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Volume 99, Number 38
Tuesday, March 3, 2015
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Referendum on fees
MUSG to include a question on student fees in spring ballot
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Editorial
Advising services should improve to meet changes PAGE 8
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Men’s lacrosse wins again Golden Eagles stage another late comeback to remain undefeated against Ohio State PAGE 10
Finding light in shadow of death
Curriculum changes to offer more flexibility By Julia Pagliarulo
julia.pagliarulo@marquette.edu
Photo via omaha.com
The Rev. John Schlegel, who took over the pastor position at the Gesu Parish last spring, was recently diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
Gesu pastor ‘at peace’ after announcing inoperable cancer By Allison Dikanovic
allison.dikanovic@marquette.edu
“I do not fear death.” This is how the Rev. John Schlegel, pastor of the Church of the Gesu, started off his announcement that he was recently diagnosed with inoperable pancreatic cancer in a letter addressed to his congregation Thursday. Since then, Schlegel has been astounded by the outpouring of support. Baskets in his office filled to the brim with cards sit INDEX
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among his decor of desk plants and religious sculptures. His email inbox averages 500 unread messages at a time, and he tries to respond as promptly as possible “so they don’t clog up.” The messages list the names of civic leaders, church leaders, students, students’ families and couples he married. He said the experience showed him the ways he changed people’s lives without knowing it. His go-to response to the messages: “Be at peace. I am.” “I think right now for me, it’s a very calming presence, like a gentle snowfall,” Schlegel said. “It’s right there, just softening everything.” The Rev. Doug Leonhardt, one of Schlegel’s friends, agreed
with the importance of faith in this time. “He knows he is in God’s hands and has such a trust in God that loss turns into hope for him and all of us,” Leonhardt said. Schlegel spent the last 40 years in higher education as both a teacher and an administrator, notably as the previous dean of Marquette’s College of Arts & Sciences and the president of Creighton University. “It goes back to the Prayer of St. Francis, ‘Make me an instrument of your peace,’ and I’m amazed by what kind of instrument I’ve been in so many situations,” he said. Schlegel encouraged Marquette students to find the ways
they can impact others. “I just think your generation generally could learn that oldfashioned idea of making the world a better place,” he said. “From where you stand, I really believe you can do that. The values and education from Marquette leave you well-poised to do that.” That follows up on a message he included in every graduation speech delivered at Creighton: “Don’t keep your lamp under the bushel. Pull it out and let it shine forth.” “Too many people hide in corners and hide in shadows,” he said. “And you need to bring the light into those corners and those shadows.”
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The College of Communication announced in an email sent to its students Feb. 25 that the required number of credits for graduation will be reduced from 128 to 120 in fall 2015. This announcement follows similar changes in curriculum. The College of Arts & Sciences recently publicized their curriculum change of required classes and credit hours from 128 to 120, which will also be in effect fall 2015. However, some colleges are not making major changes. Kerry Kosmoski-Goepfert, associate dean of the College of Nursing, said their curriculum is presently set, and they are not planning any changes. Associate dean for academic affairs at the College of Engineering, Mark Federle, also said their college will not be making any changes. While John Su, director of the core of common studies, is not responsible for designing the college curricula, he said these changes give students a better academic opportunity. “For the colleges who are reducing the total credits required for graduation, this is in line with graduation requirements at peer and aspirational institutions,” Su said. “This kind of change helps our students take a more manageable credit load and graduate on time, so Marquette is providing students the opportunity to improve the rigor of their academic experience.” In both the College of Arts & Sciences and College of Communication, incoming freshmen will automatically be enrolled in these curricula. Current students must opt into it if they feel it is beneficial to them. “Students will be able to determine if they can benefit from changing bulletin years to
See Pastor, Page 3
See Curriculum, Page 3
SPORTS
Patel: MLB on violence
Baseball league takes an active role to prevent domestic violence cases.
MU loses to Blue Demons
Women’s basketball drops a highscoring affair against ranked DePaul.
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Four podcasts to listen to
After the success of “Serial,” Marquee picks four more to try.
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Gozun: Fast food on campus
We may be lacking in food variety, but definitely not in sub sandwiches. PAGE 8
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