Our Brave New World

May I have a word?

By Brooke McEwen. Published Tuesday, October 6th, 2009

In a country that values free speech, Americans often forget there are places where speaking one’s mind is a matter of paying attention to officials who mind those who speak.
The first amendment of the Constitution says, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the [...]

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Women’s rights of passage

By Brooke McEwen. Published Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

In 1909, the Rev. James McCabe tested the unthinkable. Despite the reasoning of his fellow Jesuits and his predecessors’ popular belief, McCabe combined the elements of men and women to create a new formula for Catholic co-education. Although his decision left him in the dark and without many supporters, McCabe produced a Marquette legacy that [...]

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A not so uncanny encounter

By Brooke McEwen. Published Thursday, September 24th, 2009

After a semester abroad, I returned to Marquette and found campus just as I had left it last fall. Well, minus the addition of a new building or two, but the sights and sounds of freshmen move-in and the smell of the tannery (love it or hate it) brought back a slew of unchanging memories. [...]

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