P is for Pretty
Natallie St. Onge, Executive News Editor
March 20, 2019
Filed under Journal, Journal Featured, Projects
It was there as much as I was, except everything within me knew I shouldn’t have been there. It knew its place. I knew where I was sitting, too, on a bed with quilts and pillows left behind for the wash. It sits on the nightstand underneath the TV that tries to make the room look new, but it owns the place as much as he did. It was wrong as much as it was right, it being there. Just there. Me, being there.
Hard to Define
Lelah Byron, Projects Reporter
March 20, 2019
Yarbrough was raised in a middle-class, two-person-income family. She was never forced to endure traumatic experiences inside her own home. She had the trendiest fashion and the newest toys. She did, however, lack one thing: a feeling of acceptance.
Theaters and Truck Stops
Jenny Whidden and Claire Hyman
March 20, 2019
Filed under Journal, News, Podcasts, Projects, Radio
Though organization vary in how they fight human trafficking, addressing misconceptions and raising awareness are shared goals.
Sweeping the Nation: Efforts Take Root
Matthew Martinez and Clara Janzen
March 20, 2019
Filed under Journal, Projects, Projects Featured, Wire Featured
Operation Cross Country is a four day undertaking, where law enforcement sweeps cities in areas known to have trafficking problems and make substantial arrests. In 2017, the operation led to the recovery of 84 sexually exploited juveniles and the arrest of 120 traffickers nationwide. Of the 120 arrests, 82 were in Wisconsin.
Helfaer Theatre lacks accessibility for people with disabilities
Claire Hyman, Investigative Reporter
November 27, 2018
Filed under News, Projects, Tribune
“It’s something that most of us don’t think about." Stephen Hudson-Mairet said a person without a disability is often unaware that a building is inaccessible until it is brought to his or her attention, so he is trying to do just that. Hudson-Mairet is an associate professor of theater ...
Health care remains obstacle for transgender community
Lelah Byron, Projects Reporter
November 27, 2018
Filed under News, Projects, Wire Featured
“Is today real? Is today happening?” When Mac Fowler gave himself his first shot of testosterone, he said he felt lightheaded with joy. He couldn’t stop smiling all the way back to the clinic waiting room where his dad sat enraptured by a level of "Angry Birds." “All I could think about ...
Universities differ on contraceptive policies
Caroline White, Projects Reporter
November 13, 2018
Filed under News, Projects, Wire Featured
Many Catholic schools either don’t prescribe birth control at all, or they prescribe it only for non-contraceptive purposes. Marquette is among the latter and will only prescribe birth control for other health reasons.
Gerrymandering explained: Wisconsin’s court case serves as reference for partisan concerns
Matthew Martinez, Assistant Projects Editor
October 30, 2018
Filed under Election 2018, News, Projects, Wire Featured
In fall 2017, a group of Democrats from Wisconsin took a case to the U.S. Supreme Court accusing the Republican-controlled state legislature of gerrymandering. The case Gill v. Whitford was sent back to the lower court in a unanimous decision, allowing the state legislature to continue current practices....
I didn’t report my rapist. I never will.
Morgan Hughes, Executive Projects Editor
October 9, 2018
Filed under Projects, Uncomfortable Truth, Wire Featured
Maybe if you understand me as I am now and who I was then, you will better understand the boy who raped me, the reasons I never reported him for it and the reasons I still have no intention to.
What it feels like to be sexually assaulted
April 15, 2018
Filed under Journal, Uncomfortable Truth
What it feels like to be sexually assaulted, as told by an anonymous sexual assault survivor. This summer, my life changed. I don’t mean an existential, “Eat Pray Love,” "Walden" kind of change. My life wasn’t propelled forward. I didn’t experience some kind of emotional breakthrough. My life ...
LCM, Campus Ministry face disagreement over glitter ashes
Alex Groth, Assistant Projects Editor
March 20, 2018
Filed under News, Projects, Wire Featured
Campus Ministry and Lutheran Campus Ministry have been in discussion after LCM distributed glitter ashes supporting the LGBTQ community. Campus Ministry does not support the act, and LCM is considering creating a separate organization.
Underreporting among males likely due to gender-based stigma
Matthew Martinez, Projects Reporter
February 27, 2018
Filed under News, Project stories, Uncomfortable Truth, Wire Featured
The largely forgotten conversation about male survivors of sexual assault contributes to a lack of reporting of instances and a lack of understanding.
