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Marquette Wire

The student news site of Marquette University

Marquette Wire

The student news site of Marquette University

Marquette Wire

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The helping hand on Ninth Street

The helping hand on Ninth Street

Camille Paul, News Reporter December 8, 2016

Mitch Laputka sits on the steps outside of St. Benedict the Moor. The church doors are locked and he has just been released from Milwaukee County's House of Correction after two months. "I've come here...

Four students hope to bring a cooperative dairy to Kenya.

Organization provides goats, hope to Kenyan communities

Sophie Bolich, News Reporter December 6, 2016

Most students perform community service with local organizations. Four students, however, took a journey  over 7,000 miles to serve others. Paul McPeake, Ryan Loftus, Abe Stamper and Taylor Smith are...

MUSG created a special senate committee tasked with analyzing the structure of MUSG.

MUSG struggles to improve relationship with student organizations

Abby Ng, News Reporter December 6, 2016

Typically, student organizations only interact with Marquette Student Government when they need funding or approval. Now, MUSG is trying to change that relationship. This semester MUSG  received complaints...

Ethnography class presentations suggest change at Marquette

Jackson Dufault, Higher Education Reporter December 6, 2016

Students in the Ethnography of the University gave presentations Friday, Dec. 2, on a range of topics, such as the impact of rape culture and the need for sexual health education on campus. The presentations...

Graduate student Tanvir Roushan discusses the app he is helping to develop.

Professor developing app to prep autistic children for medical procedures

Matthew Harte, Science & Technology Reporter December 6, 2016

A Marquette professor is developing an app that could help children with autism prepare for medical procedures. The app displays hypothetical scenarios made up of pictures, words and sounds to form...

Marquette presently uses a grading scale with eight grade categories, including uncommon letter grades such as AB and BC. The proposal would shift toward 11 letter grades and use more common grades such as ‘‘A-and B+.

Marquette considers implementing ‘plus’ and ‘minus’ grade scale

Matthew Harte, News Reporter December 6, 2016

A proposal to change the grading scale to utilize a ‘plus and minus’ system is being reviewed for the Fall 2017 semester. The proposal needs the approval of Provost Dan Myers, President Michael...

Students signed the petition, which they hope will be official next fall.

Great American Smokeout aims for tobacco-free campus

Kristina Lazzarra, News Reporter December 6, 2016

The Student Health Advisory Board, in partnership with the American Cancer Society, hosted their second annual Great American Smokeout to promote a tobacco-free campus. "The intent is for a better campus,"...

Chloe Hurckes talks about joining Alpha Kappa Alpha.

Improving Marquette’s diversity through sisterhood

Camille Paul, News Reporter December 6, 2016

Five women descended the stairs in the Alumni Memorial Union Nov. 21. The women were wearing white long sleeve tops, paired with a salmon pink skirts. On their heads were sunglasses and apple green scarves. While...

Students voice their opinions at an MUSG meeting after word spread that the some conservative students had drafted a recommendation designed to block the HSI initiative.

Students show support for HSI initiative

Abby Ng and Sophie Bolich December 6, 2016

There were originally 50 chairs set up in the Marquette Student Government meeting room in anticipation for a larger than usual crowd of concerned students. But nearly 100 students of all races, genders...

From left to right: MUSG Vice President Aliya Manjee, Ortiz, Kouhel and MUSG President Zack Wallace pose following the election.

One semester in: MUSG check-in

Rebecca Carballo and Ryan Patterson, Assistant News Editors December 6, 2016

Last spring, Abe Ortiz Tapia and Adam Kouhel were named president and vice president respectively of Marquette Student Government on promises to increase community engagement, clean up student organization...

Campus experts, Cyber Security Club share safe online shopping tips

Campus experts, Cyber Security Club share safe online shopping tips

Alex Groth, Projects Reporter December 4, 2016

While shoppers are busy worrying about which holiday gift to purchase online, there may be another, more dangerous concern in cyber attacks. To inform individuals on potential online dangers, the Department...

Haggerty Art Museum to showcase dance about disability stigma

Camille Paul November 29, 2016

The Haggerty Museum of Art will host "On Display," an exhibition commemorating International Day of Persons with Disabilities Dec. 3. “It’s a mix of all different people,” Lynne Shumow, curator...

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