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Fuel Café 5th St. is located in Walker's Point and offers classic American cuisine, beer and coffee, paired with motorcycle paraphernalia. Photo courtesy of Flickr.

Milwaukee motorcyclist café nationally ranked

Ellie Golko • December 13, 2024
Coffee shops and motorcycles are two niches without a lot of overlapping interest. However, they coexist in biker-friendly coffee shops around the country, like Milwaukee’s very own Fuel Café 5th St. It was recently named the seventh-best café for motorcyclists in the United States. 
On Dec. 9, updates regarding the recent vote of no-confidence, workload changes and program cuts were presented. Marquette Wire stock photo.

Academic Senate updates: Vote of no-confidence, program cuts and more

Sophia Tiedge, Assistant News Editor • December 12, 2024
Updates regarding the recent vote of no-confidence, workload changes and program cuts were presented at the University Academic Senate meeting Dec. 9. Here is what to know.
Nighttime Snacks on the Bridge is a series that aims to support students during finals week. Photo courtesy of @marquetteraynor Instagram.

Snacks on the Bridge to support students

Lance Schulteis, News Reporter • December 9, 2024
As students feel the pressures of finals week Dec. 9-13, they will be able to find snacks and support at Raynor Library Monday and Tuesday evening, thanks to a series titled Nighttime Snacks on the Bridge.
From Dec. 9-14, there will be bins located in the lobby of each residence hall where students can donate food items.

Backpack Program to hold final food drive of fall semester

Mia Thurow, Executive News Editor • December 7, 2024
As students file out of residence halls and apartments in the coming week, they have an opportunity to donate any unopened, unexpired non-perishable food items to the Backpack Program, Marquette University's on-campus food pantry for students.
Graduate students and undergraduates should be prepared to take some finals outside of their regular class times.

Finals week set to conclude fall semester

Bridget Lisle, News Reporter • December 6, 2024
As the fall semester comes to a close, final exam schedules are being released.
Marquette's newly-lit Christmas tree stands tall in the St. Joan of Arc Chapel's Gratitude Garden.

Community congregates for Christmas tree lighting

Sahil Gupta, News Reporter • December 5, 2024
Despite the freezing temperatures in Milwaukee, hundreds of students and faculty members gathered around the St. Joan of Arc Chapel Tuesday night to witness the annual lighting of Marquette's Christmas tree.
Civic Dialogues program hosts a variety of events with the goal of facilitating healthy and open communication. 

Civic Dialogues facilitates communication

Ruby Mulvaney • December 4, 2024
Marquette University's Civic Dialogues program hosts a variety of events, all with the goal of facilitating healthy and open communication between people with different beliefs. 
Marquette was ranked as the third best mid-sized college in the Midwest, just behind the University of Notre Dame and Washington University in St. Louis.

A great space to call your place: Marquette ranked third-best in Midwest

Gabriel Mannion, News Reporter • December 3, 2024
Marquette University has reason to celebrate as it has secured esteemed ranking spots both across the Midwest and nationally, according to the Wall Street Journal/College Pulse 2025 Best Colleges in the U.S. rankings.
The Joan of Arc Chapel was incorporated into Marquette's new commercial, as well as some newer spaces on campus.

New commercial encourages ‘connections’

Ellie Golko • December 2, 2024
As fans of the Marquette men’s basketball team flock to Fiserv Forum to watch the Golden Eagles play, they are met with a brand-new commercial for the university on the Jumbotron.
Renovation images and updates can be found on the parish's website. Photo courtesy of Gesu Parish.

Church of the Gesu aging with style

Gabriel Mannion, News Reporter • December 1, 2024
The weekly Sunday visit to the Church of the Gesu is going to look different for Marquette students and community members as Mass moves to the lower church to allow for renovations in the main upper church.
Patrick Johnson will be leading a project to map out the entirety of the local news ecosystem in the state of Wisconsin. Photo courtesy of Marquette University.

Marquette’s newest endeavor in journalism

Sahil Gupta, News Reporter • November 30, 2024
Marquette University will be at the forefront of local journalism research in the coming months.
Marquette students got a teaser of what a Wisconsin winter looks like with a blanket of snow this past Thursday.

Wisconsin’s 2024 winter weather outlook

Lance Schulteis, News Reporter • November 29, 2024
The winter spanning 2024-25 is projected to bring an above average intensity to Wisconsin and the city of Milwaukee, as dictated by the fairly weak La Niña pattern that is expected to fall on North America.
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