Intramural sports are where passion and adrenaline meet carefree and fun. Crowds of Marquette students pack the Helfaer Recreational Center every night to partake in a variety of hobby sports without pressure, worries or limits. One voice in that crowd, Megan Rybar, a junior in the College of Health Sciences, says she is actively involved [...]

Sobelman’s Eastside Grill Downtown Milwaukee is home to a burger joint that isn’t quite like the rest. Sobelman’s Eastside Grill features Tallgrass brand beef, which advertises itself as a healthier option for meat lovers. Rich in vitamin A and E, these burgers are a healthy balance of Omega 3 and 6 fatty acids. The health [...]

It was a decision that resolved years of anticipation: Lacrosse would join the ranks as a Marquette D-1 athletic team. As the recruits come in and players hit the practice field, we ask: What’s next for the newest Golden Eagles?  Attackers flank the left and right as the offensive movement succeeds in its drive toward the [...]

From campus parties to smoke shops, Hookah is back. Five college students crowd around a glass hookah pipe in a small, two-bedroom apartment. There is a feeling of contentment in the air as the group discusses whether they should lead off with the double apple or nectarine flavor, and whether tutti frutti should be worked into the [...]

Bitter cold and grey skies are sure to cause a little bit of sadness in January. But when does sadness become SAD, seasonal affective disorder? This winter-onset depression usually fades by the summer months, but what are we Wisconsin-folk to do until then? Dyani Saxby at the Counseling Center, sheds some light on the issue. [...]

  The Packers didn’t make it to the Super Bowl this year, but that doesn’t mean you still can’t throw a killer Super Bowl party. We all know Super Bowl parties aren’t complete without some great snacks to spice up the event. No one wants to spend hours in the kitchen cooking for the Super [...]

Eating healthy at college is hard — we get it. But you do have options. The Marquette Journal found some of the greasiest, most fattening foods on campus… and their healthier alternatives. Marquette University registered dietitian, Tracy Betz, guides us through the ins and outs of healthy campus eating. Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches   BETTER: #4, [...]

It’s the familiar demon that haunts all students at one point or another. The feeling when you’re staring at a stack of blank pages, knowing that by tomorrow, every single sheet has to be filled with insightful writing on whatever. Never mind why you put it off, it has to get done. Three a.m. rolls around, [...]

At 6 a.m., an alarm booms. It jolts Chris Otule, a redshirt junior guard on the men’s basketball team, out of bed to rise and grind. He knows he needs to hustle to the Al McGuire Center; Coach Buzz will shellac the parquet floor of the gym with an extra layer of Otule sweat if [...]

How to pull an all-nighter without study drugs   You walk into the library and it’s full to capacity. That can only mean one thing: finals week. You grab a coffee and park yourself at a table to cram for the whole night. While we don’t encourage all-nighters, if you have to do it, do [...]