2008 Woodie Awards
Legislation giving additional funding to period four Student Organization Allocations did not pass in the MUSG Senate. A two-thirds vote is needed to pass SOA and budget proposals, but only 20 of MUSG's 30 senators were present at the vote , with one of them voting in opposition.
In light of the presidential election, an exit poll analysis from the Pew Forum on Religion and Public life illuminated the Catholic faith fueled Senator Barack Obama's victory.
According to Provost John Pauly, next year all Monday-Wednesday classes will be replaced with Monday-Wednesday-Friday classes in an effort to save classroom space. The National Survey for Student Engagement shows that variation in educational quality is more prevalent within institutions than between them.
The fire house that responds to Marquette fires will lose a fire truck and an estimated fifteen jobs that go with it, if the current budget proposal is enacted. Captain Dick Kaiser said that response time will not be affected, but there still can be residual effects.
Marquette Radio's second Rock-a-Thon starts this Wednesday with an improv show in the Alumni Memorial Union. MU Radio will host events each night from Wednesday until Saturday while broadcasting for 72 hours straight. Proceeds support the Milwaukee Rescue Mission, and participants that donate money qualify to win prizes.
Flu shots are available on campus at either the Student Health Service or the Marquette Neighborhood Health Center. Student Health Service is offering flu shots for $30 via appointment during normal business hours.
Active Minds is holding various events focused on mental illness awareness this week. Events will include speakers, a movie and personal accounts. The goal of the week is to break the stigmas surrounding mental illness. Half of all college students rate their mental health as below average or poor, according to a 2004 study by the National Alliance on Mental Illness.
A suspected norovirus has broken out at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and students across campus are getting sick.
