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Honoring Israeli hostages

JSU created Shabbat table display and signs

By Ellie Golko Ellie.Golko@marquette.edu

AShabbat table is set up in the Central Mall for Israel Week to symbolize 133 Israeli hostages remaining in Gaza after the Hamas attack on Israel in October 2023. Marquette’s Jewish

Student Union created the display and incorporated signs that line the walkway to Lalumiere Hall.

Jane Blossom, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences and President of Marquette JSU said some

of the victim’s names were hand written by JSU members.

“I believe that demanding the release of innocent hostages does not require bravery and is not political

MU student empowers young girls

Reith writes two STEM themed children's books

By Trinity Zapotocky trinity.zapotocky@marquette.edu

Driven by her passion in STEM, Kayley Reith, a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences, self-published two children’s books titled “Girls in Computer Science” and “Girls Can Be Anything” on March 27.

“I really wanted to share a message to young girls that they really can be anything that they want to be and really allow them to use their imagination to pursue any of their dreams, to show that their potential really is unlimited,” Reith said.

MU President addresses budget cut concerns

By Sophia Tiedge sophia.tiedge@marquette.edu

University President Michael Lovell addressed University Academic Senate April 15 to address growing concerns about the University’s budget.

Marquette University announced plans to cut the budget by $31 million of its operating budget over the course of six fiscal years, by 2031 in March. In December 2023 University Provost Kimo Ah Yun announced that Marquette was facing a $9.5 million budget shortfall.

A steering committee has been established and is co-chaired by Jill Guttormson, Dean of the College of Nursing and Ralph Weber, acting general counsel to head the effort on the budget reduction.

“I know that all of us are impacted by the uncertainty that lies ahead and not having control is difficult for everybody in this room…I understand that uncertainty brings a wide variety of emotions for all of us, including fear and growing with anxiety and I need to address it,” Lovell said. Lovell said these uncertainties impact him on a deep level.

“These feelings are natural and I could be completely honest. I often feel that myself. I know most of you don’t always think about what it’s like to be in my shoes, but it certainly weighs heavily on me more than anyone else in the university,” Lovell said.

Although Lovell said these changes impact him, he’s not doing it alone. He points out the UAS faculty and staff that want to be part of the long-term solution.

Lovell mentioned five points he wanted UAS to know.

1. This isn’t something the university has undergone before: Lovell said he wants the campus to know that the administration has good intentions, despite this being

HONORING: part of 'Bring Them Home'

either,” Blossom said. Blossom said that JSU’s display is a part of a greater campaign called “Bring Them Home Now,” which has Shabbat tables displayed in Jewish communities and on college campuses around the world.

A Shabbat table is symbolic to the Jewish religion as Shabbat is the rest period

between Friday and Saturday evening. In the religion, they gather around the Shabbat table to rest and celebrate.

“We chose to do a Shabbat table to represent the fact that the hostages are not able to sit around a table for Shabbat dinner currently, and in hopes that they will be released soon and get to celebrate Shabbat with the

rest of the Jewish community,” Rachel Gershon, a junior in the Colleges of Education and Shabbat Chair of Marquette JSU, said. Blossom said that the display aims to humanize the victims of Oct. 7 attacks which has been the deadliest attack on Jews since the Holocaust.

“As a Jewish community at Marquette because it has

been an incredibly difficult time the past 6 months for Jews at Marquette,” Gershon said.

Marquette JSU said on Instagram that they mourn all the innocent lives lost due to the conflict whether they be Israeli, Palestinian or others.

The display will remain up until Friday April 19 when JSU will host a

Shabbat service and dinner for the Marquette Community at the Alumni Memorial Union.

“We stand united, we stand together as a Marquette Jewish community, and we pray that all of the hostages will return swiftly back to their homes and their families so that they can sit around a Shabbat table together,” Blossom said.

Unionization efforts held public launch event

MU faculty and staff gathered outside Zilber

By Sophia Tiedge sophia.tiedge@marquette.edu

Marquette faculty, staff and graduate students chanted

“We are UNC-WI! We are Marquette! We will win!” outside Zilber hall April 11 at 1:00 p.m.

Marquette now has a chapter through the United Campus Workers of Wisconsin. The union has the following goals: fair wages, contracts and benefits for graduate students, adjunct and non-tenure faculty on campus.

“We have a clear path to federally protected bargaining right and we are pursuing it,” Grant Gosizk, teaching assistant professor in English and steering-committee member for the union said.

The group started at Zilber Hall to launch the chapter and then moved to the Alumni Memorial Union to pass out flyers and pins to spread awareness about the union.

“I want to be a part of this super important moment of being able to launch and go public with the union. I’m looking forward to this union being able to grow. We’re all working towards the same goal of trying to create a better workplace environment for everyone,” Josh Seidman, a PhD

student said.

Daniel Collette, assistant teaching professor, said Marquette has created good values as a university, but sometimes those values don’t get reflected on how they treat employees.

“I work here full time and I have to drive Ubers 10-15 hours a week just to pay the bills. The workers deserve better. The students deserve better, because that’s time I’m not giving them,” Collette said.

Marquette University said in a statement that they’re collaborating with students and faculty to find the best way to support them.

“Key to this process is our commitment to shared governance and living out our Catholic, Jesuit mission in all that we do, with a common goal of providing a transformational education for every Marquette student,” Marquette University said in a statement.

Gosizk believes graduate students are essential to the university with their involvement in not only teaching, but advancing the university, and their healthcare and pay should reflect that.

“They’re the ones teaching our undergraduate students on campus and they’re the ones often times guid-

ing cutting edge research,” Gosizk said. Collette said he hopes this visibility on campus will allow for more conversation especially regarding the $31 million budget cuts. “The budget cuts over the next six years will irrevocably change our workplace. Programs stand to be sunset, people will lose their jobs, and the student experience at MU will be dramatically different,” Gosizk said. Marquette University said they’re engaging with the campus to evaluate how to reduce spending and invest in the priorities of the 2031 strategic plan.

“Marquette University is in a strong financial position, and strong institutions are constantly evaluating and planning for the future. We are choosing to shape our own destiny and proactively prepare for significant demographic changes coming in 2026,” Marquette Univesity said in a statement.

Gosizk said he hopes this announcement of the union is just the start.

“It’s time for the faculty, staff and student workers, who make this university great, to have a voice in the future of our university,” Gosizk said.

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News Briefs

UW Schools facing repeated budget deficits

New reports revealed the unsustainable financial situations many University of Wisconsin campuses are facing after repeated budget deficits. The reports, conducted by the outside financial advisory firm Deloitte, were released last week and featured monetary strategies for the Universities of Green Bay, Oshkosh, Parkside, Platteville, River Falls, Superior and Whitewater.

Deloitte’s reports offered suggestions for each university on how to remain financially stable despite declining enrollment, college affordability concern and a flat state funding budget. None of the reports mentioned a need for consolidation or closure.

Sydney mall stabbings

A 40-year-old man stabbed six people to death at a Sydney mall on Saturday before fatally shot by the police. The man, identified as Joel Cauchi by the New South Wales Police on Sunday, wounded eight people in his attack, including a 9-monthold. The stabbing began at 3:10 p.m. and police were

called swiftly to the scene. Cauchi was eventually shot dead after raising a knife to a police inspector.

The shopping center, which is one of Australia’s busiest malls, was especially popular on the warm-weathered afternoon of the Saturday stabbing.

Arizona abortion law

The Arizona Supreme Court approved preparations to enforce an 1864 law that bans almost all abortions last Tuesday. The law, which is older than the state of Arizona, does not allow exceptions for cases of rape or incest, only for situations where the mother’s life is in jeopardy. Prosecution under this law includes anyone who “provides, supplies or administers to a pregnant woman, or procures such woman to take any medicine, drugs or

substance, or uses or employs any instrument or other means whatever, with intent thereby to procure the miscarriage of such woman, unless it is necessary to save her life.”

The law also reversed a lower-court decision that doctors could not be charged for carrying out abortions within the first 15 weeks of a woman’s pregnancy. Arizona now joins 14 other states enforcing abortion bans on all pregnancy terms.

O.J. simpson dies

Former football player and Hollywood actor O.J. Simpson died of prostate cancer in Las Vegas last Wednesday. The 76-yearold, who was acquitted of murder charges in a 1994 trial, announced his battle with cancer to the public in May of 2023.

Simpson became famous through his football and movie careers, but his reputation was changed after the knife slayings of his ex-

wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman in Los Angeles. 13 years after his murder trial, Simpson was charged with armed robbery and kidnapping at a Las Vegas hotel and spent nine years in prison.

Goldman’s father and sister released a statement following Simpson’s death stating that “the true hope for accountability has ended.”

Reports on the financial states of the Universities of Eau Claire, La Crosse, Milwaukee, Stevens Point and Stout will be released later in the year. UW-Madison will not be included in the reports because of its healthy amount of reserve funding.

Trump's historic trial

Donald Trump made history on Monday as the first former president to stand trial on criminal charges.

Trump is accused of falsifying Trump Organization records in order to bury marital infidelity-related stories that would have been damaging to him during his 2016 presidential campaign. He is charged with

34 felony counts of falsifying business records, which could carry up to four years in prison depending on the judge’s ruling.

This trial carries significant political ramifications, as it is the only of Trump’s four criminal cases that can reach a verdict before the November election.

Celebrating 414 day

In honor of the city’s 414 area code, the Milwaukee community celebrated 414 Day on Sunday. The local holiday has taken place every April 14 since 2010.

A Milwaukee flag drop at City Hall, parties, markets and discounted museum and brewery tours were all events hosted during this year’s holiday.

One of those events was the “Celebrate Milwaukee” market at Discovery World that was hosted by the Milwaukee Maker’s Market and featured more than 50 local businesses, including Student Made Marquette. The Milwaukee Brewers also celebrated the day by releasing their own new beer named “Fresh, Flavor, Forward,” which will be sold at the J. Leinenkugel’s Barrel Yard restaurant inside of American Family Field until supplies run out. The wheat ale was specially designed to pay homage to Milwaukee’s German roots.

WNBA Draft recap

Last night the best players in women’s collegiate basketball hoped to hear their name called at the WNBA Draft. With the first pick in the draft, the Indiana Fever selected Iowa’s Caitlin Clark.

The draft took place at Brooklyn Academy in New York in front of an audience of 1,000. All tickets were bought within 15 minutes when they went on sale a few months ago.

April 17

Ignite Campus Ministry with the Lovells Details:

Biomedical Sciences Week

Lifesavers Suicide Prevention Training

April 18

"Barbie" Marquette panel with Marquette English Details:

Denim Day Fashion Show Details:

p.m.

- Weasler Auditorium

The Los Angeles Sparks chose Stanford’s Cameron Brink with the second overall pick. Brink is the third Stanford player to be selected in the top two. The only school with more top 2 draft picks is UCONN.

April 19

TuneTown Karaoke Night

Details: - 7-10 p.m.

- AMU 227

Mercadito Hispano

Details:

- Hosted by Hispanc Professionals of Greater Milwaukee

- 12:30-4 p.m.

The Las Vegas Aces announced in March that they had sold out their season ticket allotment for the 2024 season. They are the first team in WNBA history to do so.

Details:

Pride Prom

- Saturday April 20 - 8 p.m.

- West Towne Square Weekend

- Union Sports Annex Court

Lavender Graduation

Details:

- Sunday April 21 - 1 p.m.

- AMU Henke and Lunda Rooms

Marquette’s chapter through United Campus Workers of Wisconsin gathered outside Zilber hall and the AMU to launch their platform.

Photo by Keifer Russell keifer.russell@marquette.edu

GIRLS: Her younger sisters inspired project

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Reith said she’s been working on these books for a while and was inspired to create them due to her passion for storytelling, writing and reading.

The first book, “Girls Can Be Anything,” is a rhyming book with the target audience between 2-10 years old. The second book, “Girls in Computer Science,” is focused on inspiring girls in the field of computer science and technology.

Both books range from 38-42 pages, both around $10 each.

The back of the books feature phrases that say, “girls can code” and “being a girl is our superpower."

Reith said “Girls Can Be

Anything” goes through different career options for girls and what each one entails, such as a baseball player, a chef, an astronaut or an engineer. Reith said just showing what each career entails shows girls that they can achieve these goals and have these careers.

Through the combination of her data science knowledge and technology interest, Reith used generative AI for all of the illustrations. The books feature illustrations of seven girls in different careers with bright purple backgrounds. Reith said it started with a draft in a Google document, which led to editing and eventually self-publishing through Amazon.

“In terms of storytelling, I wanted to create a diverse representation of young girls, so making sure that the generative images actually aligned with different ethnicities and races,” Reith said. “I thought that was super important so that young girls could feel represented in these stories, especially because what I’m writing about is a lot of male-dominated fields.”

Since Reith plans on sharing her stories with as many people as possible, she said she will read these stories to a Girl Scout Troop at her hometown elementary school in Northlake, Illinois and possibly other Milwaukee elementary schools.

Maddie Kopman, a sophomore in the College of Communication, said having these books as a kid would have been encouraging and motivating to chase after anything she wanted. Kopman knows Reith through their Marquette sorority, Kappa Delta. “These topics Kayley discussed are extremely important, especially for younger generations because these kids are our future. Kayley will be encouraging them all to go after hard things as she has done for everyone who has the privilege of knowing her,” Kopman said. Kopman said these books are inspiring to the newest generation of young

women and will teach them that there are no limits regardless of gender, which is something she said her generation didn’t have growing up.

In terms of her inspiration, Reith credited her younger sisters for inspiring her to be a role model that they can look up to.

“I never really saw myself writing a children’s book, so I definitely surprised myself with that. I think it was more of a passion project, just wanting to spread that kindness, knowledge and hopefulness for younger girls out there, what I wish I had when I was younger,” Reith said.

Brooks and Dalieh get sworn into office

The pair succeed Abbie Moravec, Tommy Treacy

By Megan Woolard megan.woolard@marquette.edu

Last Thursday, the incoming Marquette University Student Government President Amyah Brooks and Executive Vice President Amani Dalieh were sworn in.

The pair were sworn in by outgoing President Abbie Moravec and Executive Vice President Tommy Treacy to an audience comprised of students, MUSG leaders, faculty and University President Michael Lovell. The pair will serve for the 2024-25 academic year.

Brooks and Dalieh won their positions earlier this month after running on a platform that emphasized interconnectedness

across campus and uplifting marginalized voices.

“During my tenure as student government president, I’m dedicated to fostering greater collaboration among student organizations campus wide, recognizing that inclusivity and a sense of belonging are paramount,” Brooks said. “It’s imperative that we demonstrate the importance of showing up for one another, creating a supportive environment where every voice is heard, and every individual feels valued.”

After being sworn in, Brooks and Dalieh outlined specific initiatives they plan to put in place during their term. This included creating a commuter coffee hour, working with Urban Scholars and their advisors to improve the community in Coughlin Hall, make the MUSG offices a more approachable space and connect the Multicultural Greek Council and the Panhellenic Council.

Additionally, the pair hope to hold interfaith dialogues, encourage students to get involved in community service, promote civic engagement through collaborations with students, remain active on MUSG’s social media and create a bi-weekly newsletter to inform students about campus events.

“As Vice President, I strive to foster an environment where every student feels valued, respected and heard,” Dalieh said. “I will work tirelessly to ensure that the voices of marginalized communities are not just acknowledged but amplified, I will be a champion for inclusivity a beacon of hope for those who have long been pushed to the sidelines of society.”

LOVELL: Leaders hope to foster 'openness'

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uncharted territory.

“This is especially true for Jill and Ralph in the securing our future steering committee. They are going to do their best to preserve the future of our university,” Lovell said.

2.Working together as a campus community should be a priority: “We face enough external challenges that we need to find a common ground of our efforts,” Lovell said.” You can and should disagree, but being disrespectful, and fighting with each other will only hurt our long term future.”

3. A road map has already been established for the 2031 strategic plan due to current uncertainty: “As we’ve been committed

to the strategic plan, we continue to focus on our mission: a strong liberal arts education, sense of belonging and research that improves the world,” Lovell said. “These will be tenants, the framework for decisions going forward.”

4. Creating a voice for everyone in upcoming conversations:

“I believe our path is success will be built on developing trust and having conversations where everyone’s voice is included,” Lovell said. “The difficult decisions ahead and the best solutions will be obtained if all possible perspectives and ideas are considered.”

5. Expressed concerns about reoccurring cuts and shortfalls in the future: “Now this is a fair questions

as we’ve just come out of reductions from the pandemic. I’ve experienced budgetary shortfalls in the past few years that need to be closed, but I want to let you know that I’m optimistic that securing our future will be different,” Lovell said. Lovell points out the conversations UAS and administration have had about the governance process is a step in the right direction.

Lovell thanks UAS chair, Chris Stockdale for having the best interest of UAS in mind. He said even though they don’t always agree, they’ve found ways improve the campus.

“Chris and I agreed that communication with campus on the $9.5 million shortfall this year was not well done and I told him the administration will do its

best to improve things going forward,” Lovell said. Lovell said he also met with the University Faculty Committee on Budgets and Financial Planning. He said the committee was very “candid” with him on the way the University should address shortfalls.

“I believe that I was open to this perspectives and recommendations, and much of their work will be incorporated into our future processes,” Lovell said. Lovell said during this meeting, UFCBFP said University administration was open to sharing budgetary practices with the committee to create more transparency. Lovell said this theme of openness will continue moving forward.

Lovell details that the steering committee will

honor the shared governance process and work directly with academic senate.

UAS has representatives in the steering committee, and an open letter from faculty to administration that calls for more representation.

“I believe that the working together will make necessary changes to secure work as future if we will not be back here again in a few years,” Lovell said.

During the Academic Senate meeting, UAS also voted on the eight recommendations that were proposed at the last special Academic Senate meeting. Six of the eight proposed resolutions were passed by the Senate. The other two resolutions will be evaluated at the next meeting.

Dalieh (left) , Brooks (right) won the MUSG presidential election on a platform of interconnectedness.

Photo by Katie Craig katharine.craig@marquette.edu

'They're doing their thing'

Blake transferred to play for his older brother Bo

By Matthew Baltz matthew.baltz@marquette.edu

It was an opportunity that couldn’t have come at a better time for Blake Lori.

The then-junior midfielder was coming off a season at Robert Morris that featured a NCAA Tournament berth and an ASUN Conference tournament championship. Appearing in 13 games and causing eight turnovers, Blake played a big role in helping the Colonials to their third national tournament appearance ever.

But there was something bigger waiting for him in

Milwaukee — family. Blake’s big brother, Bo, had accepted a job to become an assistant coach and the offensive coordinator for Marquette men’s lacrosse just a year earlier.

“The year after my first year coaching at Marquette, we had like four or five players at his position graduate,” Bo said. “Certainly the thought of Blake coming was exciting, but there was also a need that needed to be filled from just a personnel perspective.”

After the season was over, Blake reached out to Bo about the possibility of transferring to Marquette to play lacrosse.

“I asked Blake to put some film together to show our staff,” Bo said. “I knew what

do

Once Bo was able to show his brother’s film to the rest of the staff at Marquette, they were immediately on board with the idea.

Blake appeared in 13 games for the Golden Eagles in 2023, picking up four ground balls. He’s already appeared in 10 games for Marquette this season, and even picked up an assist in an eventual 20-12 loss to then-No. 13 Michigan in Naples, Florida earlier in the year.

However, the on-field action is just a fraction of what the Lori brothers are going to remember about their two seasons together at Marquette. “As much as I love getting

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to be able to cross coach to Blake, just being able to live life together is my favorite part about it, ” Bo said. “Blake and I are five years apart. So, we never were in the same place at the same time. When he got to high school, I was off to college, when I was graduating from college, he was kind of getting to college, so we’ve just never, since we were kids, never really done life together.”

Blake and Bo Lori grew up in Hudson, Ohio, which is a town of about 23,000 people 30 minutes outside of Cleveland. In addition to lacrosse, both played hockey up until they went to college.

Their father, Mark, played Division I hockey at Northeastern and Bowling Green

State before going on to play professionally for four years.

While Mark acknowledged that it would’ve been neat to see his sons continue to play hockey, he said that it’s been fun to watch them continue to march to the beat of their own drum.

“Because I didn’t really know anything, and now just a little bit about lacrosse, it’s been fun to see them do their own thing,” Mark said. “They’re not doing my thing; they’re doing their thing.”

In high school, Bo set the bar high for his younger brother, being named a two-time US Lacrosse All-American and winning a state championship with

Specialists provide a split-second impact

MU averages 17.67 draw controls per game

By Sofie Hanrahan sofia.hanrahan@marquette.edu

There’s a common phrase in the lacrosse world: ‘when you win the draw, you win the game.’

While draw control specialists are only on the field for a short amount of time, the importance of their role cannot be overstated.

“A draw only lasts one second, but so much goes into that second,” associate head coach Caitlin Wolf said. “So much movement, strategy and scouting. It’s like a puzzle.”

Marquette’s women’s lacrosse has put extensive work into building its draw specialists, which is evident by their No. 9 overall

ranking in the country averaging 17.43 draw controls per game.

The Golden Eagles’ leading draw control specialist senior Josie Kropp was originally recruited as a midfielder.

As a first-year, she started taking the draw to see playing time. As a sophomore, she continued to develop the skill, and ended up ranking fourth on the squad with 43 draw controls, which cemented her position as Marquette’s draw control specialist.

“I was always the second string. I still played, but I wasn’t the go-to girl,” Kropp said. “The coaches and I eventually came to the decision I would be best served focusing on this and that it would be the best way to serve the team in terms of making plays and stats.

“I wanted to make an

impact and help the team in any way I could, so if that meant not staying on the field for very long, then I would do it.”

Kropp is the third specialist that Marquette has ever had. And she has learned from the ones before her, like former specialist Mary Blee, who ranks fifth in program history in draw controls with 167.

“In the past seven years of our program, we’ve really been developing this draw specialist position,” Wolf said. “Josie had a really great draw specialist ahead, Mary Blee. Mary started, but it was like having All-American on the bench with Josie.”

Kropp has had a breakout senior season. In her first year as a starter, she now ranks No. 10 in the nation for draw controls averaging 8.14 per game.

Offensive coordinator Bo Lori (right) helped his brother Blake get to Marquette.

Photo courtesy of Bo Lori he could

and knew that he could really help us.”

Josie Kropp (11) is Marquette's primary draw control specialist.

Photo by Forster Goodrich forster.goodrich@marquette.edu

Midfielder Blake Lori (left) transferred to Marquette to play for his brother Bo. Photo courtesy of Bo Lori

Amid the news of seniors Tyler Kolek and Oso Ighodaro declaring for the NBA Draft, Marquette’s junior guard Kam Jones announced on his Instagram that he was coming back.

Jones has been the starting shooting guard in one of the best backcourts in the country for the past two seasons. With Kolek being draft-bound, Jones will have the unique chance to lead the team next year and put up even bigger numbers than before.

Jones and head coach Shaka Smart have been here for three seasons and have made it to six March Madness games in that time. His experience in the national tournament is crucial for his development and maturity as a player and leader of the team.

He has all the makings of a March Madness standout run. Elite shooting from deep, explosive athleticism and high energy on the court create the perfect formula for a legendary season. Kolek spent a lot of the time with the ball in his hands as the point guard position, but Jones will have to take over much of these duties even if he continues to play on the wing. Kolek not only averaged 15.3 points and 7.5 assists per game last year, but according to Marquette stats blog Paint Touches, he also created over 1,200 points for the Golden Eagles last season. Kolek missed a few games to injury this season and Jones looked great as the primary ball handler and put up great numbers. In the Big East Tournament without Kolek, Jones averaged 17.3 points and 4.3 assists per game and led Marquette to the final where they lost to eventual champions UConn.

Losing Ighodaro and Kolek will take away two core players who had an impact on almost every play in the last few seasons. Jones and other returning starters Stevie Mitchell and David Joplin will have to pick up a lot of slack and neither Mitchell nor Joplin have the offensive capabilities and potential that Jones has. Jones has also been finding ways off the court to continue to improve his game.

If you haven’t noticed Jones naming his favorite boxers on the jumbotron before games or his IG posts of him inside the ring, he’s been attending the UCC Gym, a boxing gym in Milwaukee.

The UCC gym has been training Jones and turning him into a proficient boxer. Becoming a boxer and training regularly not only improved his boxing skills but also helped improve his basketball game.

The footwork and endurance levels required for the demanding training required in boxing perfectly translate across sports. Hitting a euro step in the lane directly correlates to boxing movements and footwork.

“Boxing has impacted my game on the court in a few different ways: Mental strength, my footwork has gotten better, just being able to move, [and] be lighter on my feet,” Jones said. Training round after round in the ring and continuously throwing punches can sap the energy out of even the most experienced athletes. Jones is more than used to it by now and is primed and ready for the next basketball season.

Jones has not only had a bigger role every year, but he has been shooting lights out and his shooting splits and efficiency have also improved every season. He went from averaging 15.1 points on 46.2% shooting to 17.2 and 50.2% this season, a noticeable increase in effectiveness and usage rating.

Jones’ numbers are more than likely to increase again after a full off-season and knowing and preparing that he is the new leader of the team.

Jones has had a top point guard by his side almost every minute and other teams are now going to be focusing on him as the main threat.

Understanding this difference is key for Jones to develop his game as the main option on the team now. Being a star requires extra effort to get every bucket and might mean his defense will have to take a step up too.

After Jones was snubbed of any all-conference recommendations last season, I do not doubt that he will go out there every night prove the doubters wrong by having a career year.

A successful 'experiment'

Roegner and Krstulovic occupy top doubles spot

By Kaylynn Wright kaylynn.wright@marquette.edu

Experimental. Accidental. Lucky.

These are just a few words that describe how sophomore Blake Roegner and senior Tin Krstulovic became Marquette men’s tennis doubles partners last year.

“We looked at those guys and they both had pretty good skillsets to bring to the table, but college tennis doubles is very much about physicality,” Interim director of tennis Jud Shaufler said. “Between the two of them last year, they didn’t have a lot of that, and to put them together really didn’t make a total amount of sense, so we did it as? an experiment and it worked.”

In the first match of the 2022-23 campaign, Roegner — in his first collegiate game — and Krstulovic were put into the lineup at the No. 2 position and ended up notching their first doubles win together.

“First match of the year, me and Tin had almost never played together, and then just all of the sudden, we got thrown into the Drake match together,” Roegner said. “We clicked almost instantly. It was really honestly crazy how well we ended up playing together, and I felt great with him as well.”

The pair finished the season with an 11-8 record and moved up to the No. 1 position this year.

Krstulovic said the experience of playing with Roegner last season has played a key part in their success on the court.

“There’s a little bit of a difference between two and one, but it’s not a different world out there,” Krstulovic said. “It more matters that we played together last year, so we had experience playing together.”

Schaufler said he has been impressed with how Roegner and Krstulovic have embraced their new role.

“They learned that if they were going to play No. 1, they were going to come up against teams that were going to be as skilled as they were but had some real firepower and some physicality,” Schaufler said. “They’ve proven that they can match up from a strength standpoint and still use their tennis skillset to be successful. They’ve definitely proved that that can work for them.”

Krstulovic credited Roegner, who recently took Krstulovic’s No. 1 spot in singles, for the improvements he has made in his game.

“Our overall performance is better because he made a big step forward in his game. Specifically, I’m pretty much similar to how I played last year. He did much more of a step forward,” Krstulovic said. “It just shows that he makes progress, he gets better and it definitely helps us in doubles as well.”

As for the personalities of the two players, Schaufler said their similar laidback nature has allowed their chemistry to grow along with their success.

“These two guys are not what you would call collegiate, super fired-up guys,” Schaufler said. “They tend to be a little more cerebral out there. That has matched up together. Going back to last year, we weren’t really expecting

Marquette uses software for instant feedback

Decade Golf helps golf team learn from every shot

By Trevor Hilson trevor.hilson@marquette.edu

The Marquette golf team is not on the level of Matt Fitzpatrick, but it uses different statistics and data to help its members improve their games.

Fitzpatrick, renowned for his unique approach, meticulously tracks advanced data and records every shot in his notebooks.

practice for each guy.”

Decade Golf is the software doing the dirty work for Marquette, which the team has used for 12 years now. Junior Patrick Adler said the team members help the coaches create their game plans by inputting their numbers into the system during tournaments.

“Our coaches want us to get our stats in before the team meeting after rounds, so they can get a better idea of how our course management can improve or approach to a different hole can be better,” Adler said.

upper-echelon in par-five scoring average nationally last season but has seen that average score increase since then.

Junior Max Lyons — who had the squad’s best finish at the Augusta Haskins Award Invitational finishing tied for 20th and even over the tournament — said he approaches the par-fives trying to find the best second-shot landing spot statistically.

that to really work because sometimes, if you have a guy who’s not as jacked up and fired up, it works well to pair him with someone like that.

“Tin and Blake, they don’t represent that for each other, but it’s worked because their temperament is pretty much the same out there.”

As the team prepares for the Big East Tournament, Roegner said he will miss playing with Krstulovic the most.

“I love playing with him,” Roegner said. “It’s so much fun. I maybe joke a little bit too much out on the court when I need to be more serious, but I always love it. It’s my favorite part of matches is whenever we play and getting to play with Tin. I’m going to hate it when he’s gone next year and I have to find someone new.”

It might have started off as a lucky pairing, but Krstulovic said nothing they’ve accomplished on the court will ever mean more to him than the bond he will always have with Roegner.

“Given that we mentioned luck, I’ve spent my junior and senior year playing with Blake pretty much in every single doubles match except for the fall,” Krstulovic said. “In terms of luck, that’s luck for me. I had a great experience, great support and great time playing with him.

“In terms of my college career, I was lucky to be paired up with Blake. I also had a friend outside of the court. His family supporting me as well with the job search and everything else, so being paired up with Blake, it’s more of outside of the court luck. The life thing is the good thing that happened.”

“Guys on Tour like Fitzpatrick get really deep analytically; they know the ins and outs of what everything means,” assistant coach Jace Long said. Long said while the team isn’t that religious about its data collection, there are certain numbers he looks at when helping the players mature on the course.

“As coaches, we don’t get to see every shot these guys hit on the course in tournaments, but we track every shot they hit,” Long said. “We basically are getting instant feedback on certain things so we can gameplan and cater our

Those instant feedback statistics can help vault Marquette up the leaderboard in the heat of tournament play.

“Maybe we are hitting to wrong spots around the green and we can go back through and give the guys better information,” Long said. “If we are averaging a 4.74 score on this par-four when the field is averaging a 4.15, we can take a look and change the way we are playing the hole.”

Among the numbers the team tracks, Long said they pay extra attention to the strokes-gained and par-five scoring statistics. The team was in the

“Because of the fast greens, you want to find the fat side,” Lyons said. “The short sides are what can bring in bogeys when you try and get cute. I was really proud of being aggressive to a specific target on the fat side.”

On the flip side, Marquette has continued to be efficient on the greens. The team uses a specialized speed-ratio number that measures how far away a putt is from the hole based on the initial putt.

“We will take them through combines and do simulated putting rounds to track their speed ratio and strokes-gained,” Long, who learned from another coach to quantify putting speed, said.

Lyons said tracking his shots helps him

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remember what has and hasn’t worked in the past for him.

“It’s easy to refer back to a note on how hard the wind was blowing here and know what you hit and what you felt over that shot,” Lyons said. “So, the next day, it’s no different than what I did yesterday if I’m in a similar spot with similar wind or conditions.”

The numbers help give Lyons confidence in every shot.

“If you can get close to completely trusting that your numbers and aim are perfect, it becomes another golf shot as opposed

to hitting and hoping,” Lyons said.

While there is a wealth of statistics and information available to the Marquette golf team, Long said he wants the team members to not get too wrapped up in the rolodex of it all.

“You can fall down a rabbit-hole quickly, so it’s important that we make sure they truly know and understand what we are looking at,” Long said. “The ultimate end goal is to track stuff from year-to-year and make sure these guys are improving in every category.”

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“It’s not surprising to me that she broke records right away because she’s always been such a stud. For her to come into her senior year and be dominant in so many games for us is really incredible.” Wolf said.

“The advantage with Josie is she wins the ball to herself. Some drawers we’ve had in the past will send the ball to somebody else, so with Josie, it’s more of a sure win.”

She also became the third player in program history to have 200+ career draw controls and broke the record for draw controls in a season (120) in the Golden Eagles’ 18-11 loss to Georgetown.

“It’s super exciting, I’m very grateful for the season I’ve been able to have,” Kropp said after the game. “I’ll say it a hundred times over, but it’s all my teammates. “They push me to do better every day and they give me confidence which is something that’s not easy to have, especially going into Big East play like this.”

Although Kropp has played a huge role in the team’s success, Wolf said it is crucial to develop a strong draw team as a whole.

“Even though Josie has the most draws and the other two are playing a supporting role, their role is still super important. They’re keeping defenders out of Josie’s way, making it as easy as possible for her to retrieve that ball and get our offense started,” Wolf said. Putting up record-breaking statistics and continuing to build a strong draw control program means constantly working. From scouting what the opposing drawer is good at to

planning where they want to place the ball, Kropp and her “circle girls” are always looking to improve.

“In the past four years, we’ve had such success as a draw unit in terms of stats and how well we work together,” Kropp said. “We hold ourselves to a higher standard and pride ourselves on being a team that’s heavily scouted. If you don’t win the draw, you usually don’t win the game.”

To continue to uphold this standard, the program

has continued to build their draw control specialists, and Kropp said she will do everything she can to help maintain the legacy after she leaves.

“We have multiple options, I’m not ‘it’,” Kropp said. “We groom each other to take over these roles, so I’m super confident leaving it in other people’s hands.

“Stepping into a role is really tough, but as the girls before me told me, ‘you’re going to do just fine, you’ve earned this.’ I’m going to say the same things to

"In the past seven years of our program, we've really been developing this draw specialist position."

Caitlin Wolf Women's lacrosse associate head coach them and they’re probably going to do better than me.”

Success is in the details, even in one that lasts a second.

Marquette has developed its draw control program into a dominant factor of its team and ensured success through specialists like Kropp.

“It’s really fun to see achievements and get recognition,” Kropp said. “But being able to contribute and make my teammates feel proud and to feel the trust they have in me when I step up to take a draw is really special.”

Senior Josie Kropp ranks No. 10 in the nation for draw controls averaging 8.14 per game.

Conor McPherson is a sports columnist. He can be reached at conor.mcpherson@marquette.edu or on Twitter/X @ConorMcPherson_

Photo courtesy of Marquette Athletics Tracking shots helps Max Lyons have confidence in every stroke.

Photo courtesy of Marquette Athletics Sophomore Blake Roegner (left) has been doubles partners with senior Tin Krstulovic (right).

Photo by Forster Goodrich forster.goodrich@marquette.edu

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THEIR: Lori siblings are together at MU

Hudson High School in 2013. He earned a scholarship to continue playing lacrosse at Ohio State University after high school.

“It was really motivating for me, watching him in high school,” Blake said. “He got there (Ohio State) because he worked hard, I saw that every day. I was just like, ‘I wanna be like him, I wanna go D1 like him.’ That really motivated me.”

Before joining Marquette’s coaching staff, Bo was an assistant coach at the Virginia for three years. For the better part of Blake’s time at Robert Morris, Bo was only able to see highlights of his brother’s games through social media or videos sent to him by their father.

“It’s been special to watch

his career with my own two eyes versus having to watch through Twitter or Hudl,” Bo said.

Blake is set to graduate this spring with a business degree. Although their time together at Marquette is coming to an end, Bo said that it would be impossible to quantify what the past two years have meant to the Lori family.

“I’m just trying to soak it in,” Bo said. “You almost want time to stop a little bit. My parents have been lacrosse parents for so long and now this is their final year at it.

“Getting to coach Blake over the past two years, having him here. Thinking about him not being at practice every day next year is super sad to think about, it’s

been such a blast.”

Tricia, Bo and Blake’s mother, said she will always remember her sons supporting each other.

“As a mom, to have them be there for each other has been really comforting for me,” Tricia said. “Seeing them together and seeing them work towards a common goal has been a really special thing for me.”

As the clock ticks down on the 2024 season for the Golden Eagles, the Lori brothers will soak in what’s left of an opportunity that won’t be soon forgotten.

“It’s not something we take for granted by any means, and we are going to enjoy every minute we get of it for the rest of the season,” Bo said. MEN'S

TRACK & FIELD

Track & Field team ran at Shimek on Senior Night

By Jack Albright jack.albright@marquette.edu

Bert Rogers summed up Friday’s Marquette Invitational in three words.

“It’s home cooking,” the director of track & field and cross country said.

For the first time since 2021, the Golden Eagles were able to compete at Shimek Track & Field, its home track.

“It’s awesome that we get to host a home meet here,” senior distance runner Dan Weizeorick said. “It was a lot of fun getting out there and actually racing on the track that we trained on for years.”

The COVID-19 pandemic canceled the 2020 meet. Marquette got to hold it the following year, but due to Milwaukee’s restriction rules no visitors

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were allowed.

In 2022 the university hosted a meet, but it was held at Wisconsin Lutheran. In 2023 the track needed a resurfacing so they were again unable to compete at their real home.

And after Shimek got resurfaced over the summer the Golden Eagles were finally able to play in their backyard again.

“It’s still actually got that new car smell,” Rogers said. “And everything’s just nice, crisp new. It’s exciting, the team has been looking forward to this one.”

And this time — most importantly — in front of fans.

“Getting to see all of that,” graduate student sprinter Zachariah Murray said. “Finally getting to see the track, the stands and the sidelines all packed with fans and parents. It’s really nice to see that kind of support for our team and the other competitors out there.”

There were also other

"It was a lot of fun getting out there and actually racing on the track that we trained on for years." Dan Weizeorick Senior distance runner

Marquette athletes in the stands as well.

“It felt great. I mean, I walked around and saw the lacrosse team, the soccer team, so that was really nice,” junior jumper Kaylee Hopp said. “And then just the school cheering us on was really great. Because there’s not that many people that go to track meets. So that was really cool.”

The team practices at Shimek as much as pos-

sible, but weather conditions impact have forced them to move more than once this year. They’ve had to go to Pettit National Ice Center, the Old Gymnasium and the bubble at Valley Fields.

“We kind of bounce around a little bit,” Rogers said. “But as long as the weather’s nice, we’re out here.”

And the team, instead of having to go somewhere else to compete, was able to take advantage of playing where they practice.

“We’re out here almost every day just running running on the track, practicing and you get used to the surroundings,” Murray said. “So you’ll just know, oh, there’s a tree there and you’re almost done (with) the race, you’re almost done whatever distance you go.

“And you just get familiar with it. And it becomes second nature and you don’t even think about anything.”

The Marquette Invitational also served as the team’s Senior Night.

“It’s awesome to be able to host our Senior Night at home,” senior distance runner David Zeller said. “A lot of family has been able to come up for most of our teammates, so it’s been great. One last home meet with all my best friends. Just grateful.”

After the meet ended, 14 seniors were honored with a flower and a hug from Rogers, assistant coach Sean Birren and friends and family.

Rogers said that while all the awards and records are meaningful, it doesn’t tell the full story of what the seniors mean to the program.

“Just a great group of senior leaders,” Rogers said. “They work hard, they set a good example. Our main thing is just coming in, day-in and day-out, let’s work hard, let’s get better. And they lead that just by how they approach.”

Photo courtesy of Bo Lori Blake was motivated by his older brother Bo to play DI lacrosse.

By Clara Lebrón clara.lebron@marquette.edu

This past Monday, from approximately 1:45 p.m. to 2:15 p.m., masses of Marquette students flooded outside. Although some had been waiting for this brief moment for months and others were simply looking for an excuse to be outside instead of in class, they were all convening to see the same thing: the first solar eclipse visible in the United States since 2017.

Before the previous 2017 eclipse, there had not been a visible eclipse in North America since 1918. Although the next one to pass is relatively sooner than that, arriving in 2044, the sheer commotion that the event created shows the need for our communities to reconnect with nature and each other.

This energy was felt all over the eclipsed parts of the United States, despite there only being partial visibility throughout many of the states where it was observed, including Wisconsin, Tennessee and Michigan. The eclipse’s path entered the United States in Texas, and traveled through Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. Throughout all of these states, the

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Eclipse urges nature connection Beautiful cities for all

By Joey Schamber joseph.schamber@marquette.edu

Living in a beautiful environment can do wonders for your quality of life, but for too long we have allowed cities to become concrete wastelands of dirty roads and bleak gray buildings.

They can be beautiful metropolises of ornate architecture decorated with colorful artwork and patches of greenery, but many cities fail to invest in beautification efforts that liven up their communities. Unfortunately, when cities do invest in beautification, they often neglect low-income communities in their efforts.

Milwaukee has struggled to do this, but recent legislation shows that the city is willing to make a change. Our local government’s moves to improve the beauty of all of Milwaukee should be commended and imitated by other cities.

They too must emphasize including underprivileged communities for there to be a real impact. Furthermore, it is important that through these efforts, cities are committed to revitalizing areas, instead of gentrifying them and excluding current residents.

commotion regarding the celestial event was palpable.

More than 32 million people were present to see the eclipse in its path of totality, millions traveling states away to appreciate the event fully. As television and online broadcasting have made most events easily to stream, this kind of coming together is not very common. For the last Super Bowl, for example, only 450,000 people travelled at all to celebrate the yearly game.

Solar eclipses, however, are much more common than many realize, as between two and five eclipses occur every year. A total eclipse will not hit the same specific areas again in about 360-410 years. These events might not be statistically significant as many make them see to be, yet they produce indescribable moments that bring millions together and motivate a largely sedentary society to mobilize and interact with each other.

The abundance of events surrounding the eclipse and people who attended them show that there is a want and need for people to go outside and appreciate the way that the world works.

NASA conducted special programming from Niagara Falls, New York, where the path of totality peaked, showing all interested a live

At the end of last year, the city announced a $2.75 million public works and beautification proposal that would transform various parts of the city for recreational and artistic purposes.

The project would turn an underused parking lot into a free public skatepark, pave and reconstruct streets and paint 12 pillars that support the I-94 overpass along South Fourth Street.

These projects all add color, beauty and utility to neglected areas across MKE and serve an important purpose in inspiring greater community pride. Minority populations can be empowered through diverse representations in public artworks. Access to recreational activities allows for better mental health outcomes and a lower incentive for youth to turn to drug abuse and gang activity. Communities also benefit from a higher frequency of quality green spaces. Milwaukee recently invested over $500,000 in revitalizing two local parks in February.

Businesses are also able to apply for grants to have their storefronts cleaned up and, if they qualify, have the city pay to have greenery planted

show from the different stages throughout the eclipse’s path, which garnered 12 million views and is still available via YouTube.

The eclipse was not simply about observing a scientific spectacle, however. It was a moment that called people to celebrate in community. In Russellville, Arkansas, 400 couples got married in a mass-wedding event dubbed “Elope at the Eclipse.” There was a mindfulness retreat for LGBTQ+ people in Lake Erie, New York, aimed at using the energy of the eclipse and community for self-love and healing.

For many religious people, this event was also extremely significant. In fact, most world religions denote some kind of significance to the spectacle. Six men incarcerated at the Woodbourne Correctional Facility in upstate New York had actually sued the New York Corrections Department for impeding their religious rights by not letting them go outside to see the eclipse.

The group consisted of a Baptist, a Seventh-day Adventist, a Muslim, two practitioners of Santeria and an Atheist. All were determined to have sincere religious and spiritual beliefs that were sufficient enough to allow them an exemption to the previously universal

nearby. Grant recipients are then responsible for maintaining the landscaped area as necessary.

Maintenance costs like these do present an obstacle for small businesses with thin margins, but they are nonetheless an important step towards allocating government funds back into these communities. Still, projects that invest directly into underprivileged communities will always be a superior method of improving the well-being of these residents.

Additionally, these projects must avoid gentrification by remaining committed to improving the conditions of current residents, instead of pushing them out. Across the country, cities that have implemented beautification projects have used it to install hostile architecture, increase surveillance and drive out residents to make way for more tourism.

In cities like Austin, Texas, residents report observing uniquely inhumane examples of hostile architecture created with the sole purpose of warding off unhoused individuals. They noticed dividers in benches to keep people from laying down

lockdown that was imposed throughout the state.

The eclipse even allowed for unprecedented economic opportunities for those who still had to clock in regardless. In Buffalo, another one of the cities that fell under the path of totality, there was a 35% increase in spending at hotels and restaurants, compared to a 13% increase U.S. wide. As the eclipse began to arrive in Mexico, the foot traffic of millions of Americans quickly followed.

However, we shouldn’t be waiting for these events to appear. Currently, only 58% of U.S. adults spend more than 30 minutes outside a day. This is a ridiculously insufficient amount of time to appreciate nature on a daily basis. Being outside regularly reduces stress levels, heart rate and even lowers incidence of stroke.

Communities should organize themselves together more to more frequently appreciate the beauty of nature and the functions it performs every day. It shouldn’t take a celestial event that happens every 360 years to get people to go outside and be together.

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and bars across windowsills to prevent people from resting on them.

In 2017, cities like Spokane, Washington and San Diego, spend $57,000 and $150,000 on installing jagged rocks under overpasses to prevent people from loitering there. This money could have been spent on improving the quality of life for members of low-income communities, instead of excluding them.

Efforts made at increasing access to recreation, improving green spaces and allowing for businesses to apply for grants like Milwaukee has offered will always produce positive outcomes so long as they are handled with responsibility and care for the people who reside there.

When creating these projects, local governments need to recognize the variety of people they serve, including members of low-income communities. Responsible city beautification is vital, because every resident deserves to have a beautiful place to live.

Clara Lebrón is the assistant opinions editor. She is a junior studying journalism and health studies.

PLAYING WITH FIRE

April 20

Earth Day

CROSSWORD

Earth Day

Across 2. ____ Thumb

5. Plants do this to convert sunlight into energy.

7. Trees help us ____.

9. Reduce, Reuse, ____. 10. Earth Day is in this month.

11. The natural home of an animal.

12. This layer of the Earth is what we walk on every day.

Down 1. Mount ____ is the highest peak in the world.

3. The study of organisms in relation to their environment.

4. The largest animal in the world is the Blue ____.

6. The word "Earth" means "the ground" in this language.

8. This ocean borders the Eastern coast of the USA.

Down:

Last week’s answers:

1. Recycle, 2. Tax, 3. Titanic, 4. Fourth, 5. Baseball, 6. Umbrella, 7. Spring, 8. Earth, 9. Aries, 10. Showers, 11. Fool

Across:

1. Mount _____ is the highest peak in the world 2. _____ Thumb

3. The study of organisms in relation to their

Pure Dance Company held spring recital

Showcased nine lyrical and jazz performances

By Mimi Sinotte huamae.sinotte@marquette.edu

Pure Dance Company Marquette performed their spring show this past weekend at the Weasler Auditorium.

Pure currently has 22 members and is a student-run lyrical and jazz performance group for dancers interested in pursuing dance in a collegial setting.

This is the 16th year of Pure’s student-run organization, and practices are held twice a week on Wednesdays and Sundays. The show was a two-hour event including nine dances and a brief intermission.

Hannah Redican, junior in the College of Arts & Sciences and junior co-president, said practice for the show started immediately

following winter break.

“There’s student choreographers so everything is student choreographed. We spend our practices just choreographing, learning it and running through it,” Redican said. While there was not a specific theme, Redican said they wanted to keep the costumes within the spring color palette by incorporating blue and light pastel colors.

Molly Saletta, senior in the College of Nursing and senior co-president, said she was excited for the audience to hear the chosen music.

“I think the audience really loves the music like always [I know my parents say the music’s their favorite part] so probably just hearing some new songs, we got some oldies, we got some Beyonce,” Saletta said. The opening performance was to the song “Viva La Vida,” by Cold-

play, choreographed by social chair, Mia Eraci, and dancers wore silky blue puffy dresses.

The next few dances were big group numbers featuring contemporary and lyrical style dancing.

“idontwannabeyouanymore,” choreographed by dancer Avril Beesley, first-year in the College of Communication, featured dancers in red pants and a prop mirror.

Pure holds auditions to join and Saletta said most dancers are ex-competition studio or high school team dancers, so she loves having a club that makes dance less intense, but still fun.

Following intermission, it was announced that Pure Dance raised and donated 100% of their proceeds from snacks to the Misty Copeland Foundation, a non-profit seeking to bring greater diversity, equity and inclusion to the dance world.

After intermission, “Haunted,” choreographed by Hannah Walker, senior dancer in the College of Health Sciences, showcased all black costumes.

Following that, “Natural Woman,” choreographed by Abby Brack, senior in the College of Health Sciences, showed dancers wearing purple silk tanks.

Mackenzie Mancini, junior in the College of Nursing, has been on Pure since her first year at Marquette and said she grew up doing studio dance and joined the dance team in high school.

“It’s nice to stay in shape and stay dancing and have a group of girls to do that with because I like being involved with the school and I’ve made so many friends through Pure,” Mancini said.

The second-to-last dance was titled “Lose Control,” choreographed by Sophia Tiedge and Mariah Olson, both sophomores in the College of Communication.

The night ended with the senior dance performance to the Fleetwood Mac song, “Landslide,” choreographed by Saletta.

“It’s been so fun. I think freshman year there was such a core group of older girls that I always looked up to and thought it was fun that they were so close.

Now, being that core group of seniors and older girls and seeing the younger girls’ kind of like make their way and find their place here is really special,” Saletta said.

Before the last two dances, the MU Naturals, the longest running all-male A Capella group at Marquette, performed as a guest act. They sang two songs; “I’ve Only Started Running” by Harbour, “Strawberry Swings” by Coldplay and adapted by Frank Ocean.

Spoilers from Sophie: What to look out for

Exciting new media to expect in coming months

By Sophie Goldstein sophie.goldstein@marquette.edu

As the semester comes to a close, the entertainment world seems to have new releases every day. Here’s what you can expect to take you through the end of the semester, and a few things you may have missed.

Music:

Taylor Swift: “The Tortured Poets Department” — April 19

“The Tortured Poets Department” is the 11th studio album by Swift. Swift announced this album at the Grammy Awards in February, and it is set for release on April 19, via Republic Records.

Bruce Springsteen: “Best of Bruce Springsteen” — April 19

“Best of Bruce Springsteen” is the eighth compilation album by Springsteen. The collection marks his first compilation in eight years and includes hit singles and popular album tracks from 1973 to 2020. It is set to be released on April 19, through Columbia Records.

Dua Lipa: “Radical Optimism” — May 3

5. Plants use this to convert sunlight into environment. energy. 4.

7.

Sia: “Reasonable Woman” — May 3

“Reasonable Woman” is the tenth studio album by Sia. The album was preceded by the singles “Gimme Love” and “Dance Alone,” and will feature collaborations with several artists. It is set to be released May 3, by Monkey Puzzle and Atlantic Records.

Billie Eilish: “Hit Me Hard and Soft” — May 17

“Hit Me Hard and Soft” is Eilish’s third album. In a recent article published by Rolling Stones, the magazine released the names of the track list, to which Eilish posted on Instagram slamming the magazine. The article has since been updated, deleting the track list names.

Movies: “The Hopeful” — April 17

Directed by Kyle Portbury, “The Hopeful” is based on a true story that follows widower John Andrews aboard a steamship sailing across the Atlantic Ocean in 1874, with his two children that begins during war.

“Abigail” — April 19

Starring the late Angus Cloud, and directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, “Abigail” follows the story of a group of criminals who kidnap a

“Radical Optimism” is the third studio album by Lipa. It is set to have nine tracks, one being “Houdini,” and is to be released May 3, via Warner Records.

12-year-old girl. But their plan starts to unravel when they discover she is actually a vampire.

“Unsung Hero” — April 26

Directed by Joel Smallbone and Richard Ramsey, “Unsung Hero” is the story of parents and their seven children who leave Australia for America.

Once they’re in America, the family realizes the musical talent of all of their children.

“Humane” — April 26

A global environmental collapse forces world leaders to take extreme measures to reduce Earth’s population. “Humane” is directed by Caitlin Cronenberg and is a Canadian horror thriller film.

“The Fall Guy” — May 3

Based on the 1980s television series of the same name, “The Fall Guy” stars Ryan Gosling, and is directed by David Leitch. This movie follows the story of a stuntman as he re-enters the film industry following a devastating accident.

In case you missed it: “Quiet on Set” This five-part docuseries uncovers the toxic culture behind some of the most well-known children’s shows of Nickelodeon. Stars like Drake Bell, Giovonnie Samuels and Bryan Christopher Hearne, talk about their experience working with

Nickelodeon director Dan Schneider. All five parts are out now on Max.

Beyoncé: “Cowboy Carter” Beyoncé’s eighth studio album was released March 29. This 27-track album follows a new genre for Beyoncé, being her first pop country album. Spotify announced that on the day the album dropped, it became the platform’s moststreamed album in a single day in 2024 so far.

“American Horror Story: Delicate (Part 2)” Following the delay due to the Hollywood Strikes, the nine-episode “American

Horror Story: Delicate (Part 2)” can now be streamed on Hulu. Emma Roberts and Kim Kardashian both star in the psychological horror that affect a decomposing family.

“Anyone but You” is coming to Netflix April 23 Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell’s romantic comedy will soon be streaming on Netflix. Totaling at $217.8 million dollars in box office revenues, fans were long awaiting the hit movie to be available on streaming services. On April 23, Netflix is the first company that will stream the movie.

Photo via Columbia Records Album, 'Best of Bruce Springsteen' is set to be released April 19.

No Sé Latino Dance Club hosts showcase

Founder Estef Ubac Villa spoke with the Wire

By Sophie Goldstein sophie.goldstein@marquette.edu

No Sé Latino Dance Club is the only dance club on Marquette’s campus that highlights different cultures, but specifically Venezuelan culture. Their first ever multicultural showcase occurred April 12 and had 10 dances, each highlighting cultures at Marquette.

Estef Ubac Villa, founder and president of No Sé Latino Dance club and sophomore in the College of Arts & Sciences, spoke with the Marquette Wire.

What made you interested in founding this club?

“I knew that Marquette had two Hispanic dance clubs, but they were not very active. I have danced since I was five years old,

it was how I helped my mental health and I wanted to transmit that to other people. I, believe it or not, created the club in around one week. Every day, I would beg to approve this club. After one week of the club being approved, we had already had our first meeting.”

What went into building this club?

“The reality is, here at Marquette, we only focus on one Hispanic country and it’s Mexico. I am from Venezuela, and I feel like everyone from Hispanic countries around the world have their own culture and own dances. And highlighting that is something that we miss here at Marquette, which is why I wanted to have this club and perform, so we could highlight all of the different cultures.”

Describe what the showcase was?

“The showcase is some-

thing we did to celebrate our own culture, and other cultures too. Everyone was welcome. One thing we wanted was to focus on the Hispanic cultures, different types of dances and different things that we do. Even with the costumes, we wanted to be respectful to every single culture. But at the same time, we wanted to welcome it to everyone and to the community, and transmit to everyone that ‘Here we are, as a Hispanic community.’”

Explain the preparations you had to go through for the showcase?

“I have been preparing for almost a year and rehearsing since December. I created the club in February 2023. In April, I brought the idea to my co-worker [Aixa Rodríguez, Latin American Student Organization president] and she was like ‘Yes, let’s do it.’ Without her, none of this would be possible at all. And exactly

one year ago, we booked Weasler Auditorium, started looking for dancers. Marquette said ‘Yes’ to the idea, and they were very excited to bring different cultures here. We also had to get translators for the Hispanic families who may not know English, because most importantly we just wanted to have everyone understand and enjoy.”

What goes into picking the music for each dance?

“Picking the music is really particular. We had to choose our leaders within the club for each dance based on where that leader is from. For example, for our Cuban dance, we have a Cuban do that. For our Puerto Rico dance, we have a Puerto Rican do that, and the same goes for our Venezuela and Mexico one. We wanted representation for all cultures, and that’s how we transmitted it.”

How did you come up with the choreography?

“For each of the 10 dances, we had a leader, but we all collaborated together which really helped everyone to be able to share their opinion. Something that we wanted to do too was make sure that even though a dance was from a specific country, we wanted anyone to be able to be a part of it. Each dance was around five minutes, split up between around five clips of different songs.”

What is something special to you about this club?

“Being able to have the opportunity to bring new cultures to people and to be able to give them another tradition and culture, I am so proud of. I am also so grateful to be able to perform in front of my mom, and transmit all of the cultures to the Marquette community.”

For more information about No Sé Latino Dance Club, visit their Instagram page.