Erin Caughey

A journalism student looking to broaden my knowledge in reporting and editing.

United States

Former sports reporter and news reporter for The Marquette Tribune. Current Director of Marquette Student Media Interactive.

Spent a month in Italy practicing digital storytelling, using design and video editing software to create a feature package on the economy of Calgi, Italy.

Interned at Ireland's Food & Wine magazine as an editorial assistant for two months during the summer of 2013.

Portfolio

Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service

The Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
01/25/2012
Select Milwaukee, LISC launch loan fund to stabilize neighborhoods

Select Milwaukee and Local Initiatives Support Corp. (LISC) have teamed up to initiate a loan fund to aid local homebuyers. The loan fund is another step toward neighborhood stabilization, according to Raymond Schmidt, executive director of Select Milwaukee, and Leo Ries, executive director of LISC. The two nonprofits are the loan fund’s lead partners.

Cagli Marquette

Cagli Marquette
06/25/2011
The Conad Effect

For Americans, it's known as the Wal-Mart Effect. Addressing that concept in any foreign nation would be confusing though.

Student Media: The Marquette Tribune – News

The Marquette Tribune
04/10/2012
DiStanislao: New executive VP has long history at D1, Jesuit schools

Mary DiStanislao’s career path didn’t seem tailored toward her new executive vice president job at Marquette. Once a rival Division I women’s basketball coach at Notre Dame, and more recently holding to various senior leadership positions within the University of Pennsylvania’s athletic department, DiStanislao’s transition to Marquette’s administration doesn’t seem the most logical jump.

The Marquette Tribune
03/29/2012
MU honored with presidential service award

Marquette was named to the president’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll March 12 due to the university’s service programs and service learning opportunities.

The Marquette Tribune
03/22/2012
Visiting professor defends private school costs in lecture

Ronald Ehrenberg, a professor at Cornell University and author of economics book “Tuition Rising,” gave the Theodore Marburg Memorial Lecture yesterday afternoon discussing rising tuition costs and how they affect private institutions like Marquette.

The Marquette Tribune
02/21/2012
Hammerin' Hank set to speak at 2012 commencement

Famous baseball player and civil rights advocate Hank Aaron – or “Hammerin’ Hank,” as teammates and fans used to call him – was announced as the commencement speaker for the 2012 graduating class and will also receive an honorary doctor of humane letters degree.

The Marquette Tribune
02/16/2012
PIlarz adds student presence to budget committee

Under University President the Rev. Scott Pilarz’s administration changes this year, Marquette has established the University Financial Planning and Review Committee in place of the former University Budget Committee.

The Marquette Tribune
02/09/2012
New director Su excited for future of core curriculum

Marquette University has appointed a new director for the Core Curriculum Review Committee who will take charge of the university’s general course requirements for the next three years.

The Marquette Tribune
01/19/2012
Downtown hospital faces financial woes

Aurora Sinai Medical Center could be closing its doors to nearly 600,000 Milwaukee residents if it cannot find a way to counter the loss of funds it has experienced in the past year.

The Marquette Tribune
10/12/2010
Habitat for Humanity group builds awareness

Marquette’s chapter of Habitat for Humanity’s Act! Speak! Build! Week brought a series of events to campus last week devoted to calling attention to living conditions around the globe.

Student Media: The Marquette Tribune – Sports

The Marquette Tribune
05/03/2011
MU drops Connecticut, Louisville in conference tournament

The women’s tennis team ended its 19-11 season on both a high and low note this weekend at the Big East Championship tournament. The Golden Eagles defeated Louisville, who they had lost 4-3 to on March 26, and advanced to lose to No. 1 seed and eventual champion Notre Dame (16-9).

The Marquette Tribune
04/14/2011
Kretz, Sieg looking for golf's second Big East title

Senior Ben Sieg and the men’s golf team could really use a time machine. With the Big East Championships approaching, a trip down memory lane, say to 2008, would do wonders.

The Marquette Tribune
04/12/2011
MU tennis downs Wisconsin-Green Bay, Detroit

Bounce. Toss. Swing. Simultaneous serves by senior Jose Manuel Munoz at No. 1 doubles and freshman Dan Mamalat at No. 4 doubles resulted in aces for both and started the Marquette men’s tennis team off on the right note for the weekend.

The Marquette Tribune
04/05/2011
Men's tennis comes up just short against Toledo

After he lost the tie-breaking third set of his No. 1 nearly three-hour long singles match Friday against Toledo senior Aleksandar Elezovic, sophomore Jose Carlos Gutierrez Crowley slammed his racket against the playing surface in frustration.

The Marquette Tribune
03/29/2011
Weekend results on links encouraging

Stroke after stroke and round after round, the men’s golf team continued its improvement after its best finish of the season, tying for eighth during the annual FAU Spring Break Championship.

The Marquette Tribune
03/24/2011
Kretz a leader and role model

Stepping up to the tee, senior Kelly Kretz places his ball, steps back to survey the fairway, focuses and then takes an easy swing back.