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Marquette Wire
The student news site of Marquette University

Marquette Wire
The student news site of Marquette University

Marquette Wire

COVID-19

Justus Gill, an Abbotsford hall residence student, plans to release an album

Marquette inspires student musicians

Finn Askin, News Reporter • April 13, 2021
Gill is an resident assistant at Abbotsford Hall while also curating his first full-length album
Milwaukee Brewers should follow COVID-19 guidelines when allowing fans into the stadium. Photo via Flickr

PICKART: Sports teams must set example to combat COVID-19

Max Pickart • April 13, 2021
It is essential that professional sports teams veer away from actions similar to that of the Texas Rangers organization. If fans are allowed to attend in-person games, it should only be a limited amount.
Marquette students Kierney McGrath, Justyna Bochenek and Elizabeth Hall are three of 10 nursing undergraduate students studying abroad this semester in Dublin, Ireland. Photos courtesy Elizabeth Hall.

A New Type of Study Abroad

Lelah Byron, Executive Projects Editor • April 8, 2021
International travel has become a labyrinth of late-stage lockdowns and pandemic protocols.
A pedestrian walks down a street in Chicago.

Conflicts and Crises

Grace Dawson, Projects Reporter • April 8, 2021
International conflicts continue to occur, with the response to the pandemic highlighting pre-existing issues of equity and an instinct toward focusing on domestic responses during times of crisis. 
Students study at tables in the Alumni Memorial Union, following Marquette's social distancing guidelines.

Learning to Adapt

Beck Andrew Salgado • April 8, 2021
For just over a year now, universities around the world have found themselves having to make unprecedented decisions regarding classes, student housing and more.
The United States is one of the leading nations in its administration of the COVID-19 vaccine.

121 Million Shots

Claire Driscol, Assistant News Editor • April 8, 2021
President Joe Biden predicts a majority of the American people to be vaccinated before this six-month mark, as he said at a March 2 press conference that the United States is on track for every adult to be vaccinated by the end of May.
Travelers greet loved ones at Milwaukee General Mitchell Airport.

Piloting through a Pandemic

Bryan Geenen • April 8, 2021
For many in the airline industry, the idea of a lockdown on travel was incredibly scary.
In-person commencement will be held at American Family Park, previously Miller Park.

Brewers’ return impacts local businesses

Bryan Geenen • April 6, 2021
As the Brewers begin their 2021 season, local bars and restaurants are seeing fans pour into their establishments once again after COVID-19 stifled business last year.
"Socially vulnerable populations" are taken into account for vaccines in Milwaukee

“Socially vulnerable populations” are taken into account for vaccines in Milwaukee

Julia Abuzzahab, Executive Projects Editor • April 6, 2021

Milwaukee County states on their dashboard that they utilized data to identify the socially vulnerable populations in their community, and the populations will help emergency response planners and public...

The Vatican in Vatican City in Rome, Italy. Photo via Flickr

PICKART: Catholic Church must live up to teachings

Max Pickart • April 6, 2021
The Vatican’s appalling and disagreeable stance against same-sex marriages is one that will not only affect the LGBTQ+ community and its allies, but also the Catholic Church and organized religion as a whole. 
Marquette replaced its spring break with four Mental Health Days. Marquette Wire stock photo

EDITORIAL: We are struggling with burnout

April 6, 2021
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to persist, burnout is severely impacting the Marquette community. 
Marquette Wire Stock Photo

The pandemic has been and is taking a toll on Marquette students

Finn Askin, News Reporter • April 6, 2021
This widespread feeling of stress began when Marquette students received an email from the university that stated “beginning Wednesday, March 18 2020, university operations – where possible – will move to a remote working environment until at least April 10, at which point the university will reassess our overall situation.”
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