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Sorority values service

[email protected] • October 13, 2003

Gamma Sigma Sigma is a different breed of Greek life.
While Gamma Sigma Sigma does hold traditional sorority functions like formals, retreats and special outings, this Marquette sorority sets itself apart with its dedication to "unity and service."...

Students unite in service work

Celia Downes • October 13, 2003

Crime, prostitution, violence and poor living conditions.
Those are just some of the concerns several students will have on their minds as they begin their service learning projects this month.
Eight Marquette students from Thomas Jablonsky's "Comparative...

Sports Check

[email protected] • October 13, 2003

Tribune: Are you a big sports fan Fr. Wild?
University President the Rev. Robert A. Wild: I'm a huge Marquette men's basketball fan. The women's games also and some soccer and volleyball. I certainly try to get to as many games as I can. It's hard because...

Pipe break floods parts of campus

Anna Kwidzinska • October 13, 2003

Packs of students hopped over a dirt-filled puddle near the southwest corner of Memorial Library on their way to classes Thursday.
A broken city water main near the Olin Engineering building flooded part of the Memorial Library and almost the entire...

Pulled plugs spark furor

Tim Horneman • October 13, 2003

Some Schroeder Hall residents who were taken off of the internet by Information Technology Services last week are upset with the way ITS handled the problem.
Last week, ITS handed out letters to 60 Schroeder residents alleging virus or spam activity...

Cafeteria can’t replace Church

[email protected] • October 8, 2003

Both of these were big issues, but the biggest issue I had with the article was the idea of "cafeteria Catholicism," which is not Catholicism at all. If people pick and choose what they wish to believe and puts that into the mouth of God, then they are...

Keeping the faith

Susan Haarman • October 8, 2003

Christian Eichenlaub, a College of Communication junior, is the pictureperfect Catholic university student. He participates in community service through Easter Seals. He loves his family. He's a straight A student on scholarship. He's a practicing...

Female students top male enrollment

Matt Ryno • October 8, 2003

Colleges have been reporting an annual increase in female enrollment since the early eighties and numbers are still expected to rise.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's Web site, by year 2012, over 10 million women — compared to 7.5...

Students make for toothy grins

Taryn Sauer • October 8, 2003

Head Start is a program federally funded through Milwaukee Public Schools and Milwaukee County's Social Development Commission, which provides services for 4,000 3- to 5-year-olds at the 100 percent poverty level.
In its fifth year, the Head Start Dental...

Commuter students feel isolated

[email protected] • October 8, 2003

"It's not about adjusting to the college atmosphere that is so hard," Osmen said. "It's the loss of time and flexibility because I commute. It's more than the average student has to deal with every day."
Other commuters agree, including freshman...

Pop price possibly plunging

Tim Horneman • October 8, 2003

The Brew on the Bridge in Raynor Library is not planning to change the prices of Pepsi products soon, although administrators will consider doing so, according to Marilyn Bugenhagen, director of the Alumni Memorial Union. The AMU is in charge of all Brew...

ITS unplugs 60 Schroeder residents

October 8, 2003

"We've pretty much done this with all of the computers on the administration side," Shah said. "This process has worked in the past, and now the question is to do it from the student side."
Shah said the viral infections had started with a digital...

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