SCHABLIN: The Academy Awards need more diverse voices, genres
Kevin Schablin, Opinions Columnist
January 21, 2020
The Academy should follow the public's lead when nominating movies that are more representative and diverse across gender, race, life experience and genre.
GARNER: My experience in Cuba
Alex Garner, Executive Opinions Editor
January 21, 2020
Solidarity and compassion are essential to society, and witnessing them in action in Cuba gives me hope that we can achieve similar means of community.
EDITORIAL: Absence of coordinator jeopardizes sustainability
January 21, 2020
Four months after an event to discuss sustainability, Marquette University remains without a sustainability coordinator. This failure to prioritize and maintain sustainability is detrimental to Marquette and the broader community.
BEG: Celebrity ‘activism’ often insincere, hypocritical
Aminah Beg, Opinions Columnist
January 21, 2020
While celebrities often use their social platforms and influence to talk about world issues, few take the next step to enact actual change.
EDITORIAL: Provost Ah Yun’s statements not consistent with past actions
January 14, 2020
After stepping in as permanent provost and executive vice president for academic affairs last month, Kimo Ah Yun highlighted areas he will focus on in his positions. But many of his statements do not align with his past actions.
SCHABLIN: It is time to abolish the Electoral College
Kevin Schablin, Opinions Columnist
January 14, 2020
The changing role of the Electoral College in United States Presidential Election is hurting the people, rather than helping them.
FOGARTY: The 2010s favored digital, not personal relationships
Sheila Fogarty, Opinions Columinst
January 14, 2020
The 2010s brought new technological advancements, but it also prioritized digital relationships, rather than face-to-face interactions.
EDITORIAL: Marquette Wire shares ethics code, reaffirms pledge to public
December 3, 2019
As journalists, it is essential for us to prove our credibility through our reporting.
SCHABLIN: University must promote collections, emphasize significance
Kevin Schablin, Opinions Columnist
December 3, 2019
If Marquette University promoted the large collection of valuable artifacts at Raynor Memorial Library and Haggerty Museum of Art, students would learn about their cultural significance and benefit from it.
BEG: We cannot ignore oppression, torture of Uighur Muslims
Aminah Beg, Opinions Columnist
December 3, 2019
People remain silent in the face of oppression and torture as the Chinese minority group of Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang are placed in concentration camps.
FOGARTY: Marquette should follow Syracuse students’ lead
Sheila Fogarty, Opinions Columnist
December 3, 2019
A group of protesting students at Syracuse University organized a sit-in in response to a rush of overt white supremacist and anti-Semitic rhetoric and actions on campus.
FOGARTY: Traditional Thanksgiving rhetoric perpetuates ignorance
Sheila Fogarty, Opinions Columnist
November 19, 2019
Gratitude can negate injustice if it isn’t acted upon. The pilgrims' thankfulness swept the exploitation and abuse of indigenous Americans under the carpet. Today, gratitude can still negate modern injustices and inequalities, as it can promote ignorance towards the systematic support that White Americans have.
