Marquette Wire

Encouraging Inclusivity

Maria Crenshaw , Projects Reporter • April 8, 2021

Over 700 international students from 68 different countries study at Marquette University.

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.

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.

Campus clean-up and sustainability

Lelah Byron & Grace Dawson • April 6, 2021

“When the snow melted, there were a lot of disposable masks on the street,” Tan said. “I live by Straz Tower, and whenever I walk across the bridge, I feel like I always see some type of trash. I try to pick it up when I see it.”

Reform, defund, abolish MUPD: students and professor weigh in

Lelah Byron and Amanda Parrish • November 17, 2020

Determined pleas for equity reverberated across the nation, making their way to demonstrators on Marquette’s campus. As the Black Student Union, the Native American Student Association and the Marquette Academic Workers Union organized separately for administrative change throughout the fall semester, a leitmotif emerged: a heralding call to reimagine the on-campus police force.

MUPD’s diversity initiatives remain in question

Grace Dawson, Projects Reporter • November 17, 2020

Stephanie Rivera Berruz, an associate professor of philosophy at Marquette, said she felt there was not much outward response on behalf of the MUPD, likely following the precedent of the university. While university leaders have made some statements in solidarity with Black Lives Matter, Rivera Berruz saw a lack of concrete action.

MUPD silence after crimes has students unsettled

Beck Andrew Salgado • November 10, 2020

Personal possessions are one thing, but peace of mind is another. The latter was hard to find for the roommates after two break-ins and no communication with the police department that was investigating them.

MUPD guidelines for student gatherings unclear

Aspen Ramos, Investigative Reporter • November 10, 2020

The guidelines listed in regard to social gatherings state “MUPD will increase enforcement related to off-campus parties,” but there is no information to gather how this will be enforced and what consequences are to be faced if Marquette guidelines are not followed.