Marquette Wire

Carbon monoxide leaks into The Ivy apartments from the Burger King below

Margaret Cahill, News Reporter • November 13, 2018

A carbon monoxide detector in an apartment in The Ivy woke up residents in a neighboring apartment Nov. 3 at 7 a.m. after Burger King's furnace began to leak.

The Commons are modern, but it only has paper towels in bathrooms

Alex Garner, News Reporter • November 13, 2018

Numerous bathrooms on Marquette University’s campus provide hand dryers, paper towels or both. Many of the more recently constructed buildings have hand dryers, however there is one notable absentee in the hand dryer group: the brand new residence hall The Commons.

Universities differ on contraceptive policies

Caroline White, Projects Reporter • November 13, 2018

Many Catholic schools either don’t prescribe birth control at all, or they prescribe it only for non-contraceptive purposes. Marquette is among the latter and will only prescribe birth control for other health reasons.

Project GO Grant renewed for next three years

Alexa Jurado • November 13, 2018

Marquette University's Project GO Grant has been renewed through 2021. The initiative is through the Department of Defense, which allows the university's Office of International Education to send up to 18 ROTC students to an eight-week summer Arabic language program in Oman.

Marquette campus covers six wards, voters in AMU lean Democratic

Sarah Lipo, Assistant News Editor • November 13, 2018

The Alumni Memorial Union serves as a polling site for the 190 and 191 wards.

President Lovell visits Academic Senate meeting, discusses Myers departure

Annie Mattea • November 13, 2018

Marquette University President Lovell visited today’s Academic Senate meeting to discuss changes in the provost position now that Daniel Myers is no longer in that role.

MU adding parking near 12th and Wells Streets, remedying loss of space from AHPRC construction

Alexa Jurado • November 13, 2018

Construction crews have begun paving a new surface parking lot, Lot D, immediately west of the new Athletic and Human Performance Research Center, which is being constructed on 12th St. across from the Al McGuire Center, Marquette University announced last Thursday in a press release.

Sarah Feldner named acting dean of College of Communication

Aly Prouty, Managing Editor of the Marquette Journal • November 9, 2018

The position was left empty after Ah Yun was selected as acting provost last week in the wake of former provost Daniel Meyers' departure.

Wire Weekly: Election Special

Lucie Sullivan, Audio News Director • November 8, 2018

This week's Wire Weekly is a special election recap. WISN Political Analyst Mike Gousha weighs in on how to interpret results and students give their input on what motivated them to get out to the polls this year.

New psychology graduate program to be housed in recently purchased property

Alexa Jurado • November 7, 2018

Marquette University recently announced the launch of a new psychology graduate program, a collaboration between the College of Arts & Sciences and the Graduate School. The program will offer a M.S. degree in Applied Behavior Analysis and a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology. It will be housed at 525 N. 6th Street just east of Straz Tower, which was formerly Herzing University, which Marquette recently purchased.

MUSG recommends collaboration with Milwaukee corporations

Margaret Cahill, News Reporter • November 7, 2018

MUSG is considering legislation that would recommend that “Marquette University stays committed to working with companies who invest in Wisconsin.”

Gwen Moore wins victory by large margin

Emma Tomsich, News Reporter • November 7, 2018

Moore was first elected to this position in 2004, making her the first African American Congresswoman in the state of Wisconsin.