Banter Stories

How do you feel about the health care bill? Mike Mulroy, finance director of College Republicans: One thing that bugs me is how the health care bill mandates you to get health insurance. There are people who don’t want it. I’m not saying that’s a good thing because they’re cheating the system, but I know [...]

Baffling Banter: Does Obama deserve the Nobel Peace Prize?

International journalists in the U.S. State Department’s Edward R. Murrow Program who were visiting Marquette joined the Tribune to discuss American news media. Bektour Iskender, founder of Kloop Media Foundation in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan for citizen journalists and bloggers: “I think the biggest difference between the U.S. media and, for example, my country Kyrgyzstan, is that [...]

Q: Was Angela Braly, CEO of Wellpoint, an appropriate choice for the Business Leaders Forum luncheon’s keynote speaker? Kirsten Jones, chair of College Democrats: “I thought it was a bad idea. I think it didn’t really represent the viewpoints Marquette tries to instill in its students like cura personalis, men and women for others. “Wellpoint [...]

What do you do when you see a friend or acquaintance walking toward you about 100 feet away? Jack Kelly: It depends on who it is. If it’s a friend you just give a wave, a head nod, a ‘What’s up,’ one of those things, and just keep walking. Michael Murphy: If it’s a ‘What’s [...]