editor’s note

A note from the editor

By Sara J. Martinez. Published Thursday, December 3rd, 2009

We had hoped for a reprieve, but the past couple of months have been marked by tough times and tragic turns. The campus community continues to mourn the unfortunate death of freshman Andrew Siebenaler, and we head into final exam week with heavy hearts.
There’s really nothing I can say except that I hope you find [...]

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EDITOR’S NOTE: Feels like we just met

By Greg Shutters. Published Thursday, April 16th, 2009

This issue of the Marquette Journal is the fourth that I have produced in my tenure as Editor-in-Chief. For many of you, these four issues were the first exposures to the Journal you’ve experienced. We’ve gotten an overwhelming response from our readers this year. But still, I feel as if we’ve just met.
For those of [...]

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Editor’s Note: Did we scare you?

By Greg Shutters. Published Thursday, February 26th, 2009

I don’t know about you, but I hate sensationalism in the media. You know, stories that may not have a lot of backing to them but are used to scare people into thinking they need to watch or read a news story or else something horrible will happen to them. I’m sure you’ve seen it: [...]

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Winter 2008 Editor’s Note: A New Kind of Old

By Greg Shutters. Published Thursday, December 4th, 2008

I’d like to think that the Marquette Journal is a very forward-thinking magazine. Our articles are always centered on “what’s new” — and even more than that, how “what’s new” will affect you in the future. So if we’re so preoccupied with the present and with the future, why then does our cover have that [...]

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