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Marquette student passes away in Cobeen residence hall MUPD confirmed death last night, cause is unknown at this time, there were no signs of trauma By TJ Dysart & Andrew Amouzou
theodore.dysart@marquette.edu, andrew.amouzou@marquette.edu
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Cobeen Hall is located at 1111 W. Wells St. There was significant MUPD presence throughout Monday night.
A Marquette University student passed away yesterday in Cobeen Hall, the Marquette University Police Department confirmed. MUPD Assistant Chief Jeff Kranz said that MUPD received a call about a non-responsive student at the residence hall at 9:30 p.m. “Upon arrival, officers confirmed there was a non-responsive student, attempted live-saving efforts, but were
unsuccessful, and the student was pronounced deceased at the scene,” Kranz said. Kranz said there were no signs of trauma to the student. Kranz said that per standard operation procedures, the medical examiner responded and will conduct an exam in the coming days to determine a cause of death. MUPD is not identifying the student at this time. This story is developing
Campus reacts to student’s racist social media post Member of Sigma Phi Delta speaks out following incident By Andrew Amouzou
andrew.amouzou@marquette.edu
The Division of Student Affairs initiated the student conduct process yesterday after racist and xenophobic content was found on a student’s Snapchat post. The student, a white male in the College of Engineering, posted the picture Friday night of someone dressed in a green alien suit with a sombrero, a traditional Mexican men’s hat. The person also wore a nametag with the word “undocumented” written on it. The student dressed in the alien suit is also a student in the College of Engineering and a member of the Sigma Phi Delta Eta chapter at Marquette. The student dressed in the suit and the student who took the photo are seniors as well, the Marquette Wire independently confirmed. The Marquette Wire reached out to the Sigma Phi Delta fraternity. The fraternity responded with a statement from the student but did not disclose their name.
“I would like to apologize to everyone that has been affected by my wearing of the offensive costume. Particularly, I would like to apologize to the entire Hispanic community,” the student said in the statement. “At the time, I thought wearing that would be an ironic joke regarding my personal history and country of origin.” Director of University Communication Monica MacKay released a statement to the Marquette Wire via email Monday morning about the next steps. “As a Catholic, Jesuit institution, we are called to build a nurturing, inclusive community where all people feel safe, supported, welcomed and celebrated,” MacKay said in her statement. “Racism and discrimination have no place on our campus. I want you to know that Marquette University has taken swift action to address this matter.” MacKay added that the social media post was promptly shared with the Division of Student Affairs, initiating the student conduct process. Due to FERPA privacy law, the student conduct investigation and hearing process
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Both students involved in the social media incident are senior students in the College of Engineering.
is confidential. Dean of College of Engineering Kristina Ropella also provided the Marquette Wire a statement regarding the situation. “I am deeply saddened to see this post. It is clearly racist, hateful and hurtful,” Ropella said in an email. “We are committed
to creating a community and environment in our college and the university that is welcoming and respects students from all backgrounds and experiences. I know that we are better in our work as engineers when we include and respect the diversity of our engineering community.”
Ropella also mentions she has discussed with university leadership in Student Affairs, the Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion, the President’s Office, the Provost Office and leadership within the College of See POST page 2
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