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An increasing number of professors have banned the use of laptops and cell phones in class, punishing productive students for the actions of a few irresponsible technology users.

Many students only discuss tenure when they’re outraged by a particular professor’s continued employment at the university. Tenure often takes the blame, but it is rarely discussed or understood otherwise. Advocates of tenure attest it is more than just job security since it offers protections that are essential for a thriving academic setting. “Tenure is [...]

Take a second and imagine what the “average” Marquette student is like. Where are they from? What’s their background? What has their Marquette experience been like? Chances are, you thought of someone from the Chicago suburbs, or at least from the Midwest. This person also probably comes from a middle-class background, with one or both [...]

For years, credit card companies quietly acquired contact information for students and alumni from universities by offering financial incentives to schools, including Marquette. The university has an agreement with Bank of America through which it gives the bank contact information for alumni, including phone numbers, addresses and e-mail addresses. Bank of America uses this information [...]

The summer before her freshman year, Jessica Sund attempted to work 80 hours per week to make money to pay for college. Splitting her time between full-time jobs teaching swimming lessons and waitressing at IHOP, Sund found the workweek was just too much — so she dropped down to a more manageable 70 hours per [...]