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STIs at MU? Studies suggest all youth should be careful

Published Tuesday, February 21, 2012 by Sarah Hauer

Students may treat sexually transmitted infections like an urban legend, but an increasing number are finding out they’re real. According to Carolyn Smith, executive director of Student Health Service, STIs are increasing across the United States, and Marquette students are not immune from that increase. “If it’s prevalent in the community,” Smith said, “it will be prevalent [...]

Variety of options available to students to pay for health insurance

Published Tuesday, February 21, 2012 by Elise Angelopulos

Any college student knows that tuition is not an end-all, be-all amount. Room and board, textbooks and meal plans are continuous out-of-pocket expenses that most students budget for. Nevertheless, an equally important necessity many students may not consider is securing health insurance. Julie Bach, an office assistant at Marquette’s Center for Health Education and Promotion, [...]

Mission Week asks “Who is my neighbor?”

Published Tuesday, February 21, 2012 by Andrea Anderson

Rev. Douglas J. Leonhardt, S.J. presides over the Mission Week mass this past Sunday, Feb 19, 2012. Photo by Rebecca Rebholz/rebecca.rebholz@marquette.edu

The Good Samaritan parable’s idea of “Who is your neighbor?” is the theme for Marquette’s annual Mission Week, with events aimed to answer that question by encouraging students, staff and the public to explore the Catholic and Jesuit tradition at the university’s core. The Rev. Douglas Leonhardt, associate vice president of Marquette’s Office of Mission and [...]

DPS Reports 2/15-2/19

Published Tuesday, February 21, 2012 by Matt Gozun

Wednesday, Feb. 15 Between 11:48 a.m. and 11:49 a.m. a student reported that unknown person(s) removed her unsecured, unattended property estimated at $1,920 from the AMU. MPD was contacted. Thursday, Feb. 16 At 3:12 p.m. a person not affiliated with Marquette trespassed in the AMU and was taken into custody by MPD. At 7:52 p.m. [...]

More Milwaukee students enrolling in voucher program

Published Tuesday, February 21, 2012 by Joe Kaiser

The number of students enrolled in Milwaukee’s school voucher program increased 10 percent in the 2011-2012 school year, to 23,198 students, according to a recent report by the Public Policy Forum. The report suggested possible factors contributing to the rise including a provision in the state budget that allows Milwaukee students to attend any private [...]