Med Lab Science braces for closure
Medical Laboratory Science, was on the university’s chopping block.
like this,” Munson said.
By Lance Schulteis lance.schulteis@marquette.edu
When Erik Munson got to class on Sept. 26, he was dressed in all-black. The date had been circled on his syllabus since the start of the year.
While not a funeral, it was a day of mourning for Munson, associate professor of Medical Laboratory Science, who was joined by a few of his students in wearing clothes devoid of color and emotion.
Sept. 26 was the one-year anniversary of Munson being told his program,
Despite defending the program all year, including at an Academic Senate meeting where the matter was discussed, those in the program were sent a letter over the summer to announce its termination taking effect in 2029.
The closure was attributed to $500,000 in cost savings for the university from 2026-2031 as part of Marquette’s plan to cut $31 million by 2031. The university also cited a decline in program enrollment, though those statistics were disputed at the senate meeting.
“It’s been very hard, mentally and psychologically, to go through something
Medical laboratory scientists are responsible for the reading and analysis of tests taken in doctors’ offices — from blood panels to urine tests to cancer screenings. In 2019, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention cited 70% of medical decisions as dependent on laboratory tests, which can be done by professionals trained in laboratory science or other science degrees.
“I have diagnosed patients with leukemia before the doctor knows about it,” Beth Thelen, a Marquette program graduate and medical laboratory scientist at Aurora West Allis Medical Center, said. “For those couple seconds, you’re looking at a
slide with all these white blood cells on it and it’s just you and a microscope that know that this patient has cancer.”
It’s a role that Valerie Everard-Gigot, Medical Laboratory Science chair and program director, calls the “heart of every diagnosis,” linking patients to their physicians despite being unseen in the process.
“[It’s] that idea of cura personalis,” Thelen said. “You’re caring for the whole patient. You might not see them, but these results are going to be life-changing for them even though they might never know who was behind the scope.”
That unseen link is currently experiencing a nationwide shortage.
On Sept. 23, the House
of Representatives introduced a bipartisan bill to address the personnel shortage, with an estimate that laboratories nationwide are facing vacancy rates of up to 25%. Sue Johnson, director of clinical education at Versiti, said many laboratories in Wisconsin and Illinois are short-staffed.
“You can hire people with, for example, a biology degree or a biomedical sciences degree to learn how to do a test, but they don’t know the background,” Johnson said.
Chris Ladwig, a senior in the College of Health Sciences, said terminating Marquette’s program doesn’t just affect the quantity of available lab
of
the last ever to graduate from the program.
Photo courtesy of Valerie Everard-Gigot
LovellStrong run honors Michaud and Snyder
Several athletic teams partook in the Sept. 27 event
By Mina Marsolek-Bonnet wilhelmina.marsolesk-bonnet@ marquette.edu
The LOVELLSTRONG Legacy Run/Walk, originally called the President’s Fun Run, was created to help raise funds for sarcoma research in 2023. When Marquette University’s 24th President Michael Lovell died in 2024 after a three-year battle with sarcoma, the university used the run as a way to honor him.
But this year, the 5K run around the “Marquette Mile,” took on another meaning. While still paying tribute to Lovell, it also brought the Marquette community together to honor the lives of two men’s lacrosse players who died in a Sept. 5 car crash.
“This year, we will also pay tribute to the lives of our two student athletes, Noah Snyder and Scott Michaud, whom we lost far too soon,” Sarah Burkhart, executive director of the Marquette University Alumni Association, said at the event. “As a closeknit, Catholic, Jesuit university, we believe deeply in the power of community as we heal, honor and celebrate together.”
The run fell over Family Weekend, so students and their families, entire Marquette Athletics teams, coaches, alumni and community members checked in under the Raynor Library Bridge before the race’s kickoff at 9 a.m. on Sept. 27.
The crowd then gathered in front of the St. Joan of Arc Chapel to hear Amy Lovell, widow of the late president, and Mike Broeker, vice president and director of athletics at Marquette University, deliver opening remarks.
Amy Lovell used her speech to address the importance of remembering individuals for who they were, not how they died, and Broeker praised Amy for how she keeps moving forward.
“[Amy’s] strength and the strength of their family inspire us every day,” Broeker said.
Broeker reminded attendees that Lovell was not only a president for the university, but also a supporter, mentor and friend to those around him.
When the run started, participants followed the path from 11th Street to 16th Street, and Wisconsin Avenue to Clybourn Street. The route was
known to be one of Lovell’s favorite runs.
Despite campus still healing from the losses of Lovell, Snyder and Michaud, attendees ran with smiles on their faces. Members of the men’s lacrosse team stood on the perimeter of the path holding signs with Snyder’s number 43, and Michaud’s 88, cheering on the runners.
“Marquette is a strongknit community,” Nicole Chadwick, a senior in the College of Health Sciences, said. “If you have the time and resources, it’s important to show up.”
Women’s lacrosse assistant coach Annie Carroll said the teams’ presence helped build a bridge between the university’s
athletic department and the rest of campus.
Azaria LeJeune-Woloszyn, a sophomore on the women’s lacrosse team, said the annual LOVELLSTRONG Legacy Walk/Run creates an opportunity for students to talk about grief rather than keeping it to themselves.
“It’s more productive to heal as a community,” LeJeune-Woloszyn said.
During the event, Amy Lovell and the entire Marquette men’s lacrosse team all stood together for a photo outside the St. Joan of Arc Chapel, somewhere Marquette calls: “A place of community, especially in times of joy and sorrow.”
Why parking passes ran out for underclassmen
There are 900 students currently on the waitlist
By Elena Metindis elena.metindis@marquette.edu
Marquette University’s student parking permits sold out this year before first- and second-year resident students could purchase them.
There are about 3,400 total parking spots on campus and 1,750 were made available to students for the 2025-26 school year, Michael Jahner, director of Facilities Management and university engineer, said. Even after allotting 150 more spots than last year, parking permits completely sold out after commuters and upper-level students purchased them.
Students unable to purchase a parking permit either choose to get on
the waitlist or find parking elsewhere. Jahner said there are currently 900 students on the waitlist — 50 of which he said will actually get a parking space.
“In the past, we haven’t had to put the waitlist up as soon as we had to. We just haven’t seen them sell that fast before,” Jahner said. “Commuters figured out that they need to buy the permit right away. They can’t wait. So that’s, I think, why they sold out faster.”
In 2024, 9% of first-years were commuters. Each undergraduate class year at Marquette comprises roughly 2,000 students, meaning an estimated 200 students in each class are commuters based on last year’s data.
The first two weeks of permit sales are reserved for commuters, followed by a few days for upper-level students living on campus and,
finally, sophomores and first-years.
This system went into place about two years ago, after several university offices and students discussed the unfairness of selling permits solely based on class year, Jahner said.
“Since we sold out earlier than the past, we didn’t even get to sophomores. But what we’re seeing is less commuter students that are on the waitlist, meaning more accessibility for those who really need to have a car on campus,” Jahner said.
While the Wire can’t confirm how many commuters are currently on the waitlist, Marquette Parking Services gives commuters priority during sales, giving them a better chance of guaranteed parking.
Marquette Parking Services aims to accommodate students who depend on a
car and access their parking spot frequently. While this might be a roadblock for some, like students who live in dorms or off-campus housing, the tiered system is designed to benefit commuters and upper-level students, who tend to use cars more.
“Commuters should definitely have priority. If we can’t find a parking spot, we won’t get to class on time. I would be worried about finding a spot, which is hard to do,” Amelia Molinski, a first-year commuter student in the College of Health Sciences, said.
Molinski admits that getting a permit wasn’t a simple feat. Without any communication from the university, she had to do her own research. Finding that only a certain timeframe was reserved for commuters, she made sure to purchase a permit online as soon as they were
made available.
Every year, fall permit sales start in May and spring permit sales start in November, and students are responsible for knowing when to purchase their parking permits. Detailed information is posted on the Marquette Parking Services website one month prior to the sale.
Students unable to secure a parking spot at either Marquette’s Wells Street or 16th Street parking structures are encouraged to purchase a parking permit through other local options, including City of Milwaukee Parking, ParqEx, Interstate Parking, Impark and SpotHero.
Daily two-hour metered parking is also an option for students with cars. To pay, drivers can use change or download the MKE Park App.
“Many students are
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Amy Lovell gives remarks before the LOVELLSTRONG run Sept. 27.
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Amy Lovell and the entire Marquette men's lacrosse team in front of the St. Joan of Arc Chapel.
SCIENCE: Program members voice concern
scientists, it also hurts the quality of work.
“Not only would we be depriving this area — which is already low on personnel — of more personnel, but we’d also be depriving them of some of their most experienced and skilled technicians,” Ladwig said.
Because of the industry demand, most med lab students already have a job before they graduate.
To fill needs in the community and university instruction, each Marquette student is also guaranteed an internship during their senior year. Those job placement numbers, in addition to the statewide
personnel shortage, make the program’s loss a shock to some.
In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the program was thrown into the spotlight as Munson was asked by the university to develop a test for the virus. By having an in-house system, Marquette was able to pay mere dollars for each test as opposed to a price tag of nearly $100 for each outsourced test.
Munson estimated that by creating its own test, the Medical Laboratory Science program saved the university nearly $2 million.
Those involved with testing worked throughout the
day, five days a week, conducting 20,000 tests over the course of 18 months. During those three semesters, faculty and staff still worked their regular jobs, teaching classes while testing across the community and communicating with public health officials.
“[By closing MLS], they want to cite that $100,000 in savings a year, even though we saved them 20 years of that just a few years ago,” Ladwig said.
In addition to COVID-19 testing during the pandemic, the program is also responsible for all STD screenings on Marquette’s campus. It is currently unclear how STD
testing will proceed once the program closes.
To Everard-Gigot, the program’s importance to those inside and outside of the lab keeps it moving forward, but the sand is starting to slip down the hourglass.
“We’re conflicted; we have to continue to serve our students,” Everard-Gigot said. “At the same time knowing my job is going to be gone in May of 2029.”
Though all current students will be able to complete their degrees and move into the field, some still worry about the instructors who will be left behind. In a program modeled by hands-on learning,
some students are concerned about their professors’ job stability.
“Where the majority of our concern comes from is for the careers of our professors, because we know them to be extremely hard-working people,” Ladwig said.
Until the final degree is issued in 2029, that concern and disappointment is set to loom in the air in Schroeder Complex.
“I do not wish this upon any other program at Marquette University,” Everard-Gigot said. “What we have gone through, it’s been frustrating and heartbreaking.”
How MU's $1.13 billion endowment works
$46 million is available to spend this year
By Sahil Gupta sahil.gupta@marquette.edu
Institutions for higher learning have become a target of President Donald Trump’s second administration. The latest twist — a new university endowment tax.
In the nine months Trump has been in office, the administration has revoked visas of international students, rolled back diversity, equity and inclusioninitiatives and cracked down on transgender athletes in women’s sports.
The administration has also cut billions of dollars in research funding for universities around the country, and Marquette has not been spared. In April, the National Institute of Health canceled $1.6 million in funding for the U-RISE program, which spanned across the Colleges of Arts & Sciences, Health Sciences and Engineering.
In July, the U.S.
Department of Education canceled grant funding for the MKE Roots program. The program, which was run through the Center for Urban Research Teaching and Outreach, focused on implementing a local civics and history curriculum into Milwaukee classrooms, with a specific focus on marginalized communities. In addition to executive actions, a new university endowment tax was passed earlier this year as part of Trump’s tax and spending package. The provision established a new multitiered endowment tax system, in which some of America’s wealthiest universities will now have to pay up to 8% in taxes on earnings made off endowment profits, a substantial increase from the previous 1.4% flat tax rate on schools whose endowments were worth more than $500,000 per student.
Sean Gissal, Chief Investment Officer at Marquette, said that this new tax does not apply to Marquette’s endowment. Since Marquette’s endowment is relatively small, it does
not pay any taxes on earnings that come from transactions.
“The current minimum threshold to qualify for an endowment tax of 1.4% is $500,000 per student,” Gissal said in an email. “The Marquette endowment per student is under $100,000, so it is comfortably below even the lowest threshold to qualify for a tax.”
As of June 2025,
Marquette’s endowment is worth approximately $1.13 billion. Here is how endowments generally work: What are endowments?
An endowment is a permanent pool of donated assets that is invested by a non-profit institution, such as a university, to generate long term income. Most institutions of higher education have endowments in some way. An endowment is a pool of money that a university receives from various contributors. Most donations to endowments come with restrictions regarding where and how that specific funding can be spent.
Any funds that a university receives as part of an endowment are invested according to guidelines set by the board of trustees. Marquette reports its endowment is allocated as follows:
35% global equity (shares of stock from various international companies)
25% flexible capital (cash and other spendable assets)
20% private equity
12.5% real assets
(buildings, other physical
property)
7.5% fixed income
As of June, Gissal said Marquette’s endowment is worth $1.13 billion, with around $46 million available for the university to spend in the coming fiscal year. The remaining funding sits in various accounts where it grows in value as invested capital.
Which schools have to pay the new tax?
The new tax targets some of the country’s wealthiest and most exclusive universities, including Harvard University in Massachusetts, Yale University in Connecticut and Stanford University in California. All schools are reported to have endowments that are worth tens of billions of dollars.
This new tax means that wealthier schools will need to now pay hundreds of millions in new taxes on investment earnings. It is one of many ways that the Trump administration has used the power of the federal government to target academic institutions accused of promoting left wing ideologies on their campuses.
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Marquette University does not have to pay any taxes on earnings that come from transcations.
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struggling to get a parking spot now, and it’s putting people in an unsafe situation,” Claire Nichols, a sophomore in the College of Business Administration, said. Nichols’ hometown is an hour and a half from Marquette’s campus, so she chose to bring a car to campus last year for easy travel back and forth on weekends. Because permits sold out before she was able to purchase one, she parked her car in a lot on 21st Street.
“I didn’t always feel the safest walking over there by myself, especially at night,” Nichols said. “It was uncovered, unprotected. I drive a Kia, which we all know are susceptible. Within three days of school, a police officer said, ‘if you have a Kia, you can get a free parking lock.’ I still use that every single day.”
Walking several blocks past campus, out of reach from MUPD blue lights and away from the ‘Marquette bubble,’ is not something all students feel comfortable with. Nichols
said off-campus parking lots are definitely more out of the way, and they cost a lot more.
Marquette offers permits for $125-$551 per school year, depending on commuter status, and $844 for 24-hour parking permits for the whole school year.
Local parking structures charge about $100 a month for 24-hour parking, costing students who can’t get a Marquette parking permit about $900 for a school year, regardless of commuter status.
Because of limited
spaces and high demand, some undergraduate students are forced to find alternative parking options this year. Nonetheless, Marquette Parking Services is doing the best it can, Jahner said, and only wants to help students.
“Be aware of when you can buy a permit and jump on right away. If you really don’t need a car, don’t bring a car to campus,” Jahner said. “There’s a policy that we’re trying to follow and I totally understand the frustration, but it’s just a limited resource.”
PPWI to pause abortion services in October
The change comes amid Trump's spending bill
By Mia Thurow mia.thurow@marquette.edu
Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin will temporarily pause scheduling abortion services starting Oct. 1 as it determines how to progress under President Donald Trump’s tax and spending bill, signed into law July 4.
While the legislation works its way through courts and providers decide how to continue services, officials in the organization say they’re monitoring the situation and preparing to resume care when able.
“Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin is—and always will be focused on putting our patients first,” Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin President and CEO Tanya Atkinson said in a statement. “Our
commitment is unwavering: Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin will continue to provide the full spectrum of reproductive health care, including abortion, as soon as we are able to.
In the meantime, we are pursuing every available option through the courts, through operations and civic engagement.”
The organization also said it is working to ensure as many patients as possible receive care before Oct. 1.
There are 24 Planned Parenthood clinics in Wisconsin that provide family planning services, including one located a block west of Marquette’s campus at 22nd Street and Wisconsin Avenue. Three of these clinics — in Madison, Milwaukee (435 S. Water St.) and Sheboygan — provide abortions. Two non-Planned Parenthood abortion providers in Milwaukee, Affiliated Medical Services and Care for All, will temporarily be the
only locations in the state where people can receive abortions starting Oct. 1.
Wisconsin appears to be the first state where Planned Parenthood is pausing all abortions because of the new law. Chicago-area clinics are expected to receive some individuals driving from Wisconsin to get an abortion.
The pause on abortion services at Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin isn’t because of illegality; rather, under Trump’s bill, the organization would not receive Medicaid funding for any of its other services if it continued to provide abortions. If the organization lost that money, patients couldn’t use Medicaid coverage for contraception, STI testing, cancer screenings and postpartum care, among other things.
In July, a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of the provision, saying the law likely violated the Constitution by specifically
targeting Planned Parenthood centers as punishment for providing abortions. However, a federal appeals court put the injunction on hold Sept. 11, making the provision enforceable again.
Since the June 2022 overturning of Roe v. Wade — the U.S. Supreme Court decision that protected the right to have an abortion prior to the point of fetal viability — states with abortion bans have seen maternal mortality rates nearly double, according to the British Medical Journal. Without the Wisconsin Supreme Court, Rep. Randy Udell (D-47th District) said, Wisconsin would’ve been added to that list of states.
“Whether personal or life-saving, abortion is healthcare. We are fortunate that abortion remains legal in Wisconsin and that Planned Parenthood will still help patients locate other options, despite the life-threatening policies
of the modern Republican platform,” Udell said in a statement.
However, some groups say the pause on abortion services marks a significant victory for the pro-life movement.
“Taxpayer dollars should never fund the taking of innocent preborn lives. Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin has long centered its operations around abortion services, and this announcement only confirms that reality,” Heather Weininger, executive director of Wisconsin Right to Life, said in a statement.
“Women and girls facing difficult or unexpected pregnancies deserve compassion, real support, and life-affirming care — and that’s exactly what the prolife movement is committed to providing.”
The Marquette Wire reached out to Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin and did not receive a response.
Students unable to secure parking at Marquette's Wells Street or 16th Street parking structures are encouraged to explore local options.
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In his gap year before coming to Marquette this fall, Mischa Candinas medaled at both the Swiss Golf National Championship and the Swiss U-25 Championship.
Candinas brings his swing to MU
First-year ranked
best U-25 golfer in Switzerland
By Trevor Hilson trevor.hilson@marquette.edu
Mischa Candinas couldn’t join Marquette’s golf team last season because his final transcript wouldn’t arrive until October 2024, so he spent the year with the Swiss national team.
“I’m not even sure if I would have gotten my eligibility last year,” Candinas said. “I said, ‘I’m going to take my time back home, practice a bit more and make myself ready for college.’ With the national team, I had a lot of opportunities to travel to tournaments back in Europe, so it kind of worked out pretty well for me.”
“Pretty well” is putting it lightly.
In his gap year before becoming a Golden Eagle
this fall, Candinas was the medalist at both the Swiss Golf National Championship and the Swiss U-25 Championship, which helped propel him to being the top-ranked Swiss U-25 golfer.
En route to his victory in the U-25 Championship, Candinas broke the course record, which he already owned, shooting a 9-under 63 in the first round of the tournament. He also now holds the course’s 36 and 54 hole scoring record.
The Geroldswil, Switzerland native said his gap year helped prepare him for what college in the U.S. would look like.
“Traveling with a team and a coach is very similar back home to what it is now,” Candinas said. “I was in that environment where I’m traveling and I’m not having my parents by my side anymore.”
When it came to recruiting, Candinas had
Inside Ida Marhaug's journey to Marquette
Oslo, Norway native transferred from Charleston
By Mikey Severson michael.severson@marquette.edu
Marquette women’s soccer sophomore defender Ida Marhaug’s love for soccer began as a child, watching the Norway Cup — a global youth soccer tournament in which teams from all over the world would travel to her hometown of Oslo, Norway to compete.
Soccer also has a strong background in her family. With Marhaug playing the game as early as five years old, she competed all throughout her upbringing in Oslo, and her parents even coached some of her youth games.
Now, that passion has fueled Marhaug on her own international journey to the United States for her collegiate experience, and it has led her to find not one, but two flocks of Golden Eagles. She started her collegiate career in Division II at the University of Charleston in West Virginia. As a first-year defender, she started every game for the
"She's sweet, kind, compassionate, all the things you want..."
Chris Allen Marquette women's soccer head coach
Golden Eagles and helped lead them to both the conference and NCAA tournament. She was named to the All-Mountain East First Team and the Mountain East’s all first-year team in Charleston.
Marhaug said that her thought process was about the balance of relationships and competition when entering the transfer portal.
“I had a great year at Charleston, I was mainly entering the portal for new opportunities to enter a higher-level soccer wise,” Marhaug said. “But for me, the group of the people I’m going to spend time with within the team and coaching staff is the most important and that’s how Marquette stood out.”
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Ida Marhaug transferred to Marquette from Charleston in 2025.
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Another day, another sweep
By Jack Albright jack.albright@marquette.edu
vs UConn
It took Marquette volleyball one set to work out its kinks.
But once the Golden Eagles (8-4, 2-0 Big East) did — with more precise hitting and setting, and far cleaner receiving — there was nothing to stop them from sweeping the UConn Huskies (11-3, 0-2) 25-22, 25-16, 25-18 Saturday night at the Al McGuire Center.
“Our offense looked way more comfortable than it did last night,” Marquette head coach Tom Mendoza said. “Our rhythm looked a lot better from our secondto-third contact. So that was allowing us to side out even when we weren’t as focused defensively or had those service errors in the first set.”
The offense was led by Natalie Ring, who posted her prescribed 15 kills on .394 hitting. Behind her came a long line of teammates, led by Elena Radeff’s 10 kills. Emma Parks and Hattie Bray both posted seven, Keira Schmidt finished with three and even setter Isabela Haggard got in five. By the end of the match, Marquette had 16 more kills (47-31), nine more assists (36-27) and four more digs (30-26) than UConn, also hitting .376, nearly double the Huskies .191.
The start of the match did not pan out with that level of domination for long, though.
The Golden Eagles’ early 10-4 lead — which prompted an also early Huskies timeout — was erased as soon as UConn hitters not named Emma Werkmeister started turning swings into kills.
After the Huskies began sharing the wealth, they kept it close enough to
prompt Tom Mendoza to use both his timeouts. The final of the two came as his team sat one point from the win, but after UConn scored two straight to cut its deficit to 24-22. There wasn’t enough defense to stop a third set point, though, and Radeff ended the frame with her third kill.
After that, with those kinks worked out, there was nothing stopping the Golden Eagles.
UConn used both timeouts before Marquette reached 15 points in the second, and couldn’t bring the frame back to within 10 points until a late, inconsequential 4-0 run meant the Golden Eagles won 25-16.
Marquette hit. 419 compared to UConn’s .121, and the blue & gold saw a bevy of names pop up in the kill column.
The third set was very similar — all the way down to both of the Huskies’ timeouts being burned early; Marquette led 13-7 when UConn called its second and final of the frame.
The only difference was the Huskies’ second-set late offensive burst didn’t exist in the third, and the Golden Eagles closed the match 25-18.
“If we let them out of any of those rotations, they side out and the game stays close. And if we buckle down, we feel like we can rattle off points in any rotation,” Mendoza said on winning frames comfortably.
“So that’s something we’re trying to get better at.”
Marquette now has the lone team picked ahead of it in the Big East preseason poll — which also happens to be where Mendoza served as an assistant — No. 16 Creighton up next on the schedule.
The Bluejays come to Al McGuire Center Thursday at 6 p.m. CST
VOLLEYBALL
First-years 'playing fearless'
Three newcomers came to campus early this spring
By Matthew Baltz matthew.baltz@marquette.edu
When the dust settled from a hectic offseason and first-year head coach Tom Mendoza finally got comfortable in his office at the Al McGuire Center, there were only six players players on the roster that had played a collegiate set.
But that wasn’t all Marquette had. First-years were already on campus. Mari King, Isabela Haggard and Keira Schmidt had arrived a semester early because they were academically eligible to do so. Although Marquette brought in four transfers, it was the extra time on campus that allowed the three first-years to get comfortable within the Golden Eagles’ offense.
“I think it helped them tremendously,” Mendoza said. “It helped with Mari in serve receive, and then obviously with (Isabela) running the offense, that’s a huge deal for getting used to the hitters… and communicating with staff throughout the game on what we need out of our offense.”
Help them it did, as all three players have been significant reasons as to why Marquette is off to an 8-4 start with six sweeps.
Haggard has been running the offense from the jump while adjusting to the speed of the collegiate game on the fly. She’s tallied 450 total assists through 12 games this season, while also averaging 10.23 assists per set — a number that would’ve ranked her 24th in the country as of Friday morning.
“I think we get better as a team every game,” Haggard said. “I think my
teammates really have my back when I make the risky sets and the risk is worth the reward plays. Even if I error, I think everyone knows I have the next ball.”
You wouldn’t know Haggard was a first-year player by watching her leadership and play on the Taraflex throughout, somethiwng she credits to extra time she got in Milwaukee during the spring.
“When I came here in January I didn’t have any confidence in myself or my skill whatsoever,” Haggard said. “Even when I left in the spring, I wasn’t really my full confident self. Now that (Mendoza’s) put full trust in me, it’s made me feel more confident.”
"Now that (Mendoza's) put full trust in me, it's made me feel more confident."
Isabela Haggard Marquette volleyball first-year setter
Schmidt, a 6-foot-3 middle blocker from Eagan, Minnesota, has been one of Marquette’s premier defenders at the net this season with 44 total blocks. That ranks second on the team, just one behind graduate middle blocker Hattie Bray’s 55. Both Haggard and Schmidt have started all 12 matches.
“Kiera came in during the spring and couldn’t even do a pushup,” Haggard said. “When she came back after summer, now she can do like 10 in-a-row. Clearly, it’s helping her game a lot.”
King arrived with maybe the biggest accolade of the three — as her 2,299 kills
made her the Florida High School Athletic Association’s all-time kills leader. Despite being an all-time dangerous kill threat in high school, King’s role in her first season in the blue & gold has been vastly different.
The Jacksonville, Florida native has just three total kills on the season, and has been primarily used in the back row for defensive and serving purposes. King ranks sixth on the team with 44 digs and has a pair of service aces on the season.
Even though they didn’t spend the spring with the Golden Eagles, the other first-years — outside hitter Emma Parks and defensive specialist/libero Avery Helms have contributed positively at times.
Parks didn’t see the taraflex until Marquette’s fifth game of the season against Ball State. Although she spent a lot of time on the bench early, Parks said that she found ways to remain positive through it all.
“This is such a team sport, so focusing on the success of the team has been a really big part of it for me,” Parks said. “I think the upperclassmen have done a really good job of supporting me and reminding me of things on the court.”
She is fourth on the team with two kills per set.
Similar to Parks, defensive specialist Avery Helms has progressively stepped into a bigger role as the season has gone on, ranking fourth on the team with 67 digs.
“They’re playing fearless,” Mendoza said of his first-years. “They’ve never seemed overwhelmed with the amount of feedback…
“It takes work to go out there and be successful, and they’ve been putting the work in, it’s been a lot of fun to watch.”
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First-years Isabela Haggard (center) and Keira Schmidt (left) spent their spring on MU's campus.
Marquette volleyball swept UConn 3-0 on Saturday night.
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Hall of Fame Calum Mallace's latest accolade
Assistant coach inducted into 2025 M Club class
By Eamon Bevan eamon.bevan@marquette.edu
When Calum Mallace arrived on campus in the fall of 2008 to begin his career with Marquette men’s soccer, the last thing on his mind was making it into a 'Hall of Fame.'
When he scored the game-winning goal on senior day to clinch the program’s first-ever Big East regular-season championship, he still wasn't thinking about it. Nor when he won team MVP, or when he received first-team all Big East honors, or when he was drafted to the MLS.
Now an assistant coach for the Golden Eagles, receiving the call of his inclusion in the 2026 induction class of the 'M Club' has given Mallace the chance to pause, look back and reflect on what will
soon officially be a 'Hall of Fame' career.
"[The Selection Committee] thought that I left some sort of statement or impact here as a player, and that's something that's really special," Mallace said.
As starter in 62 out of 69 career games played, the native of Torphichen, Scotland scored 13 goals and made 13 assists during his
tenure as a Golden Eagle.
Mallace's best season on paper during his junior campaign, where he led the team in both categories with six apiece.
After his first-year season, the program only mustered three wins. Mallace's senior year is one that helped take the men's soccer program to one of its highest ever peaks.
In a season which saw Mallace take home honors such as Team MVP, first team All-Big East, Big East midfielder of the year, second team All-America and All-region first team, Marquette also took home its first-ever Big East regular season title.
"There was something so special about it and I still remember hoisting that trophy with all my teammates, it was a day I reflect on quite a bit," Mallace said.
Mallace's senior campaign also guided men's soccer to its first winning
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season of his tenure, as well as the program's first in seven years.
After four standout years as a Golden Eagle, Mallace's hard work earned him a selection to the Montreal Impact with the 20th pick in the 2012 MLS Superdraft.
Mallace's successful pro career took him as far as the 2015 Concacaf Champions League final, where the Impact came up short against continental giants in Mexican side Club America. That season, he also set personal bests with five assists in all competitions and 21 starts in 26 games played.
Mallace noted that his time adjusting to the standards of professional soccer drew back to some of the lessons he learned as a Golden Eagle.
"Going into the pros, it's difficult, maybe you're coming off the bench," Mallace said. "So I really pushed myself to just be a good teammate,
no matter what team I was on, no matter how many minutes."
Following stints with the Seattle Sounders, LAFC and Austin Bold FC of the USL, Mallace retired in 2019 and switched his sights to coaching.
After spending time as an assistant at both Northwestern and Loyola Chicago, Mallace officially made his return to Valley Fields and Marquette men's soccer as an assistant coach at the start of the 2024 season.
Mallace has taken on the role of fostering the future of the program through aid in both training and recruitment, a walking embodiment of what it means to succeed in the program and take your talents to the next level.
"The pride he takes in this university was something that even when I interviewed him, was really incredible to me," said men's soccer head coach David Korn. "That gave us a lot of confidence that this is a really special community and place to be a part of."
Whether it's meeting with recruits or training for the upcoming Big East slate, Mallace showed what it meant to be a Marquette athlete from the grass of Valley Fields to some of the largest sporting venues across the continent.
When he receives the honors as an official 'M Club' inductee early next year, he will finally get the ultimate reminder of what made him a 'Hall of Fame' Golden Eagle.
Marquette winless in Big East after 2-0 loss
By Sofie Hanrahan sofia.hanrahan@marquette.edu
Marquette men’s soccer (4-2-2, 0-2-0 Big East) opened Big East play with a 1-0 loss to Creighton last week.
Saturday, the conference home-opener against Seton Hall (4-2-3, 2-0-0) was a chance for redemption.
But even on home turf and in the presence of alumni players, the Golden Eagles could not find enough intensity or momentum to grab even a single point, losing 2-0 and remaining winless in conference play.
“We didn’t play to what the best of our ability would be,” Marquette head coach David Korn said. “I
feel like we were not where we needed to be tonight.”
There were glimpses of the intensity and momentum the team was displaying earlier this season.
Junior midfielder Nico Pendleton’s side volley in the 14th minute did find the back of the net, but was ultimately disallowed as offsides. Senior defender Kyle Bebej sent a picturesque curved shot in the 32nd, just in reach of the goalie. But picturesque has no correlation in the game of soccer: Either it goes in or it doesn’t. And Seton Hall made it happen in the 34th minute thanks to Aidan Tisony.
Marquette went into the locker room at half with zero of its four shots on goal to Seton Hall’s five on goal out of seven. By the end, both teams ended up
with 13 shots a-piece, but the home team put only two on goal compared to the visitor’s six.
"We didn't play to what the best of our ability would be."
David Korn Marquette men's soccer head coach
Another one of those six ended up in the back of sophomore goalkeeper Cameron Simpson’s net in the 52nd minute, and the Golden Eagles played out the final 40 minutes unable to recover any points — or goals.
Still outscoring their opponents 13-9 on the season, it’s not that they can’t score goals, it’s about doing so each and every time they step onto the pitch.
“We have individuals that we know can score so the composure in those
moments needs to be better,” Korn said. “For the shots we had I thought there was opportunities to have more.”
They’ll have another go at it next Friday against Xavier at 7 p.m. CST at Valley Fields.
Mallace returned to Marquette as an assistant coach in 2024.
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Calum Mallace earned first team All-Big East and conference midfielder of the year honors in 2011.
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Marquette fell to 0-2 in Big East play after Saturday's 2-0 loss.
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Chris Allen said that when recruiting Marhaug out of the portal, her character and game strategy stood out to him.
“She checked the box first and foremost from a cultural standpoint from a cultural fit, she’s sweet, kind, compassionate, all the things you want when coaching a player,” Allen said. “Then I think her best skillset for us is her attacking prowess, her passing and ability to change the point. She sees the game really well and brings a level of sophistication a little bit.”
After her first season of collegiate soccer, she played in the summer for South Georgia Tormenta FC, competing in the USL W League, while also spending some time back in her hometown of Oslo, Norway, before heading to Marquette.
Marhaug said that the team spirit in the university setting was something
that intrigued her. Being able to take in a new experience were factors in driving her decision to pursue a collegiate opportunity in the United States.
“On the soccer side, at home, they don’t really combine university and college sports, so I find it very cool,” Marhaug said. “That’s why I went here because I felt like I still wanted to play
soccer, get a good education, see more of the world and new places.”
Junior midfielder Capri Oliviero was the first Marquette teammate to meet Marhaug, picking her up from the airport. Showing Marhaug around her new home was a full-circle moment for Oliviero, who herself moved from Canada to the Milwaukee area at 5 years old.
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“I love showing people around Milwaukee, but it was definitely special to get to be the person that gave her the tour of Milwaukee experience to start and I think that sparked our friendship,” Oliviero said. As a sophomore, Marhaug has played in most of the Golden Eagles’ contests this season, including going the full 90 minutes in the crosstown matchup
at Milwaukee and against Loyola Chicago in a tough 1-1 draw. A milestone is that her parents will come to watch her play for the first time in the United States when Marquette faces St. John’s Wednesday, and DePaul three days later on Saturday.
“This is their first time seeing me play live in America,” Marhaug said. “They are following on the streaming services usually. Sometimes the time difference is very big, but I know sometimes they stay up late and watch me at night. They’re very supportive, my biggest fans.”
She also added that her mentality leading up to this point has been one of continued growth and habits as her journey rolls on.
“I hope that we can put on a good game, I hope that they can see that I’m taking new heights, but also that they can still see that I’ve kept up my habits, my traits since when I was playing (in Norway),” Marhaug said.
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to go through an agency to reach out to teams in America. Of the coaches who ended up talking to him, Marquette stood out, invited him to campus, and Marquette head coach Steve Bailey went to watch him in Switzerland.
“What really stood out is his ability to be a team player, and he’s fit in with our culture,” Bailey said. “It’s such a big part of strengthening our locker room and he’s going above and beyond to help us grow.”
Since becoming a Golden Eagle, Candinas has been the individual leader for both of Marquette’s events this season. He posted a four-over-par finish across
three rounds at the Gopher Invitational at Windsong Farm Golf Club in Maple Plain, Minnesota, where he finished tied-for-20th overall in his collegiate debut.
He followed that performance up with another four-over-par three-round finish at the Invitational at The Honors Course in Ooltewah, Tennessee. Candinas finished tied for 26th at the course where Tiger Woods won his lone collegiate event.
Bailey believes Candinas’ consistency comes from not only his swing, but his character on the course.
“I think one of the intangibles that makes the good great is his demeanor and how he approaches the game and how he handles things,” Bailey said. “I
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don’t think I know anyone that’s been better [with demeanor] that I’ve coached, he just doesn’t show a lot of emotion.”
Candinas said he learned through experience to develop his ice cold charisma.
“I had a few tough seasons when I was 15 and 16
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Steve Bailey Marquette men's golf head coach
years old,” Candinas said. “I used to get really mad when I was younger and I just kind of realized there’s no point. I realized that I’m actually playing better when I’m staying calm.
“I used to get nervous when I’m playing well, so I try to keep my emotional level very stable. Even if I’m playing well or bad, it kind of helps me stay in the moment. I’m trying to stay as calm as possible if I’m hitting good or bad shots.”
Candinas had no problem getting used to the team scoring structure that collegiate golf follows.
“You’re not just playing for your own score,” Candinas said. “Even if you post a bad round, if you play well in the second round, it’s going to count for the
team. I really like that aspect of collegiate golf because you’ve never really lost, you can always make a step for the team.”
Following Marquette’s finish at the Windon Memorial Classic, Candinas will have his demeanor challenged at a Major Championship golf course, when he will play in his first Marquette Intercollegiate at Erin Hills from Oct. 5-7.
“It’s an awesome course,” Candinas said. “Being able to play a Major Championship course on a regular basis, and one like that, it’s probably my favorite course I’ve ever played. It’s a tough test, your game has to be on point if you want to play well.”
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Ida Marhaug was named to the 2024 All-Mountain East first team during her year at Charleston.
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Supper club culture unites Wisconsinites
By Bella Gruber isabella.gruber@marquette.edu
If you are familiar with Wisconsin cuisine, you have likely heard of the supper club dining experience: a welcoming ambiance accompanied by a classic Brandy Old Fashioned and a fish fry. For nearly 100 years, supper clubs have united Wisconsinites through the comfort of quality service and food. With over 250 operating clubs in Wisconsin, supper clubs are a key feature of Wisconsin’s gastronomy. Supper clubs rose to prominence in the 1930s and 1940s in East Central Wisconsin. Classic supper club dishes – such as prime rib, relish trays and twicebaked potatoes – became staples of menus across the state, many of which used family recipes passed down through generations.
Despite the misleading name, supper clubs are less exclusive than a “club” and more so a glimpse into the local community. Most supper clubs are family-owned and operated, which attracts families and locals to come in frequently.
Every supper club has a unique style, whether it is lodge-styled like White Stag Inn in Rhinelander, or a
retro-themed time capsule like HOBNOB in Racine. These styles are found in modern restaurants; however, a supper club’s atmosphere cannot be recreated. Supper clubs intentionally design their dinner service to be slow-paced, respecting the fact that customers want to enjoy each other’s company without being rushed. They understand that a customer’s time spent with their party is more important than the restaurant making a profit or turning tables. Customers become loyal because of this, and their experience serves as a comforting escape from the real world.
These unique features are what have transformed these clubs into small-town attractions in Wisconsin, bringing in outsiders and locals across the state to come together through the nourishment of food.
Supper club enthusiasts have become dedicated to sharing their love for these restaurants around Wisconsin. Some Facebook groups travel together to check off every Wisconsin supper club on their bucket list, while others recommend their favorite spots.
Ron Faiola, acclaimed “supper club guru” and
“Wisconsin’s Legacy Filmmaker,” has published four books that highlight the stories of Wisconsin supper clubs. Now, Wisconsinites and outsiders treat these books as a “holy grail” guide to exploring Wisconsin’s supper clubs. In my own time working at The Copper Dock, a historical supper club in Hubertus, WI, I can attest to the fact that the clientele’s friendliness and
loyalty are unmatched. From the customers that make my night to the regulars that I talk with for hours, the restaurant feels like a home to the local community. Great food, outstanding service and a comfortable atmosphere can be found at any restaurant, but the supper clubs’ sense of community does not compare.
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Ben & Jerry's admirable stance
By Rachel Lopera rachel.lopera@marquette.edu
Our current political climate has tested the integrity of many people, including the faces behind beloved companies like Ben & Jerry’s. The values that a brand stands for speaks to their purpose as an organization and demonstrates the ethics of its owners.
Jerry Greenfield, a co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, resigned Sept. 16 due to conflicts with the parent company Unilever – an honorable decision. The company was founded and owned by Greenfield and Ben Cohen in 1978, until they sold it to Unilever in 2000.
Greenfield left after 47 years with the ice cream corporation, because he felt like Ben & Jerry’s had been silenced from openly campaigning for social causes it believed in. People’s true ethics shine through during times of conflict, and even ice cream corporations cannot avoid this dilemma.
“This is one of the hardest and most painful decisions I have ever made,”
Greenfield wrote in a public resignation letter. Greenfield and Cohen have disputed with Unilever for years over the independence of Ben & Jerry’s and its ability to share open stances on political and social issues. The 2000 merger agreement between the two corporations was supposed to preserve Ben & Jerry’s social mission, but Unilever has not upheld its responsibility.
The two co-founders were passionate about social issues, making their political positions part of the brand’s identity. It is disappointing to see a company stripped of its moral values, not just for the political implications, but also the emotional context and connections with customers.
Unilever is a British-based company that bought Ben & Jerry’s for $326 million. According to Cohen, the parent business started disrespecting the terms of agreement as management turned over.
Unilever sold its interest in Ben & Jerry’s in July 2022 to a local company in
Israel, marketing the ice cream products with Hebrew and Arabic labels in Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank. As a liberal-leaning company, Ben & Jerry’s did not agree with the decision. They tried to block the decision in court, but a federal judge unfortunately rejected their request.
Ben & Jerry’s later sued Unilever in November 2024, accusing it of silencing the company’s statements supporting Palestinians in the Gaza war.
The company also accused Unilever in March 2025 of firing its CEO David Stever in retaliation for its social media activism, claiming it breached the merger agreement. Stever was removed from the ice cream corporation by Unilever without the board’s approval.
Overruling a company’s decisions that directly tie to their mission is immoral and injudicious. Cohen believes in his heart to keep fighting, but his co-founder resigned. Greenfield shared in his letter how the company’s
independence to stand insupportable of justice and human rights is now gone because of Unilever.
“Jerry has a really big heart,” Cohen said to NBC. “This conflict with Unilever has been tearing him apart for quite some time now. I think this is the right move for Jerry.”
Despite one’s political views, Greenfield’s choice is extremely praiseworthy and commendable. To step away from something you have poured so much heart and soul into in order to stay true to your moral values and who you are as a person is an admirable feat.
The actions of Unilever reflect who it is as a corporation. Oppressing the social mission of a company attacks its integrity and what it advocates for.
The erosion of trust and inappropriate overreach are not amendable and only harms the founders and their moral rights.
includes new, modern cuisines, but supper clubs cannot be diminished from Wisconsin’s dining culture. This friendly, niche lifestyle is something that is unique to Wisconsin. The connection provided by supper clubs unites people in an age of division and polarization.
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The Copper Dock, a supper club in Wisconsin, decorated in holiday spirit during Christmas.
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MU students take to the MKE fashion stage
By Elise Emery elise.emery@marquette.edu
Like many Marquette students, Arturo Velasco has spent the past couple of weeks running on little sleep. But instead of late-night study sessions, his hours have been filled with sewing and perfecting his collection for
in fashion shows on Marquette’s campus.
The self-taught designer truly began his fashion pursuits upon arriving at Marquette, when a friend’s invitation to a Marquette fashion show inspired him to transition from designing printed t-shirts to sing his own clothes.
Milwaukee Fashion Week. Marquette took the stage in one of Milwaukee’s most esteemed fashion events as fashion designer Arturo Velasco, a senior in the College of Business Administration, and other Marquette students
Velasco described his style as “sophisticated streetwear,” a high-fashion touch on traditional streetwear elements. He derives some of his inspiration from New York designer KidSuper as well as the eclectic outfits typi-
returned to the stage of Milwaukee Fashion Week for the second time on Sept. 27 for its streetwear showcase, titled “The Blueprint.”
Alongside Velasco, seven other designers showcased their work, each offering a unique perspective on the concept of streetwear.
Velasco made his grand debut as a designer at the fashion event last year for the streetwear showcase. Before Milwaukee Fashion Week, he was involved
cally worn by NBA players in pregame tunnels.
In his collection for Milwaukee Fashion Week, flowers were a consistent motif throughout. To Velasco, they represent growth, a constant reminder that despite the challenges thrown your way, life will continue to persist.
The 2025 Milwaukee Fashion Week was a threeday event that took place from Sept. 26 to Sept. 28. This was the event’s third
year, following its return in 2022 after a hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. The event serves as a “fashion hub” to showcase and support local talent, fostering community and continuing to push the boundaries of fashion.
Originally from Chihuahua, Mexico, Velasco proudly represents his culture in his designs. In his pieces, many references are made to his home state. He incorporated the seal of Chihuahua and a bold “CHIHUAHUA, CHIH, MÉXICO” sprawled across the back of some of his garments.
Velasco worked tirelessly for two weeks to prepare for the event, utilizing resources such as the 707 Hub to help with the preparations. But he didn’t do it alone, as his team of fellow Marquette students helped push him towards success.
Luciana Mendoza, a sophomore in the College of Business Administration, assisted Velasco in every aspect leading up to the event. This was her first year being involved in Milwaukee Fashion Week.
Mendoza views Marquette’s involvement in these types of events as an opportunity for students to showcase the diversity and passion that Marquette students possess.
“Marquette is a place where we have a lot of culture, so transmitting their [students’] ideologies through art is kind of amazing,” Mendoza said.
In addition to assistants, Velasco also acquired many talented models, some of whom are also Marquette students.
Pakou Thao, a senior in the College of Health Sciences, and Jeremy Santiago, a first-year graduate student in the College of Nursing, brought Marquette pride to the runway through their modeling in the event.
The two have partaken in other modeling pursuits before Milwaukee Fashion Week, and each of them modeled for multiple other designers during the event.
Despite their busy schedules, the two find passion and value in modeling for events like this.
“It brings diversity to Marquette,” Santiago said. Thao expressed that events like this are important because they connect the community and allow people to experience something new.
“Although [Milwaukee] is very diverse, everyone kind of keeps to themselves,” Thao said. “And I feel like something positive, like this Milwaukee Fashion Show, brings people together for a common interest.”
Milwaukee Fashion Week’s “The Blueprint” event described street-
rave reviews from the audience, reinforcing the importance of appreciating local talent.
Fashion as an art is many things, but most prominently, it’s a labor of love. Velasco believes that when approaching fashion design, the satisfaction you derive from doing something you love will always
wear as “the draft, the sketch [and] the prototype of modern fashion.” But Velasco believes that diversity also plays a significant role in defining what streetwear is.
From crochet styles to Native American design, the designers at the showcase actively expanded the definition of streetwear. Each collection received
be worthwhile.
“If you really love it, you put in the dedication, and it’s going to be worth it,” Velasco said.
To learn more about Milwaukee Fashion Week and its designers, head to its Instagram, @mkefashionweek, or its website. To check out Velasco’s work, head to his Instagram page, @_arturovelasco.
Photo courtesy of Salo Aristizabal The 707 Hub aided Velasco in curating his collection.
Photo courtesy of Salo Aristizabal Velasco's collection contributed to the diversity of the show.
Photo courtesy of Salo Aristizabal "CHIHUAHUA, CHIH, MÉXICO" is a reference to Velasco's hometown.
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Photo courtesy of Salo Aristizabal Velasco did not begin fashion designing until college.
Our food writer's favorite September eats
By Joey Schamber joseph.schamber@marquette.edu
September is a pretty special month for dining. The summer growing season is coming to an end, but we still have plenty of delicious produce in peak season. Tomatoes, corn and stone fruits dominate menus in early to mid-September, while the latter half of the month brings in apples and pears accompanied by classic fall spices. With the semester finally in full swing, it has been
incredible food. The pickled deviled eggs were a surprising favorite. The white was satisfyingly bouncy and tangy from the brine, and the filling made from the yolks were creamy with a subtle sharpness of Dijon mustard.
My favorite dish, however, was the trout. As far as I have heard, The Diplomat is not necessarily known for their fish, but after this meal, I think they should be. It was cooked perfectly: soft and flaky on the in-
harder to find myself in a restaurant. Nonetheless, I have had a few mind-blowingly good meals around the city.
Most of the bites I had were from return visits to places like The Diplomat, Cute Robot and Barthel Fruit Farm, but each dish
side with the most delicate, crispy exterior.
The trout was paired with a luscious carrot puree and a warm salad of turnips and seasonal tomatoes.
The farm-fresh Sungold tomatoes provided a welcome pop of sweetness and acid, and the herbaceous
still felt excitingly novel. Here were my favorite things I ate this month: Trout from The Diplomat
I had been to The Diplomat before for their Valentine’s prefix menu, but this was my first time ordering from their regular dinner menu. The entire meal was spectacular, from the beautiful interior to the
meal, more than any other I have had here, felt like a celebration of Milwaukee’s food scene.
This Walker’s Point restaurant is known for their commitment to locally-sourced, seasonal cooking, with items like foraged mushrooms permeating almost every dish on the menu. However, I find their real specialty to be in succulent braised meats.
Dishes like their pork belly—with fat so soft and tender that you might mistake it for butter—or their lamb ragout—so rich with ovine flavor you’ll be craving it long after you leave are the real standouts at this restaurant.
Their beef cheek is the prime example of this style of cooking. This part of the cow is tough and sinewy because it is used so often when grazing. Therefore, it needs to be braised for hours before it’s edible.
Once slow-cooked, the cheek becomes amazingly juicy. Coated in sauce and served with roasted root vegetables, Morel takes my favorite cut of beef to another level.
Okonomiyaki from Cute Robot Japanese Kitchen
This restaurant, which has only been open for a little over a year, is one of my worst-kept secrets in the city.
Cute Robot serves traditional Japanese comfort food out of its small two-story space in Walker’s Point.
While I haven’t made too much headway on their menu, each dish, from their curries to their sandos, have been delicious. You can tell there is a lot of love being poured into the food at Cute Robot, and everything is made just like it would be in the chef’s own home.
My most recent visit started with an order of their pork okonomiyaki. Okonomiyaki is a fried pancake made with pork or shrimp, cabbage, green onions and topped with Kewpie mayo and okonomiyaki sauce.
I went for the first time earlier this month for Happy Hour, but the food was what blew me away. Their oysters, sourced from both the East and West Coasts, were served with their nước chấm mignonette, and they were briny and fishy in the best
way possible. The burger, though, was absolutely incredible. A
Apple Cider Donuts from Barthel Fruit Farm
Barthel Fruit Farm has been my orchard of choice for apple picking for the last two seasons. The farm has existed for a whopping 189 years, predating even the city of Milwaukee. They added their bakery in 2016, where they have mastered the apple cider donut. These donuts, baked fresh every day, are the best ones you will find, and keep me coming back to Barthel every year.
Coated in cinnamon sugar, these pillowy cider donuts are fall inside a pastry. If you are lucky enough to get a warm one straight from the oven, you are in for a truly life-changing experience.
Don’t stop at the donuts though, as their cider slushies and caramel apples are also perfect, sweet
juicy beef patty is smothered in peppercorn sauce and sandwiched between a fluffy milk-bread bun. I would take this over the steak au poivre it is inspired by any time, and the best part: it was only $6. They only make a few of them each evening, so consider yourself lucky if you get to try this burger.
fall treats.
The orchard, located in Mequon, is a great place to spend an afternoon. They have plenty of varieties, including ones you will be unlikely to find at your supermarket. Barthel Fruit Farm is also open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. every day, making it a convenient orchard for those on a busy schedule.
salad made for the perfect complement to the buttery fish.
All in all, this Lower East Side institution continues to impress me, and this dish was one of the best I’ve had all year, let alone this month.
Beef Cheek from Morel
This month marked my first visit to Morel, but I will surely be going back. This
The Japanese street food is also topped with katsuobushi, nori flakes and red ginger. It is crispy on the outside and soft like a pancake on the inside. Cute Robot’s okonomiyaki is addictively savory, making you come back to try this appetizer again.
Burger au Poivre from Third Coast Provisions
The best way to describe Third Coast Provisions is “cool.” They serve interesting food inside their beautiful downtown restaurant with impeccable service.
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Okonomiyaki is a fried pancake made with various vegetables.
Photo by Joseph Schamber Third Coast Provisions' Burger.
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Beef Cheek is a flavorful dish slow-cooked and covered in sauce.
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Apple cider donuts from Barthel's are the perfect sweet fall treat.
Photo by Joseph Schamber joseph.schamber@marquette.edu Located on Brady Street, The Diplomat's trout has a tangy brine.