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Volume 102, Number 12
Tuesday, November 28, 2017
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hike Streetcar route unlikely Tuition highest in years to span Wisconsin Ave. University raises 2018-’19 cost by nearly five percent By Sydney Czyzon
sydney.czyzon@marquette.edu
The university announced a tuition increase of $1,960 for the 2018-’19 academic year, raising the tuition by nearly 5 percent, according to a news brief released Nov. 20. The increase, approved by the Board of Trustees, will
hike the tuition from its current $39,330 to $41,290. This is the largest tuition increase in recent years. According to archived news briefs, the tuition increased $1,280 for the 2016-’17 academic year and $1,330 for the 2017-’18 academic year. Despite recent increases, this is not the largest tuition increase in university history, university spokesperson Chris Jenkins said in an email. See TUITION page 2
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The streetcar system is projected to be finished in March of 2018, and begin operations in the fall of 2018.
Rapid transit bus route could make extension difficult By Jenny Whidden
jennifer.whiden@marquette.edu
Despite a potential future extension, the Milwaukee Streetcar system will not include Marquette in definite planning. However, a high-speed bus system could be making its way down Wisconsin Avenue in 2020. Ghassan Korban, the Milwaukee commissioner of public works, said the decision to not include Marquette on the main streetcar
route is largely due to Milwaukee County’s development of a new east-west bus rapid transit route. The design of the streetcar system must take other transportation options such as the rapid transit route into account, Korban said. “To understand how the streetcar system would work, you have to think globally in terms of multimodal options for the city of Milwaukee,” Korban said. “The way we’re looking at this now is in light of the fact that Milwaukee County is contemplating an east-west bus rapid transit system that runs most likely up Wisconsin Avenue.” Bus rapid transit systems feature bus-only lanes designed to reduce travel times and traffic congestion.
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The bus project’s current route runs from the lakefront to Wauwatosa, cutting directly through campus. The application for federal funding for a bus rapid transit system was submitted in September, and startup is projected for 2020. If completed, the system would be the first of its kind in Wisconsin. “There would be a key mode on 4th and Wisconsin where the streetcar and the BRT would intersect and work off each other,” Korban said. “Depending on what the BRT route looks like in the future, we would determine whether an east-west route for the streetcar would happen.” Though the streetcar route will See TRANSIT page 3 NEWS
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17 buildings alter street locations for first responders By Josh Anderson
joshua.e.anderson@marquette.edu
Seventeen buildings on campus changed their street addresses last week, following a request by the City of Milwaukee. The city requested that Marquette change the addresses to help emergency responders find the buildings as quickly as possible. Eleven academic buildings, two residence halls and campus landmarks such as the Joan of Arc Chapel and the Haggerty Museum of Art were affected by the change. Students in Carpenter Tower and Cobeen Hall received an email statement Nov. 17 informing them of the address change. The buildings were listed under MARQUEE
11th Street addresses, but are now located on Wisconsin and Wells Streets, respectively. Until recently, Marquette and the City of Milwaukee had an understanding that in an emergency situation, the Marquette University Police Department would help guide emergency responders to the correct location, Mike Jahner, the director of business operations for the university said in an email. Recently, the City of Milwaukee changed this understanding to act most effectively in emergency situations, Jahner said. The Department of Facilities Planning and Management worked to ensure that all building addresses complied with city ordinances. MUPD captain Jeff Kranz said he doesn’t see the address change having a significant impact on the police department. “I don’t see (the address change) impacting MUPD response See ADDRESS page 4 OPINIONS
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