Marquette Tribune | November 2nd, 2021

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A field full of controversy Pinwheels on AMU lawn bring attention to pro-life movement By Megan Woolard

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Photos by Isabel Bonebrake isabel.bonebrake@marquette.edu

Campus had mixed feelings about the pinwheel display outside the AMU.

“Beautiful” and “triggering” were some of the polarizing words used to describe the pinwheel display put on by Marquette for Life, a pro-life student organization, that was outside of the Alumni Memorial Union last week. The display was put up in honor of “Respect for Life” week, a week that many Catholics acknowledge as time to respect the dignity of all lives. “It’s a time where our club can focus on bringing the most dignity to all communities and really making sure that we set aside time to reflect on what matters and stand up for those

who really need it,” Lucy Wirtz, a senior in the College of Communication and the service chair for Marquette For Life, said. As part of “Respect for Life” week, Marquette for Life put up a pinwheel display outside of the AMU. “The first purpose of the display is to show people who are willing to help women who are in need. And the second is to show that there are already women being helped, who are choosing life and have hope for their futures because there are women and men who are there to support them,” Wirtz said. Each pinwheel represents five women served through pregnancy centers and who have received supplies, counseling or any sort of care after making the decision to See FIELD page 3

Fossil Free MU presents letter to Board of Trustees Campus group continues to push for full divestment By Connor Baldwin

connor.baldwin@marquette.edu

Recently, Fossil Free Marquette came out with a “Marquette-Divestment-Letter” calling the Board of Trustees and University President Michael Lovell to take action and divest in fossil fuel engagement in compliance with values and statements made by outside institutions. Fossil Free Marquette is a

student-led organization created in 2019 with the main goal of getting Marquette to divest in fossil fuels and become more transparent in its reporting. Maddie Kuehn, a junior in the College of Art & Sciences is one of the co-founders of Fossil Free Marquette and shared her insights. “Our biggest goal right now is to get the money out of fossil fuels. But we also want that money to be invested into more renewable sources of energy,” Kuehn said As for transparency, Kuehn said all the information is there but difficult to find and INDEX

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unless you have time on your hands, it’s impractical. Kuehn said she has received a lot of support from many different organizations and students. Last spring, Fossil Free Marquette had a student referendum. Katie Breck, a senior in the college of Arts & Sciences and president of Marquette University Student Government, goes into more detail about the referendum. “In the referendum, students were asked to vote on a five-year plan for Marquette University to divest from corporations involved in the fossil fuel industry. The reNEWS

sults of the referendum were then presented to the MUSG Senate with Fossil Free Marquette’s recommendation to divest.” Breck said in an email. The referendum then passed through the senate and is continuously being addressed. As discussions continue surrounding divestment at Marquette, MUSG will be communicating with university administration and Fossil Free Marquette about the university’s investment strategies. At the same time, they will discuss the next steps to socially See LETTER page 2

Undergraduate costs go up along with room and board

By Megan Woolard and Benjamin Wells

megan.woolard@marquette.edu benjamin.wells@marquette.edu

The university announced yesterday that a 2% increase to the undergraduate tuition cost for the 2022-23 academic year has been approved by the Board of Trustees. This brings the total cost for undergraduate tuition to $45,860. The increase was announced in a university statement Nov. 1. The statement said that bringing quality Jesuit education while balancing tuition costs is a “top priority.” In addition to the cost of tuition, room and board will increase by 3.5%. The university cited the reasons for this increase as due to “increasing costs of food products and operating and maintaining residence facilities.” Tution for the See TUITION page 2

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Marquette community combats fast fashion by having thrift sale

Former Civil War building now essential space for veterans

‘Be the difference’

Thrifty clothing at MU

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Fundraising event at Marquette is back in person after COVID-19

Tuition at Marquette to increase two percent

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