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Marquette will navigate recent executive orders in a way that reflects their values as a Catholic, Jesuit university.

How Marquette continues to navigate Trump’s executive orders regarding DEIA

Ellie Golko, News Reporter • February 21, 2025
Marquette University released an article on Feb. 18 with instructions on how the community is handling President Donald Trump’s new executive orders regarding Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility in higher education. 
Rick Arcuri presented photos of the party on NMD at the Monday UAS meeting.

Record numbers of alcohol-related emergency calls and hospitalizations on NMD this year

Sophia Tiedge, Assistant News Editor • February 19, 2025
On National Marquette Day Feb. 1, Aurora Sinai Medical Center's ER had to close and direct people to St. Mary's because they hit capacity, due to the number of students admitted for acute alcohol intoxication.
Blaha attended Marquette to earn his undergraduate degree in theology and secondary education.

Longtime MU employee Stephen Blaha promoted to direct Campus Ministry

Ruby Mulvaney, Assistant News Editor • February 17, 2025
Stephen Blaha, a Marquette employee since 2007, was recently promoted to director of Campus Ministry after previously serving as assistant director.
The festivities gave students the opportunity to congregate over a photo booth, arcade basketball and lounging spaces. Photo courtesy of @marquetterecovery on Instagram.

Tickled pink: Pink Pony Café pop-up promotes campus recovery in a creative way

Lance Schulteis, News Reporter • February 16, 2025
Marquette Recovery, the LGBTQ+ Resource Center and Student Wellness hosted the Pink Pony Cafe on Feb. 14. The cafe experience included an assortment of food and drinks, including custom lattes, coffee, tea, baked goods and a breakfast buffet.
The Senate voted Thursday morning to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. Photo courtesy of Flickr.

This week’s headlines from Washington, D.C.

Sahil Gupta, News Reporter • February 15, 2025
It has been another busy week in Washington, D.C. with President Donald Trump continuing his efforts to dramatically shrink the federal workforce and laying a pathway to a diplomatic solution to the war in Ukraine. Here are your headlines from our nation’s capital.
Francis Nuguid (left) hands out breakfast sandwiches to students on behalf of the Engineering Student Council and the Marquette Robotics Club.

Week-long engineering celebration concludes

Ellie Golko, News Reporter • February 14, 2025
This past week, the Opus College of Engineering celebrated Engineers Week for students with a variety of professional and social events. 
LOL x Marquette's seven executive board members host meetings in Straz Hall 116. Photo courtesy of Lydia Knutson.

Letters of Love x Marquette makes an extra sweet impact during the season of love

Mia Thurow, Executive News Editor • February 14, 2025
February is known as the month of love, but more notably for some, it is American Heart Month.
This past fall, Byers was honored in New York City for collaborating with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel to write a package of stories about landlord and tenant issues. Photo courtesy of PrincessSafiya Byers.

MU alum PrincessSafiya Byers wins national award for reporting on housing

Ellie Golko, News Reporter • February 13, 2025
Diederich College of Communication Alumna, PrincessSafiya Byers, was known in her undergraduate years as being an intern for Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, but four years after graduation, she is now known as a winner of what is sometimes referred to as the Pulitzer for business reporting.
The Eaton wildfire had disproportionate ramifications for LA’s Black communities, particularly in Altadena. Photo courtesy of Free Malaysia Today.

From Los Angeles to Milwaukee: Marquette community confronts wildfire aftermath

Mia Thurow, Executive News Editor • February 12, 2025
Annie Biggs had to make an unimaginable decision in January—fly back to Marquette for the new semester as normal or stay home with family while the world seemed to burn around her house in Sherman Oaks, California.
Building renovations are some of the most prominent MUSG ideas, with furniture upgrades in Cudahy Hall being of interest.

MUSG invests in improvement initiatives

Sahil Gupta, News Reporter • February 11, 2025
MUSG plans to invest several years of budget surplus into various initiatives involving infrastructure improvements around campus designed to improve the quality of students' academic and residential experiences at Marquette.
The campus Starbucks removed seating from the interior, requiring patrons to get their drinks and leave.  

How Starbucks’ new policies affect campus

Ellie Golko, News Reporter • February 10, 2025
On Jan. 27, Starbucks made its "Back to Starbucks" initiative go live. The initiative focuses on making Starbucks feel less like a fast food chain and more like a third place, which can be defined as a comfortable public meeting spot.
The Wellness + Helfaer Recreation facility opened to the Marquette community on Jan. 13.

Check-in with Wellness + Helfaer Recreation

Lance Schulteis, News Reporter • February 7, 2025
After years of anticipation following the start of construction in December 2022, the Wellness + Helfaer Recreation facility opened on Jan. 13.
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