Posted on Sunday, 20th April 2008 by Patrick Dorwin
Marquette University’s alternative student news paper ran a good column on the crime spike surrounding the campus near downtown Milwaukee. I am a little late linking to this, but it is a very interesting read for all students, parents and anyone interested in crime in Milwaukee.
Delving into Campus Crime: Hitting crime at it’s roots on Marquette’s urban campus.
It was the kidnapping and five armed robberies that occurred within the two weeks just prior to Spring Break that made Micaela Robb-McGrath conscious of the realities of crime in District 3.
“Although I thought I was making good choices, I really probably wasn’t making the best choices for my safety,†Robb-McGrath, a sophomore in the College of Communication, said. “The time and circumstances surrounding the incidents, especially the clustering and severity of the crimes showed that I really do need to take proactive steps to be safe on campus.â€
Go read it all.
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April 20th, 2008 at 1:28 pm
Okay, so they have the journamilism part down. How about some copy editing?