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Volume 110, Number 1
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
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'Students literally melt' at new MUPD dog
Graphic by Allegra Delli Carpini allegra.dellicarpini@marquette.edu
Jim Hensley, lieutenant of Support Services at the Marquette University Police Department, adopted Bean in July and hopes she can become an MUPD support dog.
Bean, a mini dachshund, is four months old By Elena Metinidis
elena.metinidis@marquette.edu
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thin, swinging tail and the ring of a little bell signal Marquette University’s newest — and tiniest — friend is nearby.
Bean, a 4-month-old miniature dachshund, has been a hit on Marquette’s campus since the semester started. Jim Hensley, lieutenant of Support Services at the Marquette University Police Department, adopted the dog in July and has been bringing her around campus to welcome students back to school. “Students literally melt,” Hensley said. “I’ve had
students [and] even a couple professors start crying.” Hensley said Bean’s size is a big part of what makes her so lovable — which is what inspired him and his wife to name her after a coffee bean. Bean’s brown face is framed by floppy ears, which Audrey Marino, a first-year in the College of Nursing, said are the size of her thumb. The mini
dachshund’s small paws, pointy brown nose and pink belly have also endeared nearly every student that stops to greet her. Tessa Chulick, a sophomore in the College of Business Administration, said Bean took her breath away when she first saw her. Even after seeing photos, she said the dog was surprisingly smaller in person.
Bean just reached four pounds, and Hensley said she won’t get much bigger — perhaps a win for Marquette’s puppy-lovers. “She’s a little, tiny ball of energy and fun,” Hensley said. Bean is now the second MUPD dog on campus. Blue, MUPD’s community support dog, joined the department in 2022. Hensley See DOG page 4
Student organizations recruit at Fall O-Fest wasn’t an organization Heinen and a friend had plays written by actors, hollering Log Rolling team Students share they missed. just stopped and talked to who perform as different attempted to recruit signMarquette’s biannual a number of service groups versions of themselves. ees. Behind the table stood opportunities to Student Organization Fest including Camp Kesem, “Comet is a great space a 12-foot-tall rolling log, build community invites students to see the an organization working for people that want to with Owen Umatum, a seBy Henry Beaumont
henry.beaumont@marquette.edu
Central Mall was flooded with students on Sept. 10 as they moved from table to table, witnessing everything the Marquette student community has to offer. As the afternoon sun lit the quad, representatives from various clubs made their pitches to interested passersby, with hopes they would sign up to join them. Groups of friends looked diligently down each row, making sure there
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various student-run clubs and teams they, too, can be a part of. Marquette has over 250 student organizations on campus, spanning across fine arts, club sports, Greek life, recreation and more. Most of them were on display in Central Mall. Claire Heinen, a firstyear in the College of Communication, said her first O-Fest was a cool way to see all that Marquette has to offer. “There’s something for every student here,” she said.
to help children of adults with terminal illness. The two of them had only just gotten to O-Fest, and had already signed up for four clubs. Marquette’s performance groups tabled near Lalumiere Hall. Behind a sign– covered table, Kendall Syslack, a junior in the College of Communication, represented the Comet Project, Marquette’s neofuturist writing and performance group. She mentioned to interested students that each show is 60 minutes long and consists of 30
be creative and want to produce and share their ideas with the world,” Syslack said. Syslack said she and other performance groups are drawn together by the community they create. In her eyes, clubs give people something to do and a place to feel comfortable. “Just joining a club in general is such a great way to get involved and not feel as alone in college,” she said. “It can be such an isolating place if you don’t put yourself out there.” Across the quad, the
nior in the College of Communication, beside it. Umatum first got involved with the club after hearing about it through a friend his sophomore year. He now declares himself a lifelong member. “It’s a great community [and] a great group of guys and gals,” Umatum said. “It’s a fun time to be on top of the log because not many people are doing it.” Umatum said over 70 people signed up for the team’s mailing list by the end of the day.
Index
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Arts & Entertainment
Platforms have lists of digital deals accessible with a student e-mail.
Strikers scored 12 of team's 17 goals thus far.
Synth-pop project brings 80s energy to Bremen Cafe.
SPORTS.......................................................5 OPINIONS..................................................9 FUN & GAMES......................................10 A&E................................................................11
How students can find discounts online PAGE 2
Horgøien, Adewumi attacking for soccer PAGE 5
See O-FEST page 3
REVIEW: Parlour Magic makes MKE debut PAGE 11
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What to know about the MU Wire MU's student media outlet aims to serve campus By Lance Schulteis
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Nearly every building on campus has a rack sitting near the front door. It has “The Marquette Tribune” written on the side, and the shelves hold bundles of newspapers and magazines. Whether or not you’ve noticed them, they’ve always been there. We, The Marquette Wire, are the ones behind the newsstands. Every item on the racks has been reported, edited, designed and distributed by our team. And like the racks that sit across campus, we’re always here. We’re here to serve you and our work is meant for everyone that calls the Marquette community home. Here’s what you should know about us: The Marquette Wire is Marquette’s official student media outlet, which is made up of four branches. The Tribune is our weekly print newspaper, the Journal is our yearly magazine, MUTV produces news, sports and entertainment broadcasts and Radio runs shows every single day. All of our work is assembled together on our website, marquettewire.org. Each branch has its own manager. Emma Fishback is our Tribune Manager, MaryKate Stepchuk runs the Journal, Jake Dale oversees MUTV and Matthew Poulton is in charge of Radio. Ruby Mulvaney is the student executive
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The Marquette Wire is housed on the second floor of Johnston Hall and has four media branches .
director of the Marquette Wire and Juan Carlos Ampie is the faculty director of student media. Together, we are made up of over 100 student journalists, including reporters, editors, photographers, designers, distributors, hosts and technicians. Students come from a variety of backgrounds, interests and majors, but are united in their commitment to producing work that matters. Student workers are paid and we receive our funding from the university, but we maintain complete editorial independence, with no allegiances or bias. In other words, we are completely in control of what we produce. We operate separately from the university and cannot be told what we can and can’t create. As our mission statement says, we strive to right wrongs, hold the powerful accountable, give voice to the voiceless and create a more informed pub-
lic through our work We believe in justice, diversity, equity and inclusion in our staffing and content. Our journalism is built on transparency, accuracy and fairness. We abide by a code of ethics created by students, executives, the faculty director of student media and the Board of Student Media, which includes local professionals in the media industry. The Marquette Wire operates out of the second floor of Johnston Hall, which includes two TV studios, a radio studio and a newsroom with five TV screens. During midterm elections in November, our newsroom will be in high gear, with every screen tuned into a different broadcast. We will be running a live blog on Nov. 3 to give you real-time updates on election night. The Wire has been around in various forms since 1916, but we’re committed to meeting your needs in
2026. That includes multimedia content, in-person tabling around campus and starting a brand-new service journalism initiative to answer the questions that matter to you most. Curious about class registration? Let us know. Have questions about MUPD? Just ask. Wish we had covered something differently? Tell us that, too. Last year, we introduced a tip line, wiretips@marquette.edu, for anyone that has an idea for a story. We’re bringing that back this year — though anyone is also welcome to contact any of our staff directly at any time. Even though we produce content every day, the news isn’t meant to be one-way communication. Our goal this year is to get to know as many of you as we can — to learn the questions, issues and people that matter to you most. We are here for you, and we hope to talk to you soon.
How to find online discounts for students
Brands offer discounts with university e-mail
By Lilly Peacock
lilly.peacock@marquette.edu
For some students, college life can get really expensive really fast. Online databases like UNiDAYS and Student Beans offer a potential solution to the building costs of college life. Students using the platforms can create an account with a valid university email address to access all available deals, categorized by product type. Individual companies have also leaned into student-friendly deals, offering discounted subscriptions and prices. Here are some digital discounts to know about: Food delivery Online delivery services offer ease that, while often
enticing, can cause costs to add up. But some platforms offer students a break. Between now and October 12, DoorDash is offering students not currently enrolled with DashPass a free subscription for one year. The subscription includes all the standard Student DashPass benefits — normally $4.99 per month, compared to the standard pass’s $9.99 — including no delivery fees, lowered service fees and access to exclusive promotions. Uber One, Uber’s subscription service, also offers a discounted rate for students at $4.99 per month. Because Uber is both a rideshare and delivery service, students are offered $0 delivery fees, up to 10 percent off on orders and 5 percent back on rides, which converts to Uber credits. Both deals can be accessed by signing up
with a valid student email address. Streaming services Almost all existing streaming services offer student discounts, but some go a step further, offering bundled subscriptions. Spotify offers a $6.99 per month student deal for their premium streaming service, which includes a subscription to Hulu’s ad-supported plan. Hulu also has a bundled plan with Disney+, where students can get the ad-supported plans for $6.49 per month; as standalone plans, both Hulu and Disney+ with ads cost $11.99 per month. Students can also purchase Hulu with ads as a standalone plan for $1.99 per month. Paramount+ offers 50 percent off any plan for students, bringing the Premium tier to $6.99 per month and the Essential tier to $4.50. HBO Max also
gives students 50 percent off their subscription. Technology Services like Microsoft Suite are included with tuition, and certain classes in the College of Communication offer students free Adobe Suite access. For those who don’t have access through a class, Adobe offers a student discount on its Creative Cloud with an option to subscribe for just $19.99 per month instead of the full $69.99. Apple has a dedicated education store, with offers and savings across products. A gift card of up to $150 is given when a MacBook or iPad is purchased with education savings. Lifestyle UNiDAYS and Student Beans compile deals on retail items from large brands like Adidas, Levi’s and Gymshark. All of the available brands and associated deals are in the
same place, and the platforms include a native digital ID that can be used across purchases. Nike offers a one-time 10 percent discount on most items in the online store and app. The offer is also available to high school students. Through UNiDAYS, Adidas offers a single-use code for 30 percent off full price and free shipping. A new code can be generated every 24 hours but can only be used on one full-price item. Stores like Target and Walmart offer services that can be used by students both in-store and online. Both stores’ native membership programs are offered at a 50 percent discounted rate for students and provide free shipping and same-day delivery.
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Global açaÍ chain debuts on MU's campus Oakberry shop on Wells St. is second location in WI By Elena Metinidis
elena.metinidis@marquette.edu
Oakberry, an açaí and smoothie bowl chain, opened its second Milwaukee location on Marquette University’s campus July 10. It’s located at 1528 W. Wells St. on the street level of Marquette’s Campus Town East apartment complex. The global chain was founded in Brazil in 2016 and now has over 700 stores in more than 45 countries. Its first Wisconsin location opened in 2025 in Milwaukee’s Bay View neighborhood, at 2142 S. Kinnickinnic Ave. Oakberry offers açaíbased bowls and smoothies with various toppings, including fruit, nuts and
granola. Matcha lattes, açaí buckets, protein bars and kombucha are also on the menu. Customizable 16 oz. bowls are $14.95 before taxes, according to the Oakberry website. Most toppings are free, while select few are an additional $1.50 to $3.00. Signature bowls range from $14.95 to $16.95 and smoothies are between $9.45 and $16.25. Oakberry is one of 13 on-campus merchants that accepts MarquetteCASH. Marquette’s location is open from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily for in-person, pickup or delivery orders. There are 56 Oakberry stores across the United States. Wisconsin is one of eight states with a location, along with California, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Massachusetts, New York and Washington. Photo by Lily Wooten lily.wooten@marquette.edu
Oakberry offers smoothie bowls, matcha lattes, açaí buckets, protein bars, kombucha and more.
O-FEST: Clubs, activities, teams on display Continued from page 1
Just one table down from the Log Rolling team, Marquette’s club rowing team, Marquette Crew, was also drawing the eyes of passersby. Members challenged students to beat a teammate on a rowing machine, giving a glimpse into competition involved with the sport.
Dominick Parrillo, a senior in the College of Health Sciences, first joined Marquette Crew because he wanted to compete with the team in races against colleges nationwide. Parillo stayed, however, for the friendships he built, which was part of his pitch to potential new members. “It really builds camaraderie, being in a boat
with seven other guys,” Parrillo said. Once O-Fest wrapped up at 7 p.m., club organizers walked away with pages-long lists of student names and emails. On the other side of the tables, students left with an idea of what communities could shape their college experiences. One of those students
was Hunter Cross, a sophomore in the College of Business Administration, who entered O-Fest with the goal of expanding his horizons on campus. “Last year, I felt like I was very sectioned off [and] felt like I only knew ten people really well,” Cross said. “I want to broaden out, learn more [and] know more people.”
After three hours of shoulder-to -shoulder crowds and countless introductions, students like Cross left Central Mall with new connections and opportunities to grow at Marquette. For information about student organizations on campus, visit Marquette’s Presence page.
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Marquette's Student Organization Fest, a biannual tradition, brings students together for the opportunity to visit and hear about hundreds of activities on campus.
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DOG: Bean meets students at campus events Continued from page 1
adopted the German shorthair pointer to comfort students, connect them with law enforcement officers and be a loving, friendly part of the Marquette community. He hopes Bean will do the same. Bean splits her time between campus and Hensley’s home, where she and Blue have finally adjusted to each other. Hensley said Blue was jealous at first; glaring at him from across the room every time he held Bean, who sits perfectly in his arms. Hensley said Blue has recently seemed to take on the role of Bean’s protector, following along where she goes and taking interest in what she’s doing. When he gets close enough to her, Bean can’t resist leaning in to lick his face. On an average day at work, Bean and Blue see hundreds of people on their walks, Hensley
estimated. When they attend campus events, they can encounter thousands of people. In recent weeks, Hensley has taken one or both dogs to O-Fest, a Marquette volleyball game and Discovery Day for prospective students. Hensley originally planned for Bean to be his personal dog, but when she made her debut on campus, Hensley realized she could offset some of Blue’s work. Hensley said Blue can get tired during the week, so he plans to alternate the days the dogs are on campus. Bean will come to campus twice a week and Blue will come three times a week, depending on what events are happening each day. Hensley said Bean has spent a lot of time on campus so far because he has been impressed by her calmness at large events, including first-year movein day. Her warm reception is even pushing Hensley to
Photo by Sara Scorsone sara.scorsone@marquette.edu
Bean has visited students at several campus events, including a Marquette women's volleyball game.
consider a permanent role for her at MUPD. Bean could become an MUPD support dog when she turns one, Hensley said, so long as she continues to serve the campus community well. If not at home or out and about on campus, Bean spends time with Blue in the MUPD office — but that doesn’t mean the dogs are
out of reach. Hensley said MUPD sees a steady stream of students and professors come to see them every day, and because anyone is welcome to visit, he even keeps dog toys at the station. Hensley said he loves when people stop by because spending time with Bean and Blue is a way the police department can serve and partner with students.
“We have a steady stream of young adults coming to our police department voluntarily [to see them],” Hensley said. “Not because we’re making them, and I love that.” Students can keep up with Bean and Blue’s adventures and whereabouts on Blue’s Instagram page.
Peter McColgan pleads not guilty to charges Former MU men's lacrosse player on trial for homicide By Raquel Ruiz
raquel.ruiz@marquette.edu
Just two days before the one-year mark of the fatal crash of his teammates, former Marquette student-athlete Peter McColgan pleaded not guilty to the charges filed against him. On Sept. 3, McColgan was upcharged to two counts of second-degree reckless homicide, both classified as Class D Felonies. According to the Wisconsin State Legislature, the penalty for Class D Felony
is a fine up to $100,000, imprisonment not to exceed 25 years or both. Previous charges McColgan was initially charged on May 19 with two counts of homicide by negligent operation of a vehicle, both classified as Class G Felonies, where he was facing imprisonment for up to 10 years and a fine of up to $25,000, or both for each count. The conviction also meant a revocation of his operating privilege for one year, along with an alcohol assessment. At his initial hearing on July 16, Milwaukee Circuit Court Judge Michelle A. Havas set a $10,000 signature bond for McColgan’s release.
The crash This comes nearly one year after the car crash on Sept. 5, 2025, at the intersection of 27th Street and St. Paul Avenue, where 20-year-old Noah Snyder and 19-yearold Scott Michaud were pronounced dead at the scene due to multiple blunt force injuries. McColgan was driving southbound in a silver Jeep Grand Cherokee carrying Snyder, Michaud and three other Marquette students when it collided with a northbound white Ford Ranger driven by 41-yearold Amandria Brunner. Data from the Jeep’s Airbag Control Module (ACM) shows that McColgan was
traveling at 53 mph, 20 mph over the speed limit. Data also showed that there was a 100% depression of the accelerator. According to the criminal complaint, video obtained from a nearby building, along with the data, showed that McColgan appeared to speed through the intersection in an attempt to “beat” the yellow light. The Ford Ranger’s ACM data revealed that Brunner was stopped for at least three seconds before driving into the intersection before the crash. Brunner was traveling at 11.8 mph at the time of the collision, had the accelerator depressed 96% and did not press
her brakes. Brunner was arrested at the scene for homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle. In June, a Milwaukee County jury acquitted Brunner on all six counts — two counts each of homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle, homicide by use of a vehicle with a prohibited alcohol concentration and homicide by use of a vehicle involving a controlled substance, three counts for each victim. McColgan was called to the stand during Brunner’s trial and invoked his Fifth Amendment right. Happening Next A scheduling conference is now set for Oct. 16.
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Following a car accident on Sept. 5, 2025 that killed two Marquette men's lacrosse players, a memorial formed at the crash site at 27th Street and St. Paul Avenue.
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Adewumi and Horgøien rank first and second respectively in Marquette's scoring.
TWO STRIKERS, 12 GOALS Mads scores four, Tom eight to light Golden Eagles attack ablaze
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unning to the corner flag in celebration, the firstyear forward dropped to his knees with his hands pointed to the sky. Tomiwa Adewumi had traded in his powder blue Sporting KC kit for Marquette's navy blue, and 72 minutes into his debut, had already found the back of the net in Marquette's first match of the 2026 season. Watching on with a sense of familiarity was junior forward Mads Konrad
Horgøien, who the year before had come onto the pitch with his signature black-taped wrists and matching cleats and scored on his debut. "I believe my goal came a bit faster," Horgøien joked. Luckily for Marquette men’s soccer, Horgøien and Adewumi are not one-goal wonders: 12 of the team’s 17 goals this season thus far have been contributed by the duo. The Norwegian native was Marquette’s leading goal-scorer (6) and point contributor (12) of the 2025 season. He's now only one point and two goals away
from those numbers a month into the 2026 season. Adewumi has scored eight goals in seven matches, currently leading the NCAA in goals scored by a first-year, and second among all scorers. He has earned Big East first-year and offensive player two times already this season. The quality and quantity of the duo have boosted Marquette men’s soccer to outscore opponents 17-10 and currently sit with a 4-11 record. Head coach David Korn first saw 'Tom' at a recruiting event in Phoenix, Ari-
zona, in December of 2025. Marquette's third-year gaffer described to a colleague on Sporting KC's team what he was seeking in a player in his attack. “He’s like: we’ve got the guy for you,” Korn said. That 'guy' was quickly recruited by Marquette, with hopes to have Adewumi join the team at the beginning of 2026, a common practice in college soccer to allow players time to acclimate to the team rather than the two-week preseason turnover in the summer. Adewumi instead made his debut for MLS Next Pro
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with Sporting KC II in early 2026, amassing 115 minutes across seven games. In the offseason, the Golden Eagles lost key players in their attack, including Nico Pendleton and Mitchell Dryden, contributing in part to the complete roster overhaul, which brought in 15 new players. The question then loomed through the melting of the snow, budding of flowers, and scorching summer heat: where and how would he adapt to the roster? During one of his introductory training sessions, the first-year was slotted up See 12 GOALS page 6
Van Vooren: MU Track to the NFL
Hurdler debuted for Cowboys in 2026 preseason By Gavin Olen
gavin.olen@marquette.edu
Marquette’s football program ended in 1960, however that hasn’t stopped Marquette from producing an NFL player. Class of 2023 graduate Mitch Van Vooren recently scored a touchdown for the Dallas Cowboys in a presea-
son game against the New Orleans Saints. This is the first professional touchdown scored by a Marquette alumnus since the late 1930. "Going to Marquette, and especially running track there, really sculpted me into who I am today," Van Vooren said about his time with the Golden Eagles. "I think going to Marquette was the best thing for me overall, especially going into football.” Van Vooren’s route to the NFL and scoring a touch-
down is one of the most unconventional and unique stories in the league’s history. Van Vooren was a track and field athlete for four years at Marquette. With the Golden Eagles, he holds the school record for the outdoor 400m hurdles with a time of 51.38 and is also No. 3 at Marquette all-time in the indoor 400 at 48.13 and No. 7 in the indoor 600 at 1.28.81. He was also able to earn All-Big East Outdoor honors in the 400m hurdle during his final year
at Marquette. He was allowed the opportunity to take an unconventional route during an unconventional time with COVID in 2020, which added another year of eligibility to play collegiate sports. While he was able to come back to Marquette to continue to run track and field, he decided to take a chance on himself and enter the transfer portal during the winter of his senior year to play football. For Van Vooren, this was well in the realm of possi-
bility. In high school, he accumulated 732 yards on 26 receptions along with 11 touchdowns to show for it. He used his film and proven speed throughout his time at Marquette to attempt to find a football program willing to give him a shot. “I just reached out to a bunch of D3 colleges, telling them my story," Van Vooren said. "I went on a tour of a couple, and then ended up on St. Norbert's." See NFL page 7
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MEN'S GOLF
Banas, Cervantes amaze early in openers The duo found career-bests at two tournanments By Caleb LaBlanc
caleb.lablanc@marquette.edu
Through two events to begin the 2026 fall season, Marquette men’s golf has shown it has players capable of competing at the top of the leaderboard. Senior Ryan Banas and junior Vincent Cervantes have combined for three top-10 finishes through the Golden Eagles’ first two tournaments. Both have also produced career-best performances, providing Marquette with a solid foundation after winning the 2025 Big East Men’s Golf
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Banas' fourth-place finish at the New York Harbor Cup was his career-best.
Championship. Banas carded the lowest 54-hole score of his career after shooting rounds of 69, 67 and 70 for a 7-under-par 206. He also tied for fourth
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Cervantes was named men's Big East player of the week.
overall at the New York Harbor Cup at Bayonne Golf Club in New Jersey. Cervantes opened the tournament with an 8-under-par 63, which tied the second-lowest score in Marquette men’s golf program history. He went on to finish ninth at 4-under-par with a 54-hole score of 209 after rounds of 63, 75 and 71. Golden Eagle golf action continued over Labor Day weekend as the team traveled to Harris, Michigan, for the 2026 Island Resort Intercollegiate at Sage Run Golf Club. Despite his success the week prior, Banas struggled in his opening round, shooting a 4-over-par 76. He bounced back in round two with a bogey-free 3-under-par 69 before finishing
at 4-over-par in a tie for 45th place. Cervantes led the Golden Eagles from start to finish at the Island Resort Intercollegiate, opening the tournament in round one with a 4-under-par 68. He followed that performance with a 7-under-par 65 in round two, marking the sixth lowest round to par in the Marquette men’s golf program history, propelling him into a tie for first place heading into the final round. After a strong effort in the final round, Cervantes recorded an even-par 72, tying for third place overall at 11-under-par. His 54-hole score of 205 also beat his previous career best of 210. Although individual success has been on display to begin the season, Mar-
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quette has yet to put these performances together to achieve the same level of team success. The Golden Eagles finished tied for sixth at the season-opening New York Harbor Cup before placing seventh at the Island Resort Intercollegiate. In both tournaments, Marquette finished at 2-under-par as a team. These results have created an early theme for the Golden Eagles this season. The talent at the top of the lineup is evident, but overall consistency from the rest of the lineup will be needed for Marquette to climb the team leaderboard. Banas and Cervantes have demonstrated that Marquette has golfers capable of contending individually week in and week out. The next step for the team is finding a way to combine those performances with consistent scoring throughout the rest of the lineup. If that happens, the Golden Eagles' early individual success could turn into something Marquette golf's core of returning players has experienced in two of the last three seasons: a Big East championship. The Golden Eagles now have time to regroup with a long break before traveling to Wayzata, Minnesota for the two-day Gopher Invitational at Windsong Farm Sept. 20-21.
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top with the team’s incumbent goalscoring leader, whom Adewumi initially found intimidating: "but then I realized he’s such an easy person to be around,” Tom said. Korn highlighted the natural ability of the two to play together and build a strong partnership in so little time. While the training chemistry was resolved, the two now had to translate that onto the pitch. Incorpo-
rating a first-year into the starting lineup has its risks, but it was a risk Korn was willing to take. And it paid off. Heading into conference play against Georgetown, Marquette has only lost once to No. 8 Wisconsin and is already halfway to its total goals scored last year of 26. Marquette sat last in the Big East for goals scored with five, but Adewumi and Horgøien combined have nearly tripled that number, including Adewumi’s first
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The duo have either scored or assisted in every match but one.
hat-trick by a Marquette player since 2022. “Every freshman has their own speed on how they go,” Korn said. “Not everybody gets such gratification being a starter day one, and scoring a goal and continuing to do that for the first few games." Horgøien stands as a junior, but it is only his second season in a Marquette shirt, coming from his home country, Norway, as a top goal-scorer for Stjordals-Blink. As he transitioned from a first-year rookie, Horgøien has already felt himself molding into a leader, taking on more responsibility. Besides changing his black tape and boots for pink, he also switched his jersey from No. 28 to No. 9, the classic striker position. "When you have the number nine, you expect goals out of that," Horgøien said. "So it comes with a lot of expectations, and I love having pressure." In the Golden Eagle's 4-2 victory over NIU on August 27th, No. 21 and No. 9 made
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Mads and Tom account for 70 percent of the team's goals.
the pitch theirs. Horgøien's cross to Adewumi connected for the first goal in the third minute, and then again two minutes later, Adewumi's second attempt on goal found the back of the net again. While all tied up in the 65th minute, Tom returned the favor by heading over to Mads's run for his second touch to again capitalize. "Our different skills work hand in hand to help each other," Adewumi said. "He runs behind, holds it up. I'll come underneath, get the ball." Coach Korn connected
similarities between the two, from showing up early in their first years on the pitch to showing up for the team. "Maybe the first two games they didn't know him, he wasn't on a scouting report," Korn said. "Now people will pay attention to him." The Norwegian did not come into the 2026 campaign unknown to the scouting report, and Adewumi simply cannot go unnoticed anymore. They aren't just debutante goal-scorers anymore: they are Marquette's guaranteed goal-scorers.
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VOLLEYBALL
Offseason reconstruction built a 'family'
Two-thirds of MU's 15 players are new additions
By Raquel Ruiz
raquel.ruiz@marquette.edu
Marquette volleyball’s roster for the 2026 season looks very different from last year. Especially after losing two key pieces who moved on through the transfer portal. Among the 15-woman roster, there are five familiar faces and 10 new ones. Sophomore setter Isabela Haggard had a strong firstyear season with the Golden Eagles, averaging 9.32 assists per set while earning a spot on the All-Big East and All-Big East Freshman teams. The Golden Eagles found out about Haggard's signing with the Baylor Bears back in December. Natalie Ring, who led Marquette to the second round of the NCAA Tournament in 2025 where she earned a career-high 29 kills in a loss to No. 2 seed Louisville, also entered the portal at the end of last season. In her tenure with the blue & gold, she became the third player in program history to earn a spot on the first, second and third
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Volleyball is 3-4 overall to begin the season.
team All-American lists. With those departures, among others, head coach Tom Mendoza had to make some big changes during the off-season in his second year at the helm of the Golden Eagles. Only five veteran players returning to the 2026 squad: Keira Schmidt, Julia Stanev, Emma Parks, Avery Helms and Annika Kowalski. Mendoza had to find a way to blend transfers, new recruits and international players together. But this idea of adding new faces to the program didn’t faze him in the slightest. “You have to figure out a new rhythm,” Mendoza said. “I think in some ways, just knowing that it's gonna be different is a benefit, because you anticipate that and try to prepare for it, and I think the team has handled it really well.” Despite the freshness of this team, Marquette was ranked third in the Big East preseason poll. Inside the Al McGuire Center, the team’s intensity throughout practice fades
at the sound of the final break. After their hands go up in the air, it’s just teammates being friends. Sophomore middle blocker Keira Schmidt, one of the five returners, said it's more than just friends. It’s “family.” “It's tough love at some points,” Schmidt said. ”Some people take it personally on other teams, but I think this team owns it. We hold each other accountable and I feel like family does that pretty well.” And just like families have people with different backgrounds and stories, so do the Golden Eagles. With 33% of the team being international athletes, there is an adjustment to not only getting used to certain styles and rules of the NCAA game, but to a new home as well. Whether it’s trying Turkish delights or attempting to learn new languages and cultures, welcoming what each family member brings to the table has become a team-building effort. “We're trying to embrace
it and have it be a side of our strength,” Mendoza said. An opportunity to create something new with what they now have. “Everybody is so young,” Schmidt said. “There’s more energy, and there's a little bit more enthusiasm.” When looking at his team during games, it’s still a shock for Mendoza and his coaching staff to really understand what is happening in the moment. “There are a couple of times we look out, and we're like, ‘Oh, there's five freshmen on the court,’” he said. “Then I have to remind myself it's the beginning of September; we have five freshmen on the court. Let's give ourselves some grace and remember to keep teaching and keep getting them better.” While the first-years are adjusting to Division I volleyball, junior outside hitter Carson Tyler is also feeling out what it means to play Marquette volleyball. But after playing at Ball State for two seasons and earning Mid-Ameri-
can Conference Player of the Year her sophomore season, Tyler always knew deep down Marquette was her top choice when inside the portal. When she arrived on campus, it didn’t matter the age gap or the different skill sets everyone brought to the table on the first day she was around the team. “There was never a period of ‘We don't really know each other’” Tyler said. "Everyone's just so welcoming and like, ‘Let’s go get better in the gym.’” With the added enthusiasm and culture brought every day, there is a common theme Schmidt sees her team, or rather, her family, playing with. “Everybody plays to each other,” she said. “Everybody is in it for the people, not for themselves.” Neither Mendoza, Schmidt nor Tyler is concerned with what spectators may be assuming of this new team. They’re all simply focused on proving themselves. For a team that’s still figuring out what the puzzle pieces look like, they’re taking the steps as a family to find out how to make it fit. “Truly, the sky is the limit,” Tyler said.
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NFL: Golden Eagle finds way to end zone Continued from page 5
After finding his home with St. Norbert's, he proved to be one of the best players in the NACC conference. In his senior season, he had 510 yards on 33 receptions, along with 10 touchdowns in the 11 games he played that season. That season earned him first-team All-NACC honors. Van Vooren accomplished what few could fathom, playing two collegiate sports, but for he wasn't satisfied with that being the end of his journey. He was eventually signed by the Seattle Seahawks before going to the Cleveland
Browns, and most recently the Dallas Cowboys, where he would get the opportunity many dream of but few ever accomplish, to score an NFL touchdown. “In the NFL, you only get so many chances, so many opportunities, ... that kind of stung, and but you just keep working, and then just kept working my butt off, and then when it did happen, when the ball was in the air, I was like, 'Oh, this is gonna be it.' So, it was pretty sweet. ... it was definitely a rush of emotion, and obviously that's what you want too, that's the only opportunity that you can get.” He was also able to learn
a lot from his time at Marquette and keep that with him throughout not only his football playing career but also in his off the field life. “I think, the two biggest things I learned was relationships matter, and everyone's supporting you," Van Vooren said, "It's a big connection, and it's a big family." Van Vooren raved about the relationships that he had at Marquette, and how they played a crucial part into who he is and the trajectory of his career in and outside of sports. "The people I've met at Marquette, you know, on the track team, not on the
track team, facility, like, staff and teachers, they really help you and support you and everything." Van Vooren has taken one of the most difficult paths to professional sports- from
a small high school in Wisconsin, to running track, to D3 football, and finally, to scoring in the NFL. He is a prime example that with hard work and dedication, anything is possible.
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Van Vooren holds MU record in outdoor 400m hurdles.
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WOMEN'S SOCCER
Hurd's shot-stopping start First-year only allowed two goals in eight matches By Mikey Severson
michael.severson@marquette.edu
Mia Hurd didn't have to travel far to make an immediate impact at the Division I level. Growing up in Cedarburg, Wis., just 30 minutes away from Marquette's campus, the first-year goalkeeper has had a stellar start to her career as a Golden Eagle. Success has been no stranger to Hurd, as she earned first team all-state and all-conference honors while playing for the Bulldogs as a three-year varsity letterwinner. She gave up her senior season of high school to start her college career early, as she enrolled at Marquette for the spring 2026 semester– which built the foundation for her future. “Having gone earlier made me more open to forming bonds with the upperclassmen, and now I feel really close with everybody on the team now,” Hurd said. Through Marquette's first eight games, Hurd has already racked up two Big East Goalkeeper of the Week awards; comple-
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Goalkeeper has started in every match of the 2026 campaign.
mented by two appearances on the Big East Weekly Honor Roll, most recently notching the honor on Monday afternoon. Marquette head coach Chris Allen said that the first chapter of Hurd's career has been special. "It's unheard of that a first-year could roll into a team, particularly a team that gave up so many goals last year, stabilize it, and now, we're one of the best defenses in the country," Allen said. The Golden Eagles gave up 35 goals last year in 18
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matches, roughly averaging about two per game– but during last fall’s final two road matchups, at Providence and Xavier, Marquette surrendered 12 of them as its season ended anticlimactically. Now, the Golden Eagles have given up four through eight games– and only two in the run of play. With Hurd's early enrollment, she was given all of the goalkeeping reps in the spring, due to injuries to Hailey Wade and Elise Krone. "I was blessed in that situation to be able to play,” Hurd said. "I feel like the team I had in front of me and the team around me supported me through that." As the squad practiced inside the Valley Fields bubble during the frigid Milwaukee winters, Hurd's effort showcased itself to her teammates. Senior defender Ella McAleenan said that Hurd's response to pressure set her apart. "I can't imagine the stress that she felt,” McAleenan said. “She was always killing it every practice, and especially in our spring game, she was an outstand-
ing player.” For Hurd, the opportunity for her family to watch her play has been a dream come true, especially with the unwavering support of her brother, Cameron. Seeing Cameron growing up on the autism spectrum influenced Mia's decision to pursue speech language pathology as a career. "When I found out about speech language pathology, it spoke to me," Hurd said. "[Cameron's] there for me, it's so special, and I love getting to see him after the game, getting to hug him and hearing his questions. He's my favorite person ever, I'm so glad I'm close to home, so that I can see him all the time." Hurd’s ability to flip the switch between intensity and calmness early on stood out to Allen. He said that her ability to rally her teammates as a first-year player has proved beneficial. "She's a kid that I've always wanted to coach, everyone wants to be on her team," Allen said. "She's a competitive monster, but the kindest, sweetest and funniest kid off the field; these are the type of kids
that we want to bring to Marquette." Hurd's intentionality about her growth and development as a player is chronicled by writing keys to the game from group discussion along with specific areas of focus, such as further improving distributing the ball and refining her on-field communication. "I write down things that I want to really focus on just to keep it in my head," Hurd said. Last season, Big East play exposed defensive struggles for the Golden Eagles, as in a four-game stretch in the heart of October, Marquette gave up 18 goals while only scoring one– albeit against two teams ranked inside the top 20. The Golden Eagles finished 2025 with a 56.2% save percentage, while their opponents maintained a 70.3% save percentage. In Big East play last year, Marquette’s save percentage dipped to just north of 50%. While Marquette’s opponents' save percentages have gotten slightly stronger at 75%, the blue & gold rose to the occasion with an 87.1% save percentage. Factor in that Hurd has faced two ranked opponents so far this fall, by way of now No. 14 Wisconsin on Aug. 23, and No. 17 Baylor on Sept. 10-- both on the road. “Some of her saves that she’s made are genuinely insane,” McAleenan said. Hurd said that she is approaching the challenge ahead with relentless optimism– fueled by a couple of fist bumps to each of her defenders before every game– her signature pregame superstition. "I think it will be a challenge, but nothing that we haven't done before," Hurd said. "I think when we put all of our effort in, and really put our minds to it, we can achieve anything."
WIRE SPORTS ROUNDUP LAST WEEK
STANDOUTS
STANDINGS
MSOC vs. St. Thomas..................W, 2-0 WVB vs. Illinois............................W, 3-0 MSOC vs. Southern Indiana........W, 3-2 WSOC vs. Loyola..........................T, 1-1
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The first-year was named as the Big East's offensive and first-year player of the week for a second time this season following his eight goals in seven matches, including Marquette's first hat-trick since 2022 against SIU.
Mia Hurd WSOC No. 00 Hurd has earned four-straight Big East weekly honor's including goalkeeper of the week and weekly honor roll. The first-year has only conceded two goals in open plays this season.
NEWS
Ovr. Conf. Home Away Neut.
Creighton 6-0-2 G-Town 5-1-1 Marquette 5-1-1 Akron 4-0-1 Xavier 4-0-1 Providence 4-2-1 Villanova 3-2-1 UConn 3-3-2 St. John's 3-3 Seton Hall 2-2-2 DePaul 2-1-3 Butler 0-6-1
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Marquette volleyball announced its inaugural head coach, Catherine "Tat" Shirley and former outside hitter, Allie Barber, will be recognized with banners in the Al McGuire Center. The recognition will officially be during the weekend of Oct. 9-10.
GAMES THIS WEEK
09/17 WVB @ Wisconsin Madison, WI
09/18 MSOC @ Georgetown Washington, D.C.
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WSOC vs. Eastern Illinois Valley Fields
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Water Street: A new kind of White Flight
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Fear of a "crime wave" could be attributed to our media diet. By Joey Schamber joseph.schamber@marquette.edu
When a ‘For Sale’ sign appeared on the window of a bungalow on Chicago’s West Side, the all-white neighbors feared one thing: Would a Black family move in? Soon, one settled in the bungalow, and almost overnight, the white families all sold their homes, whether they could afford to or not. The Saturday Evening Post published this story in July 1962, in the article 'Confessions of a Block-Buster.' It detailed the practice in which real-estate speculators moved Black families into all-white neighborhoods. “I make my money — quite a lot of it, incidentally — in three ways: (1) By beating down the prices I pay the white owners by stimulating their fear of what is to come; (2) by selling to the eager Negroes at inflated prices; and (3) by financing these purchases at what amounts to a very high rate of interest,” Norris Vitchek, the pseudonym of an anonymous Chicago speculator, told the Post. Block-busting led to the large-scale migration of whites to the suburbs known as White Flight. By playing off the fears that racial minorities make neighborhoods more dangerous and disorderly, White Flight decimated rust belt cities like Chicago, Detroit and Milwaukee as whites took employment opportunities and generational wealth with them. This year, several prominent businesses near the two-block entertainment district on North Water Street closed. At least two of those businesses cited safety concerns as their reason for shuttering: Duke’s on Water (with conjoined bar Varsity), which closed permanently, and Silk Exotic, which is temporarily closed. And if you spend enough time on social media, those concerns seem valid. It seems like every week there is another violent incident on Water Street.
“There is no question there are problems with crime, fear and disorder in the Water Street entertainment district,” Milwaukee Alderperson Bob Robert Bauman, who represents the district, said in an interview with CBS58. There is no evidence crime has increased in the area, but news outlets have continued to platform the message that Water Street is dangerous without consulting the data or any dissenting opinions. Social media algorithms also reinforce this message by encourage the circulation of violent incidents on Water Street. This combination has resulted in
talking about. Maybe crime has decreased around the area but those two blocks by the bars have become more disorderly? Using the Milwaukee Police Department’s crime data and isolating incidents between the addresses 1000 and 1300 North Water Street during 4 p.m. and 4 a.m. the data shows no observable increase in incidents in the area; incidents have actually decreased. Even accounting for the decrease in entries by year on MPD’s dataset, the number of night-time incidents has reduced by 50% since peaking in 2008. When accounting for Milwaukee’s declining population, the number of incidents per 100,000 residents from 20102025 also decreased by 50%. Despite no evidence of an increased crime wave in the area, many believe crime on Water Street is the highest it’s ever been. Our media diet is to blame for this. Negative, shocking stories about violent crime get clicks. Any incident on Water Street quickly goes viral as a passerby whips out their phone to record. Old videos recirculate and users, not checking when the incident transpired, comment and share them like they oc-
police practice, stop and frisk, found to disproportionately target Blacks and Latinos. It’s easy to dismiss these posts as simple online trolling, but this racial prejudice has bled into real-life. The Garage, a popular bar nearby Brady Street, faced scrutiny in late August after it published a list of 40 mainstream Black artists DJs would not be permitted to play. “No Milwaukee Rap,” was also written in bold letters at the bottom of the list. The directive stated it came from ownership, but co-owner Leslie Montemurro said to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel an employee wrote the list. She said the intention was to eliminate mentions of violence to create a more relaxed atmosphere at the bar. But the message was clear: Black Milwaukeeans are not welcome. By allowing this narrative that violence is increasing despite that fact not being borne out in the data, we are also permitting an anti-Black narrative to spread. It preys on the same fears the neighbors of that Chicago bungalow held in 1962. When Duke’s on Water closed in May, it cited rising
without scapegoating the Black community. The primary solution proposed for this imaginary rise in crime is increasing police presence in the area. MPD has expressed interest in leasing the first floor of the former Duke’s space. The department has also placed Flock cameras between East Juneau Avenue and East Knapp Streets. Over–policing the area will not reduce violence on Water Street, as reporting has shown that it instead results in more racial minorities being arrested for low-level crimes. Rather than increasing police presence and unfairly targeting Black bargoers, we should strive to make nightlife as inclusive as possible. Instead of participating in fearmongering, we should support the bars in the city’s entertainment districts as they are being squeezed by an affordability crisis. It’s not 1962 anymore. We cannot risk returning to that era’s overt racial prejudice.
Joey Schamber is a guest opinions columnist. He is a senior studying journalism.
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Graph by Joey Schamber joseph.schamber@marquette.edu
This graph shows reported incidents from 4 p.m. to 4 a.m. between 1000 and 1300 N. Water St.
a narrative that is frighteningly similar to the beliefs of those Chicago neighbors in 1962. The sections of the Milwaukee Police Department’s Crime Map containing the Water Street entertainment district show a decrease in all offenses — except homicides — from this time in 2024. By early September 2024, three homicides occurred in the area. This year, there have been four. But these sections of the grid include a larger area than just the two-block hot spot people have been
curred the past weekend. What’s worse, the comment sections of these posts become a breeding ground for bigotry as commenters blame Black Milwaukeeans for the rise in crime. “Need to control the ghetto mob,” and “Thanks black people,” users tone_onlyfan and dandy10101 commented on a WISN post about Water Street crime. “Stop and frisk the little brothas and the homicide rate with [sic] plummet,” user itsdavidkelly also commented on the post. He references a controversial
crime as one of its main reasons. But at the same time, the bar was under investigation for serving 19-year-old Sade Robinson alcohol on April 1, 2024, the night she disappeared before she was found dead and dismembered on April 3. The bar’s own negligence, not the supposed disorderly conduct of Black patrons, was to blame for the closure. Furthermore more, the affordability crisis and rising rent prices are the real reasons bars are forced to shutter. These issues need to be addressed
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REVIEW: Parlour Magic at Bremen Cafe
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Synth-pop project Parlour Magic perfomed for the first time in Milwaukee at Bremen Cafe.
By Elise Emery
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Night and day. That’s how Parlour Magic’s Luc Bokor-Smith described the project’s “Touring the Embassy” tour compared to past shows. Parlour Magic stopped by Milwaukee on its “Touring the Embassy” tour on Sept. 11, using the Bremen Cafe to transport listeners into the liminal, dissociative atmosphere its most recent record, “The Embassy,” sought to capture. This was the project’s first time performing in the city, and for its debut performance in Milwaukee, the group made its impact. Between guitar and synth melodies, a lively stage presence and the surprise performance of an unreleased song, Parlour Magic transformed the space into “The Embassy.” Parlour Magic, created by musician Luc Bokor-Smith, is a synth-pop project that exists at the intersection of classic electronic and indie sounds. “The Embassy” was recorded between Flux Studios in New York City and Funkhaus in Berlin and produced by BokorSmith alongside Bailey Kislak and Grammy-winning producer Fab Dupont. The record highlights techno elements while also embracing live instrumental components as it guides the listener through a narrative characterized by missed connections and broken telephone lines. “The Embassy” is the product of an immense fascination that Bokor-Smith had with transitory spaces. Before making the album, he was on tour, constantly surrounded by short-term environments like hotels and airports. So when he sat down and began writing the album in April of 2025,
he knew it was a theme he wanted to explore. But it wasn’t just the theme of transitory spaces that was influenced by Bokor-Smith’s environment, as the tracks themselves also reflect his surroundings. He mentioned that songs such as “Altar Boy” and “The Embassy” capture the city life that he experienced in his time in Berlin, while songs like “Dial Tone” and “Are We Crystal Now?” are much more introspective due to being produced in his home studio in New York. “I found writing at home in New York meant that those songs actually ended up almost zigzagging the other way and heading more towards the personal and intimate,” Bokor-Smith said. “Whereas the stuff we did in Berlin, that felt more cosmic, more sort of like the environment rather than internal.” Despite how the environments shaped the various songs on the album differently, Bokor-Smith was surprised to see how both of them ended up reflecting the same theme of transitional periods. For Bokor-Smith, the name Parlour Magic is hard to tie to an exact inspiration. After finishing his first album, “The Fluid Neon Origami Trick,” in 2020, Bokor-Smith still had yet to give a name to the project. His childhood interest in magic and his own perception of what music is blended into a term that he felt encapsulated the project. “I always like to think of the music as having an element of someone behind a curtain pulling strings to it, like there’s a bit of dupery going on,”
Bokor-Smith said. Much like parlor magic, which emphasizes illusion and secrecy, Parlour Magic began by using anonymity to its advantage.
"I always like to think of the music as having an element of someone behind a curtain pulling strings to it..." Luc Bokor-Smith Lead singer of Parlour Magic
Before Parlour Magic, most of Bokor-Smith’s contributions in music happened “behind the curtain” by producing and engineering music for clients. So, when creat-
ing Parlour Magic, he approached the project in a way that emphasized its music over his face as the representative symbol. “I didn’t think [I] was the most important or interesting thing about the project,” Bokor-Smith said. “It’s a thing that I think stands on its own with or without my identity being attached to it.” However, after the release of the project’s second album, “Saturn Returns,” Bokor-Smith began to consider the prospect of lifting that veil and going on tour. “I felt like there was such a big leap from the first album, and I was proud of what I’d done, and I thought that it was time to connect with people,” he said. Although he had done a few solo performances before the “Saturn Returns” tour, Bokor-Smith knew that was not what he wanted the project to amount to. For “Saturn Returns,” Bokor-Smith explained that the album’s sound needed an accompanying band for live performances. Growing up going to band gigs, he knew that incorporating a band would take the project to the next level. “There were moments in the show on the ‘Saturn Returns’ tour where it really did become like a rock show, despite the album being very electronic,” BokorSmith said. “To me, it was just kind of a natural evolution to capture that energy, which was exciting.” Throughout Parlour Magic’s performance at the Bremen Cafe, it was clear that energy had seamlessly carried over into this tour as well. The live band, consisting of Oren Levin on keys, synth and guitar, Erez Levin on drums and Gus Benson on guitar, bass and keys, added a layer of rock and roll to the primar-
ily synth-pop tracks. With booming drums opening the show and electric guitar resonating off the walls of the intimate venue, each of Parlour Magic’s songs evolved into a more nuanced sound. The dynamics of the band were especially noticeable while performing the unreleased song, “Japanese Bonus Track,” which BokorSmith said is set to be released in two weeks. In the song, the 80s-style beat, resonating key and synth melodies and Bokor-Smith’s delicate vocals combine to create a composition worth anticipating. As for connecting with the audience, the engagement was half of the fun of the performance. Occasionally, Bokor-Smith or the band members would interject little quips to get the crowd buzzing. Between interjections like “Y’all ready to party?” from Benson and the occasional guitar pick thrown into the crowd, the audience grew more hype as the show progressed. When the show approached its end, the energy slowly subdued, with softened guitar and deep synth melodies from tracks like “Arizona, 2000” assisting in relaxing the crowd. However, the serenity didn’t last long, as Parlour Magic quickly got everyone back on their feet for an animated cover of “What is Love?” by Haddaway, with the energy continuing to absorb the crowd until the end of the show. While Parlour Magic’s overall sound is pretty chill, “Touring the Embassy” proved their onstage presence surely isn’t. “The Embassy” is available to stream on Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube.
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Luc Bokor-Smith, frontman of Parlour Magic, explores liminality and disconnect in "The Embassy."
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Hype Dance brings the energy to Marquette By Sara Scorsone
sara.scorsone@marquette.edu
College students often have trouble continuing to pursue their passions or think it’s too late to discover new ones, while others are overwhelmed by the journey of university life. Hype Dance has formed a community to let students balance schoolwork and passions together. Hype Dance is the only hip-hop dance group on campus. With two free performances a year, the student-led group displays its hard work and unique choreography with the Marquette community. The crew also performs at numerous events, both on campus and around the city. Hype has danced at Marquette basketball games, appeared as guests for sororities and fraternities, hosted fundraisers and held dance clinics. In 2001, a group of students interested in sharing HipHop with Milwaukee got together and formed Hype. In 2001, a group of Marquette students interested in sharing hip hop with Milwaukee first launched Hype Dance. Today, the company has two studios around Milwaukee, as well as a sister group at UWM. As the group grew, the Breaker logo was introduced, officially forming Hype Dance Company LLC in 2003. In 2006, after a few name changes, the first
studio opened with the name “hyPErformance Urban Dance Center.” A few studios and new professional dance crews later, Hype Dance Company was reintroduced as the official name, calling back to the roots of the group. Today, Hype Dance still represents its culture and history through students from the place where it all began. Each week, they work on new choreographies and techniques. Either a guest choreographer or student teaches the new dance for that week and works with the crew on details and harmony among dancers. Despite having just a few hours a week to practice, the members of Hype Dance learn a new choreographed routine weekly — sometimes from alumni who return to teach new dancers. With each practice, Hype dancers bring music to life with dynamic choreography. Ariana Vallellanes, a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences and director of Hype Dance, said that the main mission of the group is to “give everyone the opportunity to embrace their talent, meet new people and have fun.” She hopes to “bring dance together” and welcome anyone interested. As a testament to the welcoming environment that the group has created, Vallellanes said there are no set times, locations or days for their practices at the start
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Hype Dance is holding auditions for the 2026-2027 season on Sept. 16.
of the season. Once members get accustomed to the new dynamic for the season, they all work together to figure out what works best, maintaining flexibility throughout the year to accommodate everyone. This upcoming season, Vallellanes is planning to push all members towards leadership, whether it is choreographing or leading group meetings. “One of the plans that we have for this semester is to keep encouraging people to go out of their comfort zone whether by trying new things or taking the lead choreographing and/or at our club activities,” she said. This way, the group is always trying something new and developing new skills along the way, all while maintaining the structure
of weekly routines and teamwork. Vallellanes also said the group will work towards improving shows every year, ensuring Marquette’s camps sees the best performances. For Hype Dance, it’s all about community. With an estimated 25 dancers per year, the members lean on each other for everything. Morgan Harris, a senior in the College of Communications, considers Hype her second family. She said this group is so much more than just a dance crew; it’s also a space to make long-lasting friends and memories. Many students who join end up returning every following season. Jade Bell, a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences, joined Hype during her freshman year. She said she loves the group
and feels deeply connected to its community. The dancers’ love for the crew goes beyond skill or prior knowledge of hip-hop. For 25 years, Hype Dance has brought people of different backgrounds and skill levels together. The students who have been part of the crew have all found their comfort people and a space to enjoy what they love in the midst of college work and social life. As the season is just kicking off, dates for upcoming events and performances are yet to be determined. Auditions will be held Sept. 16 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Blue Studio of Wellness + Helfaer Recreation. No hip-hop experience is necessary.
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Despite their limited rehearsal time, Hype Dance is able to choreograph and practice a new dance each week.
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