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Tuesday, November 15, 2022
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LIMO services disrupted due to shooting Vans unable to travel west of 18th street for over an hour yesterday By Marquette Wire Staff
Marquette’s LIMO services were disrupted last night. Stu-
dents who called for a LIMO were told they could not be dropped off anywhere west of 18th Street due to police presence in the area. Students were advised to stay in a secure location due to a shooting that occurred near the 800 block of 22nd Street around 8 p.m. The Marquette Wire was able to con-
firm the limited service lasted for at least an hour, around 10 p.m. to 11 p.m. LIMOs are campus safety vans that operate from 5 p.m. to 3 a.m. and transport members of the Marquette community around campus and the surrounding areas.
Eagle Express to launch next year “Uber-esque” service to replace current LIMOs on campus By Kevin Fitzpatrick
kevin.m.fitzpatrick@marquette.edu
The Marquette University LIMO service will convert to Eagle Express, an “Uber-esque” app, starting January 2023. The free EagleExpress app will be available for IOS and Android and requires a valid university email address for sign-up, allowing for booking rides of up to four people per request. Students and staff will still be able to call the LIMO phone number for rides. While EagleExpress will function similarly to other ride-sharing apps, sending notifications when the van is five minutes from the pickup location, it will share features of the current LIMO
service; providing free rides to students and staff daily from 5 p.m. to 3 a.m. within the campus area, maintaining two authorized off-campus locations: Milwaukee Intermodal Station and the Eleven25 at Pabst Apartments. This change comes in an attempt to
improve the rider experience, increase operational efficiencies and enhance campus safety measures university spokesperson, Kevin Conway, said in a statement. “Students shared their concerns with us about wait times, pick See EAGLE page 2
Graphic by Lily Werner elizabeth.werner@marquette.edu
There was a heavy police presence in the lobby of the Hickory Gardens apartment building, which is located at 825 N. 22nd St., in the general area where the shooting took place. Two nonMarquette affiliated individuals sustained gunshot wounds. Nathan Russell, a sophomore
in the College of Arts & Sciences and LIMO driver and dispatcher for Campus Safety, confirmed the LIMOs were not able to pick up or drop students off west of 18th Street due to the shooting. Because the LIMO and campus safety programs work alongSee LIMO page 3
MUPD’s newest unit New behavorial health team to be operational after winter break By Megan Woolard and Julia Abuzzahab
megan.woolard@marquette.edu, julianna.abuzzahab@marquette.edu
Marquette University Police Department will implement a new behavioral health unit made up of an MUPD officer and a mental health professional. Assistant Chief Jeff Kranz said he hopes the unit will be functional in early January, right after students return from winter break. Currently, MUPD is in the process of hiring a new mental health professional. “The officer has to attend some training and learn, and the mental health professional has to get acclimated with our community, with working both with a university and
the diverse community that surrounds our university, so there’s a lot of learning that’s going to take place on both ends,” Kranz said. Kranz said that last year three individuals had 200 combined calls to MUPD for service. While these calls sometimes differed from issues such as trespassing or loitering, Kranz said that mental health issues were the “common thread” between all these calls. “The goal of this unit is to start seeing these frequent fliers that keep coming up so that we keep getting calls and working with those individuals to get their needs addressed,” Kranz said. Bringing this professional on the team, Kranz said, will help people long-term as opposed to the short-term service they’re currently provided with. This could include services such as See MUPD page 2
Aizhanique Mayo no longer part of Marquette women’s basketball team First-year has entered NCAA transfer portal prior to MU debut By John Leuzzi
john.leuzzi@marquette.edu
Aizhanique Mayo is no longer a member of the Marquette women’s basketball team, head
coach Megan Duffy announced Saturday. In a statement to the Marquette Wire, Duffy said Mayo has entered the NCAA transfer portal and is no longer on the team. The 5-foot-8 first-year was not seen on the Golden Eagles’ bench during their 75-47 seaINDEX FAST FACTS...................................................3 ELECTION RECAP..........................................4 FUN & GAMES...............................................7 A&E................................................................8 OPINIONS....................................................10 SPORTS........................................................16
son opener win over Fairleigh Dickinson Monday and last night’s 75-55 win over Holy Cross. Mayo arrived at Marquette this past summer after playing high school basketball at Notre Dame Catholic High School in Fairfield, Connecticut. In 2020-21, Mayo was named
the MaxPreps Connecticut High School Player of the Year after averaging 20.4 points, 7.0 assists, 6.8 rebounds and 5.0 steals per contest that season. Without Mayo, the Golden Eagles now have just six guards on their roster and has multiple available scholarship spot open on their roster.
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