficulty accessing the LIMO dispatch on busy nights,” Edith Hudson, chief of the Marquette University Police Department, said in an email. “Parents have also shared their concerns about transportation. These factors are the driver behind our new Eagle Express service.”

The current LIMO service will carry on for the remainder of the fall semester, with 40 drivers cur rently employed. LIMO employ ees were debriefed on the ad vancement of EagleExpress Nov. 7. There will be official training on the new service before the end of the fall semester.

“I’m pretty excited. Big chang es. I think it’s gonna help us a lot and help streamline every thing,” Matt Audino, LIMO driv er and senior in the College of Communication, said.

Audino believes drivers not having to figure out routes while driving will make his job eas ier and safer, with cell phones mounted in the vehicles provid ing directions and optimizing

routes, letting drivers focus on driving.

Ahmoni Gonzalez, LIMO driv er and sophomore in the College of Arts & Sciences, believes that the main parts of the job will stay the same, while admitting there may be a learning curve.

“Just having something new in general, the whole rebrand, I think that’s my favorite part,” Gonzalez said. “Our job descrip tion isn’t really changing, as a driver, we’re still transporting students from point A to point B.”

Gonzalez believes the rebrand will be helpful to the service in general, mentioning that the new service may clear up some confu sion.

“I know when I came here as a first-year and heard about the LIMO, I was like ‘oh limo, that’s so cool’ and then, you know, this big van pulls up and you’re like ‘woah, that’s not a limo’… I don’t think that’ll be a misun derstanding anymore to new students,” Gonzalez said. “The EagleExpress, that sounds a lot more fitting, a lot more campus oriented, so I’m excited for that and just the look of the vans.”

With the new changes, MUPD Sergeant and LIMO supervi sor Amy Oltendorf believes students and staff should ex pect more efficiency with the EagleExpress service.

“This app should be more ef ficient and will provide riders with a more accurate timeline of when a van will arrive to pick them up. Wait times have always been a complaint in the past, so we are hoping to minimize that complaint,” Oltendorf said in an email.

With mentioning safety as a priority for this new system, Hudson believes that this boost in efficiency will in turn lead to an increase in safety, citing ease of service and meeting student ex pectations to increase use.

“I think it’ll be great for campus safety, it’ll be great for the users.”

Angel Zavala, LIMO driver and senior in the College of Business Administration, said. “No more waiting on the LIMO, listening to that elevator music, waiting for dispatch to pick up.”

Improved campus transporta tion was a priority for the Presi dent’s Task Force on Community

Safety, the Uni versity said in a statement. The LIMO service has recently fo cused on hiring new drivers, after a shortage last year, employing marketing tech niques such as tabling in resi dence halls, con sistent social me dia advertising, and including a $500 hire-on bo nus according to Oltendorf.

“I think it can be really exciting, espe cially because the LIMO pro gram has essen tially been the same for a long time,” Audino said. “I’ve seen old pictures of the old LIMO program, it looks ancient.”

Eagle Express will replace the current LIMO service

A behavorial health unit has also been adopted at the University of Wisconsin-Madison

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LIMO: Marq, Mashuda residents upset

side the Marquette University Police Department, Russell said that if MUPD has any issues that develop they can either ground the LIMOs or close them off to certain areas of campus.

“Grounding the LIMOs hap pens when there’s a police chase in the area or they know that there’s going to be a lot of MUPD squads racing off to go to something so they don’t want a LIMO to be in the way, so they ground the LIMOs ... and are stationary until they resume us,” Russell said.

When MUPD is conducting an open investigation like they were last night, Russell said they close off a certain radius for LIMOs to go through.

As a Mashuda Hall resident, Russell said it’s inconvenient not being able to get back to his resi

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dence hall and almost defeats the purpose of the LIMO. However, he said it’s understandable due to

the safety measures the LIMO needs to take.

“Knowing that MUPD is han dling the situation and getting the text that said there wasn’t an ac tive threat at that point obviously still walking you have that feeling in the back of your head that, ‘Oh there’s still a threat to campus, but obviously it’s taken care of,’ I think knowing that MUPD was in that area working on it eased my tensions of needing to walk,” Russell said.

The Wire reached out to Mar quette University Police Depart ment, who directed the Wire to Marquette’s Office of Marketing and Communication. They said they had no knowledge of the situation and did not offer any additional information.

Around 11 p.m. the LIMO

service resumed its original ser vice with the exception of a few addresses that would still be inaccessible due to the police presence.

The Marq university apart ments and Mashuda Hall are lo cated west of 18th Street.

Marquette advertises LIMOs as a way to “keep members of the Marquette community safe at night.” LIMOs are also sup posed to wait until a student has made it inside their residence, car or other building.

“I know The Marq isn’t in the safest area, but I always feel saf er when I know I can get a ride from the LIMO but now I don’t feel safe getting home,” Erin Farley, junior in the College of Nursing, said.

Healing headaches for MU community

Botox, night-guards and medications to reduce pain for his patients.

By Sophia Tiedge sophia.tiedge@marquette.edu

You don’t think of dentists when you think of migraines, but Dr. Yasser Khaled is the exception.

Chronic migraines affect 3 to 5 % of the American population. Migraines are severe headaches that can cause nausea, sensitivity to light and dizziness that can prevent people from accomplishing everyday tasks. For those who suffer with migraines, Khaled is here to help.

Khaled, assistant professor in the School of Dentistry, has been working on finding ways to relieve chronic headaches for the past three years. He works in the School of Dentistry faculty practice, where Marquette employees can treat patients. He uses trigger point injections,

During a typical procedure, Khaled injects a dry needle, similarly to the method used in acupuncture, into the patients neck muscles. These needles don’t have any medication in them. Once he finds the most affected area, he moves the needle around in the muscle, which he said is what reduces the pain.

All the muscles are interconnected, so as more injections are done, the more relief the patient will feel. The relief will last two to three weeks before the patient will need another injection.

Khaled said that almost all his patients have said the intensity of their pain decreased drastically in just a couple months.

Anna Ring, a sophomore in the College of Nursing, sees Khaled to treat her headaches and said she describes the sensation as numbing rather than painful. Ring said that once she was able to find a professional that would

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listen to her, she hasn’t had as much trouble with her headaches.

“When my pain was at the worst, I couldn’t go to class. All I could do was lay in bed in the dark, but after seeing Dr. Khaled, I feel way more stable and I can actually manage pain, go to my classes, and live a normal college life,” Ring said.

Molly McCowan, manager of the School of Dentistry faculty practice, said that Khaled can make patients feel comfortable and understood. She said Khaled gives people hope who’ve been struggling in silence for such a long time.

“He’s somebody that has done a lot of work throughout the university for people that suffer with things like migraines. He’s also helped partner with the physical therapy clinic, to help find a comprehensive approach to healing,” McCowan said.

Not only does Khaled provide treatment with trigger point injections, but he also uses Botox to relieve headache pain. The Botox treatment lasts 4 to 6

Nicole Mann, a member of the Round Valley Indian Tribes, became the first Indigenous woman to go to space last month.

A University of Virginia student and ex-UVA football player is in custody after a shooting Sunday night that killed three football players and injured two others. The shooting prompted a 12-hour shelter in place order at the university that was lifted Monday morning.

Next Monday, Nov. 21, marks the one-year anniversary of the Waukesha Holiday Parade attack that killed six and wounded dozens.

Democratic candidate Katie Hobbs has beaten Republican Kari Lake in the battle for Arizona governor. The race was called yesterday despite being 6 days after votes were cast.

months which is longer than the trigger point injections.

“Most people think botox is only for cosmetics, but it’s been used significantly to reduce the amount of pain,” Khaled said.

Khaled said different forms of treatment work better for different patients, and he’s still working to expand the treatment options. Khaled said he’s currently researching hypnosis to cure headaches.

McCowan said everyone has stress in their lives, and for some, it manifests in chronic pain.

“I see how much he’s helping people and it’s very amazing. He provides some light and the end of the tunnel,” MCcowan said.

Any student or faculty member who struggles with migraines is encouraged to reach out to the school of dentistry faculty practice to set up an appointment at (414) 288-0788.

“For all Marquette community, we are here for you to relieve your stresses,” Khaled said.

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UPCOMING

Lunch with the BISC Brunch by the biomedical students association in Cramer Hall room 004 from 12 to 2 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 18

9th Annual Giving of Thanks Celebration by the Urban Scholars in AMU room 163 at 5 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 19

Bayanihan Student Organization fashion show in the AMU ballrooms at 6 p.m.

Dr. Yasser Khaled uses different techinques to prevent migraines

...I always feel safer when I know I can get a ride from the LIMO but now I don’t feel safe getting home.”

Erin Farley Junior, College of Nursing

ELECTION RECAP

Wisconsin has 8 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives

Milwaukee County, referendums on a ballot

Two referendums were on the ballot for Milwaukee county. A referendum is a proposal on the ballot to measure voters’ opinions. No matter the outcome of the referendum, the state legislature is not required to pass any bills or create any laws based on these referendum results.

“Do you favor allowing adults 21 years of age and older to engage in personal use of marijuana, while also regulating commercial marijuana-re lated activities, and imposing a tax on the sale of marijuana?”

74%

IN FAVOR

In Milwaukee County, 74% of people voted in favor of marijuana legalization. Prior to the primary election Aug. 9, a Marquette Law School survey found that 69% of voters thought cannabis should be legal in Wiscon sin. This was an 8% increase since conducting the same survey in March. Gov. Evers wants to put marijuana legislation on the state budget.

“Should the Wisconsin Legislature prohibit the import, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of semi-automat ic ‘military-style’ firearms whose prohi bition is allowed under the Wisconsin and United States Constitutions?”

69%

IN FAVOR

In Milwaukee County, 69% voted in favor of the prohibition of semi-automatic ‘military style’ firearms. The state legisla ture sent a “Second Amendment Sanctu ary” bill to Evers, who vetoed it. The bill was an attempt to prevent federal gun laws from affecting Wisconsin.

Incumbent Republican Sen. Ron Johnson

Former Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes

Incumbent Democratic Gov. Tony Evers Republican Candidate Tim Michels

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Marquette reacts to midterm election results

Abortion, inflation among student concerns after vote

By Julia Abuzzahab, Kiley Brockoway julianna.abuzzahab@marquette.edu, kiley.brockoway@marquette.edu

Around Wisconsin, people lined up Nov. 8 to elect government officials in the 2022 midterm elections. The races were close between new and incumbent candidates in Wisconsin.

Incumbent Republican Senator Ron Johnson won, beating Lt. Governor Mandela Barnes by 1% of the vote. Meanwhile in the gubernatorial race, incumbent Democratic Governor Tony Evers also won the election by 3.4% against Republican candidate Tim Michels.

“It’s almost a little confusing — the election results, because we see Tony Evers, who had about 1.3 and some change million votes and then we see Mandela Barnes who lost to Ron Johnson,” Tommy Treacy, a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences and president of Marquette College Democrats, said. “What explains that variance?”

Treacy said despite not knowing these variances, one of the reasons Barnes may have lost while Evers won is due to Johnson’s incumbent advantage.

Wisconsin has eight seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, all

up for re-election this year. Six of the seats are Republican while two are Democratic.

Wisconsin has been called out in the past for an unfair electoral map. Democratic politicians have called for a more fair process to redistricting. Treacy said that this doesn’t feel like the “democratic principles” that the United States is raised on.

“We live in a pretty much 50/50 split state, but Democrats have pretty much no chance in taking the majority in either chamber of the legislature,” Tracey said. “Our wins come from protecting our seats and keeping Republicans from a veto proof majority.”

For Aleks Hromic, a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences and treasurer for the Marquette College Republicans, said that the results were pretty much expected, but

“disappointing.”

“Many Americans and the projections predicted a shift to Republican control over the Senate since it seems people lost faith in the current administration, but this is not the result we got in this election which is why it’s surprising,” Hromic said.

Now, Hromic said he hopes that the current administration works on keeping inflation low and despite whatever happens with the economy, it’s up to the Democratic Senate majority and office to alleviate the financial tension some people may be experiencing.

Treacy is hoping that Wisconsin Democrats can utilize their power to discuss topics like student loans, minimum wage, legalizing marijuana and abortion/reproductive rights.

While college political

organizations grapple with next steps for their political parties, the political science department held a panel discussion Nov. 14 to discuss the election results.

The panel consisted of five Marquette University political science professors and covered many topics emerging from the election, from congress reconstruction to what it indicated about young voters.

“In 2014 29% of eligible voters voted here [Marquette]. That jumped by 15 percentage points in 2018. What 2022 is showing us is that markup is staying. It’s durable. And Gen-Z voters are just more civically and politically engaged,” Amber Wichowsky, professor and assistant chair of political science, said at the panel.

The panel believed that this current election introduced a new

wave of American politics, citing how the main issues throughout the 2016 election were scarcely discussed in this midterm election.

The idea that this midterm election resulted in being more candidate focused rather than party focused was also discussed at the panel. They believe that this was especially relevant in Wisconsin, as evident by the victory of Democrat Evers as governor and Republican Johnson as senator.

The panel marked the recent midterm elections as just the beginning of what’s to come for the 2024 presidential race. Within the coming year, the panel said they expect to see the candidates begin to emerge and for parties to adjust to the new wave of young voters.

The Clery Act: Reporting sexual assault on campus

Understanding Marquette’s annual safety statistics

By Megan Woolard megan.woolard@marquette.edu

Content warning: This article mentions issues surrounding sexual assault and other forms of sexual violence.

Marquette University’s annu al safety report showed that in 2021 six rapes occurred in resi dence halls, though experts say these numbers do not always in dicate the extent of sexual assault on campus.

“I would never use the Mar quette crime statistics to show what is actually happening on campus when it comes to sex ual violence,” Heather Hlvaka, associate professor of crimi nology and law studies and a victim advocate.

Marquette has victim advo cates that are available 24/7 and provide support for students who have been sexually as

saulted. Hlavka isn’t the only victim advocate that attests to the unreliability of these statis tics, both at Marquette and at other institutions.

“I’ve been on campuses where year after year after year, it’s zero. That doesn’t mean that sexual violence isn’t happening on campus,” Josy Jesup-Anger, professor of higher education and student affairs in higher education program coordinator, said.

One reason for the unreliabil ity of these types of reports is that rape tends to be one of the most underreported crimes. An other factor that comes into play when considering rape data from MUPD’s annual safety report is the “Clery-reportability” of the assault.

As part of The Clery Act, uni versities must compile an annu al safety report that includes fire and safety data, such as MUPD’s annual safety report. The an nual report must also include data from the past three cal

endar years and be made pub licly available to all employees and students. The Clery report doesn’t always include every rape that Marquette has been in formed of.

For a rape case to be “Cleryreportable” it must take place within Clery geography. This includes all on-campus build ings, any public property within the campus area and noncampus properties.

Noncampus properties can either be a building owned by a student organization that is rec ognized by the institution (such as a sorority or fraternity house) or a university-owned building that is not used for a school’s educational mission and is out side the general campus area.

Though the rape of a student might not take place within Clery geography, it doesn’t al ways mean that the university won’t take any action. The Title IX process can sometimes still be enacted even if a rape isn’t Clery reportable.

“If it was an off-campus hous ing situation that’s, you know, several blocks away from Mar quette, then it’s not Clery report able, but it still comes to us. We still handle it, but it’s not report ed (in the Clery report),” Kristen Kreple, Marquette’s Title IX co ordinator, said.

Clery reports include all re ports of rape that were reported to campus security personnel, such as MUPD, and any viola tions of laws caught by residence life staff.

There are also other avenues for Marquette students to report instances of rape that would not show up in the Clery report.

Marquette’s victim advocates are completely confidential. This means the advocate would not have to report if a student disclosed that they had been raped.

“We think that was a very, very good thing, because the ad vocates that work in the network wanted to be confidential. For students, it is best practice to

allow survivors to choose what they want to do,” Hlvaka said.

The same rules often apply to any rape that is disclosed in the counseling center. Additionally, any priest or pastor acting in their clerical role is exempt from having to report.

Other university personnel, such as professors or resident assistants are required to report if a student tells them they’ve been sexually assaulted.

While some might think that lower numbers of reported rapes on a Clery report is a good thing, Jesup-Anger said that’s not al ways the case.

“Oftentimes, a higher number means that support services on campus are working and that students feel like they are able to move forward and talk to folks about what happened to them,” Jesup-Anger said. “And I worry much more about the campuses that have zero because what that tells me is that (the university is) not connected to their students.”

Lt. Gov Mandela Barnes (L) current Senator Ron Johnson (R) debated at the Varsity Theatre Oct. 13. Johnson went on to retain his seat last week.

Photo by Isabel Bonebrake isabel.bonebrake@marquette.edu

McNair Scholars: A pathway to graduate education

Providing an in-depth research experience for Marquette students

By Hannah Hernandez hannah.hernandez@marquette.edu

Before becoming a part of the McNair Scholars Program, Corena Smith, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences, had only visited two states: Arkansas, her hometown, and Wisconsin. Now that she is a McNair Scholar, she has visited six states in one year and has toured over ten campuses.

The McNair Scholars Program is a federally funded program hosted by the Educational Opportunity Program at Marquette. McNair supports low-income, first-generation and historically underrepresented students to pursue a graduate education.

“Students are working to foster relationships with a professor on campus that will be their research mentor, work on research, delve deeper into determining what they would like to focus on for their graduate career and seize the opportunity of networking with other undergraduate students and faculty professors when attending conferences throughout the United

States,” Sarah Fouad, a McNair graduate assistant, said in an email.

Students apply for the program during the fall semester and participate in a seminar over the spring semester. During the academic year, students attend monthly seminars, meet visiting scholars and participate in student and professional conferences.

During the summer, McNair students will participate in an eight-week Summer Research Institute, a paid internship that provides an in-depth research experience. The summer institute consists of a week-long trip to Washington, D.C., networking with other undergraduates from across the nation and visits to graduate schools.

Smith said McNair acknowledges the challenges that some lowincome students of color face, and gives them the opportunity to make their dreams a reality.

“Low-income students of color who are also prospective graduate students cannot afford to travel to many different graduate schools to meet with faculty and get a feel for the campus before applying, and that is so important when it comes to picking a MA or Ph.D. program,” Smith said in an email.

Jorge Montiel, McNair program

coordinator, said the research opportunities McNair offers are crucial to prepare students for graduate school.

“We are proud that, since 1990, the McNair Scholars Program at Marquette has graduated 38 PhDs — that is without counting medical doctors and lawyers, and other professional and graduate degrees,” Montiel said in an email. do we have evidence to support this?

Sarah Fouad helps coordinate events for McNair students to participate in the local community. She also functions as a mentor to the scholars by providing guidance on graduate school applications and developing coping skills for the

transition from undergraduate life to graduate school.

Fouad said the best part of her job is being about to see her students gain confidence in their skills to present their research.

“Many of my students are often shy in the beginning to present their research as they are nervous, but through coaching and encouragement the students become more confident and energized about presenting their research,” Fouad said in an email.

Montiel said one of the goals for McNair this year is to build more institutional relationships with other undergraduate research programs at Marquette.

“The plan is to create an undergraduate research pipeline where students can work on a research project for at least two years, which would help them develop closer faculty-student relationships,” Montiel said in an email.

McNair students work to build a relationship with a professor on campus that will serve as their research mentor.

“We would like for faculty members to learn about the importance McNair Scholars Program. Faculty are important for us because they can promote undergraduate students for participation in the program and because they serve as mentors for our scholars. We appreciate the support of McNair faculty mentors,” Montiel said in an email. Smith said becoming a McNair scholar was the best decision and honor she has had in her undergraduate career.

“McNair has offered me opportunities I couldn’t even dreamed of having,” Smith said. “As a first-generation, low-income African American student, it is important to have a support system as you prepare for graduate school. Every single person involved with McNair became just that.”

The McNair Scholars visit different graduate schools across the country.

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PRIVATE SCHOOL: From best friends to band mates

Pickle

Different states don’t stop duo from making music

By Will Eikenbary will.eikenbary@marquette.edu

Growing up in Johnsburg, IL, Tom Oeffling, a first-year in the College of Education, thought that nobody else had the dream of starting a band in his “sleepy Middle American town.”

Fast forward to the summer before his sophomore year of high school, when Caiden Dohr — Oeffling’s best friend and future bandmate — moved to Johnsburg with a shared love for music.

“Over the summer, I met this dude who was wearing a ‘JPEG Mafia’ shirt. I’d never seen

anyone wearing one before, so I went up to him to talk to him about it,” Oeffling said. “[Later on], Caiden’s mom talked [to my parents] and said she thought we’d get along. I talked to my dad a few days later and he told me about Caiden, but I was like, ‘I think I’ve already met him.’ Sure enough, it was the same guy. We’ve been best friends ever since.”

The two now make up “PRIVATE SCHOOL,” a selfdescribed “loud, shoegaze-esque punk band” with a handful of musical inspirations: everything from “Yo La Tengo” to “My Bloody Valentine.”

“[The band] started out of desperation because Tommy and I were looking for stuff to do since we both play instruments. We were like, ‘Okay, we’ve been playing together for six months

now, we’ve got to get the ball rolling,’” Dohr said. “PRIVATE SCHOOL just became a creative outlet that we could throw everything we want into.”

Oeffling and Dohr have released two albums as PRIVATE SCHOOL: “RADIO CURE” and “we’re an american band.” Their latest release, “RADIO CURE,” came out in July 2022 and was the final album they collaborated on before Oeffling began attending Marquette and Dohr took a gap year to go on tour, under the stage name “Dayfire Avenue.”

“Caiden and I always say that we work together so well it’s borderline insane. That’s why you have to be friends first and then make a band,” Oeffling said. “I always say Caiden writes songs I could never write and vice versa. We keep each other in check; it’s very much a duo. There’s no

‘Simon and Garfunkel’ complex.”

Since Oeffling began school back in August, the two have each released independent albums, Oeffling’s titled “The Subtle Art of Jaywalking” and Dohr’s titled “Sleepless in Middle America.”

“The summer leading into college, we decided we were going to do PRIVATE SCHOOL in the summertimes from now on. Right now, we’re both working on different things,” Dohr said.

“PRIVATE SCHOOL is more alternative, for sure. My stuff is more lo-fi and messy.”

While Dohr and Oeffling agreed that they have enjoyed creating their own music over the past few months, moving to college has been an adjustment for Oeffling, who said he is excited to continue working on music with Dohr soon. Both artists have talked about bringing PRIVATE

SCHOOL to Marquette for some performances in the future.

“It’s been weird, I’m not hanging out with my best friend anymore and I miss him,” Oeffling said. “He’s out touring right now, and I’m going to school here, so we’re just so excited to get back together again. I’m writing the third album now, which we split half and half.”

Despite being states apart, Dohr said that he hopes his and Oeffling’s story inspires other young creators to make art that they’re proud of.

“We both want to tell people to ‘just go for it’ you know? We started [PRIVATE SCHOOL] just wanting to be a band, and so we made a band. It’s cool to see people our age do that,” Dohr said. ”There should be a lot more people just being creative and making music.”

Tom Oeffl ing and Caiden Dohr rock out as PRIVATE SCHOOL. The two collaborate to write and produce their own songs and albums, but are currently pursuing solo projects.

Photo courtesy of Tom Oeffling

for some future. I’m not best friend Oeffling right now, here, so get back writing the we split states apart, hopes his and inspires other art that tell people know? We SCHOOL] band, and so cool to see that,” Dohr lot more creative and

Pickle party: Celebrating the unofficial holiday

By Lauren Puthoff lauren.puthoff@marquette.edu

The self-proclaimed pickleloving crowd has been steadily increasing over the years, with help from the “dill”-icious selection of pickle-flavored products. Fermented cucumbers have a very distinct taste and smell, two things that cause people to either love or hate pickled products.

To honor one of their favorite food groups, avid lovers have put together an unofficial holiday.

National Pickle Day is Nov. 14 and it celebrates the centuries of work put into perfecting the original pickle while also working to create a whole new world of pickled items.

Pickle Potato Chips

A crisp crunch, a similarity made between the sounds of biting into a pickle and eating a bag of chips. Although many compare these chips to the popular salt and vinegar flavored ones, these are special in their own way. At first thought, these

two food groups seem to have no correlation to one another, but once the two are mixed, it is hard to believe they were ever separate. By combining the flavors of pickles with the crunch of potato chips, companies have created a shockingly tasty snack.

Pickle Dip

Chips and dip is a classic appetizer that has countless variations and is a tasty snack for a chill night-in with friends or a larger event. Have a Pickle Day party, or a party in general, and want to bring the classic neighborhood staple? Bring pickle dip! It has the base of any other dip, with a twist of a pickled tang to it, and is eaten with potato chips, maybe even dillflavored ones, which give it that crisp crunch.

Pickle Juice

Pickle juice is the perfect mixture of the salty and vinegary taste of a spear minus the spear itself. Usually, no one wants to be stuck drinking the pickled water, however many people go out of their way just to buy bottles of it. Pickle juice contains antioxidants that help with soothing muscle cramps and controlling blood sugar levels, in other words, switch out a sports

drink with a bottle of pickle juice before a big game and one will “relish” the day they made the switch.

Pickle Popsicle Rather than just sipping on pickle juice, why not try the frozen version? Pickle popsicles are a great way to rehydrate after a long day, or just a “dill”lectable snack throughout the day. These frozen treats are infused with electrolytes and every pickle flavoring one

can imagine. Instead of grabbing a boring-flavored popsicle after a hot day, try a pickle-flavored one!

With the pickle-loving population growing, it can feel as though a new pickled product is being made every day. Even with the most random pickled creations, they all share the same beloved taste – pickles. With the flavors varying from bread and butter, dill and kosher to sweet pickles, there is a tasty snack for everyone.

Rashad’s Records: ‘Her Loss’ is huge win for artists

Drake, 21 Savage collaborate on new project, top charts

By Rashad Alexander rashad.alexander@marquette.edu

Joint projects have been common among rappers for years: from Jay Z and Kanye West’s “Watch The Throne,” to more recent releases like Lil Baby and Lil Durk’s “Voice of the Heroes.” But the standard for these projects was set back in 2015, when two titans in their prime dropped, in my opinion, the best collaborative project of all time.

“What a Time to Be Alive” from Drake and Future was the prime example of how to do a joint tape. The album had a short but consistent track list, solo songs for each rapper, and great production all around. Future in 2015 was damn near unstoppable, to the point where he honestly killed Drake on that entire project. Fast forward to 2022, Drake is back with his first collaborative tape since WATTBA, “Her Loss” with 21 Savage, where he finally gets his shine.

Coming into this album, Drake was under some pressure for his

third project in 14 months. His albums “Certified Lover Boy” and “Honestly, Nevermind” received many mixed reactions, especially due to the latter album’s house music theme. It came into question as to whether Drake could finally be showing signs of slowing down now that he’s older.

However, “Her Loss” shows a different side to Drake we haven’t seen in a long time. A hungry, unfiltered, and overall pissed-off version of the Canadian rapper that caught me by surprise.

“N****s ain’t got love for the boy, so they fake it / Crack a couple jokes to some b*****s on some snake s**t

But if I send a verse to they ass, then they’ll take it,” Drake raps on “More M’s.” He’s always spoken about the fake love shown in the rap industry, but rarely do you see him get this fired up about it.

21 Savage revealed that he

encouraged Drake to be more unfiltered on this album. And while it did come with some controversy, I loved hearing this side of Drake. It felt like after the criticism he received for his last few projects, he heard the negativity and responded to it promptly.

While Drake did shine on this project, I have to give credit to 21 Savage where it’s due. “Her Loss” certainly felt like a Drake album featuring 21 Savage, as we saw Drake having more solo spots and longer verses throughout the album. But 21 still played his role throughout this tape, bringing that gritty yet calm style that he’s been known for.

“Major distribution, labels callin,’ Harry Styles numbers, it’s a robbery / My n****s go inZayn to catch a body,” the Atlanta based rapper says on “Major Distribution.” 21 shouting out his fellow U.K. natives was

definitely a memorable moment from “Her Loss.”

We also get to see the R&B side of 21, a side that I was anxiously hoping Drake would bring out in him. “Spin Bout U,” “Hours In Silence“ and “I Guess It’s F**k Me” are the more melodic tracks that move on from the high-energy trap tracks that take up most of the project. These tracks show that it’s about time 21 Savage drops an R&B album.

While there are a lot of highs from Drake and 21 throughout this project, but then we see Drake stoop low. The internet was buzzing after Drake “allegedly” called Megan Thee Stallion a liar about her shooting while also calling Serena Williams’ husband a groupie. I get it, it’s Drake, he likes to be petty, but moments like that felt awkward to listen to. The bars took away from how good the album really is, and it just felt unnecessary to cross those lines.

Despite the messiness Drake brings on this project, “Her Loss” is arguably one of the most complete of his albums we’ve seen in a few years. It didn’t feel like there were unnecessary tracks spread throughout like CLB, the production was consistently strong all the way, and his lyricism didn’t feel lazy and basic like before. Since their first collaboration, “Sneakin’” in 2016, it feels like a full circle moment with Drake and 21 Savage now that their collaborative project is out. They’ve proven time and time again that they simply can’t miss on a song together, and they made it very apparent on “Her Loss.”

I rate Drake and 21 Savage’s “Her Loss” an 8.5 out of 10. My favorite songs were “Spin Bout U,” “More M’s” and “Major Distribution.”

From chips to dip, these tasty snacks are the real “dill”

Graphic by Lily Werner elizabeth.werner@marquette.edu

Graphic by Lily Werner elizabeth.werner@marquette.edu

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Marquette must incorporate updated seal on campus

The path to change Marquette University’s seal has been an uphill battle. There have long been discussions surrounding whether or not the seal would be changed, actions taken by students and debates across community members.

Over two years ago, Marquette student Amanda Harris started a petition to change the seal, and this past February, the university approved the updated university seal. But, the new seal has not been replaced everywhere on campus.

The updated seal is currently displayed in some campus spaces such as the Alumni Memorial Union ballroom. But, in other prominent locations on campus such as the Raynor Memorial Library nor at the top of the stairs in the AMU, the seal has not been changed.

As the university continues efforts to revitalize the campus with the construction of the new business building and plans for a new wellness and recreation center, it is important that Marquette does not leave the updated seal in the dust. The significance of this change is characterized by a commitment to be more considerate and inclusive

— prioritizing accurate depictions of history.

“University seals are important symbols meant to celebrate an institution’s founding, heritage and purpose, and these often complex histories deserve thoughtful reverential illustrations of our past,” Univeristy President Michael Lovell said in a statement.

Marquette’s seal was changed in light of a mission to better represent the community’s ties to Indigenous peoples and their land. Specifically, to “more accurately reflect” the involvement of Indigenous tribes in Jacques Marquette’s journey to find the mouth of the Mississippi river.

There were significant issues with the original seal that needed to be changed in order for the Indigenous community to be properly recognized and to uphold Marquette’s commitment to its land and water acknowledgement. For instance, the original seal depicted Jacques Marquette leading an Indigenous man because the image was cropped,

but the full painting that the seal was based off of depicts just the opposite.

The updated seal showcases a landscape to honor the land and waterways the university rests upon.

Although the university has as-

On Marquette’s website, the only statement regarding physical campus changes is the following: “The university is developing a phased process for updating the seal on items and in locations across campus over time.” This appears to be a part of the statement released by the university Feb. 28. Since then, the university has failed to provide students with any concrete updates on how, when and where changes will be made to the campus at large.

sories that students could wear or use would be a simple but expressive way to show dedication to the principle of it. And, many students would likely appreciate the option to represent their university and its history in an accurate light.

Last Tuesday country tight races — a change many Republicans be the “Red term election a raindrop. still there, the thunder. Looking there was in Wisconsin.

Milwaukee is a city that holds a vibrant music scene: home of Summerfest, several concert venues and an avid music scene full of up-and-coming artists that play all over town. However, this spirited scene may be threatened due to plans for expansion.

As Milwaukee continues to be a growing metropolitan city, Deer District and the surrounding area of Fiserv Forum are making plans to expand and build another concert venue. Frank Productions Concerts, otherwise known as FPC, is a Madison-based concert promotion company run by Frank Productions. FPC announced new plans to build an art entertainment venue right in the heart of Deer District, slated to be completed by 2024.

mitment to this seal change and its importance, the university has yet to replace all on-campus seals with the updated version. There is no explicit plan accessible to students regarding when these changes will be carried out.

The university should strive to release an amended statement soon to acknowledge that they are still working towards changing the seals displayed around campus and giving students an idea of when they can expect to see these changes. With a lack of communication, students are left in the dark regarding when, where and how the university will continue its efforts to prioritize inclusivity and transparency.

Another way that the university could incorporate the seal is to place it on spirit wear and sports gear. To display the updated seal on clothing items and other acces-

Save Milwaukee’s music scene

One of the largest Frank Productions affiliates is Live Nation, a parent company of Ticketmaster. Ticketmaster typically vendors the tickets that Live Nation promotes, holding the status of some of the biggest companies in music entertainment. As of Oct. 2022, Ticketmaster and Live Nations own about 23% of the event tickets market share. In many parts of the world, a person can not go to a concert without encountering some operation of Live Nation. Now, this will be spreading further into Milwaukee.

The proposed concert venue would have a 4,000 person capacity limit as well as host up to 135 concerts year-round that will feature both national, regional and local talent. While this may sound like a great project, there are several implications that will be detrimental to the Milwaukee music scene.

This plan fails to take into account the 135 concerts that are hosted by other historic concert halls around Milwaukee. The number of concerts that would take place at the new venue would steal business away from local Milwaukee venues that have been here for over 30 years.

Right in the backyard of Fiserv Forum is Turner Hall Ballroom, less than a mile away lies the Rave, the Riverside Theater and the Pabst Theater. Head over to the East Side and you’ll find the Backroom at Colectivo, the Jazz Estate and Shank Hall. From Cactus Club to Mad Planet, a musiclover’s options are in the multitudes as you travel from venue to venue all over Milwaukee.

Many of the venues have formed a coalition to stop the FPC Venue plans from proceeding forward, called “Save Milwaukee’s Music Scene.”

The FPC Venue should not be built, as it will continue to profit a company that has created a small monopoly on the music entertainment industry and take money away from local Milwaukee businesses. Without that revenue, the Milwaukee venues will be wiped out one by one. This cannot happen, as it erases some of the shared history that Milwaukeeans have experienced.

Concerts are not just about the music, but also the ambiance which is what the space provides. There’s something almost aweinspiring about these historical venues. They hold the spirit on the stage of all the musicians that have played there before and the memories of the concert-goers who came together written in the walls, paving the foundation for a vibrant music scene.

Not to mention, it is unlikely that Milwaukee’s population

In order for the university’s claims of an effort to create a more inclusive campus climate to be genuine, they must implement physical changes. They must meet assertion with action in order to be taken seriously. If the university continues to rest on its laurels and neglect Marquette’s campus, it will speak volumes to its student body – especially its Indigenous students.

To create a truly inclusive university that actively values all of its students, Marquette must continue to make a conscious effort to follow through on its promises. When it comes to discussions of diversity and inclusion, Indigenous people get left behind, left out of the conversation and left in despair. Marquette must change that and act now.

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would be able to sustain this new concert venue. The number of bars and restaurants that line the streets of Old World Third and Water Street would be unable to accommodate large numbers of crowds, as seen with the chaos that has ensued after the 2021 and 2022 Bucks playoff games.

This is not a smart move for Milwaukee, as not only would it overwhelm the city, but it would take away business from local businesses that have had their stake here for over 30 years.

I am all for the expansion of our city. In fact, it is necessary for Milwaukee’s growth. However, there is no need to take business away from concert halls that have called Milwaukee home and cultivated our music culture.

Laura Niezgoda is a junior studying communication studies and criminology and law studies. She can be reached at laura.niezgoda@marquette.edu

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Last Tuesday evening, the country saw some close calls, tight races and — most notably — a change in the tides. What many Republicans expected to be the “Red Wave” in this midterm election became more of a raindrop. The results were still there, but they didn’t bring the thunder.

Looking on the home front, there was a split ticket here in Wisconsin.

Incumbent Sen. Ron Johnson (R) achieved a victory over Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes (D) — by the skin of his teeth. But, so did incumbent Gov. Tony Evers (D) as his challenger Tim Michels (R) fell flat — with not even the strong hand of Trump’s support to keep him afloat. In fact, it might have been exactly what led to his downfall.

Bad news for Republicans, but a bright light at the end

Less of a wave, more of a raindrop

of a Trump tormented tunnel for Democrats. As we see an increase in the concern over bipartisan issues, we see ties being cut — favoring principle over partisanship.

Following the overturn of Roe v. Wade, conservative politicians became more vocal about reproductive rights and grew deeper roots in their pro life stance. With this newfound voice — of simply a rise in the volume of it — some pro choice conservatives stopped listening and stepped away.

Whether it was a wake up call or simply too worrisome to ignore, the landmark overturn became all too real for many women in America. For me, leaving the fate of my reproductive rights in the hands of lawmakers who don’t seem to respect my own autonomy was too frightening to bear.

The Democratic margin of young women who say they’re likely to vote increased by nine points from the spring season until fall preceding the midterm elections. And for many

of these voters, the key issue was abortion.

A key reason why the Democratic defiance of history is so shocking lies with President Biden’s low approval ratings. Because of all time high inflation and a dissimilar dip in the general public’s assent towards Biden, victories in many key states for Democrats seemed unlikely — yet they prevailed.

In fact, to call this a successful midterm election for Democrats would be an understatement. As we reflect back on recent presidencies, we see a much different picture. And for supporters of the current president or just oppositionists of the former one, this is great news.

President Biden made a statement noting that while “any seat lost is painful” it was still a more successful midterm election cycle than president’s have seen for their parties in the last 40 years.

Much of the blunders of the midterm elections for Republicans can be traced back to one common thread.

I would venture to say that many Republican candidates shot themselves in the foot by attaching themselves to Trump and his rhetoric. Candidates for governor endorsed by Trump faced losses in Michigan, New York and Wisconsin. As his political and personal reputation undergoes enduring trouble, some people believe that he is not a viable face for the Republican Party any longer.

“Republicans have followed Donald Trump off the side of a cliff,” said David Urban, a longtime Trump adviser.

Even former Speaker of the House, Paul Walker (R), who has kept his head mostly in the sand for the last six years had things to say about these midterm results.

Ryan encouraged his party to go about “a lot of soul searching” to figure out why the elusive red wave did not hold steady in this election. Also stating that the Republican Party is suffering from a “Trump hangover.”

For a long time now, many politicians have used Trump as

Calling for a new renaissance

what art should be — a personal form of self-expression that is meant to be shared and not to be owned exclusively.

In today’s material art climate, a sculpture by the highly renowned artist Claudia Comte would be indiscernible to many from a desk ornament at HomeGoods.

Most readers may have no idea who Comte even is. Due to an oversaturation of art in the technological age, there is very little space for an artist, in a material sense, to gain popularity.

The fragility of the art scene was recently shown through the historical rise and fall of NFTs or “Non-Fungible Tokens” over the past few years. NFTs are digital assets, often in visual form, that you can purchase and “own” through blockchain technology. NFTs began as a way for independent artists to create exclusivity and give value to their work. However, the scheme was quickly taken over by those who only saw them as a financial investment. The attention was taken away from the value of the art and buyers only focused on the fluctuating dollar value and treated them like stocks.

Both aspects of the transaction, the artists and the collectors, quickly became commercialized and lost authenticity. Ironically, those who touted their ever-increasing valued NFTs were met with a harsh reality check via the rapid decline in value for NFTs over the past few months.

NFTs represent the opposite of

Although there isn’t one specific benefit that art has for all of humanity, it is the non-monetary

societal purpose should be. “The Times Square Show” in 1980, held in the then dilapidated and crime-ridden city, ran for 24 hours a day, seven days a week throughout the month of June. Artists set up canvases, projectors and sculp-

to be notorious for their work in the surrounding area. The show included everything from the paintings of Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat to the underground films of Jack Smith.

The parlors and buildings were filled with painters, poets, directors and sculptors as they displayed art, created new works and often collaborated with other artists as well.

Many of these artists would go on to have million-dollar works and nationally recognized installations, but in this exhibit, they were there to do nothing but share their talents. Such high-value art as this is rarely seen by the public in today’s world at anything less than an exclusive black-tie gala with an elite guest list. Regardless of whether the artist was the next big thing or just a kid with a canvas, all the art was shared with any who wished to see it.

Most importantly, all of these works represented something. Haring, although his art was cartoonish at first glance, depicted his thoughts on the human condition and sexuality.

a political crutch – noticing that his support base is too strong and too significant to risk losing. But, this midterm election marked what may become a step in a new direction.

It’s hard to say now whether or not the tight grip Trump has held on Americans will be lost altogether, but this midterm election served as a first sign of hope that it might loosen.

If somebody told me going into this midterm election that it could serve as a turning point away from the Trump loyalist regime, I would have found that statement laughable. But, the one thing that strikes more hearts than fear, is failure. Many Republicans have been under Trump’s thumb due to the fear of losing his support base, but now that his endorsement proved to fail for many candidates, it seems his Republican allies are straying in avoidance of playing a losing game.

Grace Cady is a junior studying journalism and political science. She can be be reached at grace. cady@marquette.edu

beautiful simply because it is beautiful. If a painting catches your eye, or even a crumpled flyer on the street, this is all art in its truest form. Not because of its monetary value, but because of its value to you.

Many fear that when creating material art, there will always be someone better, or that they will never live up to legends such as the aforementioned. When artists overcome this fear, they will often find that their work will take meaning in someone else’s eyes as well. Even if it is only one other person who feels something, and even if that message is unique to that viewer, the art now has true value.

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value that individual people find for themselves that makes art impactful.

At the turn of the decade in 1980, New York City had a young and vibrant art climate that was much more true to what art’s

tures in many of the abandoned buildings throughout the blocks of NYC for the public to come and observe the sharing and collaboration of their work.

This exhibit was filled with the budding artists that would go on

This is what the NFTs lacked — expression and uniqueness. There is no bravery in creating an ape-wearing Pit Vipers, especially when they are being mass-produced only to act as a temporary investment. True art stands for something, and can communicate emotion while transcending language.

In contrast to this, art can be

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Jean Michel-Basquiat’s Charles the First was painted in 1982

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MEN’S BASKETBALL PREVIEW

Marquette heads to Mackey Arena for Gavitt Games

Purdue enters ranked No. 22 nationally in KenPom rankings

By Ben Schultz benjamin.a.schultz@marquette.edu

Following a two-game home stand to open the season, the Marquette men’s basketball team will head on the road for the first time this season when it travels to Mackey Arena to take on the Purdue Boilermakers as part of the 2022 Gavitt Tipoff games.

“Purdue for example, one of the best defensive teams in the country. We’re going to have to work together to create baskets against them, we can’t stand around and watch one guy go to work,” head coach Shaka Smart said.

Marquette opened the season by winning its first two

games, most recently beating Central Michigan 97-73, in front of a student-only crowd in the Al McGuire center on Thursday.

Purdue comes into Tuesday night’s matchup also 2-0 with wins over the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Austin Peay. They went from receiving 56 votes in the preseason AP Poll to having earned 104 votes, the second most for a team not in the top 25.

“I don’t think you counteract a team that has some really, really good attributes by trying to match those attributes,” Smart said.

In the all-time series against Purdue, Marquette is 1-9. Their most recent game was in 2019 when Marquette hosted the Boilermakers and won 65-55. There is no one on either roster who played in the last matchup.

A look at the Boilermakers

Purdue comes into the game ranked No. 22 in KenPom and 2-0. Its wins have come against teams outside the top 200 of KenPom with Marquette being its first top 100 ranked team.

Early in the season Purdue has excelled on the glass, outrebounding its opponents 9456. The Boilermakers 47 rebounds per game ranks 15th in the country as of Monday.

In the Big Ten preseason rankings on 247Sports Purdue was ranked fifth. Junior center Zach Edey was the lone player from Purdue to be named to the 2022-23 Preseason All-BIG TEN Team.

“Zach Edey is the biggest, tallest, strongest guy in the country,” Smart said.

Key Players

Edey stands at 7-foot-4 and is currently leading the Boilermakers in points with 21 points per game and rebounds with 14 rebounds per game.

He was also named a 2023 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award candidate, given to the top center in college basketball each year.

First-year guard Fletcher Loyer has started his first two games as Boilermaker and is their leading 3-point shooter with five makes on the season. Loyer is averaging 11 points, two rebounds and three assists per game.

Junior forward Oso Ighodaro is the tallest player in Marquette’s starting lineup at 6-foot-9. He’ll likely be matched up with Edey on the

defensive end. Ighodaro leads Marquette in scoring with 14.5 points per game and is second in rebounds per game with six.

Sophomore forward David Joplin is coming off of a career night where he scored a career high 23 points while shooting 6-for-10 from beyond the arc and 8-for-12 overall. Joplin is one of the first players to come off the bench for Marquette and at 6-foot-7 they’ll need his versatility.

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Games Yoga club looking to bring balance in students’ lives

Mary McNeil begins group after watching YouTube videos

By Catherine Fink catherine.fink@marquette.edu

Namaste, downward dog and corpse pose are not terms you will learn in any academic course. However, the yogis on campus can be your gurus.

Yoga enthusiasts started a new club at Marquette called the Yoga Club to help students handle stress, as well as to maintain a healthy mind and body balance.

President Mary McNeil, a transfer student from Portland Community College in Oregon and junior in the College of Arts & Sciences, was instrumental in getting the club started this semester.

“I fell in love with the practice after doing Yoga with Adriene on YouTube and was really excited to join a yoga club once I got here but I was sad to find out that there wasn’t one,” McNeil said. “I wanted to create a space where people felt safe to start practicing and it’s been really good. I instruct many of the practices because I’ve always wanted to teach.”

Ellaya Kucharski, a sophomore in the College of Arts & Science, worked with McNeil to start the club and said it’s important that it is inclusive to everyone.

“The Yoga Club is a place where anyone can come, no matter their experience, and they can come and meditate and just relax from all the stress of the week. We just finished our second practice at the Alumni Memorial Union and we had a great turnout,” Kurcharski said.

McNeil said yoga blends different elements and poses and provides an opportunity for people from different disciplines to come together. She said it is also a form of mindfulness and can help decrease tension in your life.

“I think that the bond you can create with people through such a mindful practice is great. Being able to be mindful and just take a moment for yourself where you don’t have to think about all of the stresses of life is a feeling I

want everyone to experience,” McNeil said.

Sammi Greenfield, a firstyear in the College of Arts & Sciences, said that yoga is something you can do to better yourself.

“I just love the club. I’m very proud of myself for joining it and it does really help me and my mental health,” Greenfield said. “It’s just such a nice stress reliever and I know a lot of people are stressed and they need ways to destress and yoga actually works.”

Kucharski said that the practice of yoga allows you to be mindful while also exercising.

“We take time to appreciate our bodies and our minds, but then we go through and learn different positions and breathing techniques. We’re incorporating a little bit of a workout within yoga itself,” Kucharski said.

McNeil said people might not think of yoga as a physical sport, but it uses a lot of mental strength.

“I feel like anytime I’m doing something physical, it kind of forces me to get out of my head but the intensity of yoga has really brought me closer to myself and my body,” McNeil said.

Greenfield said her personal goal being in the club is to maintain a yoga routine.

“I hope to learn more about yoga and ways that I could implement it into my daily life because I’m trying to build the habit of doing it because I know it’s something that helps me relax and also just working on myself and building a community there,” Greenfield said.

McNeil said she hopes the club will be able to expand beyond Marquette and into the greater Milwaukee area.

“I would love for us to go to local yoga studios, I want our own community to form and create strong lasting relationships through this art (yoga),” McNeil said.

Kucharski said while there may be a lot of different yoga poses, the corpse pose is her favorite and a way for her to focus on what comes next in her life.

“It’s where you’re just laying on your back and you just focus on your breathing and it’s a super relaxing time because I’m able to get away

from technology. Just turn your phone off, really get all those thoughts, make a plan of what you want to do for the rest of the week and just have time to really relax with no distractions,” Kucharski said.

While the Yoga Club is new to campus, stress for students may not be.

“If you’re looking for a place that’s judgment free and a way to relax and get your mind off of the struggles life brings and you’ve wanted to start yoga but aren’t really sure how, I think this is a great place to start,” McNeil said.

Practices take place at the Alumni Memorial Union on Wednesday nights from 8:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.

Members of the Yoga Club in a pose during its weekly session Nov. 9 inside the Alumni Memorial Union.

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Smart, Duffy add five new members to programs BASKETBALL

Norman, Forbes headline recruiting class for Golden Eagles

By John Leuzzi john.leuzzi@marquette.edu

Marquette men’s and women’s basketball head coaches Shaka Smart and Megan Duffy welcomed five combined 2023 recruits who signed their national letters of intent Wednesday.

The Golden Eagles announced three additions on the men’s side with the signings of Zaide Lowery, Al Amadou and Tre Norman.

Smart’s recruiting class for 2023 is ranked No. 18 in the country by 247Sports, which ranks third amongst all Big East schools with UConn and Xavier at No. 4 and No. 14, respectively. But that doesn’t mean anything to Smart.

“I don’t pay attention to recruiting rankings at all,” Smart said. “I don’t know where Tre Norman, Al Amadou and Zaide Lowery are ranked. I know if I was going to do my own rankings, those guys would be ranked higher than probably what other people think they are.”

Instead Smart said him and his staff look for players that fit the culture they are looking to build within the program.

“For us, we’re not recruiting rankings, we’re recruiting specific people. Not just

players but specific people from specific families that match our core values and match up with what we’re trying to do here at Marquette. We feel like we have that with these three young men,” Smart said.

Lowery was the first to commit to Smart in the class back in April and fits Smart’s style of being a versatile guard.

“Extremely, extremely receptive to coaching,” Smart said. “Very athletic. He’s a great mover. The way he glides around the floor is reminiscent of some of the other really, really talented wings that have been here in the past.”

Lowery is just in his fourth season playing basketball after making the switch from football heading into high school. He transferred from Kickapoo High School in Missouri to La Lumiere, a powerhouse prep school, in Indiana for his senior season this year.

“He’s really emerging as an offensive player,” Smart said. “He’s got (a) really good feel for his passing and his ballhandling. He doesn’t try to do too much, which is huge.”

Amadou is the type of big man that Smart likes to cater toward to with his length, athleticism and versatility.

“Unbelievable potential, (his) smile lights up a room,” Smart said. “Al can do a lot of things.

(Assistant coach) Cody (Hatt) says it all the time, his basketball development will be intimately tied to his personal development as a young man. Al can

be as good as he wants to be at this game.”

Like Lowery, Amadou is a latecomer to basketball.

“Interestingly enough, I asked him, ‘Why did you start playing the game?’ and he said, ‘I was watching basketball on YouTube and one of the guys that really caught my eye was Sean Jones.’ It’s the first time I’ve ever heard of a guy that we signed, deciding to play the game of basketball because of one of our current players. I thought that was pretty cool,” Smart said.

The last member to commit in the class was Norman, a 6-foot-3 guard out of Worcester, Massachusetts. He

is the highest-ranked of the trio at No. 84 in 247Sports composite rankings.

“He’s won everywhere he’s been,” Smart said. “Probably one of the top three high school games I’ve ever seen last March when his school, Worcester Academy, won the NEPSAC (New England Preparatory School Athletic Council) Championship. It was the day after we played St. John’s. So it felt good flying up there and watching him and maybe at that point knowing something that maybe certain other schools didn’t know about him. That’s how we try to go about recruiting.”

Meanwhile on the women’s side, Skylar Forbes and Halle Vice inked their signatures to play for the Golden Eagles.

“We are thrilled to officially welcome two newcomers to our program in Skylar Forbes and Halle Vice,” Duffy said in a statement. “Both women have had tremendous success on and off the court, and we expect them to enhance Marquette basketball for years to come.”

Forbes is a 6-foot-2 forward out of Markham, Ontario that has played both on the national level with Canada’s U18 junior national team and at the prep level with Scarborough Prep.

“Skylar has an incredible upside with her athleticism and versatility in the forward position,” Duffy said in the statement. “Her development really shined as she helped Canada basketball’s U18 na-

tional team win a silver medal this summer.”

Forbes helped lead her national team to the championship game of the 2022 FIBA U18 Americas Championship where she played 19.2 minutes and averaged 5.6 points and 5.2 rebounds in five games.

“Her club team, A-Game, allowed her to gain great exposure to showcase her abilities here in the U.S. Marquette Nation will love her bounce, rebounding abilities and dominate inside/out play,” Duffy said.

Vice committed to the Golden Eagles in May.

“Halle brings versatility both inside and out. Her length, athleticism and intelligence will allow us to move her around in different positions on the floor,” Duffy said.

Vice is a 6-foot-4 wing out of Bettendorf, Iowa where she broke her high school singleseason record during the 202122 season when she scored a total of 498 points. She plays for All Iowa Attack on the AAU basketball circuit.

“Halle continues to win everywhere she goes, representing All Iowa Attack on the Nike EYBL circuit while also garnering All-State honors in both basketball and volleyball. Her three-level scoring will bring excitement to the Al McGuire Center,” Duffy said.

All five players will arrive on campus next summer.

Marquette women’s basketball in a huddle during its 75-47 win over Fairleigh Dickinson Nov. 7 inside the Al.

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program, where she uses her voice and experience to give insight into the student-athlete experience and overall input about campus.

Using her voice on and off the court is something Myles is well-known for on the team.

“Kennedi is never one to shy away from any conversation. Anytime there’s a topic when we do team building or team conversations, she’s never one to be shy about what her opinion is, what her experiences are,” assistant coach Justine Raterman said. “She’s been through so much. She’s experienced a lot of different things, which is what makes her voice so strong.”

For Myles, one way of using her voice is by participating in social activism, a passion that stems from her past and present community service.

“I’ve always done things outside of my sport. I’ve been in a program called Jack and

Jill, which is a give-back program. I’ve always done community service too,” Myles said. “Every Christmas our family does community service, whether that be going to the homeless shelter or everybody in the family gives money to a cause. We always are trying to find ways to help out while understanding the values and gratitude that I have for myself, but also being able to give that out to others.”

Like Myles’ family, her team also is always looking for ways to be involved in community service. Duffy’s squad works with the Mil-

skills as she utilizes her own experiences to advocate for students of color.

“We are a minority race and minority group of people. So there’s different things that we have to deal with, have to face,” Myles said. “I think that there’s better ways that conversations can be brought up and better

ways to make people of color feel included and welcomed at these institutions.”

Myles speaks from her own values, which she said were “instilled by her family.”

“My family plays a large role in who I am. From a young age they’ve emphasized life outside of

As a senior, Myles has already kickstarted her next move for life outside of college, as she hopes to pursue a career as an athletic director.

“I’m currently doing an internship right now with Sarah Bobert (of Marquette Athletics) because

that’s the position that I would like to be in once I leave college,” Myles said. “I think with the position it’s useful being that voice as being a prior student-athlete as well as be-

The role of an athletic director has deep roots in Myles’ family, as her grandfather, Bill Myles, was an assistant football coach and later an associate athletics director at

“It’s awesome that athletic directing is something that she wants to pursue. I think we need more strong Black females to pave the way for more people in that type of role and in that type of leadership position,” Raterman said. “It’s something that with her background and her family, she knew she wanted to do it and now she has had the opportunity to intern with Marquette this semester and I think her eyes have really been opened in a really

Even while preparing for the future, Myles keeps her pres-

“Being that I’m a senior, I just want to be that voice and be able to lead in that way on the court,” Myles said. “Coming in every day, ready to work, ready to give my teammates all that I have and learning from our losses, learning

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Before every Marquette game, the familiar sights and sounds of ACDC’s “Thunderstruck” blaring through the speakers and gold and blue everywhere you turn is nothing out of the ordinary. One thing missing from these pregame rituals is the land and water acknowledgment.

Currently, Marquette’s land and water acknowledgment can be read at the beginning of any in-person or virtual event hosted on campus. Marquette University resides on lands owned by the Menominee, Potawatomi, HoChunk, Fox, Mascouten, Sauk and Ojibwe nations.

Marquette Athletics must implement this in their pregame routine. If Marquette can announce sponsorship messages and reminders about good sportsmanship at games, they should also read the acknowledgment.

In October 2021, faculty advisors and Indigenous student leaders worked together to create the acknowledgment which aims to “recognize the long history of Native peoples and nations that lived on and stewarded the land and water where the university now resides.” The acknowledgment was designed in both written and oral versions.

only game where the acknowledgment is read in its entirety is at men’s basketball’s annual Nike N7 game during Native American Heritage Month. “The Nike N7 Collection is a shoe and retail line named after the seventh-generation principle, espoused by the Haudenosaunee people. It states that the decisions we make today will have an effect seven generations into the future.”

This year’s game will be played Nov. 17 at Fiserv Forum when Marquette plays host to Long Island University. N7 partners with certain collegiate basketball teams to make special turquoise jerseys and shorts. The color symbolizes protection, courage and truth to certain tribes and is most often incorporated in Native jewelry.

In February 2022, the university updated its seal to “more accurately depict the role of the Indigenous nations that guided Father Marquette on his journey.” The seal is used on official presidential documents and events.

By Ava Mares ava.mares@marquette.edu

Kennedi Myles has begun her second year on the women’s basketball team as a “sparkplug” inside and outside of the Al McGuire Center.

“She’s in such a better place mentally and physically, the biggest thing is she has just been a stat-stuffer for us in practice, now we just need that to translate to a game,” head coach Megan Duffy said. “She’s very comfortable with her role and that’s going to be the spark off the bench and the bruiser inside, just watching her accept that is pretty cool.”

Prior to Marquette, Myles spent the first two years of her college career at the University of Illinois. While at Illinois, Myles did much more than play basketball, as she was a key member of the Big Ten Anti-Hate and Anti-Racism Coalition.

Now, with the Golden Eagles, the Ohio native continues her passion for advocacy and activism in Milwaukee.

“One thing that people really don’t talk about (at Marquette) is being able to fit in the mental capacity that it takes to be in as a place that you really don’t see many people that are like you. I’ve talked to people outside of the sports and many majors, you don’t see people that are like you,” Myles said. “I think that’s a conversation that some people don’t even know about until they actually

step on campus. So then they have a rude awakening.”

As the Chief Photographer at the Marquette Wire, I have been to my fair share of athletics games throughout the three years I have worked for the Wire. The land and water acknowledgment has not been read at a single one of these games. Marquette emphasizes their loyal fans frequently throughout the year with student only games, giving out free t-shirts and having various activities at athletics games.

If Marquette truly cares about their fans, they would extend this same level of care to honoring the land in which they are playing on.

Since Marquette redesigned the seal and created the land and water acknowledgment, the university should be using these resources. Currently, I have never heard the acknowledgment read at any university event I have attended. I have only seen the acknowledgment in a handful of professors’ email signatures.

When students come to Marquette, this campus is their home for the next four years. Marquette needs to ensure that Indigenous students feel recognized and accepted. This year, Marquette saw the most diverse first-year class the university has ever had. With a more diverse class, the university needs to continue using the resources that make these students feel welcomed and included on their campus.

Myles is currently a member of Marquette’s StudentAthlete Advisory Committee

At Valley Fields, the current public address announcer, Dan Pheifer, reminds those in the stands at men’s and women’s soccer and lacrosse games that they are on Native lands, but he does not read the full acknowledgment.

Scott Kuykendall, senior associate athletic director and communications, confirmed that the

If Marquette is able to update the seal and create an official land and water acknowledgment, Marquette Athletics should be following suit. Just as the National Anthem is sung before sporting games, the land and water acknowledgment should be recited as well.

Myles becoming more comfortable in year two with squad

Marquette Athletics needs to read land and water acknowledgment at sporting events

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My family plays a large role in who I am. From a young age they’ve emphasized life outside of basketball,”

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Bonebrake is the Photo Chief for the Marquette Wire.

Kennedi Myles (44) driving to the basket in women’s basketball’s 75-55 win over Holy Cross Nov. 11.