Marquette Wire

DUFAULT: Trump’s intelligence not indicative of job well done

Jackson Dufault, Opinions Columnist • January 23, 2018

President Donald Trump continues to baffle the nation with odd statements. Following a tweet that read, “I went from very successful businessman, to top T.V. star ... to President of the United States...

BEG: The hypocrisy of MLK Day posts

Aminah Beg • January 23, 2018

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a time when Americans are meant to reflect on the work done by King and his supporters to build a more equal and just society, especially in relation to race and African Americans. The...

DUFAULT: Trump’s button response is petty, childish

Jackson Dufault, Opinions Columnist • January 16, 2018

It looks like laying off social media was not one of President Donald Trump’s New Year’s resolutions. It’s a new year, but the same controversies with the United States’ president, who is wrapped...

HARRINGTON: Opioid epidemic unacknowledged specter haunting nation

Reilly Harrington, Opinions Columnist • January 16, 2018

The pharmaceutical companies of the United States are the guiltiest parties in this crisis. The aggressive advertising campaigns for products such as Percocet, Vicodin and OxyContin deliberately obscure the highly addictive qualities of these so-called wonder drugs, which have been over-prescribed for the past two decades.

Editorial: Civil servants can still enact change in communities

January 16, 2018

The American Red Cross is famous for a litany of community outreach programs, disaster relief among them. Of the disasters the Red Cross responds to, home fires make up the majority. This is considered...

KORENICH: Social media’s moral compass broken

Maya Korenich, Opinions Columnist • January 16, 2018

Successful YouTuber Logan Paul came under fire at the end of December for posting a controversial video. The video blog featured him and his friends in the Aokigahara Forest in Japan, where the group...

Beg: Media representation of minorities disproportionately low

Aminah Beg • January 16, 2018

I can tell you that at exactly 12 minutes and 53 seconds, a hijabi (a person who wears a hijab), was visible in the back of Peter Parker’s chemistry class in “Spider-Man Homecoming.” It might have been one of my top three favorite moments in any Marvel movie. I immediately paused the film, took a snapchat, and sent it to my other hijabi friends.

BEG: Political apathy a privilege

Aminah Beg • December 5, 2017

When my mom and I are walking across a beach in Florida, and are grossly screamed at for being “terrorists,” we are forced to talk about politics. We are forced to talk about how Trump allows racists...

HARRINGTON: New York Times sickening normalization of Nazis

Reilly Harrington, Opinions Columnist • December 5, 2017

Call me old-fashioned, but Nazi ideology and white nationalism should not be acceptable lifestyles for American citizens in 2017. Last week, the New York Times published a profile of Tony and Maria Hovater, two white nationalists, under the title “A Voice of Hate in America’s Heartland."

Editorial: ICIJ report may lead to speculation

December 5, 2017

On Nov. 17, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists published an article that listed more than 100 universities and colleges found to have connections with offshore accounts, Marquette...

KORENICH: Giving Tuesday benefits community

Maya Korenich, Opinions Columnist • December 5, 2017

Now that Thanksgiving is in the rear view mirror and Christmas is right around the corner, many people are in the giving mood. A specific movement exists to focus on this giving season and get people who...

DUFAULT: Video game microtransactions unethical

Jackson Dufault, Opinions Columnist • December 5, 2017

When I buy a product, I expect to have access to everything it offers. While add-ons are commonplace in many industries, such as the cell phone industry, there are times when corporations go too far with their charges. One industry where this is a major problem is the video game industry.