Marquette Wire

Professor Todd Hernández dies unexpectedly

Izzy Fonfara Drewel, Executive Opinions Editor • April 25, 2023

Hernández joined Marquette in 2004 as a faculty member before becoming a full-time professor in 2019. He was a professor of Spanish and applied linguistics in addition to being the Language Program Coordinator for Spanish courses 1003 to 2003.

Muslim students celebrate the end of Ramadan

Erin Howard and Uzair Qhavi • April 25, 2023

Some Marquette University students belonging to the Muslim community took part in Eid-al-Fitr festivities at home with their family and friends, as well as locations near campus.

MarKept Move-Out seeks a more sustainable campus

Izzy Fonfara Drewel, Executive Opinions Editor • April 25, 2023

The program will offer students a chance to dispose of clothing, unopened non-perishable food items, small appliances and other objects they won’t need for the coming year while also giving back to the campus community. Chelsea Malacara, sustainability and energy management coordinator, has been working on this initiative for a little over a year. She said she coordinated a comparable program at her previous job with the University of Southern Maine.

Baldwin runs for reelection in battleground state

Uzair Qhavi, Assistant News Editor • April 25, 2023

Baldwin won her first election to the Senate in 2012, defeating former Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson with 51.4% of the vote. In 2018, she defeated Wisconsin state Senator Leah Vukmir by over 10 percentage points.

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.

JOURNAL: Marquette Infrastructure

Jolan Kruse and Izzy Fonfara Drewel • April 20, 2023

Bright orange cones and chain-link fencing litter campus as buildings are being remodeled, torn down or constructed. Marquette has a few ongoing construction projects, including revamping Straz Hall...

JOURNAL: Midnight Run engages Marquette students with community service

Erin Howard, Copy Editor • April 20, 2023

Founded in 1988, Midnight Run is an organization that provides Marquette students the opportunity to get involved with the Milwaukee community, by offering them the option to volunteer at various sites around the city.

JOURNAL: Bridging the Divide

Julia Abuzzahab, Executive Projects Editor • April 20, 2023

This story contains editorial content in regard to the political opinions of students leaders on campus. The New York Times recently reported that 19% of people deemed that politics have impacted their...

JOURNAL: Community driven safety initiatives

Hannah Hernandez and Clara Lebrón • April 20, 2023

Marquette University faces an additional challenge, however, as the campus is located within one of the largest cities inside the Midwest. Although students could be exposed to crime anywhere in the city, only the campus is within Marquette University Police Department’s jurisdiction.

JOURNAL: Underrepresented areas of study

Sophia Tiedge and Trinity Zapotocky • April 20, 2023

Dawne Moon, a professor in gender and sexualities studies at Marquette, says that the departments in humanities are losing faculty. When she started working in social and cultural sciences, there were six tenured faculty just for sociology, but now there are two.

Marquette student dies in Cobeen residence hall

TJ Dysart & Andrew Amouzou • April 18, 2023

According to a recently published investigation report from the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner, Mohammed Batayneh, MUPD was dispatched to Cobeen at 9:37 p.m last night. They arrived three minutes later and began performing CPR on Ray.

Campus reacts to student’s racist social media post

Andrew Amouzou, Executive Director of the Marquette Wire • April 18, 2023

The student, a white male in the College of Engineering, posted the picture Friday night of someone dressed in a green alien suit with a sombrero, a traditional Mexican men's hat. The person also wore a nametag with the word "undocumented" written on it.