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Last in the room was Smart, overrun with emotion and not hiding his feelings.

By Jack Albright

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Tyler Kolek hunched his back, closed his fists, flexed and yelled out for the world to hear. David Joplin came up from behind him and gave him a hug. Stevie Mitchell embraced Oso Ighodaro.

Shaka Smart clapped his hands as he walked down the line to meet with Colorado head coach Tad Boyle.

Hands were shook, words were shared and congrats were given.

Then it began. The real celebration.

After all, there was much to cheer about.

For the first time in 11 years, No. 2 seed Marquette men’s basketball booked its ticket to the Sweet 16.

They made their way off the court. First was Ighodaro leading the charge. Behind came the rest of the

“We’ve been through a lot as a group together,” Smart said. “But guys have never wavered in terms of their belief in our playing and our way, and they stayed connected with one another. Relationships is our number one advantage, and that’s just something that we believe in, and I think it won us the game today.”

In the locker room, Kolek — who led with 21 points, 11 assists and six rebounds — was the man who did the honors of stamping the Marquette nameplate on the bracket.

“Even for this group we feel like it’s been a long time coming,” Kolek said. “That first year (against UNC) didn’t go how we wanted. Second year (against Michigan State) certainly didn’t go how we wanted, and then coming back this year we had a vengeance.

“I told the guys before the game, this moment has been in our nightmares

and we’re not running from it anymore.”

Then the speaker came out, hoisted high above by first-year Tre Norman. Because if the music is still playing for Marquette’s season, it should be for their celebrations, too.

A state of euphoria washed over everyone as they celebrated the titanic achievement.

What was said after last year’s disappointing loss no longer remains true. And they know it.

“Just knowing that we were able to do something mainly that we just weren’t able to do last year, and it’s something you’ve been working towards all year. When you put all your effort time and energy into something and it goes the way you want it to go. I mean, that’s a great feeling,” Mitchell said.

All year, Marquette looked toward March. What happened in the games prior mattered, yes, but it didn’t hold the same value.

Because nothing does. Nothing compares to the joie de vivre of the Big Dance.

Golden Eagles hold off No. 10 seed Buffaloes

By Kaylynn Wright kaylynn.wright@marquette.edu

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Marquette men’s basketball had been in this situation before.

With three minutes left to play, the game was tied at 74 after the Buffaloes had come storming back in the second half and Shaka Smart called timeout.

But instead of letting Colorado takeover — like it allowed Michigan State to do last year — Marquette stepped up to the challenge.

Sophomore guard Chase Ross sunk a 3-pointer on the very next play. Senior guard Tyler Kolek dribbled his way around defenders and netted a hook shot. And junior guard David Joplin put the finishing touches on the win hitting both of his free throws to put the Golden Eagles up by five with 7.4 seconds remaining.

“We actually talked about

that in that huddle,” junior guard Kam Jones said. “Tie game three minutes left. It was like, ‘Man, we’ve been here before, we’re going to go take the game.’ Last year, we were in that situation hoping the game came to us, rather than doing what we do. Go out there, be aggressive and take the game.”

The initial offensive clinic. The second-half fight. The aggressiveness. The unwavering will-power to do what hadn’t been done in over a decade.

It all culminated into a No. 2 seed Golden Eagles’ 81-77 win over the 10-seeded Buffaloes to send them to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2013.

“I’m just so grateful for our guys, the way they hung in there,” Smart said. “Colorado made a heck of a run… But our guys never blinked, never wavered… We made some mistakes, but we kept belief in each other. We stayed connected.”

Second half response

Colorado was down by 11 points heading into the locker room and came out with a vengeful mindset.

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Marquette celebrates in its locker room after booking its ticket to the Sweet 16 Friday in Dallas, TX.

Photo courtesy of Marquette Athletics

Tyler Kolek (left), Kam Jones (right) hug after MU beat Colorado.

Meet the MUSG presidential candidates

Three tickets will be on the MUSG ballot for April 4

By Julia Abuzzahab and Sophia Tiedge juliana.abuzzahab@marquette.edu sophia.tiedge@marquette.edu

Unlike past years, this year’s campaign for Marquette University Student Government President and Executive Vice President for the 2024-25 academic year has three tickets instead of two.

The three student tickets include:

Amyah Brooks for President and Amani Dalieh for Executive Vice President:

Brooks, a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences, and Dalieh, a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences, based their campaign on two major things: interconnectedness across

Thilini Mendis for President and John Flanagan for Executive Vice President:

The last ticket, Mendis and Flanagan, both juniors in the College of Arts & Sciences, are basing their campaign off three core ideas: Inclusivity, transparency and sustainability.

Flanagan doesn’t hold a position in MUSG and Mendis serves as the MUSG chief of staff.

MUSG had a debate March 24 where the six of them had the opportunity to emphasize their platforms. The Marquette Wire also sat down with each ticket March 22 and 25 to discuss what initiatives they are running on and their overall candidacy.

The election for MUSG president and executive vice president is being held Thursday, April 4. Students that are eligible to vote will be emailed a link to participate in the election from MUSG.

campus and uplifting marginalized voices.

Brooks serves as the MUSG senator for Arts & Sciences and Dalieh doesn’t serve in MUSG.

Lori Martinez for President and Kaitlyn Rohan for Executive Vice President:

Martinez, a sophomore in the College of Arts & Sciences, and Rohan, a sophomore in the College of Heath Sciences, are running off of three major pillars: Transparency between administration and the student body, improving campus accessibility and creating a safer campus.

Martinez currently serves as MUSG legislative vice president and Rohan is the MUSG senator for the College of Health Sciences and president pro tempore for the student senate.

run for president one day … and Kait is by far the best senator,” Martinez said. “We have so many of the same goals for the university, we have a strong commitment to the student body, and we know every single department within our student government very, very well.”

“For me, I didn’t come into Marquette knowing that I was going to run for vice president. Coming in as a biomedical science major, it’s not as typical. But as I joined MUSG and got to know the inner workings … being a part of that community in itself is something I want to continue,” Rohan said.

Mendis and Flanagan: “I wanted to run last year … but I wasn’t in MUSG yet,” Mendis said. “And then John and I work together (as RAs in Mashuda), so I asked him if he would be interested.”

“I was very excited. I didn’t know a whole lot about MUSG at the time, but after we talked about it some more, we went through what the role is and it was really cool,” Flanagan said.

What main initiatives are the two of you campaigning on?

Brooks and Dalieh: “Our main focus is interconnectedness — it’s an umbrella of views we have. Also, (having) more awareness on campus and informing students. Part of that I feel is there’s a lack of communication on campus of what’s happening, and our biggest goal is to inform students,” Brooks said. “We also want to focus on mental health.”

Mendis and Flanagan:

“I think the biggest thing would probably be having a more open network with the student body and administration/faculty. John and I both have both held leadership positions in other clubs so we know concerns that are raised from students that we’d have to communicate because we’ve both had to deal with funding and stuff … and that obviously ties into inclusion too because there’s a lot of students that don’t really know the resources that they have available,” Mendis said.

What do you hope to accomplish your first month in office?

to see duality and multiple perspectives. And I just really hope to like bridge people together and have more collaborations.”

Martinez and Rohan: “I think I’m just excited to talk about transparency. I think that for me, personally, all of these are super important, but I feel like transparency kind of goes through them all. It’s our big overlay. This is a good thing that we need to work on, throughout all areas,” Rohan said.

How did the two of you decide to run together?

Brooks and Dalieh: “I never thought I was going to be running for MUSG, but then I randomly got a text from Amyah saying, ‘What would you think? Let‘s talk about it. Let’s run because we kind of have the same values and morals when it comes to what we want to do for campus.’ And we decided because we know what needs to be done and we are on the same wavelength,” Dalieh said.

“I also think part of our campaign is diverse voices and bringing a united vision,” Brooks said. “And I feel, like she (Dalieh) said, we work very well together and we’ve known each other since our first year.”

Martinez and Rohan: “I’ve been wanting to run for president for quite some time. Immediately after being legislative vice-president I knew that I would

“She (Brooks) lives on campus and I’m a commuter, so we saw that difference (in campus experience). For me, I had to really seek it out to find different events,” Dalieh said. “So that’s our goal: to bring us all together, whether you commute or you’re a non-commuter, I just want everybody to have the same opportunities.”

Martinez and Rohan: “We have a mission statement: your pursuit for excellence is unrivaled, we promise to collaborate diligently with the Marquette University administration, to help provide transparency between the student body, the student government and the administration. We believe in creating a more accessible campus that will subsequently provide additional equal opportunities for all students. And we aim to create a safer campus that empowers all students, thus making students proud to call Marquette home,” Martinez said.

Brooks and Dalieh: “One of my main goals would be to have more events bringing student orgs together. I keep saying I just feel like all these orgs tend to be very separate, but I would love to see them come together,” Brooks said. “I personally have known what it can feel like to be excluded. Coming from my own personal background of being biracial. I feel like I have unique opportunities

Mendis and Flanagan: “I think the first thing would probably be going around to as many clubs as we can, and trying to introduce ourselves, just so they feel comfortable with raising their concerns. We did agree that when it comes to funding we want our students to know if they need any support, that’s something they can come to us and ask about. We want to create a system that’s easier for them to communicate with MUSG,” Mendis said.

Read the rest of the Candidates' Q&A at: www.marquettewire.org

Flanagan (left) and Mendis (right) want to connect with campus.

Photo courtesy of Thilini Mendis

Dalieh (left) is running for EVP and Brooks (right) for president.

Photo courtesy of Amani Dalieh

Rohan (left) and Martinez (right) want to create a safer campus.

Photo courtesy of Lori Martinez

PUBLISHING CALENDAR

Special Note

In acknowledgement of Easter Break, the Marquette Tribune will not publish a print edition April 2. The Marquette Tribune will return in print April 9. The last publishing date will be April 30.

News Briefs

AI-generated ads

On Thursday, Governor Tony Evers signed into law a bipartisan bill that requires political advertisements with AI-generated content to include a disclaimer. With this passing, Wisconsin became the 10th state to create such a law with the upcoming presidential election in mind. As a battleground state, Wisconsin is expected to be a key advertising target in the days leading up to the

election. The anti-AI bill passed by Evers is intended to ensure transparency in campaign communications.

Currently, punishment for failing to adhere to the bill’s guidelines is a $1000 fine per violation. Lawmakers plan to revisit the policy with the continuous development of AI and the presentation of new ideas for political advertising.

Cybersecurity change

Laurie Panella, Marquettes Chief Information Officer announced some changes to protect the university digitally. She said higher education is especially prone to cybersecurity breaches due to things like the research and personal information institutions store on sometimes outdated systems.

In February, Information Technology Services

started a project titled “network port authentication” which will run until July. It implements identity based access control on different ports throughout the campus and what they call a “segmented residence hall network.”

During the pilot they will be updating ports in buildings to protect against people accessing personal data without authorization.

Programs announced

Martin St. Maurice, Chair of the University Board of Undergraduate Studies presented four new possible minors: a sports communication minor, games and interactive media

minor, journalism minor and mental health applications minor.

These changes were announced at the Academic Senate meeting March 18.

Blood drive update

Marquette is currently trailing Butler University by 11% in reaching their goal for the annual Blood Battle. The yearly tradition, which runs Sep. 1 through April 15, measures which college can collect the most blood for hospital use with a goal of 900 total donations.

The next opportunity to give blood at Marquette is on March 26 from 11 a.m.3 p.m. in the Johnston Hall J-Pad (JH 106) first floor lounge. The drive is sponsored by the Diederich College of Communication and offers students in Ad Club, Data Science Club, Marquette Filmmakers

Association, Public Relations Student Society of America and Student Media a chance to win $150 for their organization. All regular donors will receive a $10 e-gift card for giving blood.

Marquette is near 70% of their donation goal and will host other upcoming drives in April in partnership with Versiti Blood Center of Wisconsin. Students, faculty, staff, alumni and other community members are all welcome to donate and support Marquette in their Blood Battle competition against Butler.

Middleton diagnosis

Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales, announced her cancer diagnosis in a video message on Saturday. Middleton said in the video that she is currently undergoing chemotherapy following a major abdominal surgery she underwent in January. Middleton said in the video her condition was believed to be non-cancerous at first, but after the surgery, a form of cancer was discovered. The 42-year-old

did not say what type of cancer was found, but she said she is in the early stages of preventative chemotherapy and expected to make a full recovery.

The months long span in which Middleton was out of the public eye led to the creation of online rumors and speculation surrounding her condition. She said she will return to official royal duties after being cleared by her medical team.

MU to cut $31 million by 2031

Announcement made at last Academic Senate

Sophia Tiedge sophia.tiedge@marquette.edu

An announcement at last week’s University Academic Senate meeting announced Marquette’s goal to reduce the universities spending by $31 million by 2031.

This amounts to a 7% reduction by 2031, and by 2.5% by the 2026 fiscal year. The university hopes that revenue increases could reduce that target.

This comes as a result of Marquette’s new strategic plan titled Marquette 2031: securing our future and a steering committee co-chaired by Jill Guttormson, Dean of the College of Nursing, and Ralph Weber, acting general counsel and adjunct professor in the law school.

40% of the budget reduction, by 2031, will be reinvested into the strategic plan priorities. University Provost Kimo Ah Yun said the other 60% of the budget accounts for rising prices and the anticipat-

ed enrollment drop across the university.

Ah Yun said the university is operating under a current budget shortfall that is estimated between $9 million and $9.5 million Dec. 12 2023.

The full budget report from the university faculty committee on budget and financial planning was made public at this same Academic Senate meeting March 18.

Ah Yun named three things that need to happen in order to reduce the budget: find external support money, finding was to reduce the operating budget.

The team addressed layoffs happening at St. Norbert College in De Pere Wis. amid budget issues, UW-Milwaukee closing its Waukesha campus, University of San Fransisco proposing a $26.5 million in budget cuts and Xavier addressing a $16 million budget deficit.

“The fact that higher ed is facing some challenges, it’s nothing new to this group. We know that there are a number of our global peers and Jesuit peers that are facing some immediate major challenges.

Fortunately, we’re not in that position,” Weber said during the March 18 Academic Senate meeting.

The spending reduction was decided by the Executive Leadership Team, in collaboration with the Board of Trustees and the University Leadership Council. Listening sessions and additional meetings will be held in the coming months around campus.

“One of the things that was really important is that we came to this body [Academic Senate] and began here to be able to say, ‘here’s where we’re going and let’s work together to talk about next steps,’” Ah Yun said.

Members of UAS were not consulted on this decision before the announcement last Monday. Individuals have to be invited to be part of the steering committee.

“We’re asking for your participation and we’re asking for collaboration across campus… we’re the chairs of the committee, but we are going to be collaborating across campus before making any recommendations,” Guttormson said.

When asked about when this decision was made, Ah

Yun said university administration has been working on developing this for years. Weber said the steering committee has been working on the project for several weeks prior to the UAS meeting.

“The executive leadership team, with support from the board of trustees and also the leadership council, has indicated and found that we’re going to need to find ways to reduce our operating budget and to begin finding ways to reallocate resources to support our strategic plan,” Ah Yun said.

“It’s very important to understand we’re not in a crisis. We are acting on this vision: What do we need to do now so that we can keep our promises for generations to come?” Weber said.

Marquette University announced on Monday, March 25 that the steering committee has released a Team’s site which includes updates about “Securing Our Future” and gives a platform for the Marquette Community to share their feedback. Anyone with a Marquette email address can join the site.

Two students place first for research on bees

Nelson and Hahn were nominated by a professor

By Allan Fox allan.fox@marquette.edu

Two Marquette University students, Zac Nelson and Elsa Hahn, both seniors in the College of Arts & Sciences, placed first in an undergraduate research symposium. The event took place on Saturday, March 16, and was held at Madison Square Garden in New York City, with a total of 55 groups, consisting of either one or two researchers, from all 11 of the Big East schools.

They were nominated by a professor for their research paper, “Social Information as a Catalyst for Collective Task Performance in Honey Bees,” which examined the behavior of “fanning,” the process in which honey bees flap their wings while standing at a hive entrance to allow cool air to flow in, and how inhibiting the ability to sense temperature impacts this behavior.

After injecting fanner bees with Ruthenium Red (RuR), which prevents the bees from sensing temperature, Hahn and Nelson observed that the bees injected with RuR showed decreasing rates of fanning. This specific paper observed that, when mixed with normal bees, the RuR-injected bees showed an increase in their fanning behavior, and the non-inhibited bees showed a decrease.

After nomination, they went through preliminary

rounds to decide if they would be one of the five groups representing Marquette. Then at the competition, Hahn and Nelson presented their posters to judges from across academic backgrounds. However, Nelson said that they didn’t feel confident that they would win.

“We didn’t even think we were gonna place, because everyone else’s research was something like biochemistry, or astronomy, or literal rocket science,” Nelson said. “We were just saying: ‘bees flap their wings sometimes and sometimes they don’t.'”

Hahn said that winning, especially due to the surprise, made the experience that much better. However, Hahn also said that just the experience of interacting with all of the researchers was a great part of the experience.

“[When they announced the winners] was probably the peak of my life,” Hahn said. “But the best part was probably meeting really cool people from Marquette and other schools, all of whom are in doing great things in other fields.”

This project was part of a series of research projects undertaken by the Cook Lab, which both Hahn and Nelson work in. Headed by Chelsea Cook, a professor of Biological Sciences at Marquette, the Cook Lab researches the behaviors of bees, from the effects of gut microbiomes to how B-Vitamins influence the consumption of nutrients. The topic of temperature inhibition was suggested

by Cook, but the method and exact execution was largely developed by Hahn and Nelson.

“[Bees] work with each other, they communicate with each other, and they live in these nest-culture with each other,” Cook said. “By studying these complex, but natural, societies, we can understand both how organisms interact with each other and the ways in which we, as humans, interact.”

However, that is not the only focus of the Cook Lab’s research.

For example, Hahn and Nelson’s research spoke on the effects these behaviors would have on bee behaviors in the face of mounting climate change. With milder or more severe seasons, the pollinating and fanning responses could, and have been, significantly more unpredictable, Cook said. Hahn and Nelson said they believed that this combination of goals helped strengthen the research process.

“[Cook’s] experiments are all building blocks into being able to understand [human social behavior] better, but they also give us so much information about other things, like our ideas with climate change,” Nelson said.

Hahn and Nelson both said that Cook’s leadership in the Cook Lab is invaluable, both in and out of the field.

Hahn said that Cook is particularly skilled at making the research opportunities within the lab accessible to people of all different

backgrounds. Using funds allocated by research grants, Cook pays both her undergraduate and graduate researchers and during their summer research, where they work in-field with bees.

“[Cook] does a great job of helping people. I never thought like I’d work research jobs at Marquette, since they are volunteer work and I can’t really afford that, but she pays me to work here, which she doesn’t have to do,” Hahn said. “She’s very inclusive of people of all backgrounds. We had a first-generation student in the lab, and she supported him and

his goals. She’s first-generation herself, and so she does a good job understanding and helping all of the students.”

Cook said the Cook Lab is planning to continue with this string of research, including finding the tipping point for the RuR-injected and normal bees is to increase fanning behaviors.

Nelson and Hahn, who both are graduating this year, both plan to continue with their academic research, and said they encourage any interested students to reach out to the Cook Lab if they are interested in research opportunities.

"Dream Chasers" program educates MKE

Darrell

Campbell hopes to improve local kids' futures

By Trinity Zapotocky trinity.zapotocky@marquette.edu

Inspired by his grandparents’ good hearts, Darrell Campbell, a junior in the College of Business Administration, launched the program “Dream Chasers,” under his nonprofit BJC (Beverly and Johnny Campbell) Growth and Development that aims to empower marginalized individuals as they pursue their future life, to give back to his grandparents and the City of Milwaukee.

Dream Chasers started at a conference Campbell attended in October of 2022.

The name came from the idea that if you’re enrolled in the program, you’re chasing after your dreams.

“The conference talked

about figuring out what your purpose on this earth is and how you are going to go after walking in your purpose,” Campbell said. “I started to jot down ideas on surrounding things I thought was lacking growing up in the city of Milwaukee, so I’m like ‘how can I empower the youth in my city?'”

The program’s main priority is to give K-12 children opportunities to see what their future can be for their educational and career paths.

Campbell said the program is also trying to help kids navigate the city of Milwaukee, and as a Milwaukee native, he wished he had someone to help him navigate Milwaukee and the college process.

“I wish I had someone to help me figure out what college is like. ‘What is it like to fill out the FAFSA? What is it like to jump into all of these different career opportunities?' That’s what

I’m trying to do, give someone a good landscape of the endless opportunities out there,” Campbell said.

As of right now, Campbell has eight different modules that can be delivered to all levels of middle schoolers. The modules go over life skills, high school, getting ready to go to high school, and transitioning into college and financial literacy. He said he has a broad list of topics and workshops to implement at various schools in the Milwaukee area through things like worksheets and classroom learning.

Campbell said the plan is to add onto the eight modules so the program can be utilized throughout the entirety of the school year. He said he is working towards the launch of an additional Dream Chasers program for grades 10-12 that will talk about the transition from high school to college or another career path.

“I’ve done a ton of

research on all of these different topics. I’ll be delivering them in a classroom setting or after school programming,” Campbell said. “I’m in the process of looking for a staff member to help me implement part of this program as well.”

Campbell wants a full team in the future but is currently searching for an assistant.

Moving forward, he wants to partner with Marquette to have students come to campus and tour the university alongside other surrounding schools such as University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and the Milwaukee School of Engineering.

Campbell said he is also in communication with Waukesha Tech, Milwaukee Area Technical College and local barber schools. He said he wants to give the opportunity for students to see all of the routes they can go in their careers.

“Through implementing

the modules, the students will actually take a survey that asks questions such as what are they getting out of the program, do they feel like it’s helpful, have they tapped into other careers that do not necessarily require a college education, such as trade school or entrepreneurship,” Campbell said.

Campbell said he knows not every student has funding to get programming, and he does not want the financial burden to fall on the child. He said the model will be paid for by the school, with a given rate based on the material needed and the number of children participating.

Campbell said it will be completely operational based, and there will be check-ins halfway through. The program is set to start in Fall 0f 2024, with finalizations as to where still in the works.

Zac Nelson and Elsa Hahn place first in symposium for research.

Photo courtesy of Marquette University

Diane Foley publishes "American Mother"

The book details her experiences with forgiveness

By Ruby Mulvaney ruby.mulvaney@marquette.edu

Diane Foley is a mother, grandmother, activist and now author. Foley lost her son, Marquette alum and conflict journalist James Foley, in 2014 when he was killed by ISIS.

In light of her loss, Diane has made immense efforts to keep James’ memory alive. In order to do this, she has worked to change how the U.S. handles hostage situations and changed U.S. policy.

In addition, she has started the James Foley Legacy Foundation which was created to teach future journalists about safety while on the job. The foundation teaches safety in addition to advocating for Americans who are being held hostage or are wrongfully detained abroad.

Her newest work has been writing a book titled “American Mother” that she has written with the help of Irish author, Colum McCann, an international best-seller.

McCann and Diane met through a Marquette University Zoom call. Previously, to McCann’s surprise, he learned that

James had read one of his novels, “Let the Great World Spin.” while he was in Afghanistan.

“We met through Marquette, we were studying one of Colum’s books and I was invited to the zoom call, it was just all those little pieces that connected us,” Diane said.

After this, McCann visited Diane and the two became friends and he offered to help her write the book. From there the work started in 2021.

The book “American Mother” is a tale of forgiveness and faith. It details how Diane used her faith to find strength even in the wake of her loss, and how she is forgiving of others, including one of the men involved in her son’s death.

“That’s the challenge, it’s hard to speak to people who are unkind to us, or who hurt us and sometimes only God can give us the strength and courage to do so.”

Diane said.

March 5 2024.

“It’s a story about moral courage, also a story about a woman that defies all the odds, changes the political landscape and uses the source of her faith to turn her grief around and do something really powerful for the world,”

McCann said.

Upon its release the book has found success by making it on the bestsellers list in Paris and Dublin. And after its release in several countries, it was published in the United States on

McCann wrote the book with Diane’s input to make sure it remained true to her personal experiences. He hopes that lots of people will have the chance to read “American Mother,” especially at Marquette University.

Diane said that she wanted the book to portray a message of hope to readers.

The book begins and ends with Diane’s recollection of her visits with Alexanda Kotey. Kotey was one of the men responsible for her son’s murder and agreed to talk to his victims’ families as a part of his plea deal.

The book covers her visits with Kotey along with her experiences while James was captured, how she has since gone on to change U.S. policy and her continued work to bring innocent Americans home.

Diane struggled with the idea of meeting with Kotey but decided to go through with it because she believed it is what James would have wanted.

During these visits to Kotey, McCann accompanied Diane.

According to the book, during their last meeting together Kotey shakes Diane’s hand. When asked why he does this despite having gone years without touching women in accordance with his religion, he said “she’s like a mother to us all.”

Diane wanted her book

to inform others about a topic she previously did not know about, which was how the U.S. handles hostage situations.

“I knew nothing about journalism and hostage taking, the one thing I was sure of when Jim was killed was that we had to do something. As an American, I felt our country should have the back of brave Americans,” Diane said.

Diane also shares her strong faith in the book. Before she met with Kotey for the first time, she prayed and asked God for strength in the upcoming trials.

“None of this would have been possible without God’s grace, and knowing that God was with me, and that he would sustain me,” Diane said.

Diane said that the inspiration behind the Foley Foundation, and now the novel, was because of her son’s wishes and what she believes he would want future generations to remember. She believes that telling his story helps people remember him and his legacy, which included a message of positivity.

“This is a time in our world when there is so much negativity…and you young people are our hope, and the world is counting on you in some ways,” Diane said.

Marquette updates COVID-19 policies

The isolation guidlines now align with CDC

By Gabe Mannion gabe.mannion@marquette.edu

Marquette University is changing its university policies to align with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s COVID-19 guidelines. Students who test positive for COVID-19 will no longer need to enter a five-day isolation period.

Because students are no longer required to isolate, isolation rooms will not be provided on campus.

“Roommates are encouraged to discuss how respiratory illnesses will be handled in their shared rooms, apartments or houses,” said in a Marquette Today article.

The only exception to isolation periods applies to those who work in healthcare settings.

“The university advises anyone, regardless of vaccination status, who experiences symptoms of

COVID-19 to stay home and get tested,” said in a statement from Marquette.

Students can continue to be tested for COVID-19 at the Marquette University Medical Clinic.

Additionally, Marquette will not provide the GetWell Loop resource from Froedtert Hospital for students. GetWell Loop provides access to a care team through daily check-ins for the entire episode of an individual’s specialized care.

Should students test positive for COVID-19, Marquette recommends

students should stay home and away from others until their symptoms improve with no fever for at least 24 hours.

To avoid the spread of illness after returning to regular activity, Marquette recommends students practice good hygiene, wear a mask, distance from others and stay up to date with immunizations for all sicknesses. Marquette does not recognize illness as an excused absence. However, students should stay home if they have COVID-19 or symptoms of COVID-19.

Students will be expected to contact instructors prior to class for material if they need to miss due to COVID-19 or illness.

The following resources are available for students, academic advisors, and professors dealing with COVID-19 and other illnesses, Campus Ministry, the Counseling Center, the Campus Assessment Response and Education (Care) Team, the Marquette University Medical Clinic and the Office of Disability Services.

Cover of Diane Foley's "American Mother "

Cover Photo courtesy of Diane Foley

Sports

Duffy still winless in NCAA tourney

By Trevor Hilson trevor.hilson@marquette.edu

S OUTH BEND, Ind. —

The music has officially receded for the Marquette women’s basketball team.

The No. 10 seed Golden Eagles fell in the first round of the NCAA Tournament to seventh-seeded Ole Miss Rebels, 67-55, Saturday at Purcell Pavilion.

“Congratulations to Ole Miss. I thought they were tremendous in that fourth quarter, just relentless on their rebounding,” Marquette head coach Megan Duffy said. “But I can’t say enough about my team and their effort and their grit today and really across the whole season.”

The Golden Eagles are now 0-3 in the NCAA Tournament in the Duffy Era.

Rose Nkumu and Liza Karlen lead Marquette

Senior guard Jordan King picked up her third foul with 5:42 left on the clock in the second quarter.

“It was tough having to sit one of your seniors,” Duffy said. “When you are in this juncture of the season, you might be able get to the half on two fouls, and I had to put her back in because we don’t have tomorrow if we don’t win.”

With King off the floor, senior guard Rose Nkumu paved the way for Marquette’s offense, scoring six of her 18 points in that stretch.

“We knew they [Ole Miss] were going to come out aggressive, so we tried to use that to our advantage with our cuts and movement,” Nkumu said.

She also led the team with five assists and three steals.

Senior forward Liza Karlen led the Golden Eagles in scoring and on the glass, finishing with 19 points and 14 rebounds.

“She was double-double today, but I just am so proud of her through this entire year,” Duffy said. “She’s been one of the most improved players in the country.

“Coming in this year, I kind of joked because she didn’t really want to be labeled a go-to player, and then we couldn’t help but call a go-to player because of how much she improved and how much she wanted to put the team on her back.”

Interior invincibility

Led by senior forward and First-Team All-SEC honoree Madison Scott, who had 20 points and six rebounds, the Ole Miss Rebels drove to the basket with their speed and physicality early and often.

“Obviously Madison Scott got going pretty well in those first five minutes (of the fourth quarter), and I thought was the difference in the game,” Duffy said.

Scott was efficient in her midrange shooting, finishing 10-for-17 from the field and not attempting a single three.

“One of the things that makes Maddie special is her belief in her teammates,” Ole Miss head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin said. “She’s like LeBron where she would rather make the right play.”

Out-rebounding Marquette 43-33 and grabbing 17 offensive boards, the Rebels had control of the paint. Ole Miss, one of the country’s best in creating second-chance opportunities, generated 14 second-chance points.

While senior guard Marquesha Davis was limited to her lowest scoring game in nearly a month, senior guard Kennedy Todd-Williams notched 15 points on 5-for-13 shooting. She was one of four players finishing in double figures for the Rebels.

Fourth quarter deficits plague Marquette's year

By Trevor Hilson trevor.hilson@marquette.edu

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Ind. — Mackenzie Hare’s 3-pointer forced Ole Miss head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin to call a full timeout with 6:24 left in No. 10 seed Marquette’s matchup against the seventh-seeded Rebels in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

The sophomore guard had just cut the Golden Eagles’ deficit to five midway through the most important fourth quarter of the season, with Marquette looking for its first tournament win under head coach Megan Duffy.

After the break, Marquette scored only five points in the waning minutes of the game. The Golden Eagles again became ill with their fourth-quarter drought disease.

This time, the infection turned fatal, as the Golden Eagles fell short in the Purcell Pavilion, 67-55, ending the 2023-24 season.

The Rebels forced four turnovers, including an offensive foul on Hare in that stretch, and Marquette only shot 2-for-7 from the field.

“Ole Miss was really good at getting us to be sped up in our offense with their athleticism and length,” senior guard Rose Nkumu said after the loss on Saturday.

Sure, the NCAA Tournament first-round loss is just one example, but it’s not the only time that the Golden Eagles have fallen under the weather with final frame scoring woes.

Just two weeks prior, Marquette went the final 14 minutes of its Big East Tournament semifinal loss with the No. 1 seeded UConn Huskies without a point. The Golden Eagles shot 0-for-13 from the field in the fourth quarter of the 58-29 loss and had three turnovers.

On National Marquette Day, the Golden Eagles fell 66-63 to the Villanova Wildcats in a nail-biter where they didn’t score in the final 4:58. Marquette had 18 turnovers in the loss, and two in the final stretch.

The Golden Eagles saw their 19-point lead at DePaul dwindled to only four points when they conceded a 19-4

run in the final 10 minutes. They won the game, but what should’ve been a comfortable road victory turned into a nervy finish that saw Marquette have to win the game from the line.

At Creighton, the Golden Eagles had a lead going into the fourth quarter, but they gave up a 10-2 run to start the frame and lost, 76-71.

It has been an issue all year long.

Duffy said after the Ole Miss loss that the little things are what stymie her squad’s offensive flow in crunch time.

“They turned up their pressure, we made a few mental mistakes,” Duffy said. “We missed an open teammate or didn’t execute on a transition opportunity.”

The little things add up to a bigger issue. Marquette committed 17 mistakes in the Ole Miss loss, which is the 13th time this season it has more errors than its opponent. The Golden Eagles finished the season 6-7 in those games, and they are 36-35 under Duffy when they commit more turnovers.

Ole Miss’ ability to pressure the Marquette ball-handler, whoever it may have been, neutralized Marquette’s offense, similar to UConn’s stout defense against the Golden Eagles in the Big East Tournament.

The Rebels’ defensive takeover of the final stretch of the game was not the remedy Marquette needed to cure its sickness.

“It really became magnified in that final five minutes, and then all of a sudden at the end of the game we had to foul in order to get a couple of extra possessions,” Duffy said. “Every game is different with why you can’t score, sometimes you really have to look at yourself and say, ‘Hey, we could have done better to execute.”

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Bireley leads MU attack after three seniors graduated

By Sofie Hanrahan sofia.hanrahan@marquette.edu

Among the many words Marquette women’s lacrosse head coach Meredith Black uses to describe Meg Bireley, “flashy” is not one of them.

Not even after her career-high — and tied single-game program record — eight goals in the Golden Eagle’s game at Ohio State March 12.

“That’s Meg in a nutshell,” Black said. “If you catch me right after the game before I’ve seen any stats and you say how many goals did Meg have today, I would say she probably had two goals. She is just so not flashy, she gets the job done so quietly. Obviously I know she scored, but I didn’t know she scored eight times.”

It’s what makes the junior attacker such an important player for Marquette.

“I’m sure it’s frustrating to play against her,” Black said. “It’s not like she has one move, that’s why you can’t stop her. She can do everything — she can drive herself, she can cut well,

Stepping into the spotlight

she can read the defense, she can score well in transition.”

In the Golden Eagles’ historic season last year, leading the pack was program veterans Shea Garcia, Lydia Foust and Mary Schumer. But in their departures, it left Bireley to fill their shoes.

"I'm sure it's frustrating to play against her. It's not like she has one move, that's why you can't stop her."

Meredith Black Marquette women's lacrosse head coach

“They were so good at their position on the team and I knew I wanted to be like them so I really tried to watch what they did and I learned a lot from them,” Bireley said. “I remember they were so willing and had such a good work ethic because they just wanted to score.”

Bireley has gone from

By Sofie Hanrahan sofia.hanrahan@marquette.edu

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Marquette women’s lacrosse (4-7) started the year at home, but then they went on the road for five-straight games.

The Golden Eagles came back, though, after a month, and Sunday marked the last in a three-game home-stand.

“We started the season with a lot of away games,” senior midfielder Leigh Steiner said. “When we get back home is we’re excited to have the opportunity to play together. Marquette lacrosse is a family so getting to have our family come support us is what we love to do.”

While Marquette battled hard against No. 3 Michigan, they didn’t have enough to complete upset and fell to the Wolverines 18-11 at Valley Fields.

“This is the best preparation we could have playing against this team,” Marquette head coach Meredith Black said. “So much to take from this game which was really great.”

being in their shadows to being thrust into the spotlight.

“She’s the targeted player,” Black said. “She’s our leading scorer, she’s what people are looking out for when they play us so she has to lead our team. She’s asked to be more vocal than she’s ever had to be so her role has probably changed the most out of anybody on the team from last year to this year.”

Not only does her 46 goals lead Marquette, it also makes her the highest-scoring player in the nation. It all has led her to being named Big East Attacker of the Week three times this year. But to her, it is not a solo achievement.

“It felt pretty good but it’s obviously all thanks to my teammates,” Bireley said. “In our offense we were passing the ball so well and it made it easier to score. Our draw team was winning a lot of draws and our defense had a lot of stops to get us the ball.”

Bireley has gone through a lot of development to get to where she is today, and continues to grow.

In the Golden Eagles’ 15-4 win against Eastern Michigan March 17, Bireley contributed five goals on a career-high 15 shots, which — like her eight goals

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against the Buckeyes — tied the single-game program record.

“I love just watching her develop as an all-around athlete,” Black said. “I think she’s learning to use her voice and I really love that. Now I’m starting to get inside Meg’s head, and that’s really cool because she has so much to offer herself and her teammates and our program so I love watching her find her way.”

But for Bireley, it’s just business, and there is much

'Playing not to lose'

Resilient Golden Eagles Michigan came out firing with four straight goals. Steiner would keep the Golden Eagles alive with two goals, but Michigan led 5-2 at the end of the first. Even though Marquette was shooting 100% compared to Michigan’s 72%, the Golden Eagles attempted only three shots to the Wolverines’ 11.

The second quarter was

"In the second half we started playing not to lose versus playing to win."

Meredith Black Marquette women's lacrosse head coach

a different story. Marquette outscored Michigan 7-1, and had five different goal scorers on the board.

“The team all around was playing really well,” Steiner said. “It felt like everyone was scoring and that’s when we play our best is you don’t know who has all the stats but we’re all connected.”

Heading into halftime, the Golden Eagles were leading

more to be accomplished.

“Whenever we’re in a new season we try to focus on our team now,” Bireley said. “At the same time I think that was really great for our team to see how great we can be and it kind of set a standard and new expectations for our team to get to that spot again. I’m just trying to focus on working as hard as I can and being the best teammate that I can to help our team win.”

9-6, and had demonstrated exactly what they are capable of.

“It’s exactly what we’ve seen so many times all year and same with this game we just haven’t put it together for 60 minutes yet,” Black said. “It was no surprise to me at all that we were able to do that.”

‘Playing not to lose’

While Marquette had the dominant first half, it was Michigan’s that played better at the right time to secure the win.

The Wolverines fought back come within one in the third half, and took control of the game in the fourth by scoring eight goals and holding Marquette to zero.

“In the second half we started playing not to lose versus playing to win,” Black said. “They’re obviously an amazing team and I think we just got internal with our confidence.”

Up next

Marquette travels UConn Saturday March 30. The game is scheduled to start at 11 a.m. CST.

Photo courtesy of Marquette Athletics Junior attacker Meg Bireley leads the nation with 46 goals.

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Marquette women's lacrosse fell to No. 3 Michigan 18-11 in its third straight home game.

Four women's tennis players grew up abroad

By Sophia Woods sophia.woods@marquette.edu

Half of the Marquette women’s tennis team packed up their entire life to move across the globe and play the sport they love. They said goodbye to family, friends and their entire lives to become Golden Eagles.

Now, the women would not have done it any differently.

But traveling at the amateur level was not uncommon for them.

“I feel like I was adjusting (to travel) pretty well just because I was used to being away from home for tournaments, so I used to travel a lot when I was in high school,” senior Lara Kaiser said.

However, committing to a school across the world turned out to be tougher than imagined.

Serbia native senior Emilija Kojcic said despite the familiarity of travel, the move was anything but easy for her.

“In my case, it was really tough and stressful,” Kojcic said. “I was not the type of person who would move

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away from family, I was very attached and emotional. It was a really big part of my life, but I was proud that I was able to overcome all of that.”

And while leaving their home country was hard, so was arriving in a new one. They had to adapt to new food, people and culture while also stepping into the American college experience.

“I know the culture is different here, I just can’t pinpoint what it is,” senior Tiana Windbuchler said. “Being from New Zealand we have vastly different personalities; we are kind of laid back.”

Windbuchler is one of two New Zealand natives on the team and plays alongside fellow Kiwi sophomore Emma-Jane Barclay.

Barclay transferred from Purdue this year and was worried about having to once again adapt to another new community. She said having Windbuchler on the team has provided her with a sense of home.

“Having Tiana here being from New Zealand has helped so much,” Barclay said. “She’s really set an example for me on how to keep having New Zealand and my culture here.”

Austria native Kaiser

found that the hardest part for her was the difference in communication. Her first language is German, and while she took English classes in high school, she struggled with casual conversations.

“For me it was the language barrier when I came in,” Kaiser said. “Not that I wasn’t able to communicate, but it was communicating with people my age.

I remember I got my first text, and I was like what do I respond to this?”

However, Kaiser built strong friendships with

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her teammates, especially considering that more than half of the team were international students when she came to Marquette.

“When I came in my firstyear, we only had three Americans,” Kaiser said. “That is the reason I picked Marquette too, I knew I would have this group of people right away that got where I came from and understood what I am going through.”

The women weren’t always used to playing on a team. Internationally, the majority of tennis players play inde-

pendently, or with very light team experience.

Now as Golden Eagles, they not only play for themselves, but their teammates and their coaches.

“The success of the coaches back home, if you win or lose, that technically doesn’t matter,” Barclay said. “But here you’re playing for more than yourself. There’s more riding on success here, but the reason is because we have so many opportunities and the coaches want what’s best for the team.”

Windbuchler noticed a significant change in practice styles from her coaches back home due to the intensity of being on a college team. She used to practice an hour and a half every other day, where now at Marquette, she is practicing nearly four hours every day.

“They are hard here,” Windbuchler said. “You can slack off easily at home. But the coaches here are college coaches for a reason.”

While every woman faced their own struggles, they all agreed that the community and people who surrounded them helped the most.

“The people made it so easy,” Windbuchler said. “I don’t know what is in the water in Milwaukee but I fell in love with the people here.”

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The Buffaloes went on a 16-7 run in the first four minutes, hitting their first five attempts from deep to tie the game at 52. But the Golden Eagles had the tools to fight the comeback.

“We came in here, we knew that they would come out aggressive,” sophomore forward Ben Gold said. “It’s March Madness. It’s do or die. They want to win the game as much as we want to win it.

“We just know that every time that happens, we know how to respond and what to do. It’s happened multiple times this year. We’ve had the practice to fall back on throughout the year.”

Even when Colorado went up by one at the 13:39 mark, Marquette continued to fight as Kolek — who earned a double-double with 21 points and 11 assists — sunk a floater to regain the lead two possessions later.

Even after Jones picked up his fourth foul with 7:46 remaining and sat on the bench for five crucial minutes, the Golden Eagles didn’t let themselves get trampled into defeat.

“That’s who we are,” Jones said. “We’re a resilent team.

We’re able to put adversity on teams, and we’re able to respond when adversity comes on us. That’s a big thing to have, especially in March Madness, a single elimination tournament.”

Marquette’s defense held Colorado scoreless in the final 2:55 to close out their Round of 32 game.

“That’s what you need,” Jones said. “You have to get stops to win, especially late in the game. The team who got the most stops wins the game pretty much in that last stretch.”

Golden Eagles’ transition offense on display

As Marquette’s defense swarmed the paint, its offense was able to get down the floor and take advantage on the other end, especially in the first half.

At the 15:52 mark, senior forward Oso Ighodaro stole the ball off an errant pass, which led to a made layup by junior guard Stevie Mitchell in transition, putting the Golden Eagles ahead 12-5.

Colorado head coach Tad Boyle was forced to call a timeout at the 11:39 mark when Ross put Marquette in front 22-11 with another fastbreak layup.

Junior guard Kam Jones

scored 16 of his 18 points in the first half as the Golden Eagles went into the locker room ahead by 11 points.

“Before games, you feel a level of fear and anxiety,” Jones said. “You want to win, you don’t want to lose. I’ve decided this year to try and tap into it rather than shy away from it. When I tap into it, I’m a different person. I play different. I have a different mindset. That’s a different approach I’m taking this year for sure.”

The Golden Eagles scored nine fast break points in the first half and finished shooting 68% (19-for-28) from the field and 46% (6-for-13) from deep. Their defense held the Buffaloes scoreless for the last 2:55, forcing seven turnovers and earning six steals.

Up next

Marquette will travel to Dallas, Texas to face 11-seeded NC State Friday in the Sweet 16.

“We’re not done yet,” Joplin said. “We’re not full, we’re still hungry. I’m super excited to be able to go to Dallas and play NC State. We earn ourselves another fourteam tournament. We have to go out there and take it for sure.”

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Oso Ighodaro dunks the ball in Marquette's win over Colorado.

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Women's tennis warms up before one of its matches this year.

Tyler Kolek's memorable NCAA weekend

By Jack Albright jack.albright@marquette.edu

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. —

Tyler Kolek’s return after missing six games with an oblique injury was one of the biggest storylines in the NCAA Tournament.

And his first two games back weren’t just good, they were historic.

In Marquette men’s basketball’s Round of 64 8769 win against Western Kentucky Friday, he put up a double-double of 18 points and 11 assists, also grabbing six rebounds.

Sunday against Colorado, he got a second-straight double-double (21 points, 11 assists) and grabbed five boards.

Those two performances made him the first Marquette player since Dwyane Wade to have at least 15 points, five rebounds and five assists in a game since assists became an official stat in 1984. And he did it twice.

He is also the first player since 2010 to put up at least 10 points, 10 assists and five rebounds in multiple games in the same NCAA Tournament.

According to Marquette fan blog PaintTouches, Kolek created 54 points

in the Round of 64 and 50 points in the Round of 32, the most by any MU player in history.

“All year I’ve been sharing the ball like that. I think I lead the country in assists, so it’s not really anything new,” Kolek said. “Guys are making shots, making plays when I give them the ball, and I’m grateful for them.”

He is playing at a level almost no one else in program history has been able to reach.

“I thought he was terrific all game, not just the second half. He’s very crafty. He doesn’t make a lot of mistakes. He’s a dual threat because he can really get to that left hand,” Colorado head coach Tad Boyle said.

“But he’s a terrific player. You appreciate him on

film, then you appreciate him with his numbers, but then you play against him, and you’re like, holy cow, that kid is special. He’s a good player.”

Kam Jones moved back to his primary role

With Kolek back, Kam Jones was no longer responsible for the main ball-handling duties, so he went back to work as Marquette’s go-to shooter.

In Friday’s win, Jones missed his first shot, but went on to finish 10-for-16 overall and 5-for-10 from deep. He led everyone with 28 points — 18 of which came in the second half — and played like one of the best scorers in the country.

“Well, that first shot slipped. It slipped out of my right hand,” Jones said. “I mean, Coach just did a good job of, like he said, changing the look on your face, and I feel like first half, me personally, I was a little tight.

“I just really, really, really wanted to win. I think that’s good, but you’ve got to find a way to channel it and have a clear mind.”

Sunday, Jones put up a seamless 16 points in the first half, shooting an efficient 6-for-9 from the field and going 4-of-7 on threes. He dealt with foul trouble in the second half, though,

and played only 10 of the final 20 minutes, putting up 18 total points.

The weekend was a continuation of what has been an impactful month for Jones.

“I would just say I just be out there being myself,” Jones said. “Basketball, that’s all I do. That’s what all we done our whole lives is play basketball. So the stage is bigger, obviously. But nothing about the game changes.

“The rims are 10 feet. You got a ball with two teams, with five players on the court and a coach, and that’s pretty much what I like to do. I just like to go out there, be myself.”

Sweet 16 birth ‘validation’ Smart’s system is still viable

After the victory over Colorado, Smart pointed to the crowd after his postgame handshake overrun with emotion.

Sunday wasn’t just a win for him, it was validation operating a program how he does can still lead to success on the national scale.

Smart is one of the few coaches to spurn the transfer portal and NIL. It makes him, in a sense, the black sheep of college basketball.

Instead of the rinse-and-recycle program-building

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method adopted by the majority of coaches around the country, Smart likes to build his team and players up over time.

“We don’t go about things in a transactional manner,” Smart said. “Not saying that anyone else does. But for us, we’re old fashioned. We still enjoy getting to know guys during the recruiting process, building a relationship with them and their families.”

The Golden Eagles returned 87.9% of its scoring from last season, and didn’t accrue a single transfer despite losing starter Olivier-Maxence Prosper to the NBA Draft.

Instead of giving preference to high school or outside players, Smart prioritizes the guys already in his program. It breeds a level of connectivity unlike anywhere else in the country.

"...one of the best things about winning today is it's a validation of our way of doing things"

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“We’ve tried to do it the old-fashioned way, recruiting mostly high school guys,” Smart said to Big East Digital Network’s Paul Fritschner in a postgame interview. “We’ve tried to make sure that the guys in our program know we’re invested in them over taking a bunch of transfers.

“Nothing against that, if that’s what other people do, but we’ve tried to do it our way. So really, one of the best things about winning today is it’s a validation of our way of doing things.”

Photo courtesy of Marquette Athletics Tyler Kolek celebrates with his team after advancing to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament.

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Streaming services ruin television

By Izzy Fonfara Drewel isabella.fonfaradrewel@marquette.edu

Sometimes I miss cable TV. Yeah, you had to deal with commercials and you might miss your show because of work, but you could rely on it. The shows were always there in their 30-minute or hour time slots, and you had news about renewals or cancellations relatively quickly.

Streaming services have ruined TV.

Shows used to have 20 episodes in a season and you would get a season every single year. It was the best because there was constantly content to watch, yet there was the continuous promise of more on the horizon. Now you have to wait years just to get eight more episodes. Unfortunately, streaming services can do this because they have their own shows, like “The Witcher” on Netflix or “The Handmaid’s Tale" on Hulu, that aren’t available on cable or broadcast television.

Netflix is a huge perpetrator of these motifs. For example, their animated show “Arcane” is absolutely incredible. I binged the entire thing in two days, but that wasn’t hard because it’s only one season. And that season only has nine episodes, clocking in at roughly 40 minutes per episode. The cartoon

premiered in November 2021, and though it has been renewed for a second season, it’s still not out.

Despite winning three Emmy Awards, season two is set to release this November, three years after “Arcane’s” initial release. This is a recurring theme with Netflix. The hit show “Wednesday,” starring Jenna Ortega, was renewed for season two last January, but we haven’t heard a peep since. Supposedly production will begin this April, but what does that mean for a release date? At this rate, Ortega will be in her 30s by the time the show finishes.

Aside from the waits between seasons being long, the episodes’ length is a problem as well. Take Netflix’s pride and joy, “Stranger Things.” The first episode comes in at almost exactly 50 minutes; a completely reasonable length for a TV episode. The "Stranger Things" season 4 finale was a whopping 142 minutes, or two hours and 22 minutes. I signed up to watch a TV show, not a feature-length film.

I found this episode hard to watch and not because of gore or stress. No, I found it hard to watch because I didn’t have two and a half hours to dedicate to this show that I started on a

whim once. Platforms like Netflix need to stop and take a page out of someone else’s book. Personally, I’m fan of Hulu and what they’ve done with some of their original shows. For example, their crown jewel, “The Bear”, released its second season in June 2023, one year after season one aired. The show has gone on to win Emmys, Golden Globes, SAG awards, Critic’s Choice awards and even more along with producing several breakout stars.

It’s also been renewed for a third season which is set to drop this June, one year after season two. While the seasons are on the shorter side with only 10 episodes a piece, this a testament to the fact that streaming services can produce award-winning shows in a timely manner. Additionally, most of their episodes are only 30 minutes long, much more reasonable than that two-and-ahalf-hour spectacle from the Duffer brothers.

Streaming services aren’t making easy to access, on-demand TV content anymore. They’ve just reinvented cable. Between the endless Disney+ with Hulu bundles or the rumored Paramount+ and Apple combo, it feels like they’ve just circled back to the advent of

cable. These deals are attempts to grab more viewers while minimizing the expenses of production companies. It’s absurd.

Additionally, services like Hulu and Fubo allow you to watch live TV only to then release it on their platform the day after so you can watch it anytime. They also run ads during shows, so it’s almost exactly like watching cable all over again.

Then, add on to that the fact that all of these streaming services have their own personalized shows. This content that’s unique to their platform and can’t be found anywhere, that was the whole motive of cable. You would buy certain bundles or channels to access specific content you couldn’t watch on normal broadcast television.

Television used to be predictable and you could always rely on your 30 minute episodes with new seasons every year. But now everything is a money grab and an attention seeker, you never fully know when something will return or how long it will be. Its time streaming services start making reliable, digestible content again.

Start hearing protection young

By Clara Lebrón clara.lebrón@marquette.edu

Young people have a lot of things to worry about these days. For many, the constant stress could be a call to throw their earbuds on, turning up the volume until it completely engulfs them. This, however, might present more issues instead of eliminating those aforementioned.

One of the biggest dangers to our health is much more inconspicuous than most: preventable hearing damage. Currently, more than one billion young adults are at risk of developing permanent and avoidable hearing loss. Many people assume most cases of hearing loss are a result of harmful and invasive sound or some form of trauma. In reality, most cases of modern hearing loss are caused by unsafe listening practices.

Currently, 17% of teenagers and 19% of people in their twenties exhibit some kind of noise-induced hearing loss. In the United States, 1 in 8 people over the age of 12 report experiencing hearing loss. This evens out to 14%, meaning that younger people are already

presenting higher levels of hearing impairment. This, however, does not come as a surprise to experts.

Many experts cite the overuse of earbuds and other listening devices as the cause of most of these issues. This type of extensive hearing damage is almost exclusively linked to younger people, as phones and other portable devices make the option of listening to music a reliable and constant escape.

As such, it is essential that young people begin taking personal responsibility when using listening devices or interacting with sound as a whole.

Headphones are not the only cause of hearing impairment. Hearing damage can also be accrued through overexposure to loud venues such as concerts and nightclubs. In these spaces, the most effective protection can be earplugs and simple situational awareness. Avoiding speakers and other loud areas can help keep your ears healthy and happy.

When listening to music using earbuds, typically there is friction between the ear canal and the listening

device. This causes extra tension that, combined with music that is too loud, can damage your hearing. To avoid this, it’s recommended that you listen to music at a volume of between 6085 decibels.

It might be hard to decipher how loud your earbuds are. Some smartphones like the newer iPhone and Android models do provide warnings when your volume is too loud, but there are also other ways to ensure that you are listening responsibly.

If you are especially worried, you can order a Sound Meter, a device that determines the amount of decibels a certain sound is. Or you can try to purchase any one of many sound meter applications on the App Store. Although not guaranteed, some are a

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CROSSWORD

Easter

Across

2. This white flower symbolizes Easter.

3. ____ Beans

4. A type of candy found in Easter baskets.

6. What are the three days leading up to Easter Sunday called?

7. Easter is always on this day of the week.

9. What type of animal hides eggs for children on Easter?

Down

1. Easter ____ is celebrated the night before Easter Sunday.

3. Who's resurrection does Easter celebrate?

5. ____ Creme Eggs are a type of Easter chocolate.

8. Families and friends like to ____ their eggs for the Easter Bunny.

Down:

1. Easter ____ is celebrated the night before

Across:

This white flower symbolizes Easter. Easter Sunday.

3. Who's resurrection does Easter celebrate?

5. ____ Creme Eggs are a type of Easter

3. ____ Beans

4. A type of candy found in Easter baskets

6. What are the three days leading up to chocolate. Easter Sunday called?

8. Families and friends like to ____ their eggs for the Easter Bunny.

7. Easter is always on this day of the week.

9. What type of animal hides eggs for children

Marquette ISA hosts annual cultural show

Event's theme based on 2023 Indian movie

By Sophie Goldstein sophi.goldstein@marquette.edu

Each year, the Indian Student Association hosts their annual cultural show based on a popular Indian movie. This year, the show is based on the movie “Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani,” which translates to “Rocky and Rani’s Love Story.”

The show took place at Weasler Auditorium on March 22 and 23. The show began with the singing of the National Anthem, and then members of ISA sang the Indian National Anthem. Following that, the show consisted of seven dances, with a skit in-between each dance.

“Basically, we were re-making the movie. Each scene is five minutes max,

MU alumna co-directs children's musical Arts & Entertainment

"A Year with Frog and Toad" begins in late April

By Sofía Cortés sofia.cortes@marquette.edu

The three-time Tony award winning musical, “A Year with Frog and Toad” will be performed at Children’s Theater Company in Minneapolis, Minn. from April 23-June 16. This is directed by Peter C. Brosius and Assistant Director and Marquette alumna, Samantha Martinson.

Adapted from the children’s books written by Arnold Lobel, the story of “Frog and Toad” uses the lives of animals to depict the real world and the issues and triumphs that humans face in life.

“I think ‘A Year with Frog and Toad’ is so universal. I love that it’s animals, it allows us to play in a world that doesn’t exist, but it truly does,” Martinson said. “There are hierarchal structures within the animal kingdom and there are hierarchies in the human world, and it parallels those worlds so beautifully.”

Theater arts has played a big role throughout Martinson’s life while pursuing her bachelor’s degree at Marquette. She graduated in 2012.

“I fell into theater, and it wasn’t something that I ever thought I would have a career in but what I found

but we end each scene with the characters introducing the performance that is about to take place, as well as the choreographers,” Nina Abraham, co-president of ISA and junior in the College of Health Sciences, said.

Vice President of ISA, and junior in the College of Health Sciences, Ashna Patel, shared that each dance was based on a different part of India. There were dances that showed culture from South India and North India, as well as different cities within those regions.

“We told our choreographers no more than five minutes for each dance, but within that dance they can choose as many songs as they want,” Abraham said. “For the retro dance style, we called it ‘Dancing Through the Decades,’ where the choreographer picks songs from each decade.”

Prior to the show,

Abraham said a lot of organizing went into finding multiple choreographers within their association and organizing the guest act they would be having. This year, the guest act was the African Student Association.

“We had to collaborate a lot with them,” Abraham said. “We also had to organize how we would be planning the food we would be selling, as well as the lighting and sound around two weeks prior to the show.”

During the intermission, guests were able to purchase water or traditional Middle Eastern food called Samosas. Samosas are fried pastries with fillings that include ingredients like spiced potatoes, onions, peas, meat or fish and are then formed into a triangular, cone or crescent depending on the region.

Leading up to the show, Patel said she practiced for two hours a week for three dances, but added that the

practice time depends on how many dances members are in.

“People have the choice on what they want to do. Each person is allowed to pick how much they want to participate in the show, so if they don’t want that much stress, they could even just do one dance,” Patel said.

Abraham said for costumes they wanted to pick out those that reflected as close as possible to the specific culture that each dance was for. For instance, Abraham said the South India dance had to make sure it accurately represented the saree properly.

“It does get complicated in the sense of finances,” Abraham said. “To get really nice costumes, it can get pricey since each performer is paying out of pocket for the show. We look into the colors of the costumes because of the lighting and how comfortable each performer is wearing the costume.”

Abraham added that they also had to keep in mind having each dance be different colors, because it could get complicated or confusing when the colors overlap on stage.

“We made sure each choreographer had a strict deadline of picking out costumes three weeks in advance. We did this because we didn’t want there to be any problems with shipping and the costumes coming in late,” Abraham said.

The money raised from both ticket and food sales goes into various events ISA has throughout the year.

“We haven’t had that many fundraisers this year, but the money we raise are for events for ourselves as an association, like our fall formal,” Patel said. “We want to have our own participants be able to attend events and have fun, so the money we raise helps a lot to make sure we can have future shows and events.”

was that I kept being pulled back into it,” Martinson said. “I always found myself gravitating back towards storytelling and creating community as storytellers.”

Having graduated with a liberal arts education, Martinson said that she was challenged to explore different topics she wouldn’t have gravitated towards otherwise.

“My education at Marquette taught me how to critically think, ask important questions and engage the world. Also, how to acknowledge when you don’t know the answer and then what you need to do to find the answer,” Martinson said.

After being a performer for quite some time, Martinson realized that her education degree was similar to directing.

“It’s about reading a room, understanding who people are, how to work with other people, what their learning styles are, how we’re communicating and connecting,” Martinson said. “It’s similar to curriculum.”

The story of “Frog and Toad” spread through generations, delivering a message about friendship that can appeal to audiences of all ages. Having been written in the 60s, the story remains relevant today and has been adapted into many different forms of media.

“There’s this intergenerational pull with the story. Arnold Lobel creates this access point where everyone

feels like they belong in this story of ‘Frog and Toad,’” Martinson said. “Maybe you’re Frog, maybe you’re Toad or maybe you’re a little bit of both.”

Martinson said that Lobel weaves lessons into the story about what it means to be present with one another and live in a community with others.

To adapt the story into a musical, the writers of the musical worked with Adrienne Label, who is Arnold Lobel’s daughter, and collaborated with each other to create this story that matches the children’s book.

“It truly follows the storyline that you would recognize from the children’s book. They make cookies, they rake leaves, they go sledding and have hot chocolate at Christmas,” Martinson said. “It’s all of

these fun activities that Frog and Toad join in on together and it runs right along with the books.”

As a director, Martinson’s philosophy in the rehearsal room and for producing theater is constantly changing and growing.

“I really love working on new scripts but I also love working on classical reinventions and thinking about how those stories are relevant today,” Martinson said.

Martinson describes the theater as a place where people are not afraid to talk about their differences and connect with one another. The theater is an opportunity to expand the mind and to play, explore the world differently and engage imagination.

“I think the world is really harsh right now, it’s different today doing this

play than doing it in 2003 when it was adapted. The world is colder and more biting and viral. If you say something, it’s documented, it carries throughout and you can’t erase it,” Martinson said.

Martinson said that Frog and Toad process the world differently but regardless of their differences in personality, they enjoy each other’s company which is one of the primary messages from the story.

“It pushes us to make sure that we aren’t complacent in life. It reminds us that it’s messy to be human and it’s messy to live in this world,” Martinson said. “Embracing this mess and saying there’s good that can come from that, there’s a glimmer within each person.”

Photo courtesy of Hannah Jo Anderson MU alumna, Samantha Martinson, runs through a recent reading with American Players Theatre.