Marquette Tribune I November 22

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STRONG: community unites, blue lights shine

Cutler Park serves as venue for mourning of the six victims

By Julia Abuzzahab julianna.abuzzahab@marquette.edu

Blue lights, the sounds of singing to “Lean On Me,” by Bill Withers, tears, prayer, sup port and remembrance from hundreds of people, including victims, family, friends and community members filled Cutler Park to honor the lives that were taken a year ago at the 2021 Waukesha County Christ mas Parade.

Shawn Reilly, mayor of Waukesha, started the one-year remembrance ceremony Nov. 21 at 4:39 p.m. , exactly a year after Darrell Brooks drove a SUV through the parade killing six and injuring dozens.

Jane Kulich, Tamara Carlson, Wihelm Hospel, LeAnna Ow ens, Virginia “Ginny” Soren son and Jackson Sparks were the six people who lost their lives a year ago. There was a minute of silence at the begin ning of the celebration held to honor their legacy.

Reilly said although a happy celebration quickly evolved into “horror, shock and trau ma,” the Waukesha commu nity responded to the situation with bravery, love, compassion and unity.

“We have been Wauke sha Strong every day for the past year,” Reilly said. “As a community, we continue to work on healing. We are do ing it together. We help those who need healing.”

Gov. Tony Evers spoke af ter Reilly, and said the event was aimed to “remember” and “cherish” the six who lost their lives and to look back on the growth the Waukesha commu nity has made since the tragedy.

“Every household, includ ing my own — their front porches had blue lights to show that hope, love and unity would persevere. Waukesha has worked to turn in unimagi nable tragedy into a powerful source of hope and love and strength,” Evers said.

Reilly encouraged everyone to install a blue light in their homes and businesses until the holidays. For the people of Waukesha, the blue lights are a unifying symbol to show sup port for the victims and their loved ones. At the event, the Committee for the Waukesha

Parade Memorial were giving away free blue lights.

Originally from Waukesha, Jack Ginter, a junior in the Col lege of Engineering, said de spite what happened, it brought the community closer.

“People immediately looked for ways to help the victims financially, and group prayer was a constant over the first few weeks praying for those still in the hospital as well as for the families of the deceased,” Gint er said.

Joined alongside Reilly and Evers were Waukesha Fire Chief Steve Howard, Waukesha Police Chief Dan Thompson, Waukesha pastor Fr. Patrick Heppe, and community artist Carmen De La Pez.

De La Pez led the crowd of people to sing along to “Lean On Me,” a song request by Reil ly. She said although she didn’t pick the song, it symbolizes the Waukesha community leaning on each other to get through the difficult time.

There will be a memorial for the tragedy located at the gate of Grede Park in Waukesha constructed by De La Pez.

The sculpture will encom pass what De La Pez believes Waukesha Strong looks like. She said the six-foot threeinch wide statue will be an open hand, holding a heart. To her, De La Pez said Waukesha

Strong is about the community coming together.

“I think you’re never going to heal completely. It’s one of those wounds where you can put a Band-Aid on it and you’ll take the Band-Aid off, and you’re still going to find that wound,” De La Pez said. “I just think that evenings like tonight with everybody coming togeth er just takes everybody a step forward in the healing process.”

Brooks was sentenced to six life sentences for each of the victims he killed and 61 counts of first-degree reck lessly endangering safety. He also received 762 and a half years of initial confinement and an additional 305 years of extended supervision.

De La Pez believes that in a situation like this where Brooks defended himself in the way that he did, it is going to be difficult for the community to get closure because it created more “rage.”

Brooks represented himself throughout the trial. He often interrupted, laughed, yelled at and attempted to scare Judge Jennifer Dorow by staring her down.

The way Brooks decided to defend himself resulted in numerous breaks and was re moved from court after several outbursts. At one point in the trail, he decided to remove his

shirt and stuck signs he was given down his pants.

Dorow said that his actions made it clear to the court that he was making a “mockery” of the process.

Brooks was also found rolling his eyes at some of the com ments that victims and survi vors said in their address to him.

“The situation was already rage-filled. The situation was already unexplainable, unjusti fiable, un-understandable, then you meet the gentleman that actually created all the rage and it becomes even more un-un derstandable, unjustifiable,” De La Pez said. “How can you find closure in something so evil?”

As the ceremony came to a close, the community chanted “Waukesha” in unison after Reilly encouraged all those who were suffering or struggling to get help and that everybody needs “somebody to lean on.”

“We know that for most, things will never go back to the way they were. We know our lives have been forever changed. As we stand here, we are different people than one year ago. We have lived through horror and trauma, however, we have not and will not let evil define us. We are united,” Reilly said. Andrew Hubbuch contributed to this report

A couple embrace each other at the one-year remembrance ceremony of the Waukesha Holiday Parade Tragedy Nov. 21 at 4:39 p.m. in Cutler Park.

Photo by Isabel Bonebrake

Waukesha community members support each other during ceremony.

Photo by Isabel Bonebrake isabel.bonebrake@marquette.edu

Celebrating Native American heritage at MU

Marquette students reflect on heritage, representation, unity

By Jolan Kruse jolan.kruse@marquette.edu

Since third grade, Annie Bowers, a sophomore in the College of Communication, knew her culture was spe cial. After switching to Indian Community School in third grade, Bowers began to learn more about herself and what it means to be a part of the Chickasaw nation.

“A lot of Native American cultures have a dark history, but I think each culture is dif ferent in its own way. They have their own creation stories and traditions that get passed down. That’s what makes them so unique,” Bowers said.

As a commuter student at Marquette, Bowers said she doesn’t have a lot of free time to be involved with the Native American Student Association on campus, but she still ad mires the work they do.

“With NASA, people don’t feel alone. You can’t always look at someone and think they’re Native American, sometimes it can be more hid den. Having NASA to bring everybody together is impor tant so people don’t feel alone or left out,” Bowers said.

Unlike Bowers, Danielle Barrett, a senior in the Col lege of Arts & Sciences and current NASA president, said she didn’t meet people from the same Native Ameri can culture as her until she came to Marquette.

“We are still people, and we are underrepresented people who get under shadowed and

forgotten about,” Barrett said.

Madison Black, a junior in the College of Arts & Sci ences and vice president of NASA, said that NASA looks to change these beliefs that Native people are forgotten.

“We really strive for a com munity that meets all the needs of Native students, whether that’s spiritually, emotionally, or socially. It’s just a space where students can come together and feel like they have a home away from home,” Black said.

One accomplishment of NASA was getting Mar quette’s seal changed spring semester of 2022. The old seal, which depicted Father Mar quette pointing past faceless Indigenous people, was found

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to be offensive, Barrett said.

The Native people in the old seal were faceless, which Bryan Rindfleisch, an associ ate professor in the history department, described as of fensive because it erased them as people, depicting them as in the past.

Rindfleisch said it took nearly two decades to finally get the seal changed. Although there is always room for im provement, Rindfleisch said one way we can change for the better is through education.

“Get to know something about Native culture. People think that Native Americans are in the past but 85% of Na tive Americans live in cities and dress just like you and me,” Rindfleisch said.

Black also said people need to start viewing Native people as contemporary people, as they are often seen as people from the past.

“Whether a lot of people re alize it or not we walk around on historic native land every day which got ripped away from natives,” Black said. “We are a very small group, but we still function in society. The idea is we aren’t functioning people in societies but there are tons of Indigenous people that don’t live on reservations, tons that are urbanized who live lives just like everybody else.”

Although NASA made histo ry by getting the seal changed, Native people are still com monly seen as people from the past who aren’t a part of con temporary society.

“There’s a general erasure because for the longest time since the declaration Native people are seen as our en emies. To recognize them and their history is to talk about everything that we have done,” Rindfleisch said.

Students from all back grounds are encouraged to join NASA, attend events and support the fight for recog nizing Indigenous people and their land.

Barrett states an upcoming NASA project includes get ting the land and water ac knowledgment as a plaque or statue to remind students and faculty where the land and water came from.

“Being Native American is a part of my life that I can’t change,” Bowers said. “When I go back to that middle school, they still remember me. It’s like one big family.”

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Milwaukee broke its homocide record for the third year in a row this past weekend. So far in 2022 there have been over 200 homocides in the city.

Qatar, the FIFA World Cup host nation, has been under fire for its human rights violations in wake of the start of the tournament.

Last Tuesday former President Donald Trump declared his candidacy for 2024.

Our neighbors to the north celebrate Canadian Thanksgiving in October. Thanksgiving in the United States will take place this Thursday, Nov. 24.

Thursday, Nov. 24

Campus Ministry will be hosting a free Thanksgiving dinner from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. at Cobeen Hall

Monday, Nov. 28

Delta Xi Phi Multicultural Sorority Inc. is hosting a “Paint & Sip” event at 4:30-6:30 p.m. in AMU 252

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Students at Marquette from various nations come together in community.

The Commuter Student Association is hosting a Thanskgiving dinner from 5 to 7 p.m. in the AMU Lunda room

Bringing adaptive sports to Marquette, Wisconsin

MU community immersed in inclusive athletic experiences

By Clara Lebrón clara.lebron@marquette.edu

Usually, the Helfaer Recreation Center is filled with the sounds of basketballs bouncing and dumbbells dropping. However, Nov. 19, a new sound accompanied the usual ruckus: the faint screeching of wheelchairs.

Marquette’s Adaptive Abilities Club and Wisconsin’s Adaptive Sports Association, held a “Try It!” event, encouraging students and the Marquette community to participate in different adaptive sports.

The event was completely free, and participants who registered prior to arriving received a free T-shirt and Marquette women’s basketball game tickets.

The Adaptive Abilities Club is a service-based group of volunteers dedicated to partnering with organizations and providing

adaptive sports opportunities to communities in Wisconsin. The group, which has been active since 2015, is mostly students in the College of Health Sciences and is led by faculty advisor Tina Stoekman, a professor of physical therapy.

“This is probably one of the biggest events that we’ve had for the club for sure. We have activities like this maybe once in a blue moon,” Stoekman said.

The racquetball court was divided between the four adaptive sports WASA had provided for the event: basketball, tennis, lacrosse, and rugby, all modified to accommodate those in wheelchairs.

“To have four sports going at the same time, and needing to transport all of the equipment for all of the sports and figuring out parking and how to access the rec center, getting permissions and putting the word out. It’s been a lot of prep with people we’ve just met,” Stoekman said.

WASA members could be seen littered around the courts,

blue shirts emboldened with the organization’s acronym made visible to help participants locate them.

The volunteers were available to assist participants and referee through the entirety of the event. Members of the club were also available to offer assistance and help register participants.

“Events like this give people perspective. Just like any sport, it takes a lot of practice to become good at it. It’s the same thing, just done differently with some different equipment,” Sofia Olivito, a first-year in the College of Health Sciences and a member of the Adaptive Abilities Club, said.

The activity, which ran from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., was intended to give the Marquette community an opportunity to experience adaptive sports for themselves to help educate community members on the importance of making there activities accessible.

“If you think about it, any of us could become disabled at any

time. It doesn’t change our thrills and our desires to do things that are rewarding or, you know, big accomplishments where you work really hard for that success. So I think that’s part of human nature regardless of who you are,” Stoekman said.

Currently, 61 million American adults have some sort of disability. This accounts for more than one fourth of the United States population as a whole.

“My roommate and girlfriend are involved with the club, which is why I came. I feel not a lot of people know about this outside of maybe students in the health science majors, and I think to be able to spread the word to people and get people involved would be awesome. It’s a great way to make people feel included,” Adam Noon, a junior in the College of Engineering, said.

Although this marks the club’s first collaboration with WASA, the service organization has several connections with different adaptive sports programs around Wisconsin.

“We work with Adventure Rock. We work out at Alpine Valley. We know our organizations and usually, WASA doesn’t need a lot of our help. The participants usually get themselves in and out of their chairs and stuff like that. But they’ve been very excited to collaborate with us!” said Stoekman.

Adventure Rock is a facility that offers adaptive rock climbing experiences, and Alpine Valley is a destination for adaptive skiing provided by the Southeastern Wisconsin Adaptive Ski Program. Additionally, the club works with Diveheart, a nonprofit organization that offers adaptive swimming and scuba diving lessons.

The group is constantly preparing activities for the Milwaukee community; they are still unsure as to when another activity like this one will be made available to the Marquette community, as the Helfaer Recreation Center is set to be remodeled beginning in December.

Photos by Forster Goodrich forster.goodrich@marquette.edu

Marquette’s Adaptive Abilities Club partnered with Wisconsin’s Adaptive Sports Association to bring wheelchair accessible activities to the Helfear Rec Center this past Saturday Nov. 19.

Intergenerational housing: St. Camillus lifestyle

Students volunteer with residents for low-cost living

By Trinity Zapotocky trinity.zapotocky@marquette.edu

Not many college campuses offer intergenerational living opportunities for students, but Marquette provides this opportunity through St. Camillus.

St. Camillus is offering a new opportunity this year that offers off-campus housing to Marquette students in exchange for weekly volunteering.

Life plan communities, like St. Camillus, allow access to several types of healthcare and living activities for senior residents all on one campus.

St. Camillus is a living space for several hundred older adults and retired Jesuits that offers different programs and services such as memory care and rehabilitation.

The life plan community, located five miles off campus in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, provides multiple amenities for chosen students. Some of these include a $350 studio apartment or $500 one bedroom apartment, free laundry facilities and

access to a fitness center with a yoga garden, golf simulator and different exercise studios. The life plan home also features a bar, with happy hour two times a week.

Weekly volunteering for at least eight hours per week is required for the students in order to live in the apartments.

Stacy Barnes, director of the Wisconsin Geriatric Education Center and associate professor of practice in the College of Nursing, said it has been a positive implementation for both the students and residents.

“We want the experience to be both positive for the residents that live here, as well as the students,” Barnes said.

Despite age gaps, the students and residents get along well, Jackie Knight, life enrichment manager at St. Camillus, said.

“My favorite part is them together — they love them, they really do,” Knight said about the students and the residents’ relationship.

Joia Wesley, a third-year graduate student and current St. Camillus resident, said her living situation has exceeded her original expectations and allowed her to meet people from different generations.

Coming from an intergenerational

household where her grandparents played an important role, Wesley said this living community is an opportunity to give back.

“By bridging generations and bringing together people from different age groups, you can learn a lot from that. It’s not only older adults teaching younger people, but it’s also younger people teaching older people,” Wesley said.

Antonio Martins, a current St. Camillus resident and secondyear in graduate school, expressed similar motivations.

“I really love to spend time with my grandmas and grandpas in Brazil, where I’m from, so when I saw that I would be living with those people, I got very excited too because I knew I was going to learn a lot,” Martins said.

Each students has the freedom to put their own twist on the volunteering, along with the flexibility to pick what they want to do when they want to do it.

Martins said he has done volunteering activities around his major and environmental studies, like watching a documentary about environmental issues, where Martins will present statistics and allow residents to give their opinion and talk about it.

“They really wanted us to do things that we think we can do with them, like things related to our major, activities we like to do in our free time,” Martins said.

Martins said the required hours do not feel like an obligation at all despite the time it takes to coordinate and plan events and often exceeds the eight hours.

It feels like a family, Martins added.

While Martins’s activities are specialized to his interests, Wesley’s volunteering is specialized to hers.

Wesley said she focuses on mental health by centering her volunteering activities like relaxation training and gratitude events. For Wesley, the

bigger picture of these activities for the residents is to ultimately develop social networks and goals for their well-being.

Wesley said that one of her favorite aspects of this program is being able to build connections with the residents and having friends of different ages so close.

“Since I am living there, it is different than just volunteering and going back home, as it is much more intimate. I see them every day … I mean I don’t think a lot of people can say they have more than two hundred best friends,” Wesley added.

The program is only just beginning, as next year’s application is open till March 2023 for students to apply.

MKE municipal court judge comes to Marquette

Mosley to take over Marquette Law’s

Lubar Center in Jan.

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

Judge Derek Mosley attribut ed 1980s television show “L.A. Law” and its only Black lawyer, character Johnathan Rollins, as his initial inspiration for getting into law for what he says were all the wrong reasons.

“He had this house on the beach that overlooked the ocean, and when I was a kid growing up on the southside of Chicago, I never saw a Black lawyer, I didn’t even know Black lawyers existed and then I saw him on this T.V. show and I thought to myself, that’s what I wanted to do,” Mosley said.

Mosley said that it wasn’t un til he got into law school that he realized what his true passion was: criminal justice and trying to make the system as equitable as he could.

Mosley was named future di rector of the Lubar Center Nov. 1 and will be starting the position in January 2023. The Marquette Law School Lubar Center func tions as a place for public policy research and civic education, serving not as an advocate, but

as a place for people to have con structive conversations on issues of public importance.

“I’m stoked. I’m really stoked. ‘Cause I don’t think Marquette knows what they just got them selves into, because I have big plans for trying to make our little piece of the university a place where people will be talk ing about, ‘They’re really talking about real issues, real things, real ly trying to bring people together at Marquette,” Mosley said.

He believes that his current work is more important to him than the BMW and the house on the beach he had originally set out to achieve, taking pride in the connections he has been able to make and the people who he has positively impacted.

“There are encounters that you have with people where you’re at events and someone comes up to me and they’ll say ‘I know you don’t remember me but I was in your court when I was a juvenile and you did this that or the other’ … I had a kid come up to me and say ‘I just won a grammy, I pro duced Drake’s album,’” Mosley said. “You have effects on people and it’s a really good feeling.”

Mosley spends his time away from the bench enamored in phil anthropic work, engaging people in discussions about unconscious

bias and serving on a number of non-profit boards. He has served as a judge in the Milwaukee mu nicipal court for over 20 years.

Mosley believes his first ac tion as director will be schedul ing a number of unconscious bias workshops at the Lubar Center, hoping to bring in not just law students, but students throughout the university, as well as commu nity members and beyond.

“It’s an eye-opening lecture, but it’s a lecture that I think ev

city in America and in a system that tends to negatively affect people of color.

“It’s my mission to change those things and I’m hoping to do that while I’m at the Lubar Center, to get people together so that we can talk and break down those barriers,” Mosley said. “I met with Mr. Lubar and that’s the one thing that he stressed upon me was ‘Make sure this is a place where everybody is welcome,’ … everybody’s invited to the Lubar Center to learn more about each other.”

Angela Medcalf, a third-year law student and president of the Black Law Student Association, attended a meeting where Mos ley met with student organiza tion leaders and said she believes Mosley will engage the Mar quette community by dispelling the belief that Lubar Center meet ings are only for law students.

the Andrew Center of Restorative Justice, Janine Geske, has known Mosley professionally from their days in the courthouse and personally through community events. Geske described Mosley as a big personality: referring to him as knowledgeable, engaging and a collaborative leader.

“Somebody always trying to improve things and get groups to work with each other,” Geske said. “He’s always worked very hard to make things better. This will give him a platform to bring in a variety of speakers and be able to be a change-maker in the community.”

Geske mentioned the impact that Mosley has had on her per sonally, incorporating some of his teachings in her classes, stat ing that we all have our biases that we don’t realize that we need to be more sensitive toward.

erybody should go through,” Mosley said. “It’s not accusatory … or anything like that, it’s more of an informative lecture about the things that have affected you as you grow up as an individual here in America.”

Mosley said his passion for educating others on unconscious bias stems from being a Black man working in a city that has been deemed the most segregated

“He wants to really partner with the student organizations and more specifically the affin ity groups that we have,” Med calf said. “I think that with Judge Mosley … facilitating those conversations so that we can all know what the Lubar Center is here for and how we can partner with the Lubar Center to achieve all of our goals.”

Professor of law and director of

Mosley’s passion for bringing people together doesn’t end with events promoting racial equality.

Mosley has done extensive work as a wedding officiant, having of ficiated 1,385 weddings, as well as sharing his passion for food via social media.

“I wanna educate people on different cultures, different foods, different everything so that we are more familiar with each oth er,” Mosley said.

Photo courtesy of Marquette University

Antonio Martins plays a domino game with St. Camillus residents.

Photo courtesy of Antonio Martins

Upward Bound: Raising high schoolers to new heights

Six week long summer program prepares first-gen students

By Connor Baldwin connor.baldwin@marquette.edu

The Educational Opportunities Program in Coughlin Hall offers Milwaukee high school students a chance to enrich their educations. Thanks to mentors like Steven Robertson, associate director of pre-college programs, it is the gift that keeps on giving.

For 40 years, the EOP has worked through the Upward Bound program to deliver first generation students a chance to blossom in the classroom environment.

Upward Bound is a summer program where students have the chance to be on campus and talk with counselors with advice on college prep and the classes they are taking in high school.

“We try to expose them to the whole world and we believe that early on if we start to identify dreams and goals, they will be less likely to succumb to the temptations of the world,” Robertson said.

Students apply to the program

in eighth grade or at the beginning of high school. Robertson said they currently have about 150 students involved in the Upward Bound program. Classes held on Saturdays help students with ACT prep, personal essays and anything else they may need help with.

Robertson said that every student has a counselor that sits down with the student’s family to talk them through the process.

As a child, Robertson grew up in Milwaukee in a singleheaded household raised by his sister. When he learned about the opportunities through Upward Bound he applied.

“I came into the program not knowing what I wanted to do but I wanted success. Upward Bound, I liken it to romancing the stone, applying pressure and over time bringing out their innate potential… our mantra is, ‘I may be a diamond in the rough, but I’m a diamond sure enough,’” Robertson said.

But, it was not just about the education he received, he said it was also about the people he was able to meet.

“Some counselors I remember to this day made a huge impact on my

life. For me to bring it full circle and help other people realize their potential and help them bring out the greatness that is there … it’s amazing,” Robertson said.

Mauricio Campero is a precollege counselor at Marquette through Upward Bound. He was in the program since he was a kid, applying when he was in eighth grade. Now he is giving back to the other students apart of the program.

“It was one of the best experiences I’ve had. College wasn’t something I had in mind or thought was possible because no one in my family went to college,” Campero said. “My sister tried but she didn’t graduate, and she is the smartest person I know, so it seemed like college was this monster that was defeating everyone.”

Little by little, through Upward Bound’s help, Campero was able to defeat the college monster.

“It was extremely helpful, I definitely saw a dramatic change in my GPA, and the ACT prep courses were beneficial,” he said. “Even socially, I met a lot of lifelong friends through this program. I just went to one of their weddings.”

Through Upward Bound,

Campero was given access to all of Marquette’s facilities. This exposed Campero to the college lifestyle and gave him the confidence he needed to get through high school and go to college.

“We want these students to realize they have great potential and it’s bigger than just what you see. Sometimes you only see what you can see, you can’t envision and dream for more. So we try to get them to see that it is a big world out there and it is a lot bigger than your neighborhood,” Robertson said.

Because of the strong support group Campero had established at Marquette, he decided to stay in his hometown. He said having people that he already knew helped him a lot during his first year at college.

Now as a counselor, Campero is giving back to students who are in need and helping them develop their own confidence. Through his time spent as a student in Upward Bound, he said he is able to relate to students going through the program.

“I can say, ‘Hey I’ve been through the program, I understand,’ … and seeing someone that went through the same experience

allows me to connect with them more,” Campero said.

Campero said that it was through the motivation of Robertson that he was able to take on the role of a counselor and help students who had the same struggles as he did Malik Hamilton, a sophomore in the College of Education, learned about the program through his brother. Hamilton said through the program he was able to learn more about himself and his role in the world.

“What kids my age were looking up to, it wasn’t guys who went to college and opened up opportunities for their families … so there were a lot of people who were easily misguided,” Hamilton said.

Hamilton’s counselor was Campero. Hamilton said that Campero taught him how to give back to the community.

“He always told me, ‘Pay it forward. What I am helping you to do right now, whether it is giving you a ride, advice or whatever, I want you to be that same person.’

That has been my biggest thing and it went from advice to a lifestyle,” Hamilton said.

Making toys accessible for all of Milwaukee County

Marquette students partner with MKE high school students

By Fiona Flowers fiona.flowers@marquette.edu

For families of children with delayed cognitive or motor development, the toy market can be limiting in terms of both selection and financial availability.

The Marquette College of Engineering has partnered alongside the Penfield Children’s Center to develop and adapt toys to better serve children with varied or limited abilities across Milwaukee County. The center, an institution sponsored by Kohl’s Building Blocks Program, specializes in providing early education and other services to disabled pupils and their families.

The Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Engineering Center will host the first two Build Days alongside the College of Engineering, titled “Inclusive Play: Toys for All.” The first event took place Saturday, Nov. 12 in the Engineering Hall, and the following is scheduled for Dec. 3.

The first event featured Marquette engineering students working alongside members of FIRST Robotics teams from various high schools around Milwaukee. Marquette students were previously trained by OREC in adapting and rewiring eight traditional toy models to make them more accessible, and were assigned as leaders to teach their techniques to the high school participants.

Molly Erickson runs Go Baby Go!

Milwaukee, a program that modifies battery-powered, ride-on cars for children with limited mobility. She conducted Build Days for this program last year for volunteer participants, and adopted a similar formula when planning the Toys for All collaboration with Penfield.

“We wanted to use the [Go Baby Go!] model because we had previous success and loved getting Marquette students involved, but we realized these events would … require more training. That’s when we

team that participated Nov. 12.

“We viewed [this event] as an opportunity to bring in some local high schoolers and show them about Marquette. This event was beneficial because of the number of students, and we also really like the opportunity for Marquette students to get involved within the Milwaukee community,” Erickson said.

Erickson believes that the Build Day events and partnership between Marquette and Penfield correlates with the university’s central mission: to promote service and engagement within the larger Milwaukee community.

“Bringing Penfield faculty to Marquette allows them to see what we have to offer, as well as bringing the high schoolers in. We feel it feeds into Marquette’s mission through sending students out, but also bringing community members in,” Erickson said.

Paige Harrill, a sophomore in the College of Engineering and outreach vice president for the Biomedical Engineering Society, was trained by Erickson prior to the event on how to adapt one toy model, in this case a peek-a-boo bear.

to do until recently. Being in the Engineering building and having casual interaction with Marquette students is huge and can inspire them to go to Marquette one day,” Harrill said.

In terms of the event’s impact, Harrill expressed her gratitude to have been a part of something that can so dramatically improve a child’s quality of life.

“This experience has meant a lot to me for a variety of reasons. It allowed me to work on my leadership and technical skills while also doing something that will help people. Before this, I never really thought about [how] a toy can make such a difference in a child’s life, and I think it’s really important that adaptations are made to accommodate for those that regular toys just aren’t an option for,” Harrill said.

Bjelic expects that the production of adapted toys will prove useful in advancing children’s cognitive development, allowing them easier access to tools applicable for both recreation and therapy. The therapy departments at Penfield will be provided 32 of the toys to be used in sessions, and the remaining products will be given to the Penfield Montessori School.

“Our initial goal [through Build Days] is to equip all of Penfield with adapted toys, and for our therapists to employ them in their sessions.

We also want to show parents how to better use these toys in home environments for more carryover from the therapy,” Bjelic said.

decided to involve high schoolers, so we worked with FIRST robotics students and assigned each college student a group of younger students to lead,” Erickson said.

The participation of high school robotics team members is one of the most special aspects of this experience for Erickson, who serves as a FIRST robotics mentor for the

“[The process] involved stripping and soldering the wires inside to an aux cord which could be attached to a button or any other form of input,” Harrill said.

Tasked with teaching this method to her assigned group of highschoolers, Harrill expressed her enthusiasm that the younger students were included within the Build Day events.

“It exposes them to technical skills that even I didn’t know how

Vladimir Bjelic serves as a children’s speech-language pathologist at Penfield, and has worked with children for the entirety of his career. He said that the team of professionals and therapists employed at Penfield work to ensure the development of students no matter their cognitive or motor abilities.

“We work with a variety of kids, some with cognitive delays, some with overall developmental delays. Some of these kids have a difficult time engaging with a toy because of their limited ability… Specialized toys are available to purchase, but often very expensive, so the collaboration with Marquette engineering will produce the same kinds of toys at a much cheaper cost,” Bjelic said.

Bjelic also connected with the speech and hearing clinic within the College of Health Sciences and plans to construct eight toys for the department as well as for the Penfield community. This donation will help the program advance within its understanding of the tools best fit to service those with cognitive developmental delays.

His goal for the Build Days is to produce toys that will make play more accessible for Penfield students, but also advance their development and understanding of their surroundings.

“[We want] to get [the children] to learn, but also to determine how to use some of these adaptations functionally. For example, some of the Penfield families do not have AC in their homes, so if we can teach a child to activate a fan through a button as shown on the toys, it will be useful in real-life situations,” Bjelic said.

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BSO Fashion Show captures diverse Filipinx culture

Proceeds from event donated to non-profit, Waves for Water

By Aiyona Calvin aiyona.calvin@marquette.edu

When some people think of a fashion show, they imagine bold styles, elegance and trendsetting outfi ts. But, the Bayanihan Student Organization Fashion Show creates a show that is also educational. Through demonstrations of dance and fashion, the show itself offers a look into Filipinx culture.

show every year for Marquette students and the greater Milwaukee area. BSO takes it a step further and donates all proceeds from its ticket sales and fundraisers. At the end of the night they announced that they had raised over $3,000.

This year, BSO is donating to the non-profi t organization Waves for Water. This organization works on the front line to provide clean water to communities in the Philippines, and so far, they have helped over one million Filipinos. This goal is achieved through the creation of fi ltration systems and rainwater harvesting systems.

Jasmine Tanada, a junior in the College of Health Sciences, said that BSO tries to keep the

Jocelyn Beltran, a junior in the College of Business Administration and member of BSO, said that she incorporated the Hula segment after fashion coordinator Gabriel Del Rosario, sophomore in the College of Engineering, reached out and pitched the idea. Beltran had previously done a Hula segment in the BSO’s Cultural Show and attributes being able to choreograph a dance in an hour or less to her 10 years of dancing.

“Choreography just comes naturally to me since I have been dancing ever since I was little,” Beltran said. “I take a moment to feel the music I choose and to understand the meaning behind each lyric.”

Performers at the fashion show said that for them, being a part of BSO creates a close family for them to be a part of.

“A big part of the Filipino culture is pride, unity, and coming together as a community,” Tanada said. “Bayanihan is the perfect word that encompasses all these aspects.”

This is Tanada’s fi rst year being a part of the fashion show. After sitting in the audience last year, she said that the fashion show is special to her due to the way she

has bonded with her peers.

“After watching the full production, you can see the connection that each performer makes with one another and how much fun they have together,” Tanada said.

Angelica Yabes, a fi rst-year student in the College of Health Sciences, said that she joined the Bayanihan fashion show to help her fi nd a home.

“I wanted to be part of the BSO fashion show to become more involved with a larger community,” Yabes said. “The members of BSO have been so welcoming and uplifting since I fi rst joined. I knew that joining the fashion show would allow me to get closer to them and build new relationships.”

The Bayanihan Student Organization Fashion Show took place Saturday, Nov. 19 in the AMU ballrooms. It was an educational show, providing a look into Filipinx culture.

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segments similar to the previous year. BSO said that they continue to incorporate modeling and various dances, but adapt these customs to the given show’s theme. This year they added a Hula segment to align with their theme of “Endless Summer.”

Ott Memorial Writing Center: Annual fight club

Event gives students opportunity to read aloud favorite quotes

By Angelina Gallulo angelina.gallulo@marquette.edu

When one thinks of a bracket, March Madness or other sports competitions, are often the first things that comes to mind. At the Ott Memorial Writing Center, brackets are used in the annual Writer’s Fight Club to help declare a student tournament winner.

The Ott Memorial Writing Center will be hosting this year’s 9th Annual Writer’s Fight Club on Thursday, Dec. 1, at 7 p.m. in the Lunda Room of the Alumni Memorial Union. The event, lasting about two hours, is an opportunity for students to come with a few quotes from their favorite writer.

The Ott Memorial Writing Center creates March Madness inspired brackets with each excerpt. Students will deliver their fragments aloud in rounds, and the audience will vote on who advances.

Matthew Burchanoski, graduate assistant of English in the College of Arts & Sciences, organized the

event and is actively looking for more student participants.

“The event essentially is a way for us to highlight writers that students feel particularly passionate about, or just share some good writing to one’s peers,” Burchanoski said.

A participant of the event himself in past years, Burchanoski has noticed a few ongoing trends among popular writers chosen.

“Tolkien is a student favorite for sure, as is Kurt Vonnegut and James Joyce,” Burchanoski said.

In the past years, Burchanoski said more traditional writers often take the trophy home, but last year, Taylor Swift surprisingly took home the trophy.

Reigning champion, Brandon Harris, a second-year in the Higher Education Master’s Program, is excited to defend his position. Harris has participated in the fight club since he was an undergrad in 2017.

“It is interesting to me that I won using the ‘joke’ writer that isn’t the classic idea of what people assume a writer to be. I’ve brought Taylor Swift, a musician, three times before this year, Adele, and Kanye West — specifically a reading of his tweets, that placed highly,” Harris said.

Harris aims to highlight a different genre of writers, showing there can be influential writers in other multimodal areas. Harris will be performing three songs, “The Great War,” “Call It What You Want,” and “Right Where You Left Me,” all songs of Swift.

“The latter is my favorite song of hers, and I want to highlight the vivid descriptions she can create in a song. The lyrics ‘glass shattered on the white cloth. Everybody moved on. I stayed there; dust collected on my pinnedup hair. They expected me to find somewhere— some perspective, but I say and stared. Right where you left me,’ sell me on the song by bringing me into her emotions and scene,” Harris said.

Harris continues to compete each year because he believes in sharing not only words, but meaningful ideas.

“Literature tracks history. Not a factual history, but rather a documentation of pop culture and today’s current events,” Harris said. “So words are important, as they are a form

of communication that can take on many expressions based on the specific choices made when selecting words. Words have power, and the context that words are used creates meaning more effectively than on their own.”

Burchanoski looks at this event as

a way to highlight as many different genres of writing as possible, and help participants learn about what resonates with their peers.

“This is a passion project. It really is just sort of an exuberance of the idea there’s a lot of good out there to share. And let’s make the sharing a fun and communal game. It doesn’t have to be difficult to gain inspiration from others.

Listening is key,” Burchanoski said.

Burchanoski said the name of the event has no correlation with the movie, contrary to what some people may think when first hearing the title of the event.

“Fight Club just sounded snappy. It alludes to the battle and competition amongst the writers, in a playful way, which is the energy we hope is brought to the table,” Burchanoski said.

Those interested in participating in the event can sign up here. Those not interested in participating are still encouraged to attend.

REVIEW: Electric energy at ‘Gimme Gimme Disco’

Groovy, 70s-inspired dance party featured songs by ABBA

By Phoebe Goebel phoebe.goebel@marquette.edu

When I entered the room, I was greeted by bell bottoms, afros, funky patterns, sequins and of course, a giant disco ball hanging from the ceiling. The light hit the disco ball at the perfect angle, creating sparkles of light covering the large audience on the dance floor. What felt like a dream was a reality: A ‘70s disco-inspired dance party.

On the night of Nov. 18, at Turner Hall Ballroom in Milwaukee hosted “Gimme Gimme Disco,” a DJ dance party based on ‘70s hits. The party started at 8 p.m., and the tunes kept playing for hours. If you are an ABBA-loving person, this was the event for you.

I went into the party with low expectations. Because it was just a DJ playing disco music, I expected the mood to be super chill and low. These expectations were certainly surpassed. The Gimme Gimme Disco party provided one of the best experiences I have ever had at a DJ event.

I’d like to attribute this positive experience mainly to the energy of the crowd. As I looked around the venue, almost every attendee came dressed up in ‘70s inspired outfits, some of my favorite costumes including fluffy afros and rounded sunglasses. I could tell that each person really wanted to be there in their efforts to make the event as accurate to ‘70s fashion as possible.

Not only were the outfit’s key to the experience, but the welcoming and loving energy provided by the attendees created a no-judgment zone. Personally, I consider myself to be one of the most horrible and awkward dancers at a party, but I pulled out some groovy moves that I didn’t even know I had in me. Everyone in the room was moving and grooving, and at some points, I was even nervous that the floor was going to collapse under us due to the spirit of the room.

As for the music, it felt like it kept getting better and better as the night went on. From “Dancing Queen” and “Lay All Your Love on Me,” to “September” and “It’s Raining Men,” I grew more and more excited to hear the next song as the concert went on. Like my dancing, I can’t say that I am in any way vocally talented, but I belted out the songs so loud that

I was left without a voice the following day.

My absolute favorite moment at the event was when I got asked to go on stage with the DJ and some fellow attendees the chance to go on stage in front of the entire crowd. It was at this point that I got to truly take in the mass of people. Strangers of all ages, sizes and nationalities were sharing an incredible moment at the Turner

Hall Ballroom. I hope to attend more events like this in the future because so many people gathered to celebrate a single shared passion: the disco.

On the Gimme Gimme Disco website, there are more events scheduled across the country to share the powers of disco with more people. Tickets are fairly priced, and I would consider this to be a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

People came prepared with their boogie shoes on and a groovy attitude, making Gimme Gimme Disco one of the most epic events I have ever attended. If this ultimate ‘70s dance party ever makes a stop by you, I fully suggest going. If you’re looking for an inclusive party with a great atmosphere, just remember to follow the call of the disco ball.

The crowd dressed up in fl uffy afros and rounded sunglasses while dancing at “Gimme Gimme Disco.”

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Be kind, mindful during the holidays

For many students at Marquette, the holidays are often accompanied by home visits, family time and traditional American meals and celebrations. But, it is important to remember that not all Marquette students have the same experience surrounding the holiday season. For students who do not have as traditional of holiday experiences, it is important that they can find comfort in their “home away from home.”

Marquette is home to over 700 international students who come from 68 countries around the world. This can mean that these international students may not celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday, nor are they able to travel home as easily as students who are local or domestic.

In addition, some students may choose to remain on campus during this holiday break because of strained family situations that make the journey home less than desirable.

Struggles with home life and family dynamics are exacerbated by the holiday season. For students who do not feel

comfortable traveling back home or even simply do not wish to be forced into a dining room with their families, they deserve to find solace in their home at Marquette.

As many students disband for Thanksgiving break, others do not even celebrate the holiday. This can make the five-day break lonely and isolating for students who do stay back on campus.

One great opportunity students who stay on campus over break have to connect with their peers and feel included in festivities is at the free Thanksgiving dinner that will be provided at Cobeen Hall on Nov. 24. There, stu-

dents can gather and enjoy one another’s company over a meal.

The Alumni Memorial Union is closed entirely Nov. 24 through Nov. 26 — and it’s not the only student hub closed down for break. Students who may want to study — alone or in groups — will not have access to the Raynor Memorial Library Nov. 24 and Nov. 25. The Union Sports Annex — which is a popular hangout spot among students — will also be inaccessible Nov. 24 through Nov. 26.

Marquette should strive to give students access to these group spaces on campus so they can connect with other students

who remain on campus. If anything has been learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, it is that even brief periods of isolation can be very harmful to people’s mental health.

Loneliness and isolation are associated with a higher risk for anxiety, depression and selfharm. Especially because college students are already under significant stress from class work, social lives and economic strain, it is important that more weight is not placed on their shoulders.

Another thing that can make students feel alone during the holiday season is that one person’s celebration can be another’s mourning.

Some Indigenous people do not view Thanksgiving the same way that white Americans might. For these Indigenous people, Thanksgiving can represent many other things such as a day to reflect on their ancestral history and the oppression that they still experience in the modern day.

It is no secret that the holiday season is closely centered around food. For people who

struggle with dietary limitations or eating disorders, these days can be a harsh reminder of what they endure.

Eating disorders are the second deadliest mental illness — second only to opioid addiction and overdose.

Many people’s holiday traditions include large feasts, platters of desserts and indulgent beverages — and although for some this may be part of the fun, for others it causes distress. It is important for everyone to be conscious of how they treat the discussion of food during the holidays. There is never any reason (other than medical concerns) to comment on somebody’s physical appearance, weight or food consumption.

Overall, everyone should strive to be kind, considerate and conscious of how they speak to those around them during the holidays. It is a happy time for some and a lonely one for others, and those are both acceptable feelings that should be understood and validated.

We must combat the rise of antisemitism in America

Fervent antisemitism has covertly risen in the United States for years and little to nothing has been done to stop it. Recently antisemitism has skyrocketed compared to more recent years. Jewish Americans report that there is more antisemitism in the U.S. today than there was five years ago.

Antisemitic incidents hit an alltime high in 2021. A total of 2,717 incidents were reported, the highest on record since they started to be tracked in 1979. These acts were going down in the U.S. for 15 years until 2016 when rightwing extremist beliefs began to rise to the surface.

Right-wing extremists, or the alt-right, believe in the

superiority of white people to those they perceive as not white. For example, the 2017 display in Charlottesville, Virginia was called the “Unite the Right” rally. There the chant “Jews will not replace us” was yelled by demonstrators holding tiki torches. The march included members of the Klu Klux Klan, neo Nazis and white nationalists.

Similarly, antisemitic incidents reported to Milwaukee’s Jewish Community Relations Council also hit record highs in 2020 and 2021. Reports were in the nineties compared to the early 2010s when reports rarely exceed twenty. We can only expect numbers to continue to rise in the 2022 report.

During the pandemic, several conspiracies relating to COVID-19 and Jewish people rose. In Kenosha, Wisconsin, flyers were seen that read, “Every single

aspect of the covid agenda is Jewish.” It listed off a number of Jewish members in organizations such as the Center for Disease Control and employees at Pfizer, Johnson and Johnson, and Moderna.

We as individuals also have a duty to call out antisemitism when we see it and also to look inwards at our own prejudices.

The Anti-Defamation League’s educational program Words to Action lists ninety ways to respond to antisemitism. One of which is to avoid using antisemitic language and or stereotypes. It doesn’t matter if you’re “only joking,” these notions, rather serious or not, have real-world consequences.

The ADL found 61% of American adults believed in at least one antisemitic stereotype. This is deeply concerning and displays how antisemitism is ingrained in

our society.

Antisemitic sentiments are prevalent in children’s movies, generally seen through the villains.

For example, the animated movie “Barbie Swan Lake” exhibits an antisemitic caricature of the villain Rothbart. For starters, the name Rothbart is in fact an Ashkenazi Jewish name, but this is only the tip of the iceberg. Rothbart looks uncannily like Nazi eugenicist drawings of Jewish people.

He is also shown performing “dark magic” on children. This is a harmful representation of the conspiracy theory blood libel — This is the idea that Jewish people ritually sacrifice Christian children. The fact that these stereotypes were able to be put into a children’s movie with little to no question is genuinely terrifying and just disgusting.

This isn’t a stand alone example, many villains in different forms of media exhibit Jewish stereotypes. Look at Mother Gothel in “Tangled.” She has the stereotypical appearance of a Jewish person, a Jewish name and steals babies. Other examples include Gargamel from “The Smurfs,” the witches in Roald Dahl’s book “The Witches” who was himself an antisemite, the bank running goblins in “Harry Potter” and frankly far too many throughout the last 1,500 years to comprehensively list.

Antisemitism is not a thing of the past. It is very much so still around and only growing in popularity. It is up to non-Jewish people to be cognizant of these issues and actively speak against it when we see it.

Kirsten Lyons is a first-year studying journalism. She can be be reached at kirsten.lyons@marquette.edu

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Not everyone has a traditional Thanksgiving table, be considerate of others.

University needs to protect women of color

learned to dance between them.

Black girls, that soon become Black women, learn at a young age that they are valuable. Not the kind of value that makes diamonds attractive, but the kind of value that makes us vulnerable to human trafficking. Because everyone knows, when a Black girl goes missing, the world goes silent.

When Black women and girls disappear, the world goes silent. Not the kind of silence that is mournful or reflective, but the kind of silence that continues the cycle; that is passive in its origin. While families mourn the absence of daughters, nieces, mothers and wives, we have learned to move on and move forward – overlooking the community of women we’ve left behind. It is as if their bodies are laid out on the concrete pavement and we have

Human trafficking, as defined by federal law, is sex or labor trafficking that is obtained by force, fraud or coercion. In 2020, the Human Trafficking Institute ranked Wisconsin as the sixth in the nation for human trafficking cases, Milwaukee, in particular, being a hot spot for this issue.

Through a geospatial analytic study released in 2020 conducted by the City of Milwaukee, it showed that victims are often trafficked in six zip codes including 53206, which is located in Southeast Wisconsin has more than 95% of Black residents.

For me, this begged the question: what is Marquette doing to address the ongoing threat human trafficking poses to women of color on campus? Despite trafficking numbers rising in the city in 2021, this does not seem to be an area of concern to the institution.

Marquette is not an automatic safe haven for Black women

and girls.

Although I am from the North side of Milwaukee and have been conscious of human trafficking at a young age, I had a false sense of security when navigating campus due to its location. It is far better than the neighborhood I grew up in, so I no longer viewed myself as a target for human trafficking. But earlier this year, I was brought back to reality.

As I was walking toward Wisconsin Avenue and 17th Street, I was approached by a man who said his friend saw me while he was driving, was new to the city and thought I’d be the perfect friend to have. As he walked and talked with me, he further explained that his friend thought I was beautiful and could use me for something but wouldn’t tell me what that something was. In order to find out, he asked me to wait for his friend to come back around the block so that we could talk more in a

private location.

He told me to stay put while he bought an item from Walgreens, but I knew if I waited, even a second, I could have been the next Black woman plucked from society never to be found again. So, I ran. I didn’t know where I would go or what to do next, but my feet had a compass of their own, almost as if knowing how to fight for my life was embedded in my DNA.

I eventually made it to a safe location where I called the Marquette police. Within 10 minutes they arrived and I explained to them what happened and why I felt I was almost trafficked. They said that week, they had gotten multiple calls from women across campus that shared similar stories. All women that week were women of color. Coincidentally, I met two Black girls later that week that had shared experiences on campus that happened a few days prior to my own.

While Marquette has numerous safety resources available to students, faculty and staff such as monthly self-defense classes at the Alumni Memorial Union, the university can do more to protect Black women and girls from trafficking, and it starts with raising awareness about the issue.

One idea to raise awareness, would be to hold a public discussion open to all community members about human trafficking and its effects on women of color across the city. Administrators would be invited to come and also could invite classes that deal with nonviolent campaigns like Theologies of Nonviolence or Intro to Peace Studies to join as well. Because to me, it is not about starting a movement, as much as it is about starting a conversation.

Hope Moses is a junior studying journalism and peace studies. She can be reached at hope.moses@ marquette.edu

LGBTQ+ community deserves more media coverage

LGBTQ+ community is specifically affected by gun violence at a disproportionate rate.

As a journalist myself, I recognize the lack of media coverage being given to LGBTQ+ people, and with a contrasting rise in violence against them, that must change.

Ashley Paugh, Daniel Aston, Derrick Rump, Kelly Loving and Raymond Green Vance all lost their lives this past Saturday due to senseless violence.

A gunman entered Club Q, an LGBTQ+ night club, in Colorado Springs and killed five people while injuring at least twentyfive others Nov. 19. Despite the ongoing investigation, it seems clear that this was a hate crime due to the nightclub’s strong ties to the queer community.

This act of terror was reminiscent of other large-scale attacks launched at locations commonly frequented by members of the LGBTQ+ community, such as the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando. And it once again sheds light on the fact that homophobia, hate crimes and targeted violence are all persistent issues in America.

When we talk about gun violence, we often discuss the overarching issues: How people’s access to firearms should be regulated, how to prevent this violence and how to act in the event that it breaks out. What seems to be brushed over is how the

LGBTQ+ people are twice as likely to be victims of gun violence compared to their cisgender and straight peers. This is a harrowing statistic in itself, but why do LGBTQ+ people have to be killed in large amounts to be granted attention and media coverage?

Although it may seem that the conversation surrounding the LGBTQ+ community has become more widely discussed in recent times, it’s important to remember that we started from the very bottom.

The year 2021 was the deadliest for transgender people in America. The Human Rights Campaign reported that at least 57 transgender individuals were murdered — an increase by 44 from the previous year. Yet, LGBTQ+ people are still receiving minimal coverage.

Media Matters, a nonprofit organization that monitors misinformation and lack of coverage for the transgender community, monitored national news organizations in 2021 and worked to cover anti-trans violence.

The findings are contemptible.

Between the media outlets ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, Fox News and MSNBC, there were 43 total minutes spent covering anti-trans violence despite the intense surge in violence. This was a 20% drop from the previous year in juxtaposition to the rise in violence from the

prominent coverage surrounding members of the LGBTQ+ community seems to be when it is too significant to ignore. Que the newspapers sprawled across stands, doorsteps and college campuses reporting on the Colorado Springs killing spree. Where was this kind of uproar all year long?

Regina “Mya” Allen — a Black transgender woman — was murdered in Milwaukee Aug. 29. Yet, I only saw her name in print as I conducted extensive research on this issue.

Allen was described as a “beloved and beautiful soul who served as an inspiration to younger transgender girls in her community.” She deserved better — she didn’t deserve to lose her life at the hands of hate and senseless violence. And now, she deserves

community deserves to be. It seems that we only really hear of the trials and tribulations that LGBTQ+ people face when it happens on a widespread level and to an extreme degree. While it is so important to cover these tragic events and mass killings, it should not be the only time.

Members of the media need to make a more conscious effort to have LGBTQ+ content pervade the news.

As a journalist, I am constantly pushing myself to be considerate of every community that I can report on. I am not a Black woman, but I am doing Black women everywhere a disservice if I do not report on their experiences. I am not a man, but I am doing men a disservice everywhere if I do not report on their experiences. I am not a member of the LGBTQ+

community, but I am doing LGBTQ+ people everywhere a disservice if I do not report on their experiences.

The Colorado Springs nightclub shooting is repulsive, terrifying and tragic, but it should serve as a wake-up call in more ways than one. I do not have control over gun control policy, and I cannot prevent violence everywhere, but I can use my voice to amplify the issues of the LGBTQ+ community. And, I encourage members of the media everywhere to join me in the effort to show my alliance to LGBTQ+ people by telling their stories and recognizing the importance of their presence in this world.

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

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Seven years ago, junior David Zeller joined his high school’s cross-country team because he did not feel like trying out for soccer.

“I accidentally got good at cross-country in high school. Then, one of the guys I was teammates with in high school, he ran here for a couple years and got me interested in here. Then I met Coach Sean and it’s all history,” Zeller said.

Zeller said he attributes his ability to be competitive and work hard every single day, even now, to his success. This gave him a leg up in the college recruiting process.

Head coach Sean Birren said when he first met Zeller in 2020, he was excited about his potential.

“He was just one of those kids that was down-to-earth and excited about running. He was passionate about the sport and showed from day one that he was going to be somebody that was really going to want to be plugged in and part of the team dynamic,” Birren said. “He definitely is living up to that.”

Since Zeller arrived at Marquette, he has experienced constant setbacks which he said has made his athletic career more difficult than he

would have liked.

“I get hurt all the time. Even this year I dealt with some knee issues halfway through the season. Every other conference meet, other than this year, I found myself hurt somehow,” Zeller said. “It’s taught me to be very patient and obviously, it’s given me resilience.”

Through these injuries, Zeller was cautious about his training regiment, which has increased his restraint and taught him waiting is better than risking further damage.

Junior Thomas Leonard said Zeller could handle injuries well while also staying active.

“He’s able to put himself through a lot,” Leonard said. “Running-wise, he’s able to deal with a lot of pain than most people I know. It seems as if last year there was always something little going on where he’d have a little injury where normally you wouldn’t be able to race, but he still would say ‘No, I want to race. I want to see what happens.’”

Zeller’s dedication has paid off, making him able to be close to all-time records for Marquette.

At the Bradley “Pink” Classic Oct. 14, Zeller achieved a personal record in the 8K race.

“It was my first time under 25 minutes for an 8k, which is kind of a big barrier a lot of our guys are shooting for,” Zeller said. “It’s the getting under five minutes per mile for our races, which is much harder than it sounds,

unfortunately. It was super awesome to do that.”

Birren said he believes Zeller breaks these barriers because of the mentality he follows and his ability to be smart while training.

“You can’t have a lot of setbacks,” Birren said. “Which is kind of funny because that’s what David is coming off of, but for that whole cross-country season and the last part of the summer, he’s done a very good job and really plays into that mindset that you need to be consistent.”

Zeller got his first look at the 10k distance while at the NCAA Great Lakes regional

meet. Even though the Marquette men’s team placed 25th out of 29, Zeller beat the pace of his teammates, clocking a personal best time of 31:41.3 while placing 75th overall at the event.

With one and a half years of eligibility remaining, Birren said he’s optimistic about the growth Zeller can make with the Golden Eagles.

“If he can continue to do what he’s been doing, he’ll probably be a whole lot better athlete if he wants to continue doing that in the years after he leaves,” Birren said. “He’s got the mindset and he’s got a tolerance to be able to put some workload

in for sure. He just has to stay motivated.”

Zeller has accrued many personal achievements throughout his career, while focusing on himself through injuries and betterment. Though, he still cites his teammates as being the most important part of his experience.

“It’s obviously cool to improve on your own but seeing the guys you work hard with every day improve with you is just a very rewarding experience,” Zeller said. “Finishing a race and looking back to see all of your buddies cross the finish line too is just so rewarding.”

Ella Foti

MUVB No. 7

Yadhria Anchante MUVB No. 1

Sophomore setter Yadhira Anchante was named Big East Offensive Player of the Week after helping Marquette hit .322 with 11.86 assists per set. She had 49 assists, six kills and three digs Friday vs Xavier.

Photo by Alex DeBuhr

Carly Skrabak MUVB No. 14

Senior defensive specialist Carly Skrabak was named Big East Defensive Player of the Week after averaging 6.14 digs per set this weekend. She posted a season-best 31 digs Friday vs Xavier.

Sophomore setter Ella Foti was named Big East Rookie of the Week after averaging 3.00 kills per set on .314 hitting along with four total service aces in a 2-0 weekend for the Golden Eagles.

Junior David Zeller achieved a personal best in the 8K race at the Bradley “Pink” Classic Oct. 14.

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THIS WEEK:

ALBRIGHT ON WORLD CUP

National Team

In less than a month, the FIFA World Cup Trophy will be hoisted by one lucky nation.

The United States will not be that nation.

After a 2-1 defeat to Trinidad and Tobago that kept them out of the 2018 World Cup in Russia, the United States Men’s National Team regrouped and turned their focus towards redemption this year.

On Nov. 9 at 4 p.m. CST, the United States announced its lineup for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

At 4:01 p.m. there was one clear takeaway: USMNT head coach Gregg Berhalter did not do a good job.

In Qatar, the United States will be represented by a team consisting of a striker who has never scored an international open play goal and a defender who has not played for the team since Sep. 2021.

The lineup has its expected stars including winger Christian Pulisic, midfielder Weston McKennie, forward Gio Reyna and fullback Sergiño Dest.

But there were a lot of snubs.

Zack Steffen, who has been the No. 1 goalkeeper for the majority of Berhalter’s tenure, was left off the squad after missing team camp twice this year. Regardless, he has been quintessential for Berhalter in the past and deserved a place on the roster over New York City FC keeper Sean Johnson.

Keeping him off is a poor decision fueled by an overrating of Major League Soccer players.

FC Union Berlin centerforward Jordan Pefok and FC Groningen forward Ricardo Pepi were also kept off the team, two abhorrent choices because of their presence inside the box and playmaking ability.

Pefok, despite having not scored since September, led the Swiss Super League with 22 goals and 27 goals in all competitions last season and

Pepi is currently averaging one goal contribution every 91 minutes.

Both have proven themselves as World Cup caliber players, but neither are on the team.

These next few players will be donning the red, white and blue, but have no business doing so.

Jordan Morris, a winger for Seattle Sounders FC with seven goals in 28 appearances last season, does not deserve to be on the plane to Qatar. Morris has been in terrible form and as a backup his presence in the penalty box will not materialize into any tangible results.

Another Seattle Sounders FC player, Cristian Roldan, was chosen instead of 20-year-old Malik Tillman.

Roldan has versatility, which is always a nice trait, but it is not necessary.

Because World Cup rosters were expanded from 23 to 26 players, Berhalter can take a backup in each position and a few safety picks without having to worry about depth. Roldan’s versatility is less valuable and giving the spot to an attacking spark, like Tillman, gives the USMNT a better chance at winning group stage games.

Berhalter let his partiality toward MLS players cloud his judgment and he fell victim to recency bias.

With this roster, the USMNT will be lucky to make it out of the group stage, coming off of a draw to Wales Monday and having to face a stellar England squad on Black Friday.

I will always root for America, but with Berhalter at the helm the team will not perform.

There is too much unselected talent this year and changes must be made before the World Cup comes to America in 2026.

VOLLEYBALL

No. 14 Marquette Volleyball defeated then-No.11 Creighton in straight sets Saturday night inside the Al McGuire Center. With the win, the Golden Eagles earned a share of the Big East Regular Season Title for the second straight season.

Photos by Alex DeBuhr

Why the 2022 tournament will be disappointing for the United States

Jack Albright is a first-year sports reporter covering the women’s basketball team.

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Golden Eagles in search of first Big East title since 2013

Theis’ squad kicks off tournament play Friday in Nebraska

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

On Wednesday at 1 p.m. CST the Big East Volleyball Tournament will commence inside D.J. Sokol Arena on Creighton University’s campus.

There will be six teams playing in the tournament for the first time since conference realignment. The old format of the tournament included four teams.

As the No. 1 seed Marquette head coach Ryan Theis is looking to win the tournament for his first time.

“It’s going to take six of those sets,” Theis said Saturday following their sweep of then-No. 11 Creighton. “Three won’t get it done. You need it two days. You need six good ones.”

Sophomore outside hitter Jenna Reitsma said that continuing to spread the wealth in the attack will be key in post-season play.

“I think that if you keep passing and serving great, we get a lot of team out of system and I think that’s one of the biggest strengths for our team,” Reitsma said. “Across the board we get a lot of kills across all hitters. I think if we keep doing that then we’ll be really well-rounded for the next steps in the tournament.”

Marquette comes into the Big East Tournament ranked No. 14

in the country and as Big East Champions. The Golden Eagles went undefeated at home and their losses this season came solely to ranked opponents, those being at then-No. 6 Wisconsin and at then-No. 21 Creighton. In conference play matches, Marquette finished first in hitting percentage (.306), second in opponent hitting percentage (.162), first in assists per set (13.88), first in kills per set (14.98) and second in service aces per set (1.73).

The Golden Eagles will have a bye in the first round and enter the tournament looking to win it for the second time in program history.

Key Players

Junior outside hitter Aubrey Hamilton will be making her Big East Tournament debut on Friday as the Golden Eagle’s leader in kills per set with 3.37. In conference play, Hamilton averaged 3.56 kills per set which ranked sixth in the conference.

Sophomore setter Yadhira Anchante is tied for first in the Big East in assists per set in conference play with 11.35. The Lima, Peru native also has 32 aces on the season which is second most for all Marquette players.

No. 2 seed Creighton (25-4, 17-1 Big East)

Creighton comes into the Big East Tournament ranked No. 15 in the country and have won 17 of their past 18 games. The Blue Jays have won nine straight regular-season conference championships. In conference play Creighton was near the top of the

Big East in five team stats, those being second in hitting percentage (.300), first in opponent hitting percentage (.122), second in assists per set (13.72), second in kills per set (14.82) and first in service aces per set (1.85).

The Blue Jays have won seven of the past eight Big East Tournaments.

Key Players

Sophomore outside hitter Norah Sis was the Big East Preseason Player of the Year and has ended the regular season leading the Blue Jays and Big East in kills per set with 4.19. Sis has hit .244 on the season while also averaging 2.48 digs per set.

Sophomore setter Kendra Wait is tied as the Big East leader in assists per set averaging 11.35 in conference matches. Wait is also known to try and get kills from the setter position, catching teams off guard as she averages 1.05 kills per set.

No. 3 seed Xavier (18-10, 11-7 Big East)

Xavier is in the Big East Tournament for the first time since 2016. The Musketeers enter the Big East Tournament winning seven of their past 10 games. In conference play, the Musketeers finished third in hitting percentage (.251), sixth in opponent hitting percentage (.220), fifth in assists (12.32), fifth in kills (13.50), seventh in blocks per set (1.90), sixth in service aces per set (1.34) and second in digs (16.24).

Xavier earned wins over Miami (Ohio) and Cincinnati in non-conference play. They enter

the Big East Tournament looking to win it for the first time ever.

Key Players

Senior outside hitter Brooklyn Cink is the main target when Xavier looks to attack. Cink leads the team in kills per set with 3.42 and in conference play, she averaged 3.56 which ranked seventh in the conference. She also finished the season averaging .32 service aces per set which ranked ninth in the Big East for conference matches.

Senior setter/right side Carrigan O’Reilly is the primary setter for Xavier. She’s averaging 10.44 assists per set in conference play which ranks fourth in the Big East.

No. 4 seed St. John’s (18-12, 10-8 Big East)

St. John’s will be one of the two teams to benefit from the expanded Big East Tournament field. The Red Storm entered the year predicted to finish fifth in the Big East and they outperformed that.

St. John’s finished the season first in blocks per set (2.42), third in assists per set (13.22), third in kills per set (14) and fifth in opponent hitting percentage (.205) across conference matches.

They’ve won the Big East Tournament twice, most recently in 2019.

Key Players Graduate student right-side hitter Rachele Rastelli has been a staple for the Red Storm and in the Big East. The left-handed attacker finished conference play third in kills per set with 3.88. Rastelli hit .257 on the season

and had 95 total blocks, good for second on the team.

Sophomore setter Wiktoria Kowalczyk stands at six foot three and finished the season fifth in the Big East in assists per set with 10.23 in conference matches.

No. 5 seed UConn (16-13, 10-8 Big East)

UConn started conference play with five straight losses but turned it around as it finished the season winning 10 of its last 13 games.

The Huskies finished fourth in hitting percentage (.248), fourth in kills per set (13.81) and third in service aces per set (1.42) across conference matches.

UConn went 2-0 in their season series versus Xavier this season. They have never won the Big East Tournament and will look to do so this year.

Key Players

Senior outside hitter Caylee Parker is the Huskies leading attacker, finishing the season hitting .238 and averaging 3.46 kills per set. In conference play, Parker averaged 3.82 kills per set which ranks fourth in the Big East.

Senior middle blocker/right side Kennadie Jake-Turner was the most efficient hitter for UConn. She finished the year with a .293 hitting percentage and in conference play, she hit .318 which finished eighth best in the Big East. Jake-Turner also led the Huskies in blocks, finishing the year with 99.

No. 6 seed Butler (16-14, 10-8 Big East)

Butler was projected to be on the outside looking in before the season when it was ranked seventh in the Big East Preseason Coaches’ Poll. The Bulldogs seemingly exceeded expectations by finishing sixth. In their last 10 games, the Bulldogs went 6-4. In Big East play Butler finished first in digs per set (16.94), second in blocks per set (2.40) and fourth in opponent hitting percentage (.203).

Butler has never won a Big East Tournament.

Key Players

Junior middle blocker Marisa Guisti was a wall at the net this season for Butler. In Big East play

Guisti finished second in blocks per set with 1.16. Guisti also finished with the second-highest hitting percentage for Butler, hitting .240 on the season.

Junior libero Jaymeson Kinley has been a defensive anchor for Butler this season. Kinley led the Big East in digs per set finishing conference play with 5.71.

Marquette spirit squad serves as a sport of its own

Cheer and dance team brings energy and entertainment to fans

By Catherine Fink catherine.fink@marquette.edu

“GO MARQUETTE GO” rings out from the Marquette Spirit Squad as they run out onto the floor at Fiserv Forum and the Al McGuire Center to cheer on the men’s and women’s basketball teams. The crowd erupts behind them and soon the whole arena is chanting for the Golden Eagles.

Erica Byers, a sophomore in the College of Health Sciences, said the spirit squad is the sixth member for the team along with the students at the games.

“We give energy to the players and the students, but it’s reciprocated, too, because the energy from the students and all the other fans helps us keep our energy up,” Byers said.

Members come from varied backgrounds of cheering, dancing and sports said Jade Eitner, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences.

“We are the spirit squad,” Eitner said. “We’re not just a dance team. We’re not just a cheer team. We’re all together in one. I think we have 16 dancers and around 15 cheer girls and 6 guys.”

While the spirit squad is known for their appearances at men’s and women’s basketball games you can also find them at select volleyball and lacrosse games as well as out in the community in the upcoming Grafton Christmas parade.

“Our coaches always say we are the face of Marquette because we do a lot of little appearances in the community like the Al 5k run and we hand out pizza with Shaka,” Byers said.

Jalen Webster, a member of the cheer squad and senior in the College of Business Administration, said that being a part of the squad adds another layer of excitement for the group.

“When you are in such a big venue, you need sound to fill it. At NBA games, they have a DJ and play beats during play which is not allowed in college, so cheerleading and the dance team are very important to have everyone cheer in unison,” Webster said.

Sami McCabe, a first-year in the College of Communication, said she was interested in being a cheerleader early on in her life.

“Every time I would go to a basketball game, I would never pay attention to the game. I would only be watching the cheerleaders. I come from an All Star Tour Cheerleading background so I knew that I wanted to

continue that going into college,” McCabe said.

McCabe said she was nervous to try out but knew she was meant to be on the team.

“I tried out in September. There were three days of tryouts, the first two days we learned some of the cheers we got to showcase some of our tumbling. We performed to a panel of 10 judges and some were alumni from the dance and cheer team so I was really intimidated but relieved when I got the email saying I made the team,” McCabe said.

While cheering and dancing may be seen as a very competitive sport, the spirit squad works hard to make sure all members of the team are ready to step foot on the court.

“We all have the opportunity to perform however, our coaches do remind us that it’s a privilege and if any one of us is genuinely not ready for a game our coaches want to help us by only allowing us to perform and go on the court if we’re fully ready for it,” Eitner said.

Webster said being a part of the squad takes physical and mental strength.

“Everyone has to do their job as well, and it has to be mentally there and focused for it to work well, or else someone will fall. You get tired physically, so you have to mentally have that

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toughness to keep going throughout the game,” Webster said.

Eitner said practice is more than just twice a week for two and a half hours to prepare for game days.

“Every day in a sense is dedicated to the team whether that’s resting and icing and taking care of yourself, stretching or going and getting some cardio,” Eitner said. “We do technique and skills at practice, but for the last 30 minutes we do conditioning to make sure everyone is keeping up their stamina and strength,” Eitner said.

McCabe said being able to pull off what they have been practicing is rewarding.

“Being able to keep the same energy with the same stamina for the entire game is probably the hardest part, as well as all of the tricks that we do and the stunts it is really physically tough but it’s such a great feeling when you’re actually able to hit that stunt ,” McCabe said.

Win or lose the spirit squad will continue to lead the student section and fans to cheer on the blue and gold.

“We’re just dedicated to our teams and we’re there to support them. It’s our responsibility to make the entire crowd just as excited to support our teams as we are so we are the game hype man,” Eitner said.

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variety of shots that you can practice can prepare you for different situations on the course.”

Prior to having the facility it has today, the program was previously inside the Marquette Gym, which is located on 16th Street. Assistant coach Jace Long said head coach Steve Bailey showed him the old facilities when he was hired in 2021.

“In the old Marquette gym, there was a roll of carpet around some pillars and a net with a mat that barely had room,” Long said. “Now we’ve got three simulator bays, a whole putting green with slopes and a bunker and all that stuff. So it’s different and a lot better for sure.”

During the winter break, the NCAA has rules where teams

can only practice together eight hours a week. However, the AHPRC is open 24 hours daily for players to work individually on their games.

Long said the team’s practice time together looks different in the winter.

“Four of our eight hours that the NCAA gives us together during the week is spent working out, so we use the other four to provide the guys with the framework of what they need to do to improve, and we structure their practice plan so that they can put in the work individually,” Long said.

Even with the players working independently, they maintain a competitive nature.

“There will be times when guys are in here for a couple of hours, screaming and yelling over a putting competition. They fi nd ways to make everything competitive and fun,” Long said.

Even with all the space and technology to their aid, Evangelio said it does not live up to being outside and on a golf course.

“We can’t see the ball fl y until we go and hit balls in the dome at Valley Fields after Christmas break. Then, we can go and hit wedges and at least see our ball fl y 90 yards,” Evangelio said.

Sima-Aree said that watching ball fl ight is impactful for his golf game overall.

“Seeing my ball fl ight gives me more confi dence in the shot I am trying to hit. If I want to hit a shot in a tournament that I have worked on in practice, I have 200-300 mental pictures of it in my practice, allowing me to execute when it matters. I don’t get that when I practice inside,” Sima-Aree said.

The fall season may be over, but the team continues to put

work in to prepare for the spring season.

Long said that practicing now signifi cantly impacts the team’s performance when the season starts again in February.

“Golf is such a feel sport, so if you stop playing for

even a week or two, you fall behind, and everything gets tougher, especially since we go straight into competition in Puerto Rico when things pick back up in February,” Long said. “It’s important for us to keep rolling.”

The cheer team performs at the men’s basketball game Nov. 17at Fiserv.

Men’s golf team has one of three bay simulators in its practice facility.

Photo by Alex DeBuhr alexander.debuhr@marquette.edu

Photo by Forster Goodrich forster.goodrich@marquette.edu

Turnovers cost Duffy’s team title

Golden Eagles outscored 13-5 by Bruins in overtime

By Jack Albright jack.albright@marquette.edu

Entering the day with a chance to hoist a hubcap on the national stage, the Marquette women’s basketball team fell to No. 20 UCLA by a score of 66-58 in overtime Monday afternoon in the Battle 4 Atlantis Championship Game.

“I’m just really proud of our program for the performance we had this week,” head coach Megan Duffy said. “There’s no better way to start the day than with the final going to overtime. I thought our toughness and grittiness is good, but give UCLA a lot of credit. Down the stretch, they made tremendous plays and we just came up a little bit short.”

Marquette finished runner-up in the tournament with wins against then-No. 3 Texas and Gonzaga.

The Golden Eagles earned 65 votes in this week’s Associated Press Top 25 Poll, which is equivalent to the unofficial No. 27 team in the country.

“The greatest thing we learned is that we can compete against the top teams in the country,” Duffy said. “We feel like we should be considered for a national ranking.”

But in order to receive national ranking conversation, the Golden Eagles will have to reduce their turnovers. Duffy’s squad turned over the ball 24 times Monday afternoon, resulting in 28 points for the Bruins.

Senior forward Chloe Marotta finished with a team-high 15 points, a team-high eight rebounds and a pair of blocks.

Marotta earned All-Tournament Team honors after averaging 13.0 points, 5.7 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game this week.

The first quarter was a lowscoring affair from both sides, with Marquette holding a 6-4 lead heading into the under-five media timeout behind four points from senior guard Jordan King.

Despite a defensive battle from both sides, as UCLA and Marquette combined to shoot just 29.6% from the field in the quarter, the Golden Eagles led 11-8 after the first 10 minutes.

Senior guard Claire Kaifes began the second quarter with a 3-pointer to extend the Marquette lead to 14-8. Neither team found offensive production until the 1:18

mark of the frame when UCLA senior guard Charisma Osborne scored from the charity stripe to reduce the Bruins’ deficit to 25-21.

The first half ended with the contest tied at 27-27 after King missed a buzzer-beater shot from half-court.

UCLA started the second half with a 3-pointer from sophomore forward Emily Bessoir, kickstarting a 13-8 run to begin the quarter for the Bruins. Out of the timeout, first-year guard Mackenzie Hare sparked a 7-0 extended run for Marquette hitting a 3-pointer. Hare’s 3-pointer was followed up immediately with a layup in n transition from Marotta to tie the game 40-40, forcing a UCLA timeout.

Much like the previous quarter, the fourth began knotted up at 44. With 15.7 remaining in regulation and down two, Marotta got to

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As it has been a theme in the Duffy Era, the Golden Eagles locked in on defense in the final seconds forcing three-straight misses from the Bruins. Marquette held UCLA scoreless in the final 2:15 and 1-for-11 from the field.

Forty-one seconds into overtime, King fouled out. It led to Hare replacing King on the court.

“Kenzie did well overall, there’s nothing more valuable than experience and time on the court,” Duffy said. “When Jordan was on the bench, it was Liza and Chloe who stepped up and made some big shots for us, and we shifted our mindset from our guard play and tried to get, obviously, touches.”

Hare lead all Marquette scorers in overtime with five points but ultimately was unable to help her team overcome turnovers and shooting struggles as UCLA sealed the win on four straight free throws.

“They (UCLA) got a couple quick baskets and I thought we lost a little bit of momentum, though we didn’t totally lose it,” Duffy said. “Possessions changed a little bit and we were relying on a few of our secondary players. They (UCLA) kept hitting the boards.”

The Golden Eagles ended the game with zero steals, while the Bruins had 13.

Marquette (5-1) will now have five days off before its next game when they welcome in Saint Francis Sunday at 2 p.m. CST in the Al McGuire Center.

Winter weather moves the course indoors

Golf team embodies year-round training in the AHPRC Building

By Trevor Hilson trevor.hilson@marquette.edu

The winter weather has shut down golf courses for the season, but that hasn’t stopped Marquette’s golf team from putting the ball in the hole.

And within the Golden Eagles program, there is an

importance of practicing all-year around.

“It’s harder to get back and compete at the highest level in golf if you take a break. Especially since we have our spring conference season, we need to be ready for February,” senior Nico Evangelio said. “We are in a different situation because some teams in the south have more opportunities than us to be on golf courses in the winter, and we have to outwork them and be more prepared for

the spring being indoors.”

With the technology and space that the team has inside Marquette’s Athletic and Human Performance Research Center, the team is able to can work through the break in their season to be able to compete when play resumes in February.

Built in 2019, the AHPRC serves as the home to men’s and women’s lacrosse in addition to golf. The team is positioned on the second floor.

Prior to entering “The Lab,” which the team calls its training area, visitors are greeted by Big East Conference Title trophies and a map of the country with golf balls showing where the team has played in previous years.

“The Lab” features the team’s locker and equipment room, three simulator bays for swing practice, a chipping area and putting green where players can practice various shots.

In addition, the conditions of the turf can be changed to fit any shot situation that the team would like and the green speeds can be changed by rolling out the turf.

Senior Bhoom Sima-Aree said the short game area is one of his favorite parts of the team’s indoor facilities.

“We have short grass, rough and even a simulated bunker,” Sima-Aree said. “Having a

Senior guard Nia Clark attempts a layup in women’s basketball’s 66-58 loss to No. 20 UCLA in the Battle 4 Atlantis Championship Game.

Photo courtesy of Marquette Athletics

the basket with the right-handed scoop shot after making a move on a UCLA defender to tie the game at 53-53, forcing the Bruins to call a timeout.