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 [...]

Thanksgiving break is finally here, which means a couple of days to veg-out, hang with the family and best of all — eat. With that being said, everyone knows the guilty feeling you get after licking your fourth helping of buttery mashed potatoes off of your spoon. You feel sick and tired and you regret [...]

Another day, another lockout. Looks like the only NBA basketball you’ll be seeing this winter will be on NBA 2K12 — the video game — because this season’s hope for hoops feels as empty as the vacant Bradley Center. In early November, you’re supposed to see fewer headlines about teen pop star Justin Bieber and his [...]

“Beer before liquor, never been sicker.” Adhering to this adage is one way to avoid a morning (or entire day) of throbbing headaches and interrupted sleep after a night out. But don’t you wonder how your roommate (who was equally intoxicated) managed to get up Saturday morning at a decent hour and still make it to The [...]

Markus Roeders, head coach of the Marquette women’s soccer team, appreciates it when his players net hat tricks. But this time, the players are appreciating their coach’s hat trick. Following Marquette’s success in the Big East Conference with a school record of 12 successive wins, Roeders’ resume expanded to make room for his third overall [...]