The Marquette Tribune | Nov. 7, 2013

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Volume 98, Number 21

Thursday, November 7, 2013

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Steep demands test presidential search Unexpected college president resignations increasingly common By Sarah Hauer and Joe Kaiser sarah.hauer@marquette.edu joseph.kaiser@marquette.edu

John Ferraro, member of the Board of Trustees and chairman of the presidential search committee, visited campus this week to meet with committee members and sat down for an exclusive interview with the Tribune. The search committee meeting is another step in the process for Marquette after the resignation of former University President the Rev. Scott Pilarz nvestigative w a s s u d tory denly announced Sept. 20. Five days later, former University President the Rev. Robert A. Wild was announced as interim president. Marquette is not the only university going through this process. Instead, it is only one example of a nationwide trend of university presidents resigning, retiring or being terminated from their jobs, in part because of the demanding evolution of the role. On Oct. 1, Sidney Ribeau, former university president of Howard University in Washington D.C., also abruptly resigned following a Board of Trustees meeting. Howard students found themselves in a situation similar to the one Marquette students were in just a week before. Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, university president emeritus of George Washington University and author of “Presidencies Derailed: Why University Leaders Fail and How to Prevent It,” said cases of college presidents leaving within two years after their appointments are increasing. “Presidencies Derailed” identifies 50 college presidents from 200910 who left or were forced out of office before the end of their first contract period and the trend seems to be on the rise. “Some of the presidents resign on their own, others get pushed,” Trachtenberg said. “Being a college president is a blood sport.” Trachtenberg said usually when presidents leave, they form a non-disclosure agreement with the university. “After its over, nobody is allowed to talk,” Trachtenberg said. “It is very hard to extract the details. It’s hard to learn from presidencies, why they failed and how they can be avoided

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Read the full Q&A from the Tribune’s exclusive interview with the chair of the presidential search committee, John Ferraro, on Page 4.

Photo by Xidan Zhang/xidan.zhang@marquette.edu

John Ferraro, the chair of the presidential search committee and a member of the Board of Trustees, answered the Tribune’s questions concerning the presidential search, potential candidates, the many responsiblities of the job and more. Ferraro is the COO for Ernst & Young, a professional service firm.

Burglaries rooted in careless behavior DPS urges students to lock doors as means to prevent robberies By Matt Kulling

matthew.kulling@marquette.edu

In the wake of six burglaries of unlocked and unattended property since Halloween, the Department of Public Safety urges students to not be careless about their property when leaving their residences. DPS’s daily log reported a total loss of $8,248 as a result of the six burglaries. All but one of the residences broken into were unlocked and unsecured, according to the daily log. Three of the six burglaries

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took place at off-campus houses. Two more occurred in Campus Town West and one happened at McCormick Hall. Interim DPS Director Russell Shaw said these burglaries could have been easily prevented. “It’s becoming a bit of a concern,” Shaw said. “We want to get the word out that kids need to lock up their residences.” Shaw noted that at some point this problem “could get scary” because “you never know what someone could do once they’re inside your residence.” Shaw also said he thinks part of the reason students leave their residences unlocked is because they are not concerned that people are going to break into their room for whatever reason.

Jon Kim, a sophomore in the College of Arts & Sciences said leaving the door to your residence unlocked, whether it is in a residence hall or an apartment, is lazy. “I personally leave my door locked,” Kim said. “I feel more secure that way and I think it’s a good habit to get into. I think leaving the door unlocked is a risk that is taken every time it’s done ... Responsibility is a big factor to this issue.” Shaw agrees and said safety is a shared responsibility and should not be left soley to DPS officers to handle. With the exception of the burglary at McCormick Hall — which saw a loss of $400 — all of the incidents saw substantial losses of more than $800. The two burglaries at

Campus Town West had estimated losses of $2,000. Blake Dobrich, a sophomore in the College of Arts & Sciences, said he believes leaving your property unsecured is like giving it away. “Unfortunately, not everyone can be trusted,” Dobrich said. “Making it easier for a burglar to enter into your home to steal things by leaving a door unlocked shouldn’t even be a problem. It is one easy step on the way in or on the way out of your apartment.” Shaw emphasized that students need to put forth the effort to protect their own property. “I can’t stress enough the importance of reminding each resident to lock their doors,” Shaw said. “Don’t make your residence a crime of opportunity.”

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MU sees little decrease in liberal arts majors. PAGE 3

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MU is favored, but Southern could cause problems in opener. PAGE 11


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