Abdulkarim Jimale grew up in a dead place. Escaping was the only way to survive. Mogadishu, Somalia | June 2006 That afternoon was like any other. 16-year-old Abdulkarim Jimale and his friends met at the abandoned Mogadishu International Airport for their usual pick-up game of soccer. The cement expanse was smooth and barren. As a forward for [...]

Step inside the working lives of eight students. by: Alexandra Whittaker and Katie Phillips 1. Lizzie Traudt, graduate student, student teacher in the Krueger Parent and Child Care Center For graduate student Lizzie Traudt, the giggles and coos of the children in the child care center are music to her ears. Traudt, who was a [...]

  Martha Bissing Age: 20 College: Engineering ’14 Major: Biomechanical Engineering Campus activities: Society for Women Engineers, Best Buddies Program, Eucharistic campus minister Martha Bissing loves a challenge. That’s why this biomedical engineering major from Lake Forest, Ill., didn’t flinch when her interview for a coveted co-op position included not just your typical Q&A session, [...]

    With charisma and class, Al McGuire won more games than any coach in Marquette men’s basketball history and in 1977 led his Warriors to the school’s only national championship victory. In accordance with the testimonialsof former players, coaches and friends, McGuire didn’t just win games, he put a small Jesuit school on the [...]

Since Fall 2007, Marquette’s College of Arts & Sciences’ permanent dean chair has been empty. Four years, three interim deans and one national media debacle later, the search continues…  At first glance, the Rev. Phillip Rossi isn’t a conformist. He sports a neck beard, just above his bow tie, and prefers tea over coffee. But [...]

Jan. 16, 2012 4:27 p.m. Darius Johnson-Odom stands a few feet behind the three-point line at the Bradley Center, staring directly into his opponent’s eyes. Dribble, dribble. He is casually moving the ball up and down, draining a few more seconds off the clock so Marquette’s next shot is the game’s last opportunity. Dribble, dribble. [...]

Picking out a gift can be harder than finals. Let us help.    For the trendsetter – For friends with a little wilder sense of fashion, check out SpiritHoods. These hat/scarf/mitten amalgamations give you the appearance of a wild animal like a wolf, panda, leopard or bear. And yes, they also make them for men. Try a [...]

  Bullets flew at him. The gunfire grew so intense that James Foley collapsed to the ground for protection. His mind went blank. The shooting continued. Foley, a 1996 Marquette graduate and correspondent for the GlobalPost, was in Libya, covering what had started off as peaceful protests but then erupted into a civil war—Muammar Qaddafi’s [...]

For Marquette students, service opportunities aren’t confined between 9th and 20th streets. They stretch far and wide, reaching out to all corners of the country, all countries of the world. Marquette alumni Caroline Corcos, Lauren Stoxen and Brian Harper know this first hand. Each continued answering the call to serve, even after graduation.   Lauren [...]

The alarm rings. It’s 8 a.m. on a Monday morning — time for statistics class. You roll your eyes, groan and sludge out the door. But across town, there are middle and high school students dreaming of their chance to do just that. The Dreamer Zach Simmons gets uneasy when he talks about where he’ll [...]