Marquette Wire

JOURNAL: Before time expires

Ava Mares, Assistant Sports Editor • August 25, 2022

Time runs out and we must appreciate the gold while we still have it in our grasp. This is a truth that Marquette women’s soccer midfielder Rachel Johnson knows all too well.

Letter from the Editor

Kimberly Cook, Managing Editor of the Marquette Journal • August 25, 2022

From all of the summers I remember, this one has definitely felt different.

JOURNAL: Dog Days of Summer Calendar

Cait Flynn, Copy Editor • August 25, 2022

If you’re not ready for summer to end quite yet, check out these five end-of-the-season events throughout the city.

JOURNAL: Building Summer Connections

TJ Dysart, Assistant News Producer • July 20, 2022

For some students, living in the Milwaukee area for nine month is not enough, so some stay for twelve. During the summertime at Marquette, the typical trips to the classroom are replaced with trips to the Alumni Memorial Union, clinics, and other locations around Wisconsin to participate in summer work.

JOURNAL: Literacy’s Lifelong Legacy

Randi Haseman, Content Coach • July 20, 2022

Literacy is a big deal. It has lifelong effects. People with lower literacy earn half of what their counterparts make, are more likely to report poor health and are less likely to pursue higher education which affects career opportunities.

PATEL: Eliminating Firearms is the Only Way to End Gun Violence

Krisha Patel, Opinions Columnist • July 20, 2022

Many parents would drop their kids off at Robb Elementary School like any other day on Tuesday, May 24, in the small town of Uvalde, Texas. However, for some parents, it would be the last time they saw their child alive.

Letter from the Editor

Kimberly Cook, Managing Editor of the Marquette Journal • July 20, 2022

Considered by some to be an abstract entity, time is an invisible force that, for human beings, is only known and realized by the tangible changes and impacts that it has on our world and in our lives.

JOURNAL: Summerfest Rewind

Izzy Fonfara Drewel, Arts and Entertainment Executive Editor • July 20, 2022

For 54 years, Summerfest has been bringing pounding beats, buzzing atmospheres and unbridled joy to its audience. Everything from rock and pop to rap and trap, the city has been exposed to it all.

JOURNAL: Summertime Self-Discovery Guide

Kimberly Cook, Managing Editor of the Marquette Journal • July 20, 2022

Ninety days, three months, too long or too short; there are plenty of different ways to describe the amount of time that most summers last. Especially when summer days become a bit too long and doing nothing isn't as relaxing as it used to be, it can be hard to find activities to fill the time.

BENNETT: Time to Try Something New

Caroline Bennett, Assistant Arts and Entertainment Producer • July 20, 2022

Summer break is the best and worst part of the year. On one hand, the responsibilities and anxiety that go along with the school year are no longer there, but on the other hand, summer days can end up filled with working an internship or a mind-numbing minimum wage job.

FINK: Living Life on Another Level

Catherine Fink, Sports Reporter • July 20, 2022

This story contains editorial content regarding the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. You never know when life will “shut down” and close out opportunities from you. I never expected my high school...

JOURNAL: Following the Tide

Skyler Chun and Maria Crenshaw • April 21, 2022

As Julia Wilson, assistant coach for the Marquette Rowing team, leads her team from the Milwaukee to the Menominee Rivers, she finds that her view of bright bridges, tall buildings and clearer waters slowly turn into more industrial, murky and polluted areas.