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NEWS FROM CAMPUS
we are marquette 6 being the difference
> Working for peace in Afghanistan
> NABJ summit opens
> Campus Q&A
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8 on campus
> The next evolution for Marquette
> Campus replay
> All in the family
> Baptized
> New March madness
“I’m still stunned by the bravery I witnessed in Boston...”
11 academic matters
> Strike! Knuckleball research shows
why batters crumble
12 mu spirit
> Solidarity with Boston
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14 snap:shot
> Come as you are. Depart as the Class of 2013
Editor: Joni Moths Mueller Copy Editing Assistance: Becky Dubin Jenkins Contributing Writers: magazine intern Jessie Bazan, Lauren Burke, Tim Cigelske, Nicole Sweeney Etter, Marissa Evans, Comm ’13, Chris Jenkins and Lynn C. Sheka Design: Winge Design Studio Photography: Peter Coombs, Ron Espina, Matthew Guillory, John Nienhuis, Rebecca Rebholz, Kat Schleicher, John Sibilski and Ben Smidt Illustrations: Copyrighted © Getty, cover; Carl Wiens, pgs. 1, 22, 24, 25; James Yang, pgs. 34, 37, 45 Stock photography: Copyrighted © Jessica Rinaldi for The Boston Globe/Getty, p. 13
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Greetings From President Scott R. Pilarz, S.J.
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> Mary Schwager, Comm ’93 PAGE 32 > Chris Owen, Arts ’10 PAGE 35 > Jason Schoen, Eng ’05 PAGE 39 > In Memoriam PAGE 40 > Weddings PAGE 42 > Births PAGE 44
Class Notes
47 Letters to the Editor Readers weigh in with their views 48 Tilling the soil Exploring faith together