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Teen birth rate hits record low across US WI has 10th lowest rate according to new CDC study
decline is positive news but also leaves unanswered questions. “This does not tell us if the pregnancy rates are declining, if the abortion rates are declining,” Fehring said. “The birth rates are still very high compared to By Andrea Anderson other developed countries, espeandrea.anderson@marquette.edu cially among Hispanic teens and non-Hispanic blacks.” After analyzing data from one The United States’ birth rate for women aged 15 to 19 declined 9 of the first reports released by the percent from 2009 to 2010, a re- CDC for the years 2006 to 2010 record low at 34.3 births per 1,000 garding sexual activity among U.S. women in the age group, according adolescents aged 15 to 19, Fehring to an April study by the Centers for said adolescent sexual activity in Disease Control and Prevention. the U.S. has not decreased signifiThe effect has hit home in Wis- cantly since 2002. An October 2011 study comconsin, one of several states that pleted by the saw a significant CDC’s Nadecrease in teen “This does not tell us if the pregnan- tional Survey of births. Wisconsin’s cy rates are declining, if the abortion Family Growth showed apteen birth rate rates are declining.The birth rates has dropped 16 are still very high compared to other proximately 43 percent of unpercent since developed countries.” married U.S. fe2007 and 13.6 Richard Fehring male teenagers, percent between Professor, College of Nursing or 4.4 million, 2009 and 2010, and 42 percent for women ages of unmarried male teenagers, or 15 to 17. Nationally, Wisconsin ranks 4.5 million, had sexual intercourse as the state with the tenth low- at least once. According to the birth rate study, est teen birth rate. All states but three – Montana, North Dakota the decline in birth rates can be and West Virginia – saw a signifi- credited to strong pregnancy precant drop. Arizona saw the largest vention messages directed at teendecrease at 29 percent. Teen birth agers. Additionally, data from the rates declined in all ethnic and NSFG shows an increased use of contraceptives when teenagers racial groups. Richard Fehring, a professor in See Births, page 7 the College of Nursing, said the
Campaigns raking in the dough as elections near
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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker speaks at the National Rifle Association convention in St. Louis, Mo on April 13.
Republicans leading the way, helped by out-of-state donors By Allison Kruschke allison.kruschke@marquette.edu
BIRTH RATES DROP PI birth rates per 1,000 women aged 15-19 N G
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Campaign money is flowing all over Wisconsin with both a gubernatorial recall and presidential election in the near future, and political tensions are running high.
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Both Democratic and Republican groups have been raking in funds to support their respective candidates. The Republican Party of Wisconsin and Friends of Scott Walker have seen the most success in fundraising. The Republican Party has brought in $1,113,956, and Scott Walker’s team has brought in more than $12 million. Walker’s support groups have been the subject of scrutiny because of the large donations received from individual out-of-state
donors. Half of the contributions to Friends of Scott Walker have come from outside Wisconsin and 23 percent of the donations to the state Republican party were out of state. Friends of Scott Walker saw individual donations as large as $500,000. The Democratic Party of Wisconsin has brought in $1,689,463, slightly more than the Republican Party of Wisconsin. However, groups supporting individual See Campaigns, page 7
Chief of Staff to keep MU on track
NONHISPANIC WHITE
University President the Rev. Scott Pilarz knew just who to select as his chief of staff when he came to Marquette — the man who already had the job. Pilarz said he asked thenScranton Chief of Staff Tom MacKinnon to join him at Marquette because of MacKinnon’s management skills.
“He has a wonderful ability campaign. to work with people of all back“I said I’d do it for a year,” grounds and experiences, which MacKinnon said. “I wound up helps facilitate the falling in love with (the progress of a large, University of Scrancomplex organizaton). I never would tion like a university,” have thought I would Pilarz said. end up in higher eduMacKinnon was cation administration.” Pilarz’s working for a consultMacKinnon’s transCabinet ing company when the forming moment came University of Scranwhen Scranton’s camThis is the second ton hired the firm to installment pus ministry asked him in a multi-part help with fundraising series on Father Pilarz’s to chaperone students efforts for its capital changing leadership team. on a mission trip. campaign. He was foMacKinnon said cused on international he asked Pilarz if he business and only took the posi- should go with the students as a tion with the promise of a pro- joke because he was being paid motion to management after the
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MacKinnon follows Pilarz from Scranton on to Milwaukee
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By Sarah Hauer sarah.hauer@marquette.edu
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Source: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db89.pdf Graphic by Zach Hubbard/zachary.hubbard@marquette.edu
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DPS REPORTS.....................2 CALENDAR.......................2 VIEWPOINTS.....................8 MARQUEE...................10
STUDY BREAK....................14 SPORTS..........................16 CLASSIFIEDS..................18
Bacteria sickens 14 people in southeastern Wisconsin. PAGE 4
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Ian has some ideas for how to spruce up campus this spring. PAGE 9
Underclassmen gained plenty of experience this spring. PAGE 19