Marissa Provenzale
Preventing package theft this holiday season
The holidays bring excitement surrounding gift-giving, but it also prompts a surge in package theft from the doorsteps of homes and apartments. Last holiday season, about eight out of every 10 Americans had packages stolen according to Forbes. As we celebrate the holidays in the Near West Side, it is important to take precautions to…
Near West Side safety ambassadors promote community well-being alongside Marquette students
With trash grabbers in hand and a drive to keep their neighborhood clean, Marquette University students and the Near West Side safety ambassadors are teaming up to better community spaces. The ambassadors worked alongside student staff from Marquette’s Center for Peacemaking this summer and fall to execute weekly clean-ups, with a focus on 27th Street.…