Lydia Slattery, Religion & Social Justice Reporter
• February 25, 2016
The protest was called “A Day Without Latinos and Immigrants” and YES joined to support immigrant rights and economic power in Wisconsin. The two pieces of legislation, AB 450 and SB 533, are seen by YES as anti-immigrant. The legislation is expected to pass in Wisconsin.
Lydia Slattery, Religion & Social Justice Reporter
• February 25, 2016
During a flight from Mexico to Rome, Pope Francis approved the use of contraceptives as acceptable for pregnant women fearing the birth defects caused by the Zika virus.
Ryan Patterson, Crime Reporter
• February 25, 2016
Billy Ball and Robert Krystowiak have been detectives for MUPD since its inception. They assist the department by thoroughly examining open cases – mainly burglaries, assaults and thefts.
Jennifer Walter, Science and Technology Reporter
• February 25, 2016
Mary McFarland, the founder and CEO of the online education program Jesuit Commons: Higher Education at the Margins, spoke at this past weekend's Heartland-Delta conference, a meeting for Jesuit educators in the Midwest. This year’s conference was held on Marquette’s campus.
Gary Leverton, Higher Education Reporter
• February 25, 2016
The new majors are Bioinformatics, Data Science, Latin American Studies and Environmental Studies. The new minors are Arabic Language Studies and Culture, Latin American Studies, Environmental Studies, Culture, Health and Illness and Law & Society.
Tricia Lindsey, General Assignment Reporter
• February 25, 2016
Chris Czarnecki, a freshman in the College of Arts & Sciences and president of the Young Americans for Liberty on campus, said the group hopes to grow its presence on campus this semester while bringing attention to the issue of free speech.
The program focuses on budgeting, banking, credit, investing and scams. It utilizes pop-culture videos, a medium blog, websites, presentations and game nights to teach the lessons.
Maredithe Meyer, Health Reporter
• February 25, 2016
The program trains college students in preventing and reacting to alcohol overdoses. Since Marquette’s program started in November, program facilitators trained almost 300 students from Greek Life, the Office of Residence Life and other student organizations.
