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Bill to protect babies’ rights after abortion

matt.nash@marquette.edu • September 2, 2003

The Wisconsin State Senate Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy Committee voted 4-1 Thursday to recommend a floor vote for the Born Alive Infant Protection Act.
The bill's purpose is to "clarify that all babies born alive have legal rights irrespective of...

Rail service to link cities

andrew.johnson@marquette.edu • September 2, 2003

An SWRPC study advisory committee recently recommended extending the Chicago Metra rail after studying the costs and benefits of both a commuter rail and bus system, Yunker said.
The study committee concluded that "implementing the costs of commuter rail...

Athletic Department hires former football coach

September 2, 2003

"Pressure is good," Harbaugh said. "I would find it hard to do things, to be involved in things, if there weren't some pressure. If it weren't important enough to put some pressure on you, it wouldn't be important enough to be involved in."
Harbaugh, a...

CommUNITY fosters diversity

Lisa Petersen • August 28, 2003

A group of about 60 freshmen students will be part of a new Marquette program intended to help students think critically about their cross-cultural interactions.
The program, known as Marquette CommUNITY, has been implemented in McCormick Hall for one...

Local lawmakers tussle over bill defining marriage in Wisconsin

andrew.johnson@marquette.edu • August 28, 2003

Similar legislation banning gay marriages has been passed in 37 states.
Because other states have passed laws prohibiting gay marriage, Gundrum feels the defense of marriage legislation is necessary in preserving the sanctity of marriage in Wisconsin.
"I...

Mayoral race opens with 15 candidates

matt.nash@marquette.edu • August 28, 2003

Fifteen candidates are running for Milwaukee mayor in the 2004 election, according to papers filed with the Milwaukee elections commission.
Of all the topics in debate, taxes and the decline of industry in Milwaukee appear to be the biggest issues in the...

DPS Reports

Lisa Petersen • August 28, 2003

Aug. 23
2. At 3:24 a.m., two students observed a person not affiliated with Marquette vandalizing a locked, unatteded car in Lot C causing an estimated $750 in damage. MPD was contacted and arrested the person.
3. At 4:02 a.m., a student reported that...

Vice Provost

andrew.johnson@marquette.edu • August 28, 2003

This new position attends to the former responsibilities of the graduate school dean, Griffiths said.
"This position continues the academic restructuring at Marquette that began with the change to the Provost model of governance a little over a year ago,"...

Graduate brings real-world experience to Engineering helm

Lisa Petersen • August 28, 2003

New school years typically bring new things. This one brought a new dean for the College of Engineering.
Stan Jaskolski began his tenure as dean on Aug. 1, replacing former dean Douglas Green who resigned last spring for personal reasons. Returning to...

Driving

August 28, 2003

CHICAGO — Sho Yano's mother hands him his lunch for school in a brown paper bag.
"You don't need any bones today? No bones?" Kyung Yano asks her quiet, spectacle-wearing 12-year-old, who shakes his head "no" as they head out their apartment door....

Downtown revs up for Harley fest

August 28, 2003

Tribune Staff

Milwaukee is poised to go hog wild this holiday weekend with Harley-Davidson's 100th Anniversary Celebration, expected to bring nearly 350,000 people to the area in four days.
The four-day birthday bash for the motorcycle giant will occur...

MUSG shows its feminine side

Rikida Starace • August 28, 2003

Senior Kate Agnew, Marquette University Student Government's president, is one of only five female presidents in the history of Marquette.
Although she is part of this minority, Agnew said she doesn't seperate herself because she is female.
"I don't see...

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