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JOURNAL: Letter from the editor

Grace Cady, Managing Editor of the Marquette Journal August 15, 2023

What is a better representation of resilience than a flower? Which can be stepped on, picked out of the ground, watered down and still continue to grace the world with its beauty. “Flowers grow back...

JOURNAL: Radical resilience

Jack Albright, Assistant Sports Editor August 15, 2023

As Marquette women’s lacrosse was in the midst of a hotly contested bout at Northwestern Feb. 14, 2022, then-junior attacker Hannah Greving went to make a cut towards the net. She planted her feet,...

Photo via George Kane

JOURNAL: Still I rise

George Kane, Production Assistant August 15, 2023

In 2018, on a beach in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Alder Crocker jogged into the water, tripped, broke his neck and was rendered a quadriplegic. To his surprise, Crocker's injury gave rise to a crop of new...

JOURNAL: Turning point

Uzair Qhavi, Assistant News Editor August 15, 2023
Some of his close friends were among those impacted by the bombing, and that experience ignited a desire within him to make a difference. He realized that the destruction he witnessed went beyond physical harm — it left lasting scars on memories and hope. 
Photo via Hope Moses (hope.moses@marquette.edu)

JOURNAL: Every rose has its thorn

Izzy Fonfara Drewel, Production Director August 15, 2023

I grew up in Nebraska and, no, I did not live on a farm. I lived in a suburb. I drove to school, walked my dog through the park and lived under Friday night lights, just like every other kid in high school....

JOURNAL: Deep in my roots

TJ Dysart, Content Coach August 15, 2023

For 22 year-old Monica Luchez, Bastille Days means more to her than just a weekend at Cathedral Square Park. “This is a festival based on culture and quite frankly it honors a city that not too many...

Photo via Sophie Goldstein (sophie.goldstein@marquette.edu)

JOURNAL: Where there’s smoke

Sophie Goldstein, Executive Arts & Entertainment Editor August 15, 2023

Tears filled my eyes as I sat in my dorm room all alone. I felt like every day took an eternity with no possible way I could make it through another semester. A whole 112 days wishing I never chose this...

JOURNAL: Coming up lavender

Grace Cady, Managing Editor of the Marquette Journal August 15, 2023

I can remember it so well that I almost choke on the memory sometimes.  I was driving through my hometown, it was a rainy day. I watched the beads of water race down my windshield; seemingly competing...

IMPRINT: Letter from the Editors

IMPRINT: Letter from the Editors

Kimberly Cook and Kiley Brockway May 3, 2023

Dear Reader,   There is a special place for literary work in this world. In times of hardship or in times of joy, we turn to literature and creative writing as means of coping, a way to express words...

Photo by Keifer Russell

JOURNAL: Custodial Camaraderie

Kevin Fitzpatrick, News Reporter April 20, 2023
Shrank has been working with Marquette custodial services for 16 years. Shrank had a cancer scare this past summer, requiring a surgery that kept him away from work. Shrank held back tears describing the outpouring of support he received from those among the 22 members of the second-shift custodial staff who work 3 p.m. to 10:30 pm on weekdays.
(Photo courtesy of Marquette Athletics.)

JOURNAL: Tennis International Recruitment

Jack Albright, Assistant Sports Editor April 20, 2023

If you look at both Marquette tennis rosters, one thing will jump out at you: a heavy international presence. The women's program has six international players while the men's has five. These international...

Photo by John Leuzzi.

JOURNAL: A Few Opening Words…

Kimberly Cook, Managing Editor of the Marquette Journal April 20, 2023
As an undergraduate student at Marquette, I have spent most, if not all of my time, reading and critiquing the words of others. And this may seem like the atypical English Literature major thing to say, but while it may seem like the opposite is true, words only tell half of the story. And quite honestly, words suck.
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