For some students, good grades aren’t enough to keep them in college. For some students, it’s just as tough finding a way to pay for it. The rising cost of a college education has serious, immediate implications for students paying their own way through — students who are doing everything to keep from falling    [...]

by Erik Schmidt Johnny Simon wasn’t meant to play basketball. He looks like a chump anyone could shut down at the third court of the Rec Center, squat and stumpy and strangely proportioned, destined to be confined by earthly limitations and the annoying persistence of gravity. He wasn’t constructed to ascend effortlessly into the rarified [...]

A floor meeting buzzes with excitement over a successful Valentine’s Day celebration. “It was awesome,” beams Marquette senior in the College of Arts & Sciences, Joe Daufenbach. Thibault Desbiens, an international student from France chimes in, saying, “I had never seen anything like it. We put paper bag mailboxes outside of our doors and got [...]

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 [...]