It's worth noting that Marks isn't the only bell ringer--there are a couple of adults who play the national anthem, and, for the most part, the tower plays itself since it's mechanized. In playing the bells on game days, though, Marks revives a lesser known campus tradition, and she helps bring campus back to life in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. One of Marks' friends, Annie Flanagan, said of her: "Returning from a COVID year, I couldn't think of a better person to keep morale and school spirits high as bell ringer."