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Maria takes its toll, students stand by Puerto Rican peers

By Caroline Gallo

caroline.gallo@marquette.edu

Britney Roman, a freshman in the College of Health Sciences, finally got in touch with her family almost two weeks after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico Sept. 20. The storm left behind widespread devastation

as it moved through the Caribbean, tearing through cities and villages, leaving residents isolated from the outside world.

Roman is one of a group of Marquette students facing a dire situation.

After the hurricane hit, ninetyfive percent of Puerto Rico’s cell towers were out of service, according to a statement from the island’s Federal Communications Commission released Sept. 23. Some students, like Ali de Luca, a sophomore in the

College of Communication, has only been able to make contact with her parents through WhatsApp calls.

“When I do get through though, he either can’t hear me or I can’t hear him,” de Luca said. “All I know is the home I left a month ago isn’t the same one I’ll be coming back to, whenever I even get to go back.” de Luca said it has been hard to focus on her studies and live a normal life at Marquette.

“I’m over here living more

than comfortably with everything I could ever need at an arm’s length, while people back home can’t even shower or eat a decent meal,” de Luca said. “I’ve felt overwhelmed and helpless.”

Ariana Jimenez, a sophomore in the College of Health Sciences, said her family did not get the opportunity to evacuate until after the storm hit due to previous damages and flooding.

“My family is okay, but there are a lot of families that aren’t right now,” Jimenez said. “Puerto

However, the event has not been met with excitement from the entire community. The prom isn’t scheduled to happen until April 14, 2018, but a petition is circulating the internet, urging President Lovell to shut the dance down.

The petition was started by TFP Student Action and can be found on their website. TFP, which stands for Tradition, Family, Property, is a group that works with students and parents on college campuses across the country to defend traditional moral values and restore the values of Christian civilization,

according to their website.

Director of TFP Student Action, John Ritchie, cites the planned location of the Pride Prom as one of his major objections to the event.

“To promote ‘pride’ for any sinful lifestyle cuts at the root of Catholic education,” Ritchie said. “What’s worse is the disrespect shown for the house of God, because the ‘Pride Prom’ is scheduled to happen in the same building that houses the Chapel of the Holy Family, where the Holy Eucharist is kept and where Mass is celebrated.”

The petition, shared via email and other social media sites, currently has just over 18,000 signatures from Marquette affiliates and strangers alike.

One signature on that list is from Bruce Murray, a former Marquette professor.

Murray taught reading education and was the director of the Harman Literacy and Learning Center for the 1995-’96 academic year. Now the coordinator of reading education in the department of curriculum and teaching at Auburn University, he voiced his concern

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Rico is absolutely destroyed. My high school is not recognizable.”

Jimenez stressed the importance of creating awareness of the situation Puerto Rico. Despite being on campus, she and other students are finding ways to help from abroad.

Last week, Marquette students organized a fundraiser in the Alumni Memorial Union to accept money, canned food and water donations.

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Planned LGBTQ prom receives public backlash Resource center plans event, petition surfaces online

By Caroline White

caroline.white@marquette.edu

The LGBTQ Resource Center announced plans to hold a Pride Prom in the spring of 2018 for members of the LGBTQ community and the general public. If the plan goes through, Marquette will be the first Catholic university to do so.

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on Facebook about the Pride Prom when he received news via email from TFP Student Action a few weeks ago.

“Our Catholic faith rules out promoting intrinsically disordered acts, actions that alienate us from God and weaken or destroy the family structure,” Murray said. “Celebrating homosexual relations and denigrating God’s design is not something Marquette should sponsor or promote … It is a rejection of the mission of a See LGBTQ page 2

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Phyter Food expands to Sendik’s on campus MU second college vendor for local snack company

By Josh Anderson

josh.anderson@marquette.edu

Nick Athanis, a sophomore in the College of Business Administration, initially set out to study the arts. An avid musician, Nick said he had a stereotypical view of business students, and decided the field wasn’t for him. It wasn’t until he began working for his mother’s company, Phyter Food, that he changed his mind.

Phyter Food was created five years ago when Nick was a freshman in high school. Over the years, he became more involved and now helps in virtually every area of the business. Ultimately,

Nick helped bring Phyter bars to Sendik’s Fresh2Go, which his mother Gloria Athanis said she attributes largely to her son’s hard work and business skills.

However, Nick said he believes it had more to do with his status as a student.

“I think it just helped, the fact that I was a student and I wasn’t just a random person coming up and asking them to put my product in the store,” Nick said. “I was at the store when (Gloria) pitched the idea to them, and they decided to try it out.”

Sendik’s spokesman Nick Bandoch said that Phyter Food provides a unique product to the Marquette community.

“It’s got a lot of really good qualities and I think it’s something that people are looking for: that clean snacking or healthy snacking,” Bandoch said.

Phyter began when David Choi Jr., a Buddhist Korean chef and longtime friend of the Athanis family, approached Gloria about starting a business together.

The company was initially designed as a set of classes in which Choi would come and teach a family, school or business about healthy vegan cooking, but the Phyter bar is where the company took off.

“My mom started telling me that they were going to start making this bar,” Nick said. “I remember she kept giving me samples and would ask me what I liked and didn’t like and what flavors they should add. From there, it just gradually took off.”

At first, Nick’s job was to go to stores and demo the bars for customers. Gloria said her son was eager to help out from the very beginning.

“(Nick) demoed for me at all the stores, so when I needed somebody to go and demo that I could count on, he would go set up a table and do them,” Gloria said.

As sales increased, Nick moved into the kitchen to help Choi make the bars.

“He was David’s right hand guy and helped to make the bars, and he cleaned the kitchen every day,” Gloria said.

Nick’s experience with Phyter Foods ultimately inspired him to switch majors and study marketing at Marquette. He said that what inspired him most was the realization that business can be used to do good in the community.

“I realized that there can be some real good in doing business that’s good for everyone,” Nick said. “It’s good for us because we’re getting good business, but it’s good for the people who are buying it because

they are getting nutritious food that’s healthy for you.”

He said his studies and work often go hand in hand.

“I’m learning a lot in my classes, but I’m also learning a lot just from working with the company and hearing my mom talk about things,” Nick said.

“I’m going to (Gloria) often and asking her things about what I learned in class.”

Looking forward, Gloria said she is counting on Nick to help her expand Phyter Foods’ prominence in the Wisconsin markets.

For now, she says she and Nick have both grown immensely through this experience.

“My heart is so full because he is enjoying being part of the company,” Gloria said. “It means a lot to me.”

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Marquette administration, however, interprets the significance of a Pride Prom differently. University spokesperson Brian Dorrington cites the Catechism and the mission statement as the very reasons as to why a Pride Prom is in accordance with Marquette’s responsibility as a Jesuit university.

“Marquette strives at every level to foster a culture of inclusion, which means we are a community that respects, welcomes and promotes a sense of belonging,” Dorrington said. “We support our LGBT community in ways that are both pastoral and educational, recognizing that they have an important voice that we must include in our conversations.”

Enrique Tejada III, the coordinator for the LGBTQ Resource Center, said he and the rest of the resource center volunteers think Pride Prom is a natural progression from the Pride Dance hosted last year.

“The idea of shifting it from what it was is to make it a familyfriendly, all ages, public event,” Tejada said. “We’re hoping this event gives the larger community, on and off campus, a space that can be utilized for healing, support and joyful fun.”

While the event has only a one word difference in title from last year, the implications of a dance and a prom are slightly different.

Despite those implications, Tejada said the community has met the plans for the Pride Prom with equal excitement as in years past.

Linda Pozen, a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences who also

helps with volunteer outreach for the resource center, agrees that the general reaction from the student body has been positive.

“I’m personally excited for it, and I know a lot of other students who are excited for it. I think it’s going to be well-received by the students of Marquette as well as the greater community,” Pozen said. “I’m hoping to see a lot of families and community members there.”

The employees in the resource center recognize the negative effect that the petition might have on allies and students who identify as LGBTQ. They are not discouraged, and they urge others to not be discouraged either.

“There are always people who will stand on the side and say ‘no,’ but we know the university stands behind us,” Pozen said.

“I definitely don’t want to focus on (the petition). This will not affect anything that we do. We are always working to create safe spaces for the students, who we put first and foremost,” Tejada said.

Looking past the backlash, Tejada remains focused on the goal of the LGBTQ Resource Center from when it first opened its doors.

“We recognize that our students have identities. Our hope as a center is to be a place of compassion, care and support for students,” they said. “(The resource center) is an intersectional place. This isn’t just a race issue or a faith issue. I want to create a space where we can continue to change hearts and minds.”

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Alleged sexual assault case delayed DA pends charging decision until Nov. to review evidence

By Clara Janzen

clara.janzen@marquette.edu

The Milwaukee County District Attorney has pended making a charging decision for the Friday, Sept. 22 alleged sexual assault of

a Marquette University student at a crowded house party.

The male suspect, who was taken into custody the night of the alleged assault, made bail and remains a student for the time being, pending the outcome of the university investigation. Even if found not guilty in a criminal court, the student may still face disciplinary actions, if found sepa-

rately guilty by the university.

MUPD Detectives Billy Ball and Luke Wagner presented evidence to the Milwaukee District Attorney Wednesday, Sept. 27 from an alleged sexual assault. MUPD Captain Jeff Kranz confirmed the detectives recommended that the DA press charges, based on evidence they accumulated.

Following the meeting, the DA

decided to pend the case until November. According to Kranz, this means the parties involved (police, suspect, victim) will return to the DA’s office so the case can be reviewed further and it can be determined if charges will be issued.

“With a case like this that has so many aspects, it wouldn’t be surprising if the DA doesn’t make an immediate decision,” Kranz said.

Fraudulent scheme targets students University releases statement warning of US Bank scams

By Jenny Whidden

jennifer.whidden@marquette.edu

The university sent out a news brief last Monday warning students of potential fraudulent activity at the US Bank branch in the Alumni Memorial Union.

US Bank branch manager Elizabeth Luckett has been at Marquette since 2013, and is familiar with scammers targeting students.

“When students come in and they say someone is asking them to wire money, those are red flags that it is potential fraud,” Luckett said. “One of the things that we like to educate the students on is that there are scams out there targeted specifically to students.”

Student-centered frauds are usually shopping scams, Luckett said.

They involve students getting sent checks that banks do not accept, due to insufficient funds.

“Let’s say you purchase an item, and (the fraudster) tells you ‘Oh, we overpaid you. You keep $500 and wire us $500.’ What happens is the student wires them the

$500 and then the $1,000 check bounces,” Luckett said.

University spokesman Chris Jenkins said the university is aware of students being asked to open bank accounts or give bank information to a person who claims they are looking for support in starting a business.

“Unfortunately, these requests turned out to be a scam. In today’s environment, we’d warn everyone to be wary of potential fraudulent activity and very protective of their personal financial information at all times,” Jenkins said.

Social media plays a large role in how fraudsters approach students. Luckett stressed the importance of being wary of requests for personal information.

Grace Connatser, a sophomore in the College of Communication, experienced an online scam last year.

When she saw a Ray-Ban advertisement on Facebook, she went to the site and put her debit card information to purchase sunglasses.

“I was out $50 without sunglasses. Fortunately, I very quickly cancelled the card I had used so they never got a hold of my checking account,” Connatser said. “This experience really taught me to be more vigilant online and to not just

believe everything you see.”

Luckett urges students to pay attention to transactions in their bank accounts and credit cards. She suggests keeping track by receiving text alerts whenever a transaction occurs.

“What it looks like is that someone will either contact them via social media or online,” Luckett said. “If someone is asking you for something and it sounds too good to be true, it is. When people ask you for your password or your account number or any information, don’t give it to them.”

The news brief from Marquette stated an outside group may be responsible for the activities, but Luckett believes that it is often individuals who scam people for a living.

Luckett recommends students speak to their bank branch if they experience unusual activity. If a student is unsure of whether something is a scam or not, he or she can use online resources such as the Free Application for Federal Student Aid website or the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation website.

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Cris Borghese, a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences, said in an email that the students are raising money for an organization called United for Puerto Rico, which was created by the first lady, Beatriz Rossello.

Borghese is from San Juan, Puerto Rico. He took on the role of creating a YouCaring fundraiser online.

“In total, we have been able to raise around $4,ooo,” Borghese said. “It has been an ongoing battle, but Puerto Rico will come out stronger than ever, and united we will rebuild all that we lost.”

The university also voiced its support for Puerto Rican students during this difficult time.

A mass was held with special

intention for those affected by Maria, where donations were also collected for hurricane relief. University spokesman Chris Jenkins also referenced the fundraiser in the AMU and an online fundraising campaign

by Marquette men’s basketball legend Butch Lee, who is a native of Puerto Rico.

Xavier Cole, vice president of student affairs for the university, wrote a letter addressing students who were impacted.

“I want you to know that you are not alone. Because you are part of our community, we are dedicated to your success and holistic development as a student,” Cole wrote. “I am working diligently with other Marquette

administrators to provide the best support to students directly impacted by Hurricane Maria.”

Housing assistance is being offered to students living in Marquette Residence Halls during the winter break. Marquette Central has also been a resource for students who need financial assistance due to the effects of the hurricane.

“Marquette Central is available to speak to students who may be experiencing financial difficulties related to the impact of hurricanes,” Jenkins said. “We continue to support all of our students who have been affected by recent natural disasters, and keep them and their families in our prayers during this difficult time.”

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A fundraiser for Puerto Rico was organized by students last week.

Girls Who Code grows, increases class options Club for high school girls sees boom in fall participation

By Josh Anderson

joshua.e.anderson@marquette.edu

Girls Who Code has experienced enormous growth over the past two years at Marquette, tripling their number of classes and giving more high school-aged girls the opportunity to learn about computer science and engineering.

GWC is a national organization that seeks to spark interest in engineering and computer science by teaching high school-aged girls to code.

Historically, the computer science and engineering industries are overwhelmingly male-dominated. Only 25 percent of computer scientists are female, according to the National Science Foundation. Additionally, 15 percent of engineers are female.

Engineering students founded the Marquette chapter in 2015, after being approached by a Milwaukee-area high school student. The student attended a national GWC summer camp and wanted to continue learning at home. After seeing a need, the Marquette students took the idea and developed it into the program it is today.

The club held its first class in January 2015 with 30 high school students in one class, which focuses on the basics of coding using an online application called Codesters.

Last year, GWC added a level two class focused on web design. This year, they added a level three class.

This course focuses more on realworld applications of coding. Ashley Sillin, a senior in the College of Engineering and an instructor for the level three class, said that level three is highly project-based.

“We’re doing a variety of different projects that will introduce (the girls) to industry practices and taking the skills that they’ve been learning and applying them to different types of engineering projects,” Sillin said.

In addition to teaching girls how to write programs, one of GWC’s goals is to provide role models for their students and show them that it is possible to be a woman in largely male-dominated STEM fields.

The club consists of six instructors, five of whom are female. Mark Gotthelf, a senior in the College of Engineering, is the sole male instructor.

Sillin said she believes that it is important for students to have male role models in addition to female role models.

“Gender discrimination in computer science and engineering is real, and so I think it is important to also have male role models involved to show students that the guys are supportive of them,” Sillin said. “That does scare some people off, and that almost scared me off, because I was afraid to be the only girl.”

Colleen Pawlicki, a senior in the College of Engineering, echoed what Sillin said.

“Having these students see a male role model advocating for equality is really important,” Pawlicki said. “Mark brings a new perspective, and to have those students see that is important.”

Gotthelf wants to see a more equal ratio of men to women in the computer science and engineering industries. While at Marquette, he did a co-op in manufacturing, where he worked with almost entirely men.

He said he saw firsthand the effects of inequality in the workplace.

“It was kind of weird,” Gotthelf said. “For me, it actually made an uncomfortable workplace at times because it was just so

male-dominated that people didn’t really know how to be respectful all the time, and they didn’t really understand that the comments that they said could hurt someone.”

Girls Who Code’s expansion

over the past few years has occurred for several reasons, but the instructors credit high school girls who want a place where they can learn without discrimination.

“I think when you get down to it,

the reason why there isn’t gender parity (in computer science and engineering) doesn’t make sense,” Gotthelf said. “It makes no sense why you don’t have a 50/50 ratio.”

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Haggerty receives grant for city-wide project Watermarks could impact muesum’s role in community

By Sarah Lipo

sarah.lipo@marquette.edu

A $146,404 federal grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services will go directly toward funding a collaborative art project between the Haggerty Museum of Art, artist Mary Miss and the City as Living Laboratory.

The project, called Watermarks, showcases the important role water has in everyday life.

Susan Longhenry, director and chief curator at the Haggerty, said ette.edu the Watermarks project began when she became director about two years ago.

Longhenry attributes the idea of Watermarks to Miss, who designed Milwaukee’s riverwalk.

“She came up with the general concept,” Longhenry said. Watermarks calls out things happening in Milwaukee having to do with the importance of water in our lives.”

Miss said the project is not a single entity, but something that will be received on an urban scale. She said it took time to figure out how to create a project for the size of a city.

Miss said she feels the connection every person has to water is

vital to showcase.

“Water has been something that has been really fascinating to me. It was more about trying to reveal the connections between the built and the natural environment ... all the forms it takes, how important it is to life,” she said.

The project will be an

“urban-scaled atlas of sculptural markers that call out Milwaukee’s ‘water story’ at specific locations in Milwaukee’s Inner Harbor, the confluence of Milwaukee’s three rivers and Lake Michigan,” according to an abstract on Watermarks from the Haggerty Museum of Art, These sculptural markers will

range from 14 to 50 feet tall, and will be 3-D diagrams with letters on each pole, acting as pins to bring attention to different aspects of the bodies of water throughout the city. Some examples of these include “L is for Lake,” and “R is for Rain-Garden.”

The first marker is not expected

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The Watermarks project seeks to explore one’s relationship with water through large statues around MKE.

to be implemented until next summer in the Walker Square area.

“There’s been discussion the last couple years about museums being anchors,” Longhenry said.

“We want to rethink the role a museum can play in a university and in a community.”

The connection with Marquette and the Haggerty is an important part of the project, as they serve as a place for people to connect with arts and the humanities, according to a statement from IMLS director Kathryn K. Matthew.

“As centers of learning and catalysts of community change, libraries and museums connect people with programs, services, collections, information and new ideas in the arts, sciences and humanities,” she said.

Planners will also work with neighborhood communities to get people thinking about how water impacts their lives. Collecting stories from historians and community members will be an integral task to furthering the project, according to the Haggerty’s abstract.

Miss said she believes this community dialogue aspect is also a key aspect of the plan.

“One of the things that is most important to me is how you can engage people on the street in their own communities with these pressing issues,” Miss said. “You have to find a way to engage people over a period of time.”

Startup offers platform for booking musicians BookLive connects artists to venues looking to schedule

By Sydney Czyzon

sydney.czyzon@marquette.edu

Two students are on a mission to make musician booking in Milwaukee a lot easier.

Their startup company, BookLive, is a platform for musicians and event planners to book events quickly and smoothly. The website features local bands, DJs, ensembles and soloists across genres.

Jordan Hirsch, CEO and cofounder of BookLive and a senior in the College of Engineering, said he wants anyone with talent to know they can come to the site.

“The more diversity we have on there, the more attractive it is to a larger array of people.”

Jared Judge, CEO and co-founder of BookLive and a graduate of University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee with a master’s degree in orchestral conducting, said the site helps musicians handle the business side of booking.

“Musicians at every level struggle

with business because, as a musician, we’re passionate about making good music. They don’t necessarily teach business at music schools, although that is increasing lately, which is a very good sign,” Judge said.

The site allows musicians to create performer profiles, post performance packages, set prices, get booked and review their client when the performance is finished.

It also allows event planners to browse through musicians based on genre, availability, price and location. After comparing various performance packages, planners can instantly book a musician and receive a response within 24 hours.

Planners review the musician once the performance is finished.

The website provides step-by-step instructions for both parties involved in the booking process.

As a self-taught web developer, Judge coded the entire website.

“My degrees are all in music, not computer science at all, but when I was in middle school I taught myself how to code basic web development,” he said. “I kept up those skills and as I got more and more involved in music, I realized that I could apply those web development skills to

solve real-life problems in music.

It’s just been a lot of me sitting at the computer screen, sleepless nights, coding BookLive.”

Meanwhile, Hirsch is finishing up his bachelor’s in biomedical engineering. Even though the startup is taking him into the world of entertainment, Hirsch said he wouldn’t trade his engineering degree because of the critical problem-solving skills he learned at Marquette.

Hirsch and Judge originally met at the Commons Program, a Milwaukee-based collaboration between southeastern Wisconsin colleges and universities, local businesses and area entrepreneurs. The nine-week program provides mentoring experience to selected students, allowing them to form meaningful connections, according to the program website.

Before Judge met Hirsch, he competed in UW-Milwaukee’s New Venture Business Plan Competition, winning $2,000 for startup costs.

“If you know Jared, you know that he is extremely poised and credible,” Debbie Roy, manager of the UW-Milwaukee New Venture Business Plan Competition, said in an email. “He made an excellent and

visually enjoyable presentation ... Jared knows his business well and he has demonstrated financial success with it.”

Hirsch and Judge then applied for gBETA, a seven-week Milwaukee accelerator program for local companies in their early stages, according to the program website.

Although the program did not provide the co-founders with funding, they were provided with helpful mentors and resources. “(It was) just a really great opportunity to get involved in the local startup community. While we would’ve loved to have funding from that, it was still just a really great opportunity,” Hirsch said.

Judge said running the company has involved a lot of self-funding. He said they are trying to run lean and not spend money until they have it.

Both Hirsch and Judge are taking on tasks together, despite having separate job titles.

“Wearing many hats is kind of the name of the game at this point,” Hirsch said.

They just added a third co-founder last week, Kurt Kempen, who works for the Mile of Music Festival in Appleton, Wisconsin. After

coming up with a similar idea for a musician-booking app, an investor connected Kempen to Hirsch and Judge around late July.

“With Mile of Music, I am connected to a lot of bands that want to come back to Wisconsin,” Kempen said. “Also, I would say the majority of the music venues in Wisconsin are familiar with Mile of Music, so I think the connection there will help things a lot.”

Now the company hopes to receive venture capital — financing given to startup companies with high growth — from investors.

For both Hirsch and Judge, BookLive’s meaning goes beyond business.

“BookLive is my platform to take up arms and fight for the arts and music, which I’m very deeply invested in,” Judge said.

Hirsch said the company has uncovered his passion for entrepreneurship.

“We’ve put a lot of blood, sweat and tears into this,” Hirsch said.

“I love seeing in general just customers having a great experience and making their life easier.”

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Remembering Schroeder flood two years later Waterlogged dorm rooms made for memorable night

By Caroline Gallo

caroline.gallo@marquette.edu

Kerrigan Flannery was sitting in her Schroeder dorm room watching Netflix when around 2:00 a.m., she noticed a few inches of water on the floor.

Then a little more, until water was bursting everywhere.

Flannery, now a senior in the College of Education, was one of the Schroeder residents affected by a flood on Sept. 27, 2015. The flood began with the accidental activation of a fire hose on the sixth floor. Upward of 18 rooms sustained water damage, and students were not reimbursed by the university for ruined property.

Two years later, the cause of the flood is still unknown, but it is suspected that it was a student and not a building malfunction. The case was actively investigated for at least a month after it happened, and there have been no further leads since.

“The case is still open in that we were never able to get enough information to determine who did it,” Marquette University Police Department Captain Jeff Kranz said. “It’s difficult because of the damage that was done. There were no finger prints or DNA.” Flannery’s computer charger, school books, two pairs of shoes and a shirt were destroyed in the flood. “(The university) said they

did not insure our property because it was not a building malfunction as much as it was Marquette students,” Flannery said.

“I think they should have paid for damaged items because they are in charge of knowing what is going on in the building.”

But two years after the disaster, she doesn’t spend much time dwelling on the damage.

“I don’t really think about it much,” Flannery said.

“It’s a good story and it’s kind of funny.”

Cara Labelle, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences, was living on the third floor during the time of the flood.

“I was coming back from Humphrey, hanging out with my friends. I walked in the dorm and it was flooded, but they still let me in somehow,” Labelle said.

Labelle lived two rooms over from the stairwell, where the flood started. The water seeped into her carpet and caused her room to smell. Labelle’s friends had personal property destroyed due to the water.

“The university was not going to insure anything, and wasn’t going to get the carpet fixed. I never personally experienced any (damaged property), but they were being stingy with helping people out,” Labelle said.

It took three weeks before Labelle’s carpet was cleaned from the water.

“With all the money this school has, I think they probably could have done a little better with helping students out,” Labelle said. “It’s funny now to say that I survived the flood.”

Photo by Andrew Himmelberg andrew.himmelberg@marquette.edu

From left to right: Schroeder Hall today, Kerrigan Flannery’s room after the flood began, a christmas tree in Schroeder after the flood.

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‘MARQUETTE’S GOT TALENT’ Students utilize show as chance to perform special skills

By Mackane Vogel

mackane.vogel@marquette.edu

“Talent” has a wide array of meanings, ranging from examples of singing or dancing to people balancing a spoon on their nose.

Popular TV shows like “American Idol” and “America’s Got Talent” have shown people just how loosely the term “talent” can be taken. Thursday, Marquette students, faculty, staff and alumni will get the opportunity to showcase their talents to campus at “Marquette’s Got Talent.”

The show will prove to have a broad spectrum of variety this year. For one student in particular, “Marquette’s Got Talent” will provide him with the chance to perform in front of the Marquette community for the first time. Carlos Vindel Alfaro, a junior in the College of Engineering, said he decided to participate in “Marquette’s Got Talent” just over two weeks ago.

Vindel does have some experience in front of audiences other than the Marquette community.

“I started playing music when I was five years old, and started performing in front of audiences when I was about seven years old,” he said. “I started playing piano, and started progressively learning other instruments. I feel that is my biggest passion, so I

started from there.”

He will be playing two songs at this year’s talent show, one of which will be a cover of Selena Gomez’s “It Ain’t Me,” and the other, Vindel said, is a surprise.

While some students are putting together a last-minute act, others have been practicing their routines for weeks now. The Irish Dance Team, Soarise, falls under the latter category, and will be performing a dance routine to an Irish song.

Annabel Engelhardt, a sophomore in the College of Health Sciences, and Kaitlin Shea, a sophomore in the College of Nursing, are the two founders of the Irish Dance Team.

“Last year, we came to school, and there wasn’t an Irish Dance Team,” Engelhardt said. She said that the two “have been competing against each other since we were really little. We are both from different states, but we knew each other, and we were like, ‘We need to start an Irish Dance Club once we come to Marquette.’”

The Irish Dance Team has gone from three members at last year’s talent show to fifteen this year.

“Marquette’s Got Talent” last year was the team’s first and only performance since they did not even become an official organization until November 2016. The group did some smaller events throughout the year, but they have several big plans for this year. March 25, 2018 will mark the team’s first large showcase, where they can honestly say that it is just their

show. They are also planning a teaching event, where anyone who comes out can learn how to do the Irish Jig. S i m i lar to any team, there is a tryout process for those who wish to get involved.

“We haven’t taken full beginners yet, we are still growing, so Photo courtesy of Annabel Engelhardt we want to Soarise, the Irish dance team, grew to be five times last year’s size. They will perform Thursday at Marquette’s Got Talent. make sure in front of the large audience that we have a solid foundation be- of their peers.

Another student, Lauren Lee, a packed the varsity theater for last fore we start physically teaching people how to be on the junior in the College of Arts & Sci- year’s “Marquette’s Got Talent” ences, has a bit of a better idea of show, but, she is excited to get team,” Engelhardt said.

Both Engelhardt and Shea have what to expect from “Marquette’s back into the limelight this year.

“I really wanted to come back been dancing since they were Got Talent.” Lee performed in last 4 and 5 years old, and they said year’s homecoming talent show and be more confident with it and their favorite parts about being and got her nerves out of the way. be able to know what I’m getting “I was nervous, but I really into,” Lee said. on the Irish Dance Team are the This year Lee plans to people they have met. They are missed singing in high school and also appreciative about the oppor- all my friends came to support me. sing a cover of “Gravity” tunity that it has given them: The So in the end, it ended up feeling by Sara Bareilles.

For anyone who wishes to see chance to continue dancing after really good and I got to meet a lot high school, which is something of other performers which is re- these performers, and many others both women love. And through ally cool because I don’t really get showcasing their talents and big“Marquette’s Got Talent,” they to talk to them outside of that sort gest passions, “Marquette’s Got Talent” is in the Varsity Theater at have the opportunity to showcase of thing,” Lee said.

Lee was not used to performing 8:30 p.m. this Thursday night. their abilities to a large crowd

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Greek Week promotes unity among chapters Philanthropy based week event coincides with homecoming

By Noelle Douglass

noelle.douglass@marquette.edu

While sororities and fraternities around the country often get a bad rap, many students involved in Greek life at Marquette want to change that view. Fortunately, Greek Week, an annual event filled with both competitive fun and meaningful philanthropy, is just one way in which Marquette’s Greek life men and women are showing their desire to give back.

Elizabeth Killian, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences, member of Kappa Delta and the vice president of programming for Marquette’s National Panhellenic Association, had only excitement exuding from her about this week.

“Greek Week is a week of bonding between all those in Greek life,” Killian said. “It combines friendly competition with doing something good for our community.”

This year, newer events of trivia and capture the flag join the ranks of the old-time Greek Week favorites of sand volleyball, kickball, penny wars and football. Plus, with the week running parallel to Marquette’s homecoming this year, different chapters are partaking in homecoming events like glow bingo and the block party, as well. Greek members are even involved in Marquette’s Got Talent.

“We’re leaving it up to the

sororities and fraternities if they want to actually participate or just want to go,” Killian said. “But I’m hoping some of them will participate because that would be super fun to see.”

The new opportunities provided

by Greek Week’s hybrid with homecoming not only spice up the year’s schedule, but have chapter members, both old and new, especially eager.

Vicente Weber, a Sigma Chi and a sophomore in the College of Business Administration, said he is Photo by Matthew Serafin matthew.serafin@marquette.edu looking forward to both bonding withSigma Kappa Sorority huddles before a kickball match. Fraternities and sororities hold a week of friendly competitions to raise money for various philanthropies. his brothers and of the week. undercurrent of unity for good next year by rushing – something mingling with non-Greek students.

But it’s not just bragging rights in every Greek Week she’s been that many involved students rec“I’m really excited for the Block that all those involved in the fes- a part of. ommended. Natalie Baber, an Party,” Weber said. “It’ll be great tivities compete for. The winning “I think Greek life is a lot differ- Alpha Phi and senior in the Colto grow closer to the guys in my sorority and fraternity each receive ent here than at bigger schools, be- lege of Arts & Sciences, hopes to chapter, but it’s also going to be a donation from either Panhellenic cause most everyone here knows remind students that Greek life awesome to interact with stu- or Interfraternity Council to give and likes each other,” Jelcz said. might surprise even students who dents that aren’t in Greek life, to a charity of their respective phi- “We don’t try to take shots at other think it is definitely not for them. and show them how much we like lanthropy – a fact that makes the chapters, and so in weeks like this, “Joining a fraternity or sorority to have fun.” efforts of each chapter even more it’s so cool to see how easy it is for is so much more than just joinFun is central to Greek Week, significant. Panhellenic is a gov- us all to come together and have ing a social organization,” Baber but so is competition. After all, erning body for sororities and IFC fun while still giving back.” said. “There are so many differone sorority and one fraternity does the same for fraternities.

While this year’s Greek Week is ent aspects to it: philanthropy, will ultimately be deemed the Katie Jelcz, a Kappa Delta closed off to only those currently leadership, competitions and sport champion based on their success and senior in the College of involved in Greek life, any and ev- events like this (week). There’s reand involvement in the events Arts & Sciences, has seen the eryone has a chance to be involved ally something for everyone.”

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By Dan O’Keefe

daniel.okeefe@marquette.edu

Glow Bingo returns to the AMU ballrooms Wednesday, October 4th from 8:30-10 p.m.

This year, there are ten prizes that those in attendance have the chance to win: Meet and greet bands If the odds are in one’s favor, they could have the chance to meet both AJR and Fitz and the Tantrums, the two bands performing at this year’s homecoming concert.

Meet-and-greet Marquette University Student

Government Speakers Series This prize gives the winner the chance to meet one of the speakers that MUSG brings in twice a month. Some of the previous speakers include Leigh Anne Tuohy and Shawn Johnson.

Men’s basketball season tickets For students who don’t want to spend $99, they can try to win season tickets at Glow Bingo. This prize awards the winner free student tickets to every home basketball game. The winner gets to cheer for the Marquette men’s basketball team along with other fans, all for the low price of a free game of bingo.

Dinner at the Jesuit Residence and Tuesday night mass seats

For those who are seeking to explore their faith, this twotailed prize could be the answer.

Not only does the winner get to eat with the Jesuits, but they also get reserved seats at Tuesday night mass at Joan of Arc Chapel, which is a great deal because Tuesday night mass is typically packed.

Dinner at the Lovell’s A prize that money could never buy: The winner gets to have dinner with University President Lovell and his family at the Lovell household. Lovell has been nice enough to cook dinner for one lucky winner of this prize.

Free foam run tickets For students who were hesitant about participating in the Blue and Gold Foam 5k this

weekend, hesitate no more, because the winner of this prize is given a free ticket to the 5k. It is valued at $17.

30-minute massage and de-stress Kit Feeling stressed out about classes? De-stress with a massage from the Rec Center, and a personal de-stress kit. The massage lasts for 30 minutes, and the de-stress kit will help the winner get through the semester peacefully.

Milwaukee pack This prize is the chance to discover Milwaukee for free. Including free tickets to the Milwaukee Art Museum, Discovery World and the Milwaukee Repertory Theater, this is the opportunity to appreciate many cultural events that Milwaukee

has to offer.

Bucks/Admirals tickets Glow Bingo is awarding either Milwaukee Bucks or Milwaukee Admirals tickets to one winner.

The winner of this prize gets to pick whether to attend at Bucks game or an Admirals game.

Marquette Madness priority seating Marquette Madness, the kickoff to the men’s basketball season, is fast approaching, and attendees don’t want to be stuck in the nosebleeds. The winner of this prize gets priority seating for Marquette Madness, which means a greater chance at all of the free prizes at Marquette Madness. It’s the prize that keeps on giving.

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Students working hard to pull off week’s events Homecoming Q&A with VP of Programming for MUSG, Molly Welch

By Aly Prouty

alyssa.prouty@marquette.edu

Molly Welch, Vice President of programming for Marquette Student Government, and senior in the College of Arts & Sciences, has spent weeks with the rest of the group to plan this year’s MUSG sponsored homecoming events.

Q: What do you do as VP of Programming for MUSG? A: I work with a team of four program coordinators, and we work with coordinating the speaker series. We work with late night events and do excursions and a lot of other events, (both) on campus and off.

Q: What have you worked on for homecoming? ette.edu A: MUSG contributes two opies. events. This year it is the “Marething quette’s Got Talent” event and s rec- the Late Night Breakfast. We r, an work as a team. My program coe Col- ordinators, Madison Hicks and pes to Paige Hunt, have taken lead on k life “Marquette’s Got Talent” … and s who I’ve been helping them with all hem. of that. I basically manage the rority team in general and help them join- with anything they need.

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it’s taking place, and Provost Meyers will be emceeing with a student. We reached out to all of the groups and student performers that were in it last year. Once we hear back from a large sum of groups, we have to go through a screening process. It’s not an audition or anything. It’s just to make sure we know what’s going on and know what everyone’s doing and also get tech needs, which includes what they would like from the audio to the visual and how many mics you need.

If you have an a cappella group, you need at least three handheld mics, if not more. From there, you can make a general lineup of the night, but you also need to make a rehearsal time lineup.

You have to get the tech needs to the companies and schedule when they’re going to come in and load in.

Q: Do you have a favorite Marquette’s Got Talent act?

A: Honestly, no. It’s a diverse range of acts this year, as it was last year, and that’s what makes it a great event. I think it has to do with how we publicize it and how we reach out to such large groups of people. Our student body does have a lot of different talents. You can have Irish step dancing, someone rapping and see a comedian all in the same event. We have a talented student body. I don’t have a favorite because they are all so different.

Q: What differences have you seen between last year’s

Photo by Andrew Himmelberg andrew.himmelberg@marquette.edu Molly Welch works closely with her team of program coordinators to put on MUSG sponsored homecoming events such as the talent show.

Homecoming and this year’s event?

A: They’ve asked for a lot more student input this year which I think is a great improvement, as a student. Obviously, last year was their first year so there are always places to go, and I think they really have improved. They had two student interns this year, and they also had a steering committee with a bunch of different student leaders on it. It really helped create a better vision for homecoming this year. It’s one that is steered with the wants and needs with

alumni that are coming back to campus this week with the wants and needs of students on campus.

Both are important.

Q: What’s a challenge you’ve faced during the planning stages of homecoming?

A: It’s very hard to work with all of the moving pieces. With … an event like “Marquette’s Got Talent,” you’ve gotta (sic) work with the homecoming committee, but then you have to relay the messages back to all different acts. Communication itself takes a while, and homecoming is very early on in the school year, so

you don’t have a while.

Q: What’s been the most rewarding part of this experience?

A: Really seeing how hard everyone is working. The students who work with homecoming, they’ve been working incredibly hard, and they’ve been doing a great job. Also, my program coordinators have been working so hard to get all of this together, and that’s really rewarding. I know during the days that all of this is happening, they’ll be able to see those events take place, and it’ll feel great for them.

Bed races highlight homecoming shenanigans Students, faculty prepare to compete for bragging rights

By Kelli Arsenau

kelli.arsenau@marquette.edu

Normally, when crossing 12th eitherStreet and heading to a Friaukeeday afternoon class, the only inner.things students have to watch ets toout for are cars, buses and the Bucksoccasional biker. But this Friday, students, staff, faculty iorityand alumni will be speeding down 12th street in wheeled kick-beds for the second installl sea-ment of the homecoming week andhit: bed races. o be Bed racing teams are made up Theof five members: three people ioritypushing and two people on the dness,bed itself. There are different nce attimed heats, with winners adquettevancing to semifinals and finals. thatIn order to make the event more fun and represent team spirit, teams come up with creative themes and wacky costumes.

Adam Kouhel, a senior in the College of Business Administration, will be racing with a group of seniors looking to raise money ($20.18 a student—their graduation year) to go toward a senior class gift that will support incoming students with financial aid and scholarships. The costume the group of seniors chose is tucked in shorts, white Reebok shoes and tall socks to look just like the on-campus “senior citizens” they are. To make sure the costumes are perfect, they have asked for a little help from their own grandparents.

“We’re going to be taking a trip to Goodwill and talking to our grandparents,” Kouhel said.

Faculty and administration teams are also planning costumes to show their team spirit.

Alex Busbee, interactive marketing designer in the office of marketing and communications, will be partaking in the bed races with other members of his administrative office. Because it is a bed race, Busbee’s team is

opting for a sleeping-related theme: bed bugs. Each team member will put together a costume that resembles a different bug.

“A lot of my teammates are parents,” Busbee said. “So, they have a lot of different Halloween costumes, parts and pieces, so we kind of just throw together what we can.”

As far as strategy, there is actually quite a bit of planning that goes into the races. The team members riding in the beds themselves must keep the wheels and the bed’s path straight with a steering wheel. Those pushing must balance the weight they put into pushing the handlebars and how much energy they put into their legs.

The competition is going to be tight. Every team has their eyes set on winning.

Kouhel, who raced last year with Marquette University Student Government, has high expectations for his team this year.

“Last year we made it to the

semifinals,” Kouhel said. “But this year, since we’re the most experienced students on campus, we expect to make it to the finals and win.”

Busbee has a similar mindset for his team.

“I’m pretty confident,” Busbee said. “Last year we had the best time, but I think we kind of overexerted (ourselves) in the first leg, and we had an injury in the second one, so we got beat in the second round.”

While all teams are shooting for first place, there will be one competitor that everyone hopes to triumph over: University President Michael Lovell.

Kouhel is feeling positive about his chances. “I joked with Dr. Lovell last year that I was going to beat him, obviously wasn’t successful, but this year Dr. Lovell knows that we’re coming back and we’re coming back strong,” he said.

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STAFF EDITORIAL

University Title IX response selfcongratulatory, evasive

An article reported by the Chicago Tribune in 2011 reads as follows: “On a chilly Sunday morning, a 19-year-old Marquette University student walked into the campus security office and tearfully reported being raped by an athlete just hours earlier. She says two of the officers on duty that February day dismissed her claim, telling her they didn’t know whether it was a crime because she alleged the encounter began as consensual sex and ended as an assault.”

An article reported by the Marquette Wire, regarding a former student’s lawsuit against Marquette for this mishandling of a 2014 sexual assault, reads: “Marquette appeared to have two motivations. To defer future sexual assault victims from pursuing charges,” said the complaint. “To intimidate Doe in an effort to cause her to leave Marquette, protect Marquette against legal action and discredit Doe as a complaint.”

The suit alleges that the former student was actively silenced while pursuing her assailant and eventually transferred to a community college.

An Op-Ed penned by university leadership just weeks ago, titled, “It takes all of us,” reads: “Well before the Marquette University Police Department became a commissioned police department, when it previously served as the Department of Public Safety, the department strictly followed reporting protocols around sexual assault. ” Based on the two aforementioned incidents alone, there seem to be some discrepancies between Marquette’s actions and its words regarding campus sexual assault.

The rhetoric used by the authors of the Op-Ed implies that campus sexual assault is handled admirably in every instance. They commended themselves on a job well done and left no room to address a counter-argument.

Sexual assault is prevalent on college campuses. More than 23

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Empowerment members sit in on the fourth floor of the AMU in protest of Marquette’s response to the Jane Doe case.

percent of undergraduate women and more than 5 percent of undergraduate men report having experienced a sexual assault while on campus. Title IX exists to protect those students and to help reduce those numbers for the future. It is crucial that students are able to hold that office accountable to best protect victims and prevent future assaults.

In response to the lawsuit filed this year, several Marquette student organizations attempted to hold a sit-in at the university’s Title IX office on the fourth floor of the AMU. Marquette Empowerment, an intersectional feminist student organization, had been in contact with Christine Taylor, the university’s Title IX coordinator, prior to the sit-in. Despite this, upon arriving at the office they were refused entry because of the sensitive information often discussed in the offices. Instead, they occupied the hallway and began calling Marquette’s Board of Trustees to raise their concerns.

In an email exchange between Taylor and Empowerment following the sit-in, the organization again lists their concerns, saying, “Our demands are centered around prioritizing the needs of survivors as well as working to ensure the safety of all Marquette students from sexual violence.”

The demands listed in the email

include increased transparency, the expulsion of assailants, and subsidized and professional counseling for assault survivors.

This is not an issue of speech and it is not an issue of student’s right to protest. This is an issue of accountability.

When students protest actions of Marquette, and it refuses to acknowledge those students’ concerns, it isolates the students from the university. To create a unified campus culture, a goal of Marquette’s, the administration needs to acknowledge when students are attempting to hold them accountable.

The Op-Ed ignores any complaints levied against the university and trivializes student experiences. It establishes a rhetoric of us vs. them and pits the university against its students.

This month alone has tested Marquette’s response to sexual assault in various forms, from Betsy Devos, Trump’s secretary of education, rescinding sexual assault guidance for campuses, to the real events that occurred on campus two weeks ago.

Sexual assault survivor advocacy is not a partisan issue, it should not cause contention and should not be met defensively by any administration. This was a misstep, and we need to ask for more from those who claim to advocate for us.

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Counseling Center valuable resource Maya Korenich There is no question that mental health is an important topic, especially on college campuses. Being away from family and friends and being in a new environment can cause problems for students, and it is important to have good resources for coping. Marquette has been taking great strides in talking about mental health more with things like student media’s “Breaking the Silence” campaign. This week, I visited the Counseling Center to get some more information on what they offered.

The Counseling Center staff was extremely welcoming, and the plush couches and various coloring books provided a nice distraction while I waited. I came in unannounced, but they were very timely with directing me to someone who could tell me about the programs the center provides.

In the waiting room, there was a board full of different group counseling sessions hosted by the center, including topics such as grief and anxiety. The Counseling Center offers individual and group therapy for a variety of issues, and appointments can be made online or over the phone. They also offer career counseling to help “aid students with their personal career exploration.”

The best part is the center is free for full-time students.

I have seen the Counseling Center tabling a few times, which I think is great for visibility. Their website is easy to use and navigate which can help to take away some of the stress of trying to figure out scheduling an appointment.

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According to the Counseling Center, during the 2016-17 academic year it saw 1,172 unique clients.

This is a great chunk of students that sought out the Counseling Center’s services, but there could be more.

With Marquette’s total enrollment hovering around 11,000 in 2016, there is definitely room for more students to seek out the Counseling Center and their services.

It is important that students know about the counseling resources that Marquette provides. No one should have to feel alone or at a loss here.

Sometimes we need more help than just venting to our friends. If mental health and the Counseling Center resources were discussed more on campus, that would help to take away some of the stigma that unfortunately goes along with mental health.

Counseling can be a really important resource, but often is underutilized because people don’t know what it is. There is nothing too minor to address during counseling sessions, even if someone just wanted to talk about how their day was. Granted, these services aren’t for everyone, if they never try it, they’ll never know.

If starting off in a one-on-one session sounds intimidating, try out one of the group therapy options. That’s a great way to ease into counseling and the resources that the center supplies. During midterms and finals, the Counseling Center also brings in support animals to the Alumni Memorial Union for students to hang out with.

Overall, I feel that Marquette’s Counseling Center offers many services that could be extremely beneficial to students. It is our job as students to be aware of the resources that are provided for us on campus and to utilize them. Next time the Counseling Center is tabling somewhere, take a brochure to try and learn more. Grab a friend and head to a group session about stress when you have a big exam coming up, and that may lead to wanting to go more often. There doesn’t have to be some big horrible event in order to use counseling. Make the most of it for even simple everyday problems.

I recommend everyone stop by the Counseling Center even if it’s just to pet Cu, the friendly therapy dog.

Maya Korenich is a sophomore studying social welfare and justice.

She can be reached at maya.korenich@marquette.edu

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‘Taking a knee’ is bigger than Trump Reilly Harrington

NFL players and teams have received a myriad of criticism as g Cen-of late for taking a knee during demicthe national anthem, but regardlients.less of what President Trump, ts thatthe media or your Facebook enter’sfriends tell you, these players more.are protesting police brutality llmentand the treatment of minorities 2016,by police across the nation. more Kneeling during the national selinganthem is not about protesting Trump. It is not a statement knowabout free speech or about proes thatfessional football players being should“ungrateful.” It is about police here.brutality, and if we as a society helprefuse to acknowledge that, then nds. Ifthe protests will be in vain and selingnothing will change. cussed Colin Kaepernick was the d helpfirst NFL player to protest the tigmatreatment of people of color by alongkneeling during the national anthem in the 2016 season, drawy im-ing inspiration from Black Lives under-Matter movements of the same knowyear. Kaepernick stated outright g toothat his protests were because unsel-of his discomfort honoring a e justnation that so notoriously opir daypressed people of color. His proaren’ttests were paired with his undertry it,publicized backing of several charities and organizations to ne ses-help combat racial inequality ut onein the country.

That’s This protest and call for soselingcial change was, shockingly er sup-enough, met with scorn and finals,criticism. A vocal portion of the bringsNFL’s audience viewed KaeAlum-pernick’s protest as disrespectudentsful to the flag and the men and women who died for this counuette’stry. This was countered with an y ser-argument about Kaepernick’s y ben-right to kneel during the anob asthem because of those men ourcesand women’s sacrifices. ampus In a sense, Kaepernick was me thesuccessful in creating a national some-dialogue. However, what this diy andalogue failed to include was the d headactual meaning and cause behind whenKaepernick’s protest. Suddenly, p, andthe conversation wasn’t about morethe staggering racial divide in someour nation but rather the right to o usekneel during the anthem. it for The press has referred to the s. kneeling as a protest against by theTrump, who very publicly critijust tocized Kaepernick in a speech g. made in September. This criticism was the impetus for a massive demonstration by players from across the entire league. Once again, the issue of free speech and honoring the

military have been widely discussed while the actual issues of police brutality and inequality are pushed aside. This is even more baffling, as the protests are no longer one individual’s act of defiance, but a movement of over 200 NFL players and employees.

The American public has an almost impressive ability to routinely and unilaterally dance around the issue of racial inequality. After the unrest in Ferguson, Baltimore and even here in Milwaukee, there is an astounding lack of actual discourse following the very public abuse of minorities by America’s police forces.

A massive percentage of NFL players showed solidarity with Kaepernick’s message and knelt during the anthem, but all the media seems to be covering is Trump’s Twitter tantrums regarding the protests.

Players and organizations have even released statements explicitly stating they are protesting police brutality, but people are so eager to criticize the president that they have managed to fully and totally ignore the 900-pound elephant in the room.

If we continue to live with blinders on and shut out the more contentious controversies of our time, the issues will become worse and worse until they become irreparable. Misrepresentation of a protest’s purpose by the media is no better than attempting to silence protestors outright. The same principle applies to the appropriation of a protest to your cause, regardless of your intentions.

Anyone who knows me can confirm I’m always down for criticizing Trump. However, I can recognize that “taking a knee” is a bigger issue than my opinions of the president. It’s a wholly different issue that warrants its own discussion and should not be so widely linked to Trump.

The next time you see an article or a tweet about taking a knee, pay close attention to what controversy the article is actually talking about. Is it free speech? The sanctity of the flag and the national anthem? Or does it address the fact that this controversy started because a successful athlete used their status as a public figure to highlight the staggering levels of racial inequality in this nation?

Reilly Harrington is a junior studying digital media and peace studies. He can be reached at reilly.harrington@marquette.edu

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Greek life stereotypes limiting

Photo by Brittany McGrail Brittany.McGrail@marquette.edu

Members of Kappa Sigma fraternity compete in tug of war during Greek Week 2011, promotes camaraderie.

Jackson Dufault

I decided to join Greek life becuase it was an opportunity to expand my network. The fraternity I joined was new, but rapidly growing, so I opted to become an early member.

It was a risk. At the time, I didn’t know too much about Greek life.

I have heard the horror stories about fraternity hazing, which have even led to members dying. While this is an extreme example, it made me nervous as a future pledge.

I was genuinely surprised when there was no sort of hazing during the pledging process. As soon as I was initiated, however, I understood why the current brothers had such tight rules on topics such as hazing.

Marquette Greek life has a notorious reputation. Multiple suspensions have led to tight sanctions from the university. As a result, Greek life has changed substantially.

These new strict sanctions have not gone unnoticed by Marquette Greek life, as chapters have tightened their bylaws and increased their emphasis on member involvement. Marquette has also essentially adopted a zero-tolerance policy amidst the struggles with misbehavior within fraternities and sororities.

While I was slightly disappointed the members didn’t at least mess with us a little bit, it was comforting to know that I was joining a group where I would eventually be respected as an actual member.

Looking back now, the lack of hazing has made me much more willing to participate in Greek life.

The negative aspects are the reasons why these sanctions exist.

It’s led me to believe that the most effective way to maintain Greek chapters is through strong, strict rules. For me, it has helped the good aspects of Greek life outweigh the negative ones.

There are a plethora of stereotypes regarding Greek life chapters.

Some suggest that members are just looking to party and not much else.

Others imply there are really no academic or socially constructive aspects that come from it. In reality, there are plenty of great things about Greek life that are clouded by negative aspects, such as hazing.

New bylaws have ensured that hazing holds no part in the Greek life system. Even one instance of it can lead to a lengthy suspension.

This is a positive that has arisen from the new rule. The way my fraternity treated me as a pledge cannot all be attributed to the strict rules Marquette has imposed. There are genuinely good people within this group that wanted to see me succeed and grow as a member.

To understand how Greek life functions is to understand that each batch has their good and bad eggs.

I’ve met wonderful people through Greek life, but also a few not-sogood ones. This is the unfortunate reality of Greek life and why tight sanctions need to exist. The actions of one person can destroy everything a large group of people have

built up. However, having tight sanctions ensures that the bad eggs can’t have a catastrophic effect on the entire chapter.

Beyond brotherhood, I’ve seen a heavy emphasis on our fraternity’s philanthropy. This is a cause that promotes a common good. Greek chapters support their assigned philanthropy by hosting events that raise money for them.

Each chapter has some form of philanthropy that they attempt to raise as much money for as possible by the end of the year. My fraternity is involved with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). Last year, we hosted multiple events that raised money for the foundation, including a dodgeball tournament. It’s enjoyable to raise money for a good foundation and to have some fun while doing so.

It gives me a sense of accomplishment to know that our fraternity is able to make a difference.

So far, being in a fraternity has definitely helped me grow as a person. I’ve expanded my network, taken part in good causes and come out of my social anxiety shell a bit. I can’t deny that Greek life can get unruly, but the good aspects of it prove that it can have a positive presence on campus. All that depends on whether or not the chapter chooses to impose restrictions on its members.

Jackson Dufault is a sophomore studying journalism and political science. He can be reached at jackson.dufault@marquette.edu

Luka Prpa scored five goals and notched five assists by this point last season, but has started much slower this year.

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Rose: ‘I can do way better’

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Jacob Rose, a freshman in the College of Communication, poses in front of all his college acceptance letters. He hails from Townsville, Australia.

Freshman walk-on hopeful hindered by high school injury

By Andrew Goldstein

andrew.goldstein@marquette.edu

Something didn’t feel right for freshman Jacob Rose during his basketball walk-on tryout. As Rose ran alongside 14 other players, all vying for a coveted spot on the team, he noticed his left leg was still a little tight.

When he tried driving off that leg for a layup during five-on-five basketball, it took a lot more effort than he remembered.

“I just don’t feel as explosive,” Rose said. “Jumping off the left, I can do it, but I’m not doing it as good as I used to be.”

It was the aftermath from an Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injury Rose suffered during the first football game of his senior year at Pasadena High School in Pasadena, California. He watched his basketball team make it to the state semifinals from the sidelines the following March. “Senior year sucked,” Rose said.

Over a year later, that ACL was still hampering Rose’s performance in the most important basketball practice of his life: the one that would determine whether he could fulfill his goal of walking on at Marquette.

“I think I can do way better than

I showed the coaches that day,” Rose said. “I felt like I kind of went through the motions, and I felt really bad about that.”

Effort is the one thing that didn’t escape associate head coach Brett Nelson’s attention. Nelson values attitude and hustle over all else when selecting a walk-on — someone who may not see a minute of game action all year.

“We’re looking for consistent, every day guys with positive energy,” Nelson said. “(And) obviously guys who are going to know their role within our team. Walk-ons are very important to what we do.”

To try out for the men’s basketball

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I think I can do way better than what I showed the coaches that day.”

Jacob Rose

team is to enter Nelson’s domain. He lead over the group with a watchful eye and a coach’s whistle draped around his neck, ready to correct imperfections at a moment’s notice.

Program assistant Dan Madhavapallil often stood on the opposite sideline from Nelson, quietly observing and occasionally pointing things out to him.

“It was kind of like my real practice … in almost a year,” Rose said.

“It was just a mindset of trying to get back into it. Working out at the rec, playing pickup games, running; it’s not the same.”

The opening drill, which Nelson called, “perfect layups,” typified the afternoon. Nelson split the players into two lines, one on the left and one on the right. The player on the right had to dribble to the hoop and execute a layup off the glass. The person on the left had to rebound the layup and pass to the next guy before sprinting to the back of the line on the right. The assembled players had eight minutes to do this 16 times in a row without a mistake.

Each time the players made a mistake, Nelson screamed, “Zero!” to let them know the count had been reset.

Dribble around the outside of the cone instead of the inside on a layup approach? “Zero!” Forget to step out of bounds before passing it? “Zero!”

Jog to the back of the line instead of sprint? “You didn’t sprint! Zero!”

Nelson called these “peer pressure drills,” and the coaching staff does them on a daily basis with the scholarship players.

“You’ve got to listen, you’ve got to talk and you’ve got to communicate,” Nelson said.

“You’ve got to hold your share of the rope … Otherwise, you’re going to let the team down.”

Rose made his way through the nonstop pace of “perfect layups” and the ensuing wind sprints called “22s”

in good shape. While some other tryout participants were hunched over after the initial drills, Rose maintained a rigid, upright gait.

“I knew it was going to be a lot of running,” Rose said. “I worked out a lot, and I ran a lot of ’22s’ like we did during the tryout.”

Playing high-level college basketball has been in Rose’s blood since his childhood in Townsville, Australia, where he lived down the street from current Marquette basketball player Harry Froling. His father, Rob Rose, briefly played for the Los Angeles Clippers before becoming one of the most decorated players

of all time in Australia’s National Basketball League (NBL).

“I pride myself on defense just like he does,” Jacob said of his father.

“He was a leader, and I believe I’m a leader as well.”

Both of those traits were on display in the five-on-five full court games toward the end of the tryout.

Rose stood his ground on the defensive end, denying dribble-drives and sticking with his man off the ball. However, that production didn’t translate to the offensive end, where he was unable to generate many open shots for himself.

Rose had the benefit of playing recreational basketball with most of the people trying out. Almost all of the players knew each other, and their play reflected it — there were a few backdoor cuts and even one or two set offensive plays.

“We’ve all been playing basketball for three or four years,” participant Moyo Ogunkunle said. “It’s kind of like a natural chemistry when you get on the court with other people who know the game of basketball Run and love the game of basketball.” left s While Rose enjoyed getting backton U on the court for his first formal prac-and tice since tearing his ACL, he’s nowian P left to wait and wonder if he’ll get abox. that second chance.

“I guess you could say one of thethe t reasons I came here was to try andscore walk on; it’s all I wanted to do for alldefen of my life,” Rose said. “Not makingkeepe shot the team would be horrible.” one-t Then Rose paused.

“Well, not horrible. I don’t know, “Sh I ran I’m trying to think of the word.”

After a few seconds of silence,it at Rose said, “It just wouldn’t be idealhave er sa … I’d just feel sad.” smili At be ye coach ily a game

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Rose moved to Pasadena, California, after his first year of high school.

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laying most Photo by Helen Dudley helen.dudley@marquette.edu ost all Darian Powell is Marquette’s first sixth-year senior in program history. She has four goals so far this season. r, and thing especially unique about their relationship. were the Powell-Sprecher connection “It doesn’t really affect us at one or last month: for the first time in all,” Powell said. “We’re friends, program history, a player as- so we’re pretty normal.” ketball sisted a teammate that was five When Sprecher is on the cipant years younger. bench, she keeps an eye on Powind of Part of the reason for the new ell’s movement and positioning. n you By John Steppe john.steppe@marquette.edu record is simple; Marquette has When they are both on the field, people ketball Running out of room on the never had two players separated Powell acts as a second coach, l.” left side against a stifling Bos- by five years on the team. The guiding the young forward to the backton University defense, forward age difference came to fruition correct spots.

“I would always watch her prac-and leading goal scorer Dar- last year when Powell decided to s nowian Powell crossed it toward the pursue a sixth year of eligibility when I was on the sidelines bel get abox. Waiting on the other end of after being sidelined for her first fore I would come in and watch that cross was Kylie Sprecher, two years on campus. what she did,” Sprecher said.

“I don’t really think about it “She does a really good job of thethe team’s second-leading goal y andscorer. After speeding past her that much because, I don’t know, when I’m on the field of coachfor alldefender, leaving only the goal- it’s my journey,” Powell said. ing me and helping me get in makingkeeper to beat, Sprecher slid a “I’ve been meshing well with the the right spots and making the shot into the net for a perfect team. It’s not like I’m an outlier right movements.” one-touch goal. or anything, so it’s been fun.”

Powell keeps her advice to Meanwhile, Sprecher’s rapid Sprecher simple. “We’ve been know, “She had a beautiful cross, and I ran in and I thought I missed development throughout the clicking a lot, so when we’re to.” lence,it at first, but it was cool to club circuit allowed the native gether, we just focus on what we idealhave that connection,” Sprech- of Menomonee Falls, Wiscon- do well — finding each other on er said. “We were hugging and sin, to earn serious minutes as the field and focusing on her,” smiling afterward.” a freshman.

Powell said. “She’s really good At first glance, it appeared to One would expect an adjust- on getting crosses, so I’m like, be yet another example of head ment period for teammates ‘Focus on your crosses, focus coach Markus Roeders’ fam- born five years apart from each on your technique, do what you ily atmosphere appearing in other. However, Powell and do well.’” game action. But there was one Sprecher don’t overcomplicate Powell and Sprecher’s comfort

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around each other dates back to a few summers ago when Sprecher joined Powell and senior Caroline Fink on the SC Waukesha U-23 team. There they got accustomed to each others’ styles of play, years before Sprecher first put on her No. 8 gold and white kit.

Last summer, fellow teammates Eli Beard, Allison Jacobson and Carrie Madden, among others, also spent the summer playing with SC Waukesha, giving Sprecher a chance to learn from more of her future teammates. That gave Sprecher an edge over other freshmen when she arrived on campus.

“When I got here on campus in July, I was already comfortable,” Sprecher said. “I knew people, I knew how they played. I was able to get a little bit of a feel of what the next level was going to be like.”

With junior forward Jamie Kutey and preseason All-BIG EAST team honoree Madden sidelined for portions of this season, Roeders has consistently called on Sprecher to step up.

The freshman has already played 779 minutes this year, more than Powell played during her entire first year healthy.

“I definitely didn’t expect it right away but I think

I’ve learned a lot,” Sprecher said. “I’ve gotten some good chances.”

The path has not always been smooth, especially recently.

With the team on a losing streak, Roeders relegated Sprecher to a slightly smaller role with fewer touches.

Even in a new role, Sprecher and Powell’s on-field chemistry shows. Roeders never directly substituted Powell for Sprecher despite playing similar positions, giving them a chance to build on their relationship on the pitch. Sprecher now has to learn how to play at her own pace despite Powell also playing up top.

“That kind of just comes from experience — knowing when to slow it down, when to switch the field, (when) to calm everybody down,” Powell said. “That’s a thing a lot of people still need to learn and we need to do moving forward.”

She won’t have to look far for someone to emulate.

“It still looks like (Powell) is slowing the game down. She’s taking the touch, she’s drawing somebody in, she’s finding the outlet,” Roeders said.

“That’s the difference between a 23-year-old senior and an 18-year-old freshman.”

MARQUETTE SPORTS CALENDAR WEDNESDAY 10/4 Men’s Soccer at Wisconsin 7:00 p.m.

Men’s Basketball Marquette Madness Al McGuire Center 7:00 p.m.

THURSDAY 10/5 Women’s Soccer at DePaul 3:00 p.m.

SATURDAY 10/7 Men’s Soccer vs. Providence 1:05 p.m.

Volleyball vs. Creighton 7:00 p.m.

SUNDAY 10/8 Women’s Soccer vs. Providence 1:00 p.m.

FRIDAY 10/6 Volleyball vs. Providence 5:00 p.m.

Weekly staff picks

Goldstein

Ploen

Steppe

Alexander

Comerford

Wells

DeSutter

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3-5

5-3

3-5

3-5

1-7

3-5

Bibens

Reisner

Volleyball vs.

Creighton 9-26-17

WSOC vs.

Providence 9-28-17

Record

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Prpa limited as defenders apply double, triple teams Midfielder has scored only one goal in nine matches

By Brendan Ploen

brendan.ploen@marquette.edu

Sophomore midfielder Luka Prpa is not one for personal accolades, however, it’s not hard to notice the abundance he received during his freshman campaign, where he led the team in points with 26.

Prpa topped off his freshman season with a number of awards including the BIG EAST Freshman of the Year and TopDrawerSoccer’s Freshman Best XI Team. He then started off this season as the only Marquette player to be named to the Preseason All-BIG EAST team.

Heading into the season, all the pressure was on Prpa to have a big sophomore year, but so far, he has not lived up to expectations. Men’s soccer has one win to its name and Prpa has logged a single goal this year. Defenses have been keying in on him, watching him at all times, ensuring he doesn’t have time to dribble or make a precision pass, let alone score. With predictions, media and other coaches chiming in on his pitch performances, the only one who hasn’t been able to speak about it is Prpa himself.

“For me I’m not really frustrated, because the goals don’t really matter to me personally and it’s more about the team,” Prpa said. “While it

Photo by Maggie Bean/Marquette Athletics

Sophomore midfielder Luka Prpa was Marquette’s only representative on the preseason All-BIG EAST team.

certainly helps the team, I just want to see us get back in the win column again.”

While Prpa says he definitely feels more attention from opposing defenses, he still bears responsibility to play more clinically.

“The team believes in me and I believe in our guys,” Prpa said.

“We’re right there in every game we play, but it’s that one little

moment that will turn the game in their favor instead of ours, and we need to make the most of our chances when we get them.”

Head coach Louis Bennett views Prpa’s sophomore season as different from his accolade-filled freshman season. Although he started last year with far more fanfare, Prpa is better adjusted to handle a full season now from an

endurance standpoint.

“Last year, he was playing by the seat of his pants,” Bennett said.

“He was doing really well and flying high, and this year, he’s had to do some grinding, and I think it’s helping him.”

Although Prpa only has one goal, he leads the team in shots with 19 shots, six more than fellow midfielder Connor Alba with 13.

While Prpa is certainly not putting up eye-popping numbers and highlight reel goals like he did last year, Bennett still believes he’s effective on the pitch.

Prpa often commands the attention of two or even three other players. In addition, Prpa has become a much stronger leader with a year of experience under his belt.

“The caliber and the quality of the football he does helps us grow quicker,” Bennett said. “His leadership is a quieter, humbler guy, but when he says something, people listen.”

At 1-7-1, the chances for an atlarge postseason berth are long gone and it would take a 180 degree turn of fortune for Marquette to even make the BIG EAST Tournament.

Despite the team’s abysmal and often misleading record, Prpa believes Marquette is on pace for a comeback in the long-term, if not this year.

“From those experiences with the close losses this year, we are getting sharper and sharper while putting more details into every game,” Prpa said. “I think it’s only a matter of time before you start seeing those results.

Prpa still believes that this season can be salvaged, starting with a trip to in-state rival Wisconsin on Wednesday.

“We still have the bulk of the BIG EAST schedule left and we think that because of our experiences, we definitely know that we can get the job done, we just have to go out there and do it.”

Men’s hockey splits weekend games despite injuries Deneweth changes position to help team adapt quickly

By Samantha Alexander

samantha.alexander@marquette.edu

After going 1-1 against Lewis University in its most recent weekend series, the Marquette club hockey team sits at 2-2 and is taking the bye week to strengthen its chemistry on and off the ice.

Marc Shipbaugh, one of the team’s top defensemen and the alternate captain, is still out for another two weeks with a fractured pinkie, but he is anxiously awaiting medical clearance to lace up his skates and return to the ice.

“I’m hoping to start playing after this weekend and play against Oshkosh,” Shipbaugh said. “We’ve never played against them, so we’re kind of going in blind.”

With a spectator’s view of the game, Shipbaugh is focused on building a rapport with his teammates and getting back on the ice.

“I want to gain some chemistry with the new guys,” Shipbaugh said. “I was one of the guys on the

power play, so I’d definitely like to go back to that spot and be the ‘quarterback’ of that play.”

Marquette’s power play badly needs a quarterback. The team has not scored on a single opportunity this season. It’s another way that Shipbaugh’s absence has impacted the team.

“I would say he’s a big loss because he’s got a lot of experience and skill,” RJ Deneweth said.

“He’s a great shooter, skater and stick handler.”

Deneweth, the sophomore defender who has been filling in for Shipbaugh, is also in uncharted territory. Deneworth usually plays as a forward and is used to shooting the puck as opposed to blocking shots. However, the recent role reversal is showing another side to his game.

“It shows that (the coaches and team) have put more trust into me,” Deneweth said. “On defense, you’ve got to be smarter.

On offense, you’re more attacking. I’ve kind of got to change the way I play my game, which is typically aggressive.”

Deneweth played as a forward for the team last year and will return to the offensive line after Shipbaugh returns to the ice.

Photo by Helen Dudley helen.dudley@marquette.edu

Sophomore RJ Deneweth played forward but has recently moved to defender with Marc Shipbaugh’s injury.

Junior forward Conor Coyne also missed both games last week with a rib injury that has not healed from the season opener against Notre Dame. He played the remainder of the Notre Dame game but has not played since.

As one of the more experienced members on the team, Coyne views it as his duty to give the younger players feedback.

“I was able to help some of the

new kids understand what we were doing wrong and why we were giving up goals,” Coyne said. “If we can understand that we need to get rid of the puck quicker, pass and shoot and score, I think we’ll be alright.”

The team feels they are finding their rhythm after the mixed start, which Deneweth attributes to senior leadership.

“I think their (captains and

returners) attitudes have changed to a ‘win’ kind of mentality,” Deneweth said. “The young guys really look up to that and want to be just like them on the ice.”

Marquette will be on home ice this weekend playing UWM at the Ponds of Brookfield.

The puck drops at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and 1 p.m. Saturday for a matinee.

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Milwaukee Tennis Classic traces past to Al McGuire Storied basketball coach helped found tennis tournament

atten- By Zoe Comerford play- zoe.comerford@marquette.edu ome a ear of Most people associate legendary Marquette coach Al McGuire ity of with his basketball accomplishgrow ments, particularly the 1977 lead- national title that remains the guy, program’s only championship thing, to this day.

Far fewer people know him an at- for his love of a different g gone sport: tennis. e turn In 1975, Chas Mulcahy, a even Marquette alumnus and current ment. president of the Milwaukee Tennd of- nis Classic, went to McGuire, lieves Marquette’s athletic director at eback the time, and asked for his blessar. ing to hold the tournament. Mcth the Guire not only gave Mulcahy e get- and his colleagues permission to e put- go ahead with the their vision, ame,” but he went to the university’s a mat- administration and lobbied for seeing its support.

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He was an avid tennis player and had some really strong friendships in the tennis community.”

Timon Corwin on Al McGuire

Four decades later, those still involved in the Classic regard McGuire as the event’s co-founder.

“He was really instrumental in getting the athletic department and the university behind it in the first couple years,” MTC board member Timon Corwin said. “He was an avid tennis player and had some really strong friendships in the tennis community,” McGuire left his mark on the Classic not only financially, but personally, as well, attending it for many years. The tournament’s founders returned the favor by naming McGuire an honorary chairman in 1982.

The classic quickly gained prestige and attention after Mcanged Guire put his name to it, as top ” De- players from all around the counys re- try flocked to Milwaukee over to be winter break to compete. After just seven years, McGuire proudhome ly said, “The classic has grown UWM every year until it now stands kfield. as one of the largest and most p.m. respected nationally sanctioned urday intercollegiate tournaments in the country.”

Even after McGuire, Marquette

continued to strongly support the MTC. “All the basketball players that have come and the coaches that have come after him have been supportive of the tournament too,” Corwin said. “It’s probably helpful that Al was so supportive of it.”

It’s quite possible that the support from Milwaukee tennis fans has exceeded even McGuire’s support. Fans travel to the Town Club in Brown Deer and the Western Racquet Club in Fox Point for the preliminary rounds, then pack the UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena downtown for the final.

“I think definitely (sic) that the community is very excited to watch some great tennis,” sophomore women’s tennis player Fleur Eggink said.

Local families in the community do more than just watch great tennis — they also host players in their own homes. Instead of the competitors going to a hotel at the end of the day, they go home with a local family that has volunteered to take them in for a few days. These families, all of which are members of the Western Racquet Club and the Town Club, have housed players for 42 years.

“They’re eating at the clubs, they’re interacting with the children, with the adults,” Corwin said. “Both clubs are very tennis-centric. You’re really pulling together people who love watching tennis and people who love playing tennis. It’s a good fit.”

Through the Al Hurvis/ADAMM Education Foundation, the Classic strives to reach players who are not part of the tournament. Each year, part of the money generated from the Classic and its sponsorships fund eight scholarships for low-income students.

Scholarship criteria includes outstanding academic achievements, leadership, community service and membership with their high school’s tennis team.

“It’s a great opportunity for the Tennis Classic to give back to the community with some scholarship money.” Corwin said.

For Mulcahy, one co-founder of the MTC, tennis was not only a hobby, but a passion. He was the No. 1 singles player at Marquette from 1955 to 1959 and continues to support tennis in the Milwaukee area. Mulcahy and his co-founders wanted the MTC to bring the tennis community together while giving back to younger students involved with the sport.

“To use tennis as a vehicle to enhance and enrich the lives of many disadvantaged kids that first of all would not have an opportunity to play that sport and second would not get the type of scholarship assistance that we’re providing (sic),” Mulcahy said.

The best thing about the

Photo by Helen Dudley helen.dudley@marquette.edu

The Milwaukee Tennis Classic is putting together a proposal to move its finals to Marquette’s campus in the near future. It was founded in 1975 with the help of legendary basketball coach Al McGuire.

Classic, Corwin said, is its rich tennis tradition in the Milwaukee area.

“I’d say the state has a big tradition in both college tennis, professional tennis, junior tennis,” Corwin said. “You’ve got this trifecta of community, the Milwaukee Tennis Classic, this rich history in tennis and

then the university system all working together.”

In the years to come, the tournament’s board hopes to return the Classic to its roots by submitting a proposal to Marquette Athletics that the finals be held at the Al McGuire Center.

“That would be a great thing to have on campus,” Mulcahy

said. “It would be open to students on campus. We’d make it a real celebration of this very prestigious tournament.”

When asked what McGuire would think if he were alive today about the growth of tournament, Mulcahy smiled and said, “He would be absolutely thrilled.”

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The Marquette Tribune

Tuesday, October 3, 2017

Here’s what it’s like to participate in walk-on tryouts

Photo by Andrew Himmelberg andrew.himmelberg@marquette.edu

Students were required to complete a two-page paper before attempting to walk on during open tryouts.

Chris Reisner Only one percent of high school basketball players go on to compete at the Division I level, according to the NCAA. I tried to be one of them last week.

I first learned of the opportunity to walk onto the men’s basketball team via a flyer at the Helfaer Recreation Center. For a basketball fanatic like me, someone who has played practically since I could walk, it was too good to pass up. I submitted the required two-page essay on what it would mean to be a walk-on and waited.

About three weeks went by

until the tryout finally came. Fifteen people, myself included, showed up.

The odds were not in my favor.

Upon arriving at the Al McGuire Center 30 minutes early – as a good walk-on should – I was directed to the Kasten gym. There were already eight people there warming up. When college students show up early, you know it’s important.

After lacing up and getting loose,

the tryout began. Associate head coach Brett Nelson gathered us all into a huddle, gave us a few instructions, then broke us up into two groups.

We ran a simple drill called “perfect layups” to begin the tryout, which only requires focus, composure and teamwork. We needed to make a certain number of consecutive layups as a team without committing any mental errors such as a bad cut, lazy pass or not sprinting back. Unfortunately, we didn’t complete the drill within the allocated period of time, causing Nelson to shout the words every participant dreaded hearing.

“Get on the line.”

It was reminiscent of my days at Brookfield Central High School, where practices would usually start the exact same way. I wasn’t nostalgic for it.

Several sprints later, we conducted some full court layup and outlet pass drills while the coaches evaluated our conditioning and ability to listen. The intensity of those moments was something to behold. It is as close to a game speed environment as it gets, and the pressure of making the team takes the place of a

hostile crowd.

Following the drills, we were divided into teams for about 20 minutes of scrimmaging. It was a test of physical and mental fortitude to see who is still able to play after 40 minutes of hard conditioning before concluding with “pressure free throws,” a drill many high school basketball players know well.

Each player steps up to shoot one free throw. If the player makes it, nothing happens. If the player misses, the whole team runs. The majority of us were able to step up and knock our free throw down, which ended the tryouts on a positive note.

The toughest part of doing these drills was the conditioning aspect. It is not something you can really simulate on your own, especially after being out of high school basketball for over a year.

Whatever the result may be, it was the experience of a lifetime. There was a lot to gain and nothing to lose.

If nothing else, I at least gained the ability to tell one of the coolest college stories around.

Chris Reisner is a sophomore studying journalism. He can be reached at christopher.reisner@marquette.edu