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Williams named Packers shell out stock athletic director U of Portland administrator starts at MU in January
for their women’s soccer team for four consecutive seasons. In 2005, the program won the NCAA Championship. Pilarz said he thought the profile of the athletics program at the University of Portland has By Michael Nelson given Williams the necessary michael.e.nelson@marquette.edu experience to take the reins of Larry Williams, currently the Marquette’s athletic department, athletic director at the University which has attempted to move forof Portland, has been hired as ward from multiple sexual assault Marquette’s new vice president allegations last year involving and director of athletics, the uni- student-athletes. “He’s been the athletic direcversity announced last night. Williams will assume these du- tor at an important program since ties beginning on Jan. 2, 2012, 2004,” Pilarz said. “In that context he’s seen an awful and will report directly lot and experienced an to University President awful lot. He’s had to the Rev. Scott Pilarz. respond to many highs It was determined and lows. He’s handled well before the search all that extremely well. for an athletic director He’s a student-focused began that whichever person. He’s talked candidate was eventualabout how athletics can ly chosen would also asbe a transformative exsume a vice presidential role as well. Pilarz said Williams perience in the lives of students.” the dual title displays The men’s basketball program the importance athletics play at at Portland was ranked in the top universities today. Pilarz said he needs “a partner” 25 for the first time under Wilin an athletic director, someone liams and the men’s cross-counwho can help him make the best try team finished in the top 10 decisions for the university rela- nationally. Williams played football at tive to athletics. “I think it’s very important in Notre Dame and graduated in terms of accountability and in- 1985 after posting two All-Amertegrity that the AD report directly ican seasons as an offensive lineman. He advanced to the NFL and to the president,” Pilarz said. Since 2004, Williams has been from 1985-1993 spent time with the University of Portland ath- the Cleveland Browns, San Diego letics director, where the Pilots set NCAA attendance records See Williams, page 5
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Green Bay seeks to raise funds by selling its stock to begin long-awaited renovations at Lambeau Field.
Undefeated team hopes to fund stadium renovation By Pat Simonaitis patrick.simonaitis@marquette.edu
The Green Bay Packers will begin selling stock this morning at 8 a.m. to finance a planned $130 million Lambeau Field renovation — the first time the team has offered to sell stock to the public since after its 1997-98 Super Bowl season. Marquette accounting professor and current stockholder Michael Dole said he isn’t planning on purchasing any more stock for the undefeated team, which would
add to his current investment of one share of stock. “You know, it’s non-voting stock, so it’s more about just being part of it,” Dole said, joking about his ownership before analyzing the business side of the plan. “The Packers are the only team with the kind of support to raise funds this way,” Dole said. “It’s a pretty savvy way for them to bring in cash.” The stocks, which will be selling for $250 each, are expected to be on sale until the end of February. “They are definitely striking while the iron is hot,” Dole said. The Packers clinched the NFC North division this past weekend and are sitting atop the NFL with
a 12-0 record going into this Sunday’s game against the Oakland Raiders. Packers president Mike Murphy said in a press release the organization has been pleased with the level of interest the offering has generated among fans. “We are not yet in a position to fully discuss the offering,” Murphy said last Thursday in the release. According to the Packers’ website, full details will be available when the stocks go on sale. The team has offered some details, however, including that buyers are restricted to 200 total stocks and the team will initially offer 250,000 stocks. The release
Director of campus entrepreneurship center leaves legacy
a university-wide event dedicated to entrepreneurship that includes classroom and campus speakers. “I’m an entrepreneur,” Keane said. “I’ve started or had a hand in a number of companies. I think the Kohler Center has come a long way and is at the point where I can hand it off and work on those other things (with other companies).” Keane said he first came to Marquette in 2001 to teach a class. He originally thought his time at the university would be short-term, but as the position expanded he decided to stay at Marquette as director of the Kohler Center until now.
See Packers, page 5
No ‘dead week’ for MU Keane resigns Tight semester schedule makes study days tricky By Sarah Hauer sarah.hauer@marquette.edu
Marquette students may want or need more time between the final week of classes and final examinations, but there’s not much hope of that in the near future. Although some universities, including the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, designate a weekday between the end of classes and examinations
as a “study day” to give students a brief reprieve from class before exams, Marquette operates on a tighter academic schedule that designates Fri., Dec. 9 as the last day of class with an immediate beginning of final examinations on Mon., Dec. 12. Provost John Pauly said the university does not plan on adding study days to the academic schedule. Pauly said universities go back and forth about having study days before final exam weeks and that giving students breathing room before exams has both its positives and negatives. “There is always a trade-off when you add study days,” Pauly said. “It lengthens the time that
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students are on campus and then often universities have exams on weekends.” Pauly said adding study days would be especially difficult for the fall semester because of the holidays. Pauly said no group of students or faculty has asked for a change in the policy. He said if a group were to come forward, the policy would then be reconsidered. Although Marquette does not have any study days, one university provision states that “no major examinations are to be given during the last week of classes.” Pauly said the policy is in place to prevent students from being See FInals, page 5
By Katie Doherty kathleen.doherty@marquette.edu
Tim Keane announced his resignation from his position as director of the Marquette Kohler Center of Entrepreneurship last week after serving in the position for nearly a decade. Keane helped to grow the center, established in 2000, to include an entrepreneurship curriculum, a business plan competition and Entrepreneurship Week,
See Keane, page 5
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Salvation accused of anti-gay discrimination. See, PAGE 3
Former head of campus dance passed away at 84 on Nov. 26. See PAGE 4
It’s time we consider a dead week of our own before final exams. See PAGE 6