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All of us were counting down the days until midterm grades were up, logging onto CheckMarq every 10 minutes just to see if a professor posted a grade. I had several professors tell me not to worry about midterms, telling me they weren’t “completely definitive.” This did not ease any of my fears. If you’re [...]

While strolling to class through the swirling fall melancholia, it’s easy to look past the flashy signs and fleeting messages taped hastefully to streetlights and just avoid the hemorrhaging provided by these typically obnoxious attention-seekers. But something caught me off guard the other day. A bright yellow sign with tense, bold lettering, “Occupy Milwaukee.” I [...]

Ten page research paper due in a week? No idea where to start? Here’s a tip: head over to room 240 in Raynor Library. After about a half hour in the the Norman H. Ott Memorial Writing Center, you might be surprised at how quickly things turn around. If you haven’t heard of it, you’re [...]

There’s a gold mine of possibilities. Only, this isn’t the 1848 California gold rush, and finding gold at Marquette – other than students’ T-shirts on campus – means landing an internship. As a fellow searcher, internships seem to have taken over the minds of college students across campus. A new semester is coming with businesses [...]

The residence halls are silent, the sidewalks are vacant and the library is virtually empty. This means only one thing: Fall Break has arrived. It’s Wednesday afternoon, you’ve taken your last midterm, the majority of your friends have left for home and you’re wondering what you’re going to do these next four-and-a-half days because you’re [...]

Marquette Madness gave all Marquette fans a chance to show their school spirit. Stephanie Hushcha, a freshman in the College of Arts & Sciences, said, “With every NBA alum who came out I just kept screaming louder and louder … I can only begin to imagine what the first game will be like.” It featured special [...]