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Volume 99, Number 2
Thursday, August 28, 2014
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Bringing MU closer to the city
“I’ve heard a lot of complaints that Marquette has not been part of the community, when part of the reality is we do have a lot of great things happening,” Lovell said in an interview. “I’m not sure how well it’s been coordinated. My role is to help to get the students and the faculty involved in the initiatives. Our faculty, students and staff really want to take part, and that’s something I will provide for them.” A CITYWIDE EFFORT
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Newly selected University President Michael Lovell brings to campus his leadership role in the Greater Milwaukee Committee intiative called Milwaukee Succeeds, which focuses on improving education in the city.
Lovell stresses getting MU students more involved in initiative At first glance, it seems Marquette’s new president has a lot on his plate. In addition to being a father and running the largest private university
in Wisconsin, President Michael Callahan, who also serves as the Lovell is expected to continue the dean of the College of Nursing. “So roles he developed as chancellor it’s going to be a fun time — if we of the University of Wisconsin- can keep up with it.” Although nothing has been set in Milwaukee, leading initiatives to stone, university leaders reshape the city’s educaribune said there has already been tional landscape. But it seems the presiroject a lot of discussion about making the university dent’s heavy workload has only gotten university leaders more more involved with Lovell’s work throughout Milwaukee, with most excited about the coming year. “Dr. Lovell brings a level of un- attention dedicated to Milwaukee derstanding of the community that Succeeds, the education initiaperhaps we didn’t have before,” tive spearheaded by the Greater said interim provost Margaret Milwaukee Committee.
INDEX
NEWS
By Rob Gebelhoff
robert.gebelhoff@marquette.edu
CALENDAR...........................................2 DPS REPORTS.....................................2 CLASSIFIEDS.....................................5 MARQUEE........................................6 OPINIONS..........................................8 SPORTS.............................................10
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Foley remembered at vigil
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matthew.kulling@marquette.edu
Following a year where it reached almost $250,000, Marquette Student Government plans to reduce its Prior Year Reserve Fund. According to the MUSG Governing Documents, the reserve fund is defined as “a fund created by MUSG and the University to maintain excess funds remaining from the annual operating budget and any funds set aside from the annual operating budget.” Nick Ciccone, MUSG’s Financial Vice President, said one of the main goals of the reserve fund should be used to benefit students. “It’s never our intention (to have a large reserve fund),” Ciccone said. “Because this is students’ money and we don’t want to see students’ money being wasted, laying around in account. We’re doing everything in our power to lower (the reserve fund) and I think last year was a testament to that.” The money for the reserve fund comes from unused funds from the MUSG-controlled Student Organization Funding as well as unspent budgeted program dollars. Ciccone said sometimes programs fall through that might prevent budgeted money from being spent throughout the year. “We had a huge program board event to bring a big band here,” Ciccone said. “But at the last minute that all fell apart and the band didn’t come, and we had a lot of money that had nowhere else to go but the reserve fund.” MUSG’s financial policies state that the reserve fund must be at minimum 10 percent of the annual operating budget, and at maximum 50 percent of the annual operating budget. According to the Governing Documents, if the reserve fund reaches the 50 percent mark, a cap on the reserve is instituted, as was the case last year. In March, then-president Sam Schultz vetoed a cap on the re See Reserve, Page 4
SPORTS
Gozun: The college curve
Rising trends of supply and demand in the higher education experience leads to a greater price for all.
MU takes on Notre Dame
Men’s soccer will open its season against No. 1 and reigning national champion Notre Dame Friday night.
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Charles Franklin, Director of the Marquette Law School Poll, said in a presentation Wednesday the gubernatorial race remains deadlocked.
By Matt Kulling
See Succeeds, Page 5
VIEWPOINTS
Members of the Marquette community honored the memory of alum James Foley in a vigil at Gesu church following his tragic death.
New MU law poll released
Milwaukee Succeeds, which Lovell has co-chaired since the group formally began in 2011, aims to address the educational disparities plaguing the city in relation to the rest of the state. Players involved stress developing a citywide, coordinated effort working to achieve specific goals by 2020. These goals include: Increasing proficiency for thirdand eighth-grade math and reading to bring skills closer to the state average. Catching Milwaukee up with the state’s average composite ACT score of 22. Bringing the portion of the population with a bachelor’s degree up to 33 percent (just above the state average). Immunizing at least 2,500 more children. Practically, these goals elicit a number of efforts, such as bringing tutors and mentors to lowperforming schools to work with struggling students or developing wellnessandimmunizationcampaigns for children. Marquette started getting involved in the initiative last year, bringing more than 50 students from different majors to tutor at the Milwaukee Academy of Science, a charter school just northwest of campus. By the end of the year, kindergartners at the school were performing above the state average reading score, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. And there’s even more good news. Although the group is in its early years, Milwaukee Succeeds leaders have expressed cautious optimism about the citywide progress of their efforts. About 73 percent of the group’s goals saw movement in the right direction according to its latest Milestone Report. Of course, there’s still room for a lot of improvement. Much of the progress was minimal, and the initiative actually lost ground in a few
MUSG to focus on spending extra money
EDITORIAL
MUSG hosts concert Friday
Hollow + Akimbo and The Lonely Biscuits will perform at Unplugged BBQ, MUSG’s first concert this year. PAGE 6
New academic policies
MU’s academic integrity initiatives set up discussion of accountability between faculty and students. PAGE 8
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