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University revises protest policy Faculty, staff must receive permission to demonstrate

By Alexa Jurado

alexa.jurado@marquette.edu

An updated demonstration policy adopted this past week expands the requirement for advanced university permission from students to also include faculty and staff.

The policy describes in detail the guidelines for protests by the Marquette community, including where they can be held, what behavior is allowed and how to receive permission. In the past, the demonstration policy only made direct reference to students.

Individuals are allowed to protest in the Alumni Memorial Union with a registered liaison and space reservation from the university.

The policy states that registered events in the AMU must be in the “public areas of the Alumni

Memorial Union, which includes adjacent green space.” Peaceful walkthrough demonstrations in the AMU are permitted without a space registration, given that the participants do not remain in the space.

Students, staff and faculty need advance permission from the university and registered liaison to protest at other areas on campus.

Protestors are responsible for maintaining the state of the space they occupy, and the university can charge participants fees for property damage or cleaning services.

University officials can film, record or take pictures of a protest.

The length of a protest is also subject to university discretion based on whether university operations or “the rights of others” are compromised.

Participants can expect university officials, such as members of MUPD, to be present, according to the policy. The university can also enlist assistance from other law enforcement agencies, including the Milwaukee Police Department.

Students, staff and faculty can face disciplinary actions according to university codes of conduct if they do not comply with the new policy.

“The university felt it was important that all members of the Marquette community be held to the same standards and practices with respect to peaceful demonstrations on campus,” university spokesperson Chris Stolarski said in an email.

“The policy is designed to ensure the safety and security of students, faculty, staff and visitors.”

Neal Wurcherer, Alumni Memorial Union director, said the new policy will serve as a safety measure.

Because the AMU serves the campus community as well as visitors and guests, Wurcherer said students, faculty and staff are expected to remain respectful and uphold Marquette’s Jesuit mission and guiding values.

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Sam Johnson rides a scooter down Wisconsin Avenue Aug. 19.

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The ban includes scooters from rental companies like Lime, Bird and Spin, and any other motorized scooters. The new policy comes after Lime first dropped its

By Sarah Lipo and scooters in Milwaukee July 23 as Jenny Whidden part of the City of Milwaukee’s sarah.lipo@marquette.edu jennifer.whidden@marquette.edu Dockless Scooter Pilot Study, The university is banning mo- ending Dec. 31.

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Total enrollment decreases for Class of 2023 Communication school numbers rising in 2019

By Autumn Hirchert

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The Class of 2023 consists of 1,975 students, 225 fewer students than last year, according to preliminary data provided by the Office of Institutional Research and Analysis.

“I would not characterize the number of admitted students as significantly lower. While the

number of admitted students is lower than last year, our enrollment figures are within our normal target range,” Brian Troyer, dean of undergraduate admissions, said.

Over 15,000 students completed applications for inclusion in the Class of 2023. This number has stayed in the same range for the last two years, according to OIRA data.

“In an effort to maintain the consistency of quality among our incoming students, we have not attempted to become more selective, per se,” Troyer said.

“Our goal is to attract as large of a talented and diverse applicant pool as we can and then admit those students whom we believe have the capacity for success at Marquette University.”

First-generation college students constitute 23% of admitted students, and students of color make up 29%.

“We are incredibly pleased with the academic quality and racial diversity of this year’s incoming class, two measures we will continue to strive for each year,” Troyer said.

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dents from Wisconsin has risen in the last few years, according to OIRA data. Students coming from southeastern Wisconsin, including Milwaukee, Racine, Kenosha and Waukesha Counties, rose 26% last year and saw another 4% bump up this year.

Troyer explained that the greater percentage of our incoming class from Wisconsin is due to lower numbers from Illinois, while the actual number of students from Wisconsin stayed about the same.

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tive, yet it remains our number one feeder state, followed by Wisconsin,” Troyer said. “We believe it is important to attract a geographically-diverse population of students seeking a transformational Catholic and Jesuit education.”

The university also enrolls students from 42 states, including Minnesota, Missouri, California, Michigan, Massachusetts and other states and territories.

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“It’s a very dangerous policy for the university to adopt,” Philip Rocco, an assistant professor of political science, said. “Even though this is a private institution, universities have a responsibility to preserve and protect free expression, and Marquette has a tradition of doing that. I think this is a departure from that tradition.”

Rocco attended unionization demonstrations at Marquette last spring.

At the protests, community members gathered to advocate for better pay, job security and health care benefits for non-tenure faculty and graduate students through unionization.

Rocco said he regards demonstrations as an effective way of putting pressure on people to respond to situations and to spur change.

“One of the things (large institutions) have to do to adapt to changing conditions and to survive is that they have to learn about the problems that different people face at the institution,” he said.

Rocco said the university also has a responsibility to teach students to participate in a democratic society.

“The message this policy sends to students is that you can have grievances and express them as long as you clear them with us, the administration, first,” Rocco said. “I think that’s a dangerous message.”

Sam Harshner, an adjunct instructor in the College of Arts & Sciences, said he thinks the community will see the new policy as a violation of the principle of free speech.

“I think what you will see in coming days and weeks is that the campus and the community is up in arms about this,” Sam Harshner, an adjunct instructor in the College of Arts & Sciences, said. “I find it ironic that

a university that talks about its students setting the world on fire and being men and women for others would go out of its way to subject their free speech to the authority of the institution.”

Harshner helped organize the unionization demonstrations this past spring.

Individuals seeking permission for demonstrations can go to the Office of Student Development for student groups, the Office of the Provost for faculty or the Department of Human Resources for staff.

“Per the policy, they may also request to demonstrate in other campus areas; however, this requires prior approval and may be granted with certain stipulations,” Stolarski said in an email. “It is the university’s priority to ensure the safety and security of any building’s occupants and guests, as well as ensure normal business operations continue uninterrupted.”

It is unclear what stipulations for demonstrations could include.

“The university doesn’t regulate all kinds of other behavior that can go on. It singles out this particular form of action, which can be anything the university determines to be disruptive. It’s not clear, it could be imposed in an arbitrary way. Whatever somebody (in the administration) doesn’t like,” Rocco said.

The policy makes a distinction between a peaceful protest and a disruptive protest. If a counter protest follows an approved demonstration, the participants are expected to maintain peace and order.

A disruptive protect could include not following closed hours of a building, blocking building entrances, being violent in any way or creating a disruptive volume of noise, to name a few. These kinds of protests will not be permitted, according to

the policy. Peaceful demonstrations are permitted, including protests, parades or rallies.

Rocco said he doesn’t see a meaningful difference between the university’s definitions of peaceful and disruptive protests.

“I think that the university makes a completely erroneous distinction between peaceful protests and disruptive protests, but in reality, peaceful protests are often disruptive protests too,” Rocco said. “It’s absurd to me.

It is an insult to the intelligence of faculty and students on this campus.”

Rocco said he disagreed with limiting people’s ability to amplify their voices.

“The university did not provide a rationale for this policy. As the faculty, we share governance of this university, (and) we were not involved in this decision in any way, and so it’s really hard for us to say even what the reasoning would have been about why this policy was enacted, and I think from the perspective of shared governance, that’s a very bad precedent to set,” Rocco said.

Harshner said he thinks the university should be catalyzing debate and inspiring people to be passionate.

“Instead, this is an effort to tap down dissent, to tap down free expression of ideas, and it goes along with the pattern the university has had which is that they want to centralize power in Zilber Hall and keep other voices from having a say in what the university policy is,” Harshner said.

The university did not comment as to whether the policy change was a result of unionization rallies by faculty and staff members last spring.

Sarah Lipo contributed to this report.

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President Michael Lovell (right) discusses the new demonstration policy at a news conference Aug. 20.

Communication was the only college to experiencing an increase, showing consistent growth over the past few years.

Enrollment is up 11% from last year and 25% from 2017, Laura Schram, the college’s student success and recruitment coordinator, said.

Schram said she believes the rise in enrollment may be due to the effort faculty and staff have made to make department visits and tours welcoming and fun.

“During each tour we added a new welcome message in our student lounge welcoming each

visitor by adding their name to our monitors,” Schram said.

“Students will take selfies with their sign.”

A student who tours the College of Communication also visits the newly-renovated student media spaces and gets the opportunity to create an interactive experience in the virtual set.

“Sending the student photos of their visit, using state-of-the-art equipment creates an experience where they can picture themselves here at Marquette,” Schram said. “Individual attention makes people feel special, which goes a long way.”

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McCormick Hall demolition begins Former residence hall to stand until end of semester

By Sarah Lipo

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A wrecking ball began destroying the upper six floors of McCormick Hall last month, but the building will not be fully demolished until the end of the year.

Lora Strigens, vice president for university planning and facilities management, said the site will be restored by the end of the year, and it will remain as a green space until further development.

“Our highest priority in demolishing McCormick has been maintaining access and safety around campus,” Strigens said during a press conference last Tuesday. She said this is why only

one wrecking ball is being used to demolish McCormick.

McCormick’s lower floors will be demolished once the top floors are gone, university spokesperson Chris Stolarski said. The remaining floors will be removed with a demolition vehicle called a hydraulic excavator, which is a large vehicle designed for excavation and demolition.

No detonations or other massscale efforts will be part of the demolition process, Stolarski said.

Marquette announced demolition of McCormick in March, and then efforts began on the former residence hall in late May. McCormick’s demolition is apart of the campus master plan, which is a long term development plan for Marquette’s campus.

The Board of Trustees plans to eventually approve a capital project for the spot on 16th Street and

Wisconsin Avenue.

McCormick Hall was a staple on campus for more than 50 years. Its demolition was first announced in May 2016, when The Commons

residence hall development plan was also announced.

The former residence hall stood vacant in the 2018-’19 academic year awaiting demolition.

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Unknown subjects damaged an MU student’s vehicle in the 500 block of N. 18th street.

A non-MU victim reported that an unknown subject in a vehicle fired a paintball gun and struck him at the intersection of N. 16th Street and W. Wisconsin Avenue. The victim declined medical attention.

AUGUST 19 Two unknown subjects entered an MU student’s residence in the 1700 block of W. Kilbourn Ave. and removed property. One subject displayed a weapon. An investigation is ongoing.

Unknown subjects removed property from a victim’s vehicle in the 600 block of N. 20th Street.

AUGUST 11 Three unknown subjects removed property from an MU student in the 1500 block of W. Wells Street. One subject displayed a weapon, and they fled on foot. MUPD later located a juvenile non-MU subject who

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By Alexa Jurado

During freshman orientation this year, Marquette University Police Department updated their active shooter training for students.

“This summer we looked at our program and the training that we were giving, and we changed it,” Jeff Kranz, MUPD assistant chief, said. “In our old presentation we went into a lot of history about active shooters and how active shooters behave and looked at the events themselves, but I’m very sorry to say there’s been a lot of examples of them lately, and we don’t really need to do that. (This) generation has grown up with drills. What we’re focusing on more now is the response to one.”

Lt. Jill Weisensel said MUPD did a 30-minute presentation for the entire class of 2023 on what to do in the event of an active shooter on campus. She said they showed a video produced by the FBI called, “Run, Hide, Fight.”

“We use the ‘Run, Hide, Fight’ model to give everyone on campus a baseline of what they can do in the event of an active shooter,” Weisensel said.

Weisensel said the video breaks down each element further: how to run and get as far away as possible, how to not only hide but to barricade and how to defend one’s life.

“I think the ‘Run, Hide, Fight’ was really good to have. It’s really easy to remember, and you can always go back to it if you’re ever in that situation,” Sophie Tobbin, a freshman in the College of Education, said.

Weisensel said they also talked about prevention.

We don’t even want to respond to one of these — we want to prevent it from happening,” Weisensel said.

“All students, faculty and staff have a role to play in caring for each other and listening and watching for warning signs to get people help and the resources they need.”

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Lt. Jill Weisensel helped run the freshmen active shooter training.

distress so that they can do an intervention. He said attacks are not a spur of the moment thing.

“We’re teaching a lot more about the warning signs of somebody that’s in distress that could possibly go down that path,” Kranz said.

“We’d like to get in front of it and hopefully stop somebody from doing it before it happens and Jill Weisensel stop them in MUPD Lieutenant a way that we can intervene and get them help — not get them into the criminal justice system.”

If someone is worried about an individual who may be at risk, Weisensel said there are several reporting options.

“You can easily come talk to MUPD, the counseling center, Resident Assistants,

We don’t even want to respond to one of these — we want to prevent it from happening.”

professors — pretty much anyone you can report to,” she said.

“We also have anonymous reporting options on the MUPD website and also through the EagleEye app.”

The EagleEye App is MUPD’s app featuring various services to ensure safety on campus.

“I didn’t really have a lot of prior training. I went to a private school so we had a lot of security. I thought it was really interesting,” Molly Denten, a freshman in the College of Engineering, said. “I think Lt. Jill did a really good job. It feels better being taught by an actual police officer on how to actually respond to that.”

Weisensel said she wants every single person on campus to know that they have a role to play to make campus a safer and more enjoyable environment.

“We say we’re men and women for others, and we care for everybody equally, and the more we do that, the healthier this environment will be,” Weisensel said.

from riding the scooters on university-owned walkways and green spaces, university spokesperson Chris Stolarski said in an email. Individuals can continue riding the scooters on public streets, including those that run through campus, such as Wisconsin Avenue.

The Marquette University Police Department will enforce the new ban. The department will also enforce a City of Milwaukee ordinance that prohibits using the scooters on sidewalks, a law which has a violation fine of $86.20.

MUPD Assistant Chief Jeff Kranz said at the moment, MUPD does not plan to give fines to students for riding on campus.

“Right now, we’re more focused on education than consequences,” Kranz said.

The university’s decision to prohibit the use of scooters was based on a review led by MUPD. The review included looking at other universities that allowed scooters on their campuses.

Kranz said Indiana University’s data was particularly eyeopening. Within two months, over 50 students visited the campus health center for electric scooterrelated injuries, Indiana Public Media reported.

Jenny Banak, a junior in the College of Business Administration, recently witnessed her friend fall off a Lime scooter.

Banak said they were at Prospect and Juneau avenues when Mitchell Neunuebel, a junior in

the College of Arts & Sciences, hit a bump in the sidewalk, lost control of the scooter and fell off. As a result, Neuneubel broke his leg in two places.

Banak said she sees pros and cons to prohibiting scooters on campus.

“Sometimes students are running late and I think a scooter could be beneficial in that case,” Banak said in an email. “However, I understand that Marquette wants to protect its students from potential injuries. With so many students walking around campus, if someone isn’t paying attention, there could be a serious injury.”

The university news release cited a study from the Journal of the American Medical Association that said about 250 individuals were admitted to two urban emergency rooms in the last year in connection with scooter collisions.

MUPD will also be working with the Milwaukee Department of Public Works to impound scooters left unattended on university property. Kranz said this policy applies to all motorized scooters, personal or rental.

Marquette University Student Government said it supports the university’s decision.

“Despite the affordability and accessibility of motorized scooters, MUSG understands the evidence that points to the dangers posed by these scooters to riders and pedestrians,” MUSG said in a statement.

Editor’s note: Mitchell Neunuebel works for the Marquette Wire as an employee of MUTV.

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The university warns against motorized scooters with signs on campus.

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$82,000 raised for revamped hunger initiative Service offers food to more than 50 students in need

By Annie Mattea

anne.mattea@marquette.edu

The Backpack Program, a free and confidential Marquette University service that provides groceries to more than 50 students in need, relaunched this semester in a new location.

Originally based out of two mini fridges in faculty and staff offices, the program struggled to meet demand.

Program coordinator Noreen Siddiqui said the service moved Aug. 14 into a space in Mashuda Hall. Now, it has two full-sized fridges and a storage room, Mitchell Adam, another program coordinator, said.

“Being in the faculty offices… there simply wasn’t room for the things we needed to do,” Adam said.

Adam said the new space allows the program to house more items, keep nonperishables for longer and offer more fresh food.

The move to Mashuda was made possible through purchases of McCormick Hall memorabilia before and during its demolition, such as koozies and room signs. About $82,000 has been raised so far for the Backpack Program, said Stacy Mitz, senior associate vice president

for University Advancement.

There was a one-week online auction for original room signs from McCormick, she said. The auction raised about $25,000, with the highest bid for a room sign reaching more than $500. More than 3,000 donors contributed to the funds, and more than 1,000 were first-time donors to the university, Mitz said.

“The tradition and memories of McCormick created a platform to promote this important effort, and our alumni, parents, and students came forward with wonderful support,” Mitz said in an email.

The money raised will not just go toward food though. It also provides hygiene products if necessary.

Students fill out an intake form on the program’s website, where they can specify their dietary restrictions, how often they will need to utilize the Backpack Program and whether they need other household products, program coordinator Lindsay Billig said.

Siddiqui said the program estimates that more than half of its users have dietary restrictions. Billig said the program tries to make sure its products are culturally sensitive, such as providing shampoos that work for different types of hair.

Siddiqui noted that there are no qualifications to be eligible for the program, other than being a student at Marquette.

“We know the more barriers that are put in place — asking for

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The Backpack Program is now housed in Mashuda Hall, where community members can visit for food.

documentation, asking students to affirm that they need this — is going to reduce use,” Siddiqui said.

Billig said program coordinators want as many participants as possible to feel comfortable using the program.

Each grocery bag provides two to three days of food and is made for specific students to account for dietary restrictions and personal needs. Once the backpack coordinators put together what a student asks for, Billig said the student can come pick up the reusable bags during the program’s drop-in hours in

Mashuda Hall.

The Backpack Program is still determining its weekly hours, Siddiqui said. The program worked with Marquette University Student Government to create brochures and a logo.

The program is also planning to advertise at O-Fest, since Siddiqui said the program is looking to increase usership this semester and gain volunteers.

“There is a lot of potential for growth, especially with the donations (from McCormick),” Billig said.

Wendy Volz Daniels, an adjunct

associate professor and internship director for social and cultural sciences, told her social work and policy class about the program when she learned of its efforts. She is including its services in her class syllabus this semester.

“I don’t think that we think about hungry students on our campus because so many of our students are coming from higher socioeconomic families, but we have a lot of students … who come from low-income families,” Volz Daniels said.

O’Donnell rooms renovated over summer

Project involves new furniture, carpeting in hall

By Kate Hyland

kathryn.hyland@marquette.edu

The university renovated O’Donnell Hall over summer 2019, providing new furniture, carpeting, painting and stair treads costing more than $400,000.

The installation started May 13 and ended the day before students moved in, Rick Arcuri, executive director of student affairs, said.

“I hope that it makes students happier with the living space because they’re able to rearrange it to suit their needs,” Arcuri said.

Not all 163 rooms got these specific changes over the summer, as renovations in O’Donnell have been in progress for about three years. Some leftover furniture in Carpenter Tower and other residential buildings from old projects was put to use in some O’Donnell rooms, Arcuri said.

The furniture was still in good shape and is the same furniture make and model found in Straz Tower, Carpenter Tower and Mashuda Hall. This saved the

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O’Donnell Hall was renovated this summer with used furniture from other residence halls, like Carpenter.

university money by not requiring completely new furniture for O’Donnell, Arcuri said.

Arcuri said the university keeps a list, called the capital project list, that contains any major component of a building that needs to be addressed across residence halls and university-owned apartments. A

committee, which contains different people across the staff and administration, reviews the list and determines order of projects to best impact the student experience for that year. Student input comes from student representatives from Residence Hall Association.

Patrick Kirby, a sophomore in

the College of Business Administration, lived in O’Donnell last year. He said while the furniture was not the highest quality, it did everything he needed it to, and he had no complaints. However, he said he sees the renovated features are a good addition to the residence hall.

“It’s just that initial reaction of seeing … a higher-quality dorm has a big influence as a freshman in terms of how they think their lifestyle’s (going to) be in college versus if they walk in and see … a lot of old and beat-up furniture, they’re probably gonna be like ‘Man, this is going to suck,’” Kirby said.

Randi Haseman, a freshman in the College of Communication, is currently living in O’Donnell. She agreed that a first look at a residence hall has a big impact on first year students. She said the new furniture has lots of storage, and is more spacious and efficient than the previous type.

“I’m excited to be the first to have the new furniture at O’Donnell,” Haseman said.

Arcuri says the planning cycle for future renovations hasn’t started for next year yet. It will begin in the middle of the fall semester, around October, he said.

Arcuri recognized there are pressing needs for furniture in some of the apartment buildings. Since the committee has worked its way through all of the residence halls, it will take a look at the apartments next, Arcuri said.

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Physician assistant building opens for fall 2019 44,000-square-foot building welcomes first students

By Annie Mattea

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The $18.5 million physician assistant building welcomed its first students Monday morning, sitting on the corner of Clybourn Avenue and 17th Street.

The building is 44,000 square feet and consists of four floors, according to the university website.

The PA program moved from the 1700 building, located on 17th and Wells streets, where the program resided for 23 years.

The original space was meant to be a temporary arrangement, said Mary Jo Wiemiller, clinical assistant professor and department

chair of physician assistant studies.

“It was pretty run-down,” said Chris Lactin, a third-year student in the PA program and president of the Marquette University Student Association of Physician Assistants. “We did our best to maintain it, but it wasn’t ideal.”

The old building was previously a medical office before the university purchased it and was not designed as an academic space, Wiemiller said.

“The old facility did not allow for modern teaching practices for the classroom or in clinical areas,” Kurt Young Binter, a project manager, Department of Planning and Project Delivery, said in an email.

About 1,400 students applied for the PA program in the latest cycle, according to Marquette’s website.

The previous space did not allow for expansion of the program, with the maximum number of new

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The new simulation lab allows students to get hands-on practice with mannequins in their courses.

students per year maxing out at 55, Wiemiller said.

In 2013, the program began operating with the maximum

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The new physicans assistant building features active learning classrooms for the program’s students.

number of students, Wiemiller said, but originally it started with 36 students. Now, the program is expanding to allow 20 additional students, bringing in 75 new students each year, she said. “(The increase in students) is going to enable us to graduate more physician assistants to help in the massive primary care provider shortage that is going on in the U.S. right now,” Lactin said.

Wiemiller said she anticipates the new building will increase student interest in the program.

She said she has seen an increase in applications to the program, and the Sept. 1 deadline has not yet been reached.

The new building’s first floor includes the main office and an active learning classroom that allows for small group discussions and hands-on learning. The second floor is a study space, while the third floor features a simulation lab

that allows students to interact and practice with mannequins. Faculty offices reside on the fourth floor, Lactin said.

The university looked at several options to relocate the PA program, including consideration of the Schroeder Complex.

However, the renovations to the building would have cost nearly as much as the new facility, Bill Culligan, dean of the College of Health Sciences, said.

In the long term, the new building was a smarter move, he said.

“It’s a really beautiful building, and we really needed it in order for our program to grow,” Lactin said.

The new PA building is one of the newest developments in the Campus Master Plan, which serves as a road map for Marquette’s capital projects within the next 10 to 20 years, according to Marquette’s website.

Americorps program comes to university Students work to serve local lowincome children Andrew Amouzou

andrew.amouzou@marquette.edu

A new year-long program called 414 Fellows will place students in early childhood learning spaces to provide services for low income kids and families.

The program is part of Americorps, and is being offered at Marquette through its partnership with Next Door, an organization that works to improve school readiness and literacy for kids aged 0-5 in Milwaukee.

The program will recruit 30 Marquette students across different colleges who are ready to learn and take steps to create and promote a community

that thrives socially, as well as, through its educational systems.

The main focus of the group is to spread awareness about educational inequality, poverty and segregation in the city, according to the Center of Community Service.

Fellows who are part of the program will serve 300 hours throughout the academic year by spending time in Early Head Start classrooms at Next Door.

Fellows will also spend significant time preparing for work in the classrooms and engaging difficult questions of justice with one another.

“I feel like I will gain great insight on the responsibility for a community to help raise a child,” said Siena Vietti, senior in the College of Arts & Sciences and Fellow. “It will be great to see how I can help enrich learning and teach young children during their formative years.”

Bringing the 414 Fellows space for Fellows to grow and be in an email. “Without consisAmericorps program to the their authentic selves.” tent return, neurodevelopment university required W a l k e r may be disrupted and the strucfunding. said the tural architecture of the brain Kelly Walker, ditype of may be impaired.” rector of commupractice Upon completing their service nity service, said in the pro- hours and training, Fellows will an email that “it has gram will receive a Segal AmeriCorps Edbeen a year and a half use to ucation award of $1,250 and will process that included i m p r o v e be recognized as student leaders funding from Serve e a r l y and advocates with diverse ideas Wisconsin.” Serve childhood and opinions to raise awareness Wisconsin’s mission o u t c o m e s about community issues. is to “promote seris called “Our youth are Milwauvice, provide trainthe serve- kee’s greatest asset, our hope ing and allocate reand-return for strong communities and a sources to programs method. healthy future for our city,” Siena Vietti that enrich lives “Children Walker said. “Unfortunately, Senior in College of and communities n a t u r a l l y inequities around poverty, segArts & Sciences through service and ‘serve’ lan- regation and trauma create unvolunteerism.” guage into equal access to the high-quality “Programs like this are shown their environment with words, education that we know is necesto improve academic achieve- babbling, facial expressions, sary for youth to thrive and dement and a sense of belonging on or gestures and adults ‘return’ velop to their fullest potential.” campus,” Kelly Walker, director their serve with elaborative gesof community service, said in an turing, emotional engagement email. “We hope it will provide a and verbalization,” Walker said

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I feel like I will gain great insight on the responsibility for a community to help raise a child.”

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Marquette alumna writes ‘Blackbird Blues’ New novel focuses on illegal abortion, jazz in 1960s

By Sarah Lipo

sarah.lipo@marquette.edu

Jean Carney sat in a dark room, perched at the top of her chair watching a man hit his palms against a drum in a constant pattern.

The man playing the drums reminded Carney of someone from her past, a boy who would use his hands and feet to make music in a children’s home in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He had been sent to juvenile detention for killing his teacher.

As a reporter who covered the children’s court, Carney said she remembers no parent or guardian showing up to his trial.

“I went to see him many times and I came to the conclusion that he had no idea why he killed his teacher,” Carney said. “He simply did not know.”

Carney, a 1968 alumna of the College of Communication, said she was always interested in journalism.

“They did not teach us the mechanics of being a journalist, they taught us how to think and how to ask questions,” Carney said.

Little did she know, her love of writing would manifest in a book called “Blackbird Blues,” coming

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Jean Carney, author of “Blackbird Blues,” went to Marquette.

out Oct. 30.

The fiction book touches on themes of illegal abortion and child abandonment in the 1960s, themes with which Carney became familiar with from past professions and passions. In the novel, the two women tell their individual stories with their connections with unwanted pregnancies.

Carney said she felt like the book wrote itself.

After graduating, Carney worked at the Milwaukee Journal, before it merged with the Sentinel in 1995.

She said she was the first woman to cover City Hall.

Carney said being one of the only women at the newspaper shaped her. The men who sat in her section mentored her, and she saw them as “father figures” who taught her the ropes of the newspaper.

Barbara Koppe was one of the other women who worked with Carney at the Milwaukee Journal. “(Jean) was one of the first women to get a major beat,” Koppe said.

Carney covered a variety of topics, but she said covering mental health institutions was something that really stayed with her.

“You would see people chained to the floor and people screaming,” Carney said.

As a journalist, she hoped to make a contribution that would last longer than a day.

She decided to pursue a PhD in human development at the University of Chicago and later opened up a private practice in Chicago, where she has been a practicing psychologist for the last 30 years.

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The book “Blackbird Blues” comes out this coming October.

Rita Sussman met Carney when they were child psychology externs together at Michael Reeves Hospital and Medical Center in Chicago.

Sussman said she covers for Carney when Carney is out of town.

“I think Jean has an extraordinary ability to be empathetic and to fully (be) with the emotional experience of the person she’s with,” Sussman said.

Carney said all the different paths

in her life were connected.

“When you are a journalist, you get people to tell you something and they put it in a paper and tell everyone,” Carney said. “When you are a therapist, you get people to tell you something, and just don’t tell anyone. When you are a novelist, you let yourself speak and tell everyone.”

Former business student opens bubble tea shop SereniTea will open around Labor Day on Wells Street

By Jack Aler

jack.aler@marquette.edu

Walking through the streets of the state’s capital, Manpreet Singh admired the many bubble tea shops.

He was surprised Milwaukee didn’t have many.

Always having dreamed of starting his own business, Singh plans to open a bubble tea shop called SereniTea on campus this fall.

The shop, located at 1414 W. Wells St., will open around Labor Day. Singh would be a senior in the College of Business Administration at Marquette University, but he is currently taking a year off.

Although bubble tea shops are uncommon in Milwaukee, a few Asian restaurants around

campus offer the drink.

Jessica Yohannan, a junior in the College of Business Administration, said she enjoys the tea-based Taiwanese drink, which can include tapioca balls, popping boba and other pearl-like additions.

Yohannan said she is excited about the new shop on campus.

“Me and my friends usually get our bubble tea daily at either Asian Papayoyo or Maki Yaki, so I do think this will hurt business in those stores since they are similar as well,” Yohannan said.

Charlie Luo is the owner and head chef of Asian cuisine restaurant Tangled, located in Milwaukee at 1404 W. Wells St., two doors down from the new bubble tea shop.

Luo said he is not worried about decreased business. In fact, he said he thinks it might help his business. Luo added that bubble tea is not Tangled’s main product.

“I believe no matter what

other people are serving, we offer something of a really standout, unique product here,” Luo said. “So if the bubble tea shop brings more kids to this area, that is probably good for us.”

He said he hopes SereniTea transforms the corner into a new hangout spot that will help Tangled become more popular.

“If somehow a lot of kids go to Serenity to check out their bubble tea, they might see us and say, ‘Oh, this store also has some bubble tea, let’s try it out,’” Luo said. “Actually, that would be nice also.”

Singh also hopes his business becomes a social space for students.

His parents, who he said are his biggest mentors, are helping him open the shop. He is taking out a lot of loans, which he said can be scary.

While opening a business is risky, Singh reminds himself that “if you don’t take a risk, you can’t get far.”

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

Manpreet Singh is opening a bubble tea shop at 1414 W. Wells St.

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Students at end of collegiate careers remember first days

By Kelli Arseneau

kelli.arseneau@marquette.edu

Jack Susla, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences, and Mikey Wilson, a senior in the College of Nursing, attended New Student Orientation this weekend for the fourth time.

As Orientation leaders — otherwise known as O-Staff — Susla and Wilson had the opportunity to share their experiences and offer guidance to students for the past three years. Members of O-Staff since their sophomore year, Susla and Wilson now have student director roles: Susla is the student director of marketing and media for new student and family programs, and Wilson is the student director for family experience.

As Susla and Wilson kicked off their senior year welcoming more than 2,000 new students, the duo remembered their starts to freshman year and the growth they experienced that led them to today.

The two met on the second day of freshman Orientation. On the seventh floor of Abbottsford Hall, they developed a group of friends that has stayed together ever since. Both Susla and Wilson have current roommates who they met on that freshman floor. Of that group of friends, about eight were on O-Staff this year, Susla said.

“I came from Rhode Island, (and) I didn’t know a single person at Marquette,” Susla said. “I did random roommates.

I really just kind of threw myself into the fire.”

Susla’s Orientation leader had a large impact on his freshman experience, inspiring him to apply to join O-Staff himself, he said.

“He was someone I looked up to right away, and I talked to him a lot about his involvement,” Susla said. “He recommended O-Staff.”

Susla said he wanted to have as positive an impact on incoming students as his own Orientation leader had on him.

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Entertainment Wilson said he also knew he wanted to be a leader for new students early on. He recalled getting excited for Orientation after hearing about his triplet brothers’ experiences at the freshman orientations for their respective universities.

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I think it’s difficult to expect an 18-year-old to know what they want to do the rest of their life.”

Molly Wade Junior, College of Communication

“As soon as Orientation happened, I just wanted to … get involved in any way I could,” Wilson said. “(Orientation) is what you put into it. … If you put in a lot, you’re going to get a lot out of it, and you’re going to meet all these new people and have all these new experiences.”

Wilson volunteered for Family Weekend through new student and family programs his freshman year. He then became a SPARK and Orientation leader that following summer before his sophomore year.

Wilson reflected on his and Susla’s progression of leadership through O-Staff.

“Our first year, we were learning from all the returners, and then last year we had the opportunity to be (those) returners … so we could teach the new leaders,” Wilson said.

“And now this year we had the opportunity to hire a staff that we think would do the best job that they could to have an impact on our students.”

Witnessing the arrival of new students also brought back memories for upperclassmen uninvolved with Orientation.

Molly Wade, a junior in the College of Communication, recalled her feelings when she first moved to campus two years ago.

“Before moving in, I was kind of nervous,” Wade said.

“I mean, who isn’t? You’re getting away from your

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comfort zone and everything.”

While her transition to college did require an adjustment period, Wade said it was not particularly difficult. She attributed her relative ease with adapting to her home life, where she has three older brothers and grew up learning to be flexible while living in a big family.

Wade said her last two years have been full of growth. Wade spent her freshman year in the College of Nursing before switching to the College of Communication. She said she feels like she is more easygoing and comfortable with her life at Marquette now than she was her freshman year. “(Freshman year) I started packing for college, like, literally two weeks before,” Wade said. “And I think that I probably packed, like, six hours before I packed up the car, this time around. … I’m definitely more go-with-the-flow.”

Certain moments from freshman year stick out to Wade, such as leaving the freshman Orientation square dance to watch “The Office” with her new roommates in Cobeen. She said

she felt a moment of realization that “it’s all going to work out,” while studying outside with friends for finals during one of the first nice days of May. For many students like Wade, the growth from being uncertain freshmen to confident upperclassmen and leaders on campus is full of ups and downs.

Susla and Wade said new students should allow themselves to be open to new experiences.

“Our goal is to just open as many doors as possible for (new students) and not close anything,” Susla said. “This campus is here for you.

It is normal to be unsure of the future as a college student, Wade said.

“I think it’s difficult to expect an 18-year-old to know what they want to do the rest of their life,” Wade said. “I think that, if you take a couple classes, or you get an internship, or you get more involved and you’re like, ‘Maybe I don’t want to do this,’ it’s okay. … It’s totally fine to change your mind.”

Photo by Elena Fiegen elena.fiegen@marquette.edu

Provost Xavier Cole and Mikey Wilson, a senior in the College of Nursing, work together as they lead Bingo during freshman orientation.

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O-Fest offers diverse involvement prospects New, returning groups gauge interest, extend invitation to arrivals

By Grace Schneider

grace.schneider@marquette.edu

Central Mall will be bustling with students this Wednesday for the biannual Organization Fest.

The event runs from 4-7 p.m. and will provide students with opportunities to get involved in the campus community.

For many students, O-Fest provides an opportunity to find a home away from home on campus.

Danny Throop, a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences, got involved with men’s club volleyball by attending O-Fest as a transfer student his sophomore year. Before he transferred he played Division III NCAA. Throop was looking for an opportunity to play competitive volleyball at Marquette.

“I went (to O-Fest) to see what clubs I was interested in, and I met … the current president (of the team), at the booth and he asked me to come to tryouts,” Throop said.

Men’s club volleyball is as competitive as a sport gets before

it is part of the NCAA, Throop said. He said it is great for students who played volleyball in high school and are looking to continue playing in college and meet new people.

“We bonded quite a bit last year, so I think we’re excited to see where new talent comes in and what we can do with the current talent we have,” Throop said.

He said he encourages students to join the team.

“It’s a good place to meet people, stay competitive and stay active as well as being involved on campus,” Throop said.

Throop said he believes O-Fest is an essential “one-stop shop” for students seeking to find out what clubs are available on campus. In addition to being in club volleyball, Throop works as a university tour guide and gives advice to prospective students.

“One of the things I always say about the community here is that if you are willing to put yourself out there, people are certainly going to give back to you and I think you can find a lot of opportunities, especially through O-Fest,” Throop said.

Miranda Keller, a sophomore in the College of Communication, said she decided to go through recruitment after attending

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Clubs recruit prospective members with the help of email lists available at their respective tables.

O-Fest. Now a member of Alpha Chi Omega, she said she feels grateful to have found a supportive group. “(Joining a sorority) was really good for me because I did cheerleading all through high school, so I had my girl gang, and then I came here and I didn’t,” Keller said. “Being in a sorority … it’s really nice to know that there are women who are going to support me and be there for me

whenever I need them.”

I’m First, a new organization on campus, provides first-generation college students with information and resources. It will be at O-Fest.

Kimberly Murillo, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences and involvement coordinator of I’m First, said when she was going into freshman year of high school, she didn’t know nearly as much about the resources available for first-generation college students

as she does now.

“We want to help out those firstgeneration students so they’re not as lost as we were when we started,” Murillo said.

I’m First also creates a family and support system for firstgeneration students on campus.

“For first-generation students, moving away from family is really hard,” Murillo said. “Especially if they are low income, it is hard for them to travel back home.”

Orientation prepares freshmen for new year Weekend introduces first-years to friends, campus activities

By Ariana Madson

ariana.madson@marquette.edu

“Homesickness is something I struggle with insanely,” Jillian O’Meara, a freshman in the College of Health Sciences, said.

When she arrived at Orientation this weekend, O’Meara had concerns about living in a new environment.

She said she initially felt that her orientation group was shy. However, once her group attended the YOU @ MU pep rally on the first night of Orientation, they were able to feed off the excitement of the orientation leaders.

The goal of Orientation is to introduce new students to Marquette traditions as well as introduce them to each other, according to the Marquette University Orientation page.

Accompanied by about 100 orientation leaders, the students participated in events like the Golden Eagle extravaganza, which entailed a live band, food and the annual square dance.

Orientation spanned four days.

On Thursday, Orientation groups held meetings and attended YOU @ MU, where new students and Orientation leaders participated in games on the floor of the Al McGuire Center. Friday brought a group excursion in which the group leader chose a Milwaukee destination to take students.

In the evening, Late Night Marquette event included escape rooms, blow up games and trivia. Saturday allowed students to participate in excursions such as a Milwaukee boat or bus tour, a Brewers game and a service opportunity through Urban Connection. The students wrapped up the weekend with a group lunch, and they had the rest of the day to prepare for the upcoming school year.

O’Meara said culture was a factor in her decision to choose Marquette.

“I chose Marquette definitely for the urban environment and their Catholic values … (it’s a) medium-sized school and a tight community,” O’Meara said.

Along with O’Meara, other students expressed their excitement to be on campus and at Orientation.

“I think (Orientation is) a fantastic opportunity,” Pedro Silva, a freshman in the College of Engineering, said. “I love

the group session. It’s a great opportunity to know people who have similar interests as you.”

Silva said he chose Marquette because of the community and the campus environment. He said he doesn’t feel like just a number on campus but instead a real member of the community.

Rachel Mehail, a freshman in the College of Engineering, said she feels similarly.

“At Marquette, I am who I am,”

Mehail said. “I’m not a number, … (but instead) I am accepted.”

Roommates Jack Kister and Nathaniel Rouse, freshmen in the College of Arts & Sciences, said they looked forward to the different events during orientation. Rouse said he enjoyed meeting his grvoup, and Kister said it is nice to know familiar faces on campus.

Orientation inspired many students to think of their

aspirations for the coming school year.

“I’m hoping to not only grow in my education but in my faith as well,” Mehail said.

While Kister said he is excited to make new friends and join new clubs, Rouse said he is especially excited to try intramural sports, specifically soccer.

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Students gather at the end of orientation week for a celebration in Westowne Square.

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Social media effective tool for activism

Editorial Board Alexandra Garner, Opinions Editor Sydney Czyzon, Executive Director Jennifer Whidden, Managing Editor Marquette Tribune Natallie St. Onge, Managing Editor Marquette Journal Sarah Lipo, News Executive Emma Brauer, Copy Chief Jordan Johnson, Photo Editor

Emily Rouse, A&E Executive John Steppe, Sports Executive Chelsea Johanning, Design Chief Mackane Vogel, Station Manager MURadio Kennedy Coleman, Station Manager MUTV

STAFF EDITORIAL

Mandatory active shooter training necessary for Marquette community

Freshmen on Marquette’s campus now receive the necessary skills to protect themselves from an active shooter.

The efforts started in 2018, when incoming freshmen received brief training sessions during their orientation. This year, the orientation training expanded, with students being broken into small groups and receiving longer training sessions.

The Marquette University Police Department should be commended for its steps to expand and improve active shooter training or underclassmen.

Upperclassmen, however, are left without training in a world where mass shootings are becoming deadlier every day. Having not received training during freshman orientation, these students are left vulnerable in t heir everyday lives.

Likewise, faculty and staff are not provided with required active shooter training to protect themselves in the classroom.

MUPD Assistant Chief Jeff Kranz said optional training sessions are available for students, faculty and staff each month in the Alumni Memorial Union. But this is not enough.

The department and university must show their commitment to student, staff and faculty safety by requiring the training for the entire

Marquette community.

Not ensuring all Marquette students, staff and faculty have the knowledge to respond to an active shooter is dangerous and careless. Not requiring it for everyone undermines the importance of this issue and the potential severity of its consequences.

The university encourages students to utilize the EagleEye Safety App, the Campus Safety LIMO and BlueLight services on campus if they feel unsafe.

Although the EageEye App has a section with tips on how to deal with an active shooter situation, the tips stick to the common “Run. Hide. Fight.”

These safety resources are very beneficial to the student body, and MUPD makes efforts to educate students on how to use them. Students should be provided with similar knowledge when it comes to handling active shooter situations. The university should invest the same time and attention to active shooter resources as it does with other resources.

Two hundred and seventy-one mass shootings have occurred in the United States since the beginning of 2019, according to the Gun Violence Archive. Two hundred and seventyone shootings in 237 days. We must be proactive so that we are prepared in the event an active shooter comes onto campus.

Many public school systems

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MUPD gives active shooter training to freshmen during orientation.

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implement active shooter protocol for grade school and high school students.

These mandatory drills prepare students for dangerous scenarios. While these drills might not be as applicable in college school systems because students are not in one building for the duration of a school day, the university should still compensate by implementing its training resources in sessions for all students.

These training sessions must equip students, staff and faculty with guidance beyond traditional models that focus on running, hiding or fighting.

They must be given specific action steps if they find themselves in an active shooter situation on campus.

Our actions may change in the event of an actual emergency, but having the necessary skills and knowledge to act will save students, staff and faculty from the possibility of making mistakes and merely guessing at what to do.

The logistics of planning and executing in-person training for faculty, staff and upperclassmen may be difficult for the university, but action must be taken. If MUPD carries out mandatory active shooter training for the incoming freshmen, it should hold individuals accountable for completing the sessions. This could include putting holds on students’ accounts before registering for classes.

Attending training sessions may be frustrating for students, staff and faculty due to the time commitment, but it is unlikely they will object to being prepared for a life-or-death active shooter situation. The Marquette community should keep an open mind if required to attend these sessions.

Even though the frequency of mass shootings has desensitized members of society, Marquette community members need to prepare and protect one another.

This training shouldn’t just be an option for upperclassmen. Everyone needs to be required to take it.

Aminah Beg It was like any other June day when I woke up and checked my social media timelines.

I went to Instagram and immediately noticed that countless stories on my feed were slightly different than the usual, positive and upbeat posts. Many people had changed their profile pictures to a solid blue color. I scrolled through others’ stories and encountered more blue circles at the top of my Instagram feed.

I clicked on one of the circles and saw my friend had posted about a crisis occurring in Sudan with the hashtag #BlueforSudan. Others had linked increasingly popular Instagram posts to their stories that explained the oppression faced by the Sudanese people.

My curiosity about the situation led me to research online and learn that thousands of Sudanese individuals were protesting against a brutal government crackdown, resulting in the death of thousands of civilians in the country’s capital, Khartoum.

The blue color was Mohamed Mattar’s favorite color. Mattar was an individual who was killed at the hands of a Sudanese paramilitary group.The color honored his death and the terrible deaths of countless others like him. Eventually, people across the world were using that same blue to stand in solidarity with the protestors.

By reading more about the crisis and understanding the Sudanese people’s vulnerable state, I was inspired to also turn my Instagram profile picture that same blue.

Soon, celebrities like Demi Lovato and Naomi Campbell did the same. Rihanna also took to Twitter and created a thread discussing the ongoing conflict in Sudan. Soon after the influx of blue profile pictures, #IAmSudaneseRevolution was trending on Twitter.

Although there was a clear indication that this issue was reaching a large number of people all over the world, especially those who have a large social media presence, some were very doubtful of the effect that changing a profile picture could have on an international crisis. The

same people that hold this belief assume that sharing a post or liking a Tweet is not a true form of social activism and will not have a real impact.

The purpose of social media is not solely to share updates on one’s life. A large percentage of Americans use social media for political engagement and activism because it is an easily accessible method to reach thousands of people. Because of social media’s global reach, it holds a lot of influence and power in today’s society. With that much power people have the responsibility to use social media to promote social justice issues and help those in need, no matter where they are in the world.

Social media has simply become another form of activism that calls for such a large following.

In response to the trending hashtag #BlackLivesMatter in 2018, Pew Research Center completed a survey, which found that 64% of Americans believe “social media helps give a voice to underrepresented groups.” Those who are oppressed or disadvantaged do not have nearly the same reach as those with thousands of followers, according to the study. They do have the power, however, to create a viral Tweet and share pressing information others need to know.

Those with the privilege of having freedom and living safe lives have the responsibility to help others whose freedom is taken away from them. These privileged individuals must be aware of global crises so they can offer a helping hand and influence others with greater power to make substantial changes.

It would be ineffective for people to use their social media without a greater global purpose. Social media can raise awareness about serious disasters and prompt action to be taken.

Social media activism is real and highlights awareness for pressing issues. Not all people have the power to fix them, but more information means more hope for the future of these people.

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

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The Commons’ new National parks set example for dining hall hours will state conservation practices benefit everyone Kevin Schablin Earlier this summer, Marquette University announced it would reduce The Commons’ 24/7 dining hall hours at the beginning of the 2019 fall semester.

Both incoming and returning students met this news with backlash, forming this opinion, however, without considering the positive impact this decision would bring to campus.

With fewer students coming in at night than day, the university, employees and students are all benefiting from saved time, energy and money.

This new schedule relieves dining hall employees from having to work “graveyard shifts,” which would have them on their feet late at night. Working late hours increases the risk for certain cancers, obesity and heart disease, according to the Sleep Foundation. Employees who work late hours also have higher risks of mental health conditions, such as depression.

Not working these late hours allows workers to develop healthy habits.

Eating past midnight is also terrible for one’s health. A 2017 Penn Medicine study found that eating at irregular times, especially at night, can negatively alter your metabolism and circadian rhythms. This can cause increases in weight and cholesterol levels as well as irregularities in sleep patterns.

Eliminating the late night serving times in The Commons not only improves human health, but it improves Marquette’s environmental and financial footprint. By spending less money on non-environmentally friendly essentials, such as large amounts of wasted energy and food waste, the university is able to put saved money and resources toward other projects and needs.

The new academic year also brings longer hours for other dining halls around campus.

Straz Tower’s dining hall will now be open until 7:00 p.m., a half hour longer than last semester. Schroeder Hall will also open their doors at 7:15 a.m.

Students also have additional meal swipes at the Annex and free Innovation Kitchen events in the Alumni Memorial Union.

Expanding the capabilities of other dining halls encourages students to venture outside their comfort zones by eating meals

at other locations.

Not only will the reduced dining hall hours in The Commons push students to try other dining options, but it will prevent them from being subject to safety risks.

With about 11,600 underclassmen at Marquette, and fewer than 900 of them living in The Commons, many students have to leave their residence halls to eat. While it is somewhat safe to walk around at night, students should not be walking around campus just to get food.

Despite the benefits of the dining hall’s hour change, it is fair to say incoming freshmen have a right to be frustrated. To their knowledge, they had access to a new 24-hour dining hall, and for some, this may have been the determining factor in choosing to live in The Commons over other residence halls. The university announced The Commons’ new dining hall hours in the middle of the summer, months after students chose their housing assignments for the 2019-’20 school year.

While the university’s decision is overall beneficial to dining hall employees and students, the university should have informed the the Class of 2023 and other students living in The Commons about the potential change prior to housing applications.

The Commons’ dining hall is altogether a remarkable facility that helps Marquette stand out among other universities. With the implementation of these new hours, the proper upkeep and facilitation will ensure exceptional long-term service.

Kevin Schablin is a freshman studying biological sciences. He can be reached at kevin.schablin@marquette.edu

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Yellowstone National Park leads the way in conservation practices.

Sheila Fogarty During a time in which natural disasters are increasing and climate change is pulling forward as the biggest challenge to our generation, I’ve been trying to find ways of limiting my waste, such as switching to bar soaps and using reusable bottles. After spending a week in Wyoming’s Ye l l o w stone National Park and Grand Teton National Park, however, I realized my conservation practices needed improvement.

In the parks, I experienced what a low waste lifestyle consists of. In an effort to combat the millions of trash produced by national park visitors per year, the parks have created productspecific waste bins. Lodges within the parks also use reusable soap dispensers and ask guests to reuse towels and sheets.

By easing tourists into a lowwaste lifestyle in a setting with an abundance of staggering scenery and wildlife, the parks inspire visitors to examine and change their own wastefulness.

While national parks are following Yellowstone and Grand Teton’s lead, state parks are not. State parks must model a disposal system after national

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parks to fulfill their promise of land-protection and promote awareness of wastefulness within their visitors.

Yellowstone’s continuous effort to keep two million acres in prime condition presents the perfect model. Once a place where a bear’s diet included trash, the park has switched to nearly complete participation in compost, recycle and waste reduction, according to the National Park Service. Nothing should keep a state park from taking wide strides in conservation.

Admittedly, creating a conservation and minimal waste program would require vast changes to any given park. According to the National Park Service, Grand Teton National Park has invested in new staff, partnerships, infrastructure, programs and outreach to commit to its Zero Landfill Initiative, in which the park hopes to reduce 60% of its waste by 2030.

Implementing a whole new branch of operations can be taxing on a state or local operation that does not receive nearly as much foot traffic or funding as a national park. However, taking steps towards proper and limited waste disposal combined with compost-

Nothing should keep a state park from taking wide strides in conservation.”

ing eliminates landfill expenditures. Yellowstone National Park began saving more than $25,000 per year after the first decade of developing its recycling and compost programs.

Another obstacle in creating a progressive state-level conservation program is that many parks lack a simple recycling system.

For example, most Wisconsin state parks depend solely on a “carry in, carry out” method of controlling and categorizing waste, meaning many parks do not offer garbage and recycling services, according to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

Although depending on visitors to keep parks clean and properly dispose of waste in their own homes sounds like an easy solution, it eliminates the opportunity to have a guaranteed reduction of waste and allow for proper categorizing. Moreover, creating a recycling and compost system modeled after those of national parks would inspire and educate patrons to take similar action in their own homes, such as starting their own composts.

We have reached a point as a nation where there is a demand for education about how to properly dispose waste and minimize landfill sizes.

If state parks do not follow the necessary steps to improve their waste management, they run the risk of damaging delicate ecosystems and national treasures.

Visitor attendance will decline and government funding will decrease. People living near state parks will not be able to appreciate the intrinsic values of state parks or gain the knowledge to make sustainable changes in their own lives.

Sheila Fogarty is a freshman studying anthropology and Spanish. She can be reached at sheila.fogarty@marquette.edu

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Five starters return from historic Sweet 16 run

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

Senior outside hitter Allie Barber (10) goes for a kill against Villanova. She’s the BIG EAST Preseason Player of the Year for the second consecutive year after scoring 537 kills in 2018.

BIG EAST Championship.

Despite the graduation of three seniors, including starters Jenna Rosenthal and Anna Haak, head coach Ryan Theis said having an upperclassman-heavy roster will bring continuity and success in 2019. Five of the seven starters

By Zoe Comerford from last year’s team are back. isabel.comerford@marquette.edu “We’ve got the ability to be a really good offensive team again,” After reaching the Sweet 16 for Theis said.

“We have good attackthe first time in program history ers, we control the ball pretty well last season, Marquette volleyball (and) our setting looked pretty comes into 2019 ranked No. 16 in good yesterday.” the American Volleyball Coaches That means Barber and felAssociation Preseason Coaches’ low senior Lauren Speckman Poll and as the preseason favorare poised to be leaders again, ite to win the BIG EAST for the Theis said. second consecutive year.

“The seniors have been terrific Yet the high expectations do for four years,” Theis said. “To not seem to be fazing this year’s say that Lauren Speckman and Alvolleyball team. lie Barber haven’t been leaders for “As a team, we put a lot of presus would certainly be inaccurate.” sure on ourselves to do the best Marquette has another difficult we can and to succeed,” senior Alnonconference schedule this year. lie Barber said. “This really isn’t Half of the opponents are either any different for our expectations ranked or receiving votes in the for our own program.”

Those outside expectations AVCA preseason poll.

“We just want to push each othcome after appearing in the er to be the best and to not have reSweet 16 in the NCAA Tournagrets in the end of the day,” junior ment for the first time in proHope Werch said. gram history and losing in the

New transfers add experience to early league favorite

One of the toughest challenges will occur during the first weekend when they take on No. 9 Brigham Young University Aug. 31 in Utah for the BYU Tournament.

Other key matchups prior to BIG EAST play include taking on in-state rival No. 5 Wisconsin Sept. 5, traveling to the Redbird Classic Sept. 14 to avenge its NCAA Tournament loss to No. 6 Illinois and hosting University of Northern Iowa, a team receiving votes in the poll.

The team’s home opener won’t be until Sept. 7 against Syracuse University. Less than 24 hours later, Marquette will play No. 20 Baylor University.

The Golden Eagles kick off their BIG EAST season with a home opener against Butler Sept. 25. The Bulldogs finished seventh in conference standings last year and ended with a 9-21 overall record.

Outside hitters Much of Marquette’s experience comes in the front line.

“It would be hard to find a lot of teams that have five outside hitters

at that quality,” Theis said. “We’re pretty skilled at (that) position.”

Barber and Werch are AllBIG EAST preseason honorees for 2019 after productive 2018 seasons.

“It’s obviously huge when you know what kind of points and production you can get out of people that have been in your program two and three years,” Theis said.

It’s Barber’s second consecutive season as BIG EAST Preseason Player of the Year, and she was an AVCA Second-Team AllAmerican in 2018.

“My personal goal is just to make the most of my last season here and to really enjoy every moment and not take it for granted,” Barber said.

Theis said the best part about Werch is her passing and her versatility hitting from both sides.

She led the conference last year with 55 aces. Theis called her the “utility infielder,” someone he could move around the court and make space for others to be successful in their positions.

Before summer training Werch said the team each received cards that said specific aspects

the coaches wanted them to improve on.

“Having those constant reminders, even if they’re not watching, (shows) we’re our biggest advocates and so are our teammates,” Werch said.

Meanwhile, senior Madeline Mosher is recovering from an injury. However, she participated in Sunday’s Blue & Gold Scrimmage.

Junior Kaitlyn Lines is a 6-foot outside hitter from Gilbert, Arizona. She transferred in March from the University of the Pacific, where she led the West Coast Conference with 437 kills and 502 points.

“K.J. is this beast,” Werch said.

“She comes in with this winning mentality and she just wants every single ball.”

Theis also has incoming freshman Hannah Vanden Berg at the outside hitter position.

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In-state rivalries highlight fall sports schedule in 2019 Trips to UWM, Georgetown among intriguing matchups

By Wire Sports Staff With Marquette volleyball coming off a Sweet 16 run, men’s soccer coming off a BIG EAST Championship appearance and women’s soccer rebuilding, here are nine fall sports games to keep an eye on: Sept. 5: Women’s volleyball at No. 5 Wisconsin (Fox Sports 1, 7 p.m. CST) Wisconsin comes into the season ranked No. 5 in the American Volleyball Coaches Association Preseason Poll. A win in Madison would be crucial for the Golden Eagles’ NCAA seeding.

However, Marquette has never won on the road against Wisconsin, and the Badgers swept the Golden Eagles (25-23, 25-14,

25-15) at the Al McGuire Center last season.

Sept. 15: Women’s soccer at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (7 p.m. CST) The last five matchups in the crosstown rivalry have been decided by one goal or less, which includes ties in 2015 and 2016.

Following challenging road games at Wisconsin and Minnesota and a home game against Michigan, the UWM game will also provide Marquette a winnable game during a difficult stretch of the schedule.

Sept. 17: Men’s soccer at University of Wisconsin Milwaukee (7 p.m. CST) The Milwaukee Cup will be at stake when Marquette goes into enemy territory to face University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

The Golden Eagles desire to switch roles from last year, as UWM took down Marquette at Valley Fields 2-1. Last season,

the loss to UWM sparked a winless four-game stretch lasting almost a month.

Sept. 24: Men’s soccer at Wisconsin (7 p.m. CST) Last season, the Golden Eagles lost at home to the Badgers during their winless streak. Almost everyone who played in the game last year will have a chance at revenge against Wisconsin. Of the 15 MU players who played in last year’s game, 11 are still on the roster.

Sept. 29: Women’s soccer at Georgetown (Noon CST) Marquette will not have an easy start to the BIG EAST schedule, opening against conference-favorite Georgetown. The Hoyas have taken the last five contests against MU, but the Golden Eagles forced double overtime in 2018 at Valley Fields.

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Oct. 12: Women’s volleyball vs. Nov. 16: Women’s volleyball vs.

Creighton (BIG EAST Digital Villanova (6 p.m. CST) Network, 6 p.m. CST) Marquette beat Villanova both The 2018 BIG EAST cham- times the two teams played last pions come in at No. 18 in the season. Last season, the first was AVCA Preseason Coaches’ Poll. a sweep at the Al, but in PennMarquette’s only conference loss- sylvania, the Wildcats stole a set es last year came against Creigh- from the Golden Eagles. This seaton. The Golden Eagles never son, Villanova appears to be one found a way to beat the Bluejays of the top three teams competing in three games last season. for the BIG EAST title.

Oct. 26: Men’s soccer at Georgetown (Noon CST) At the start of the season, Georgetown was voted No. 1 in the BIG EAST men’s soccer preseason coaches’ poll. Other than possibly being the best team in the BIG EAST, this is another chance at redemption for Marquette. Last season, the Golden Eagles tied with the Hoyas in double overtime 0-0 in BIG EAST play and lost to them in the BIG EAST championship 2-0.

Nov. 29-30: Women’s volleyball BIG EAST Tournament (BIG EAST Digital Network, TBD) For the second time in three years, No. 16 Marquette will be hosting the conference tournament. The last time the Al held the BIG EAST Championships, the Golden Eagles lost in a fiveset thriller to then-top seeded Creighton. This season, BIG EAST coaches picked Marquette as the favorite to win the conference.

CROSS COUNTRY

Gardiner earns Coach search starts after season scholarship from Eke Athletic director Wojciechowski adds freshman walk-on Michael Kennedy

By Dan Avington

daniel.avington@marquette.edu

Marquette men’s basketball has elevated sophomore Tommy Gardiner from a walk-on to scholarship player for 2019-’20 and added freshman Michael Kennedy as a walk-on, a Marquette Athletics spokesperson confirmed Monday.

Gardiner, a 6-foot-7 forward, appeared in three games as a Golden Eagle last season. Gardiner, a two-time team captain in high school, takes the scholarship

spot left open after back injuries ended Ike Eke’s career this summer.

Gardiner is the only remaining walk-on from last year’s squad as a player. Cam Marotta graduated and is now on head coach Steve Wojciechowski’s staff.

Buddy Jaffee and Mike Lelito left the team.

Kennedy is a 6-foot-6 forward from Mequon, Wisconsin. He was a two-time all-conference honoree and team captain in high school, while also earning two letters in golf. He went to the same high school as Marotta.

The Golden Eagles still have an open scholarship slot for a possible transfer. The team will host walk-on tryouts next week.

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Then-freshman Tommy Gardiner looks to pass the ball to a teammate.

targets large talent pool for vacant spot

By John Steppe

john.steppe@marquette.edu

Marquette will start its national search for a permanent cross country coach after the 2019 season, athletic director Bill Scholl said.

Longtime head coach Mike Nelson departed the program Aug. 12 to become the director of cross country and track and field at Monmouth University, a Division I school competing in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Nelson had been head coach since 2007.

The announcement left MU without a coach with the start of the season fewer than three weeks away.

Scholl promoted volunteer assistant coach Sean Birren to interim head coach Aug. 14. Birren coached at Division II Lindenwood University prior to joining Nelson’s staff in 2012.

“If this had happened last December, we wouldn’t have had an interim in place (before a permanent hire),” Scholl said. “Many of the kids were already here (when Nelson left).”

Scholl opted against immediately naming a permanent head coach, citing the lack of potential candidates so close to the start of the season.

“There’s a higher likelihood of a deeper candidate pool if we do it when the season ends as opposed

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Men’s cross country enters 2019 after a fourth-place conference finish.

to right as the season was starting,” Scholl said. “I don’t want to limit the pool, and we have a very capable interim (head coach). … We felt very comfortable going that route for this season.”

The department will consider candidates inside and outside the program, Scholl said. He also said it’s possible the new permanent head coach could be named mid-season.

Since the shift, track and field coach Bert Rogers has helped with many of the organizational details of running the program.

Scholl described Nelson as an “organized freak.” “(Nelson) had the next several weeks scheduled down to the minute,” Scholl said. “Sean was obviously part of that process, so he knew what he was walking into. It really was, I’d say, seamless.”

Scholl said the team found out about Nelson’s departure on the same day he notified the athletic

department, allowing the team to hear it from him before media reports.

“Nothing hurts more than when they find out through the grapevine,” Scholl said. “It’s just not fair. Unfortunately in today’s world with Twitter and social media, news moves so quickly. You can’t always get to them before at least the rumor mill starts.”

It will be Scholl’s third coaching search since April, following the departures of women’s basketball head coach Carolyn Kieger and men’s lacrosse head coach Joe Amplo.

Scholl said the bigger anomaly is not the three changes in one offseason, but the department going five seasons without a coaching change.

“The oddity is we went so long without a head coaching search,” Scholl said. “Maybe that’s what led to a glut all at one time. It kind of got backed up, so to speak.”

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Henry remains optimistic despite disappointing 2018 Team not fazed by low ranking among BIG EAST coaches

By Aimee Galaszewski

aimee.galaszewski@marquette.edu

Looking back at Marquette women’s soccer’s 4-11-3 season in 2018, it might seem like a 2019 NCAA Championships berth is out of reach.

However, that is not the mentality the squad is carrying into its 2019 season.

“Last year is last year,” head coach Markus Roeders said. “(We’ve) had a really good start to the first almost two weeks now, and I’m just really looking forward to this group now ultimately moving into the season.”

Roeders expects the addition of nine freshmen, along with returners who suffered from injury last season, to leave the door open for a fresh start.

“We’ve analyzed all our goals and completely changed methods in what we do, and I think the difference in this team this year is that we are all rallying around each other instead of just focusing on a couple of people,” senior goalkeeper Maddy Henry said. “It’s a team effort for sure this year, and it’s really awesome.”

The team lost seven seniors, including Carrie Madden, who started 48 games in the last three seasons and earned a spot on the 2017 All-BIG EAST First Team.

Roeders said there is still plenty of growing going on, and the freshmen need a chance to learn on the fly. Henry said the freshman brought another level of intensity.

“They are elevating us so much, and I think they’re a big reason why we’re so excited to go into the season,” Henry said.

The nonconference schedule started with road games at Colorado State University Aug. 22 and Ball State University Aug. 25. Other key games before BIG EAST play include road games at Wisconsin, Minnesota and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

MU will face Georgetown in its BIG EAST opener Sept. 29. The Hoyas have won three consecutive BIG EAST championships and were unanimously picked in the 2019 BIG EAST Women’s Soccer Preseason Coaches’ Poll to win the conference title. Roeders said everyone wants to knock Georgetown off its pedestal.

Marquette is ranked eighth out of 10 teams in the preseason coaches’ poll, but that doesn’t discourage Henry.

“We’re winning the BIG EAST

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Then-junior Emily Hess dribbles the ball against the Butler defense. She finished last year with two assists, 17 shots and eight shots on goal.

Championship, no doubt about it,” Henry said. “That’s what we’re doing. That’s my goal.”

Forwards Despite losing seniors Carrie Madden and Jamie Kutey, Marquette will have three experienced returners on the offensive third of the field: junior Kylie Sprecher, redshirt junior Abby Hess and sophomore Alyssa Bombacino.

Bombacino picked up All-BIG EAST Freshman Team honors last year and had a team-high three goals last season. “(The returners) make movements, they make runs, (and) they have awesome touches,” senior defender Emily Hess said. “They’re a huge part of our offense.”

Graduate student Natalie Yass also joins the offense. The Northern Illinois University transfer immediately supplied a spark to Marquette’s offense after scoring two goals during an Aug. 14 exhibition against University of Regina.

Midfielders Sophomore Katrina Wetherell returns to the midfield after being named to the All-BIG EAST

Second Team and BIG EAST All-Freshman Team last season.

Wetherell was the first Marquette freshman to earn All-BIG EAST First or Second Team honors. “(Wetherell) had a very good first year,” Roeders said. “That freshman year has now gone past, and she has come back with a different energy level, better understanding, a little bit more all around composure and being able to pull the strings.”

Three crucial returners join Wetherell in the midfield: junior Maddie Monticello, redshirt junior Erin Johnston and sophomore Madison Burrier.

“Some of them could literally slide into two or three different positions,” Roeders said. “It’s really going to be, who on the day can step up or who in the moment of time is able to give us the most.”

Roeders said freshmen Josie Kelderman and Alex Campana have quickly adjusted to the team as well, providing control and versatility in the center third of the field.

Defenders/Goalkeepers The most experience comes from the defensive third, where two veteran players anchor down the back line: graduate student

Bri Jaeger starting at center back and senior Emily Hess at left back.

“From us, it can transfer over to the rest of the back and in front of us,” Hess said. “(We know) what we want to get done and who needs to mark up where.”

Redshirt juniors Maura Weaver and Mary Kate Simon, sophomore Madeline Warren, redshirt freshman Bonnie Lacey and

freshman Addie Shock are all expected to see time in the outside back positions as well.

Henry will start in goal for her fourth consecutive season with the Golden Eagles. She started all 61 matches in her time at Marquette, was a unanimous All-BIG EAST Freshman Team honoree and is a three-time BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week.

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Prpa, other leaders look to avenge loss in conference title Golden Eagles move forward following Barraza’s graduation

By Daniel Macias

daniel.macias@marquette.edu

After going from from a 3-7-1 start in the first 11 games to coming one win short of an NCAA Tournament berth in 2018, senior midfielder Luka Prpa’s expectations are clear for this season.

“Being one game away, we know how close we were, and we know that did not feel great coming home after that game,” senior midfielder Luka Prpa said.

“We use that as motivation, that feeling we had. We don’t want to have that again, so we give everything we have.”

Head coach Louis Bennett said the team’s goal for 2019 is “always to win things.”

Marquette will have the benefit of an experienced roster coming into the 2019 season. Of the 11 players with the most playing time last season, Marquette’s top five scorers are returning.

One player from last year’s squad that will certainly be missed is current New York City FC goalkeeper Luis Barraza.

“Luis Barraza had the unbelievable talent of making an exceptional save, doing the extraordinary,” head coach Louis Bennett said.

Barraza was the BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Year and had the most total saves per game in the conference despite Marquette allowing the third-most goals per game in the BIG EAST at 1.21.

The team’s offseason training went beyond just developing pace, strength and technical skills. Marquette men’s soccer did not neglect the importance of off-the-field work while it was trying to get better on the field.

“We emphasized the group chemistry. That’s probably a big part of college soccer,” senior defender Oliver Posarelli said.

“Sometimes teams don’t really know each other, and I feel like it’s easier if there is good communication between teammates.

It’s easier to fix a problem on the field or make sure a tactical issue is fixed.”

Prpa said the team’s offseason tour in England was crucial to the chemistry of the group.

“We were all pretty close already to begin with, but I think we’ve just grown to even (the) next level,” Prpa said. “We’re a really tight-knit group, and I think it will help us in the long run for sure.”

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Luka Prpa (No. 10) dribbles the ball in Marquette’s 3-1 win against Valparaiso Aug. 26, 2018. Prpa led the team with six goals last season.

Forwards

The three-pronged attack of seniors Josh Coan and Connor Alba, along with sophomore Lukas Sunesson, accounted for 46% of Marquette’s 26 total points scored last season. While the trio was an important part of last year’s attack strategy, Bennett made it clear he will play whoever is best.

“I like the fact that they’re going to have to play well to play all the time,” Bennett said. “If we’ve got a set 11, that’s great, but the strength is in our depth.”

New additions to this year’s squad who scored in the exhibition games were freshman forward Christian Marquez, who scored Aug. 21 against Notre Dame, and junior Sam Thornton, who scored Sunday against the Milwaukee Torrent.

Midfielders The returning midfielders who played a significant amount of minutes last year include redshirt sophomore Zak Wegner, sophomore Alan Salmeron and Prpa.

Wegner was more of a defensive midfielder last season who also played right and left back, while Prpa was always a problem for opponents while attacking.

When Bennett answered the final question of an interview with the Marquette Wire, he followed with this.

“It’s strange you haven’t asked about the one person that every-

one normally asks about, which is Luka Prpa,” Bennett said.

The senior’s resume speaks for itself. Last year Prpa was named to the ALL-BIG EAST First Team, and the year prior he was named to the Second.

As a freshman, he won BIG EAST Freshman of the Year.

He also had the most goals and assists on the team last season and is this year’s co-captain along with senior defender Patrick Seagrist.

Defenders/Goalkeepers Seagrist held down left back last year, earning an All-BIG EAST First Team honor. The speedy defender distributes the ball well for the Golden Eagles, as he was tied for the most assists on the team last year. Redshirt freshman Gabe Kash will line up at right back despite not playing last fall.

For center back, Bennett said he has four starting-caliber players.

“It’s a wonderful situation for us to have, at any time, four people that could probably start on a lot of other teams,” Bennett said.

The most obvious candidates are four returners from last year, including redshirt sophomore Manuel Cukaj, who missed the last season.

“Cukaj is so unbelievably hungry. After in his first year getting BIG EAST recognition, in the last two semesters he had some injury issues,” Bennett said.

Sophomore Josh Hancock and seniors Leo Villa and Posarelli played the most minutes at center back last year. While the Golden Eagles may have a lot of options at the center back position, only two can start.

“The goal is to win games and to get a clean sheet throughout the season,” Posarelli said. “We are not really focused on who’s going to start, who’s not going to start. We leave that decision to coach. We are trying to put our best on the field.”

Goalkeepers

While sophomore Cedrik Stern is the only goalkeeper who played last year, Bennett said the next man in the position is not set in stone.

“What we’ve always been concerned about is, can you be consistent to do what’s expected of you,” Bennett said. “With (the goalkeepers) that’s essential. If they’re not going to pick one out of the top corner, okay, but the most consistent, reliable, wellorganized character will be the guy that starts for us.”

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SWEET 16: Barber, Speckman headline talented roster

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Madeline Mosher (left) and Elizabeth Orf (right) huddle before play.

Continued from page 12 of the Year and led her AAU team to three national qualifiers. Theis said she’s having a great offseason.

Middle blockers There is an open position at the middle this season after Rosenthal graduated.

Elizabeth Orf, a 6-foot-3 junior from St. Louis, Missouri, provides Theis an experienced option at middle blocker. Last season, she started in all 31 matches, recording 140 kills and 72 blocks.

Another option will be redshirt junior Sandy Mohr, who has not played since transferring in August 2017 from Evangel University in Springfield, Missouri. The 6-foot-4 middle from Muskego, Wisconsin, averaged 2.24 kills per set at Evangel and helped her AAU team to a title at the 18s Open National Championship.

Senior Gwyn Jones, a 6-foot-3 middle blocker from Greenville, Indiana, is transferring from Auburn University. In three seasons with the Tigers, she accumulated 807 kills and 164 blocks and was named to the Southeastern

Conference All-Freshman Team in 2016.

“Gwyn is super, super fiery,” Werch said. “She’s super fun to be around. She lights up the room.”

Jones was also a PrepVolleyball All-American in 2013 and a member of the Junior Volleyball Association All-National Team in 2014.

“Sandy and Gwyn are both pretty experienced players,” Theis said. “(They) are definitely going to be factors in the middle.”

Incoming freshman Claire Nuessmeier, a 6-foot-2 middle blocker from St. Peter, Minnesota, is still in “more of a learning phase,” Theis said.

“She does not have a long and extensive volleyball (career),” Theis said. “She’s a good athlete who’s going to be very good for us in the future, but freshman year, things are moving a little bit quick for her.”

(Sophomore) Katie (Schoessow) and (junior) Gabbi (Martinez) have improved at the DS position, so I think you’ll see all of them in different spots in different times throughout the year.”

Speckman, who is in her final season as a Golden Eagle, started in 28 matches last season and had a team-high 6.91 assists per set and 179 total digs.

Rose did not start in any games last year but made an appearance Setters in all 31 matches and recorded 5.21 assists per set and 163 digs.

After splitting playing time be“We have to be pretty selfless tween Speckman and junior Sarah when it comes to playing time, Rose last year, Theis said he’s roles and set distribution,” Theis still trying to decide on a setter said. “It’s a really deep team.” for 2019.

Defensive specialists Alongside Werch on the preseason All-BIG EAST team is 5-foot-7 junior Martha Konovodoff. At the libero position, Konovodoff ended up on the 2018 BIG EAST Second Team and AVCA All-American Honorable Mention with a team-high 4.87 digs per set last season.

“She had another good offseason,” Theis said. “She’s been really good this preseason so far.

CROSS COUNTRY

Birren becomes new father, interim coach in same day Pederson, McGauley have high hopes with familiar leadership

By Matt Yeazel

matthew.yeazel@marquette.edu

Marquette’s cross country program is in much more of a period of transition than the team is used to heading into the season following the departure of former head coach Mike Nelson 18 days before its first meet.

“It’s been crazy all around,” Sean Birren, the interim head coach, said. “It’s a hard transition, but it’s also a fun experience to see everyone try to work through it.”

Not only did Birren receive the responsibilities of a new job, but he was given responsibilities in the form of a daughter. Birren’s wife went into labor no more than 15 minutes after Birren signed his contract to become the interim head coach.

“It was a lot of blessings in a short period of time,” Birren said.

The athletes know the difficulty

of the task at hand for their new head coach.

“We understand that he’s been working super hard for all of us as well as his family,” senior Daniel Pederson said. “We’ve all worked with Sean before, so we’re comfortable with him, but there will be adjustments here and there.”

Pederson said Nelson left the team in a good place with “phenomenal” upperclassman leadership on the team, so those things are making the transition a little easier.

Recently, the entire team went on a camping trip to Camp Whitcomb/Mason to train and build chemistry. The trip came after the team worked out individually during the summer.

“I increased my running mileage per week this summer,” senior Caitlin McGauley said. “More mileage typically means you’ll naturally get faster, so just increasing volume was important.”

Both Pederson and McGauley said with all that mileage, the athletes seem to be in a pretty good place.

“Almost everyone has had

the best summer of their careers,” Pederson said. “Everyone was more fit and in shape than they’ve ever been at this time that I’ve seen.”

Birren said this time of year is all about making sure everyone gets into shape and stays healthy. He said it’s also important for the athletes to settle into the new year without being immediately overworked.

“You don’t necessarily want to be in peak shape right now because you can’t hold it for the entirety of the season,” Pederson said. “But it’s good to be healthy and trending towards that peak.”

Pederson said Nelson left them with his training schedule, but Birren is also going to be trying some new things.

“He’s doing some things different from Coach Nelson, but it’s a good thing,” McGauley said.

“Shaking things up could bring new and positive results.”

The team has high expectations for BIG EAST competition after finishing fourth on the men’s side and sixth on the women’s side last year.

Pederson said his goal is to repeat as an All-BIG EAST First Team honoree and for the team to fill in for the loss of graduating seniors like Jon Klaiber.

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It was a lot of blessings in a short period of time.”

SEAN BIRREN Cross country interim head coach McGauley added that she would like to strive for All-BIG EAST honors, and she believes she has what it takes to accomplish that.

“I’m coming into this season with the mentality that I belong,” McGauley said. “I know I am a good runner who should be up there with the other top runners.”

The same pairing of men’s and women’s teams have won the last two BIG EAST titles, presenting Birren’s team with a challenging road for 2019.

Georgetown will be going for its

fifth consecutive men’s championship, and Villanova will be going for its third consecutive women’s championship.

Despite the difficult conference and the challenges of a lastsecond coaching change, there seems to be confidence within the program.

“I think we’re going to see improvements on both sides,” Birren said. “We have a bunch of good upperclassmen and some good freshmen coming in as well.”

Pederson and McGauley echoed those statements.

“We are still a fairly young team, and this will be an adjustment year,” McGauley said. “But I’m confident in what we have, and we’ll be ready when it comes to (the) BIG EAST.” Pederson said this is a very important season for the program, and the transition period needs to be done the right way to build off the team’s previous success.

“There’s no reason why we all can’t have the best season of our careers,” Pederson said. “I think we’re ready for the challenge.”