Marquette Wire

Campus Ministry hopes to increase attendance at LGBT community Mass

Maredithe Meyer, Health Reporter • November 20, 2015

Theology professor the Rev. Bryan Massingale led Mass with the eight students and community members who attended.

Bias Incident Report System way for students to disclose offensive behavior

Dana Warren, General Assignment Reporter • November 19, 2015

“Marquette, along with a lot of colleges and universities around the country, and in particular Jesuit universities, created a bias incident reporting system as a place for students to go when they have either experienced or witnessed an act of bias on campus,” William Welburn, associate provost for diversity and inclusion, said in an email,

Dentistry professor works to create biodegradable bone implant

Jennifer Walter, Science & Technology Reporter • November 19, 2015

Though research has been done by others in the past to create similar prototypes, Tayebi wants to specifically focus on the design, as opposed to the material, of the implants.

Marquette Police Department looking to better utilize social media after misinformation spreads

McKenna Oxenden, Crime Reporter • November 19, 2015

MUPD said they will meet with Marquette’s Office of Marketing and Communication to come up with the best way to share information regarding crime.

Marquette Police Department considering body cameras

McKenna Oxenden, Crime Reporter • November 19, 2015

“There is a lot to evaluate and we are just starting that process, but it is something we hope to have in the near future,” Mascari said.

Marquette working with 15 schools to impact one billion lives

Sophia Boyd, Student Government & Politics Reporter • November 19, 2015

Marquette is collaborating with 15 other universities to accomplish this goal. One program that helps Marquette achieve this objective is the Boost Program, which began at Santa Clara University’s Global Social Benefit Institute. It is a free three-day mentorship program for social entrepreneurs in the Milwaukee area.

Class to teach faculty about Ignatian pedagogy

Gary Leverton, Higher Education Reporter • November 19, 2015

Susan Mountin and Maureen McAvoy will teach the class. Mountin, the director of Manresa for Faculty, will focus on what it means to teach at a Jesuit institution. McAvoy, a College of Professional Studies professor, will focus on the Ignatian Pedagogical Paradigm.

Marquette has addressed some demands from the Ad Hoc Coalition of and for Students of Color

Clara Hatcher, Religion & Social Justice Reporter • November 19, 2015

The 10 demands brought forward by the coalition include expanding the core curriculum, re-cropping the Marquette University seal, enacting dialogue and reflection, increasing initiatives to recruit and retaining students of diverse background and engaging Marquette Police Department (previously the Department of Public Safety) in community relationship building efforts.

Committee to recruit, retain Native American students on campus

Clara Hatcher, Religion & Social Justice Reporter • November 19, 2015

Provost Daniel Myers established the group which had its first meeting in October.

Students, alumna in Paris recall, reflect on terrorist attacks

Natalie Wickman, Executive News Editor • November 19, 2015

"We are all trying our best to get back into our normal routines, but it's difficult," Belmontes said in an email. "Every little thing makes everyone jump."

Students can provide feedback on Climate Study results until beginning of December

Brittany Carloni, General Assignment Reporter • November 19, 2015

“We will continue to invite comments from the university community and in particular from Marquette’s student communities,” said William Welburn, chair of the Climate Study Working Group and associate provost for diversity and inclusion in the office of the provost, in an email.

Two knitters spreading color on campus with yarn bombs

Thomas Salinas, Metro Reporter • November 19, 2015

Parker Lawson, a freshman in the College of Education, and Olivia Menzia, a freshman in the College of Communication, are "yarn bombing" objects around campus. They describe yarn bombing as “grandma’s graffiti” and said it's essentially knitting a sweater for random objects.