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Think Global, Act Local

Lucia Ruffolo, Opinions Columnist • April 8, 2021
While the world has always been filled with vast inequality and poor conditions, the COVID-19 pandemic magnified these issues.
The Genocide in Front of your Eyes

The Genocide in Front of your Eyes

Aminah Beg, Assistant Opinions Editor • April 8, 2021
It sounds like the man I voted and prayed for is now looking straight into my television screen during a CNN Town Hall to tell me that the beating, enslaving, raping and persecuting of the Uighur Muslims is justified and really it is China who has fallen victim to extreme forces.
A Rise in Xenophobia

A Rise in Xenophobia

Jenna Koch, Opinions Columnist • April 8, 2021
It is clear that these hate crimes have come from anti-Asian racism, but the reason for this hatred is very unique. Similarly, after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, fear ignited a wave of hate crimes against Muslims, Sikhs and against religious minorities and Asian-Americans as a whole in the early 2000s. 
Pursuing Positivity in a Pandemic

Pursuing Positivity in a Pandemic

Hope Moses, Opinions Columnist • April 8, 2021
This is no doubt a difficult period of time for us all, but it is exactly that: a period of time. A time that will pass.
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Marginalized Communities and COVID-19

Max Pickart, Opinions Columnist • April 8, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a detrimental impact on nearly all communities worldwide, as lives have been lost and economies destroyed. However, it is clear that the pandemic has noticeably affected...

The Start of Sports

Jackson Gross, Sports Reporter • April 8, 2021

Sports are a global entity. All over the world, for centuries, athletes have competed against other athletes. With games and competitions so heavily ingrained in so many cultures, it is easy to forget...

A select number of fans were allowed into Fiserv Forum on National Marquette Day.

Virtual Fans

Sam Arco, Sports Reporter • April 8, 2021
Since fans had to watch the Golden Eagles through the big screen this season, students like Dunn and Cyganiak spent different ways showing their support for their school.  
Tokyo 2020 Olympians to Watch

Tokyo 2020 Olympians to Watch

Nick Galle, Assistant Sports Editor • April 8, 2021
The 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo were postponed due to the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the first time that the Games did not happen during their scheduled year since World War II derailed society over 80 years ago.
Julianna Okosun takes a shot during a pre-game warmup. Photo courtesy Marquette Athletics.

Universal Games

Matt Yeazel, Sports Reporter • April 8, 2021
While some Marquette athletic teams have more international athletes than others, a common goal for many coaches is to help their foreign players acclimate to the environment and culture of Milwaukee.
Derrick Wilson drives the ball down the court in a Marquette game March 12, 2015. Photo courtesy Marquette Athletics.

Global Competition

Jack Lewandowski, Sports Reporter • April 8, 2021
Some of Marquette’s most notable names were unsuccessful in their quest of making it to the NBA or WNBA, but found comfort in the fact that their talents could be used overseas.
Marquette's Dr. E.J. O'Brien Jesuit residence is located between the Alumni Memorial Union and Schroeder Hall.

Inquiring Ignatius: The Duality of Jesuit Missionaries

Amanda Parrish, Assistant Projects Editor • April 8, 2021
The Society of Jesus sent missionaries around the world in hopes of converting people to Catholicism and played an integral role in the Counter-Reformation.
Nuestro Hagar is a Spanish-speaking living learning community in Straz Tower that celebrates and builds a community around Latinx culture.

Encouraging Inclusivity

Maria Crenshaw , Projects Reporter • April 8, 2021
Over 700 international students from 68 different countries study at Marquette University.
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