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Volume 96, Number 8
Norris Park gets grand opening Previously vacant lot transformed into recreational field
By Elise Angelopulos elise.angelopulos@marquette.edu
As part of the university’s inauguration festivities honoring new President, the Rev. Scott Pilarz, Marquette unveiled Norris Park, a recreational space open to all students and faculty on campus. The park dedication, held Tuesday and co-sponsored by Marquette Student Government, included live musical performances by Repertoire, Something to Do and Jam ak Jam. Attendees enjoyed light refreshments and complimentary pizza provided by Pizza Shuttle.
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Norris Park, on Kilbourn Avenue, between 18th and 19th Streets used to be an empty space with a cracked asphalt surface and poor lighting, according to a flier handed out at the ceremony. The lot used to house an outdoor rollerblade park but quickly became abandoned, unused until the Norris Park renewal project began. Current improvements include installing new turf and landscaping for club intramural use, better lighting and new fencing, according to a university press release. Dan Calandriello, a 2007 graduate of Marquette University, was partly responsible for the beginning stages in transforming the vacant space into Norris Park. While president of MUSG from 2006 to 2007, Calandriello said students See Norris, page 7
Photo by Aaron Ledesma/aaron.ledesma@marquette.edu
Norris Park, on Kilbourn Avenue between 18th and 19th Streets, was opened in a dedication ceremony Tuesday.
Rossi still interim dean
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The Rev. Phillip J. Rossi has served as interim dean since July, 2010.
Will head College of Arts & Sciences through spring 2013 By Katie Doherty
kathleen.doherty@marquette.edu
Marquette has delayed the search for a new dean of the College of
Arts & Sciences again. Last week, the university announced in an emailed news brief that the Rev. Philip J. Rossi will remain interim dean of the college through the 2012-13 academic year. The college has been without a permanent dean since December 2007, following the retirement of Michael McKinney. In 2010, the university offered the
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position — and then rescinded that offer — to Jodi O’Brien, a professor of sociology at Seattle University. Marquette said in a statement that the offer was rescinded not because of O’Brien’s sexual orientation — she is openly lesbian — but some of her publications dealt with homosexuality. “Some of the concerns identified in the process should have had more careful scrutiny, and publications relating to Catholic mission and identity should have been more fully explored early in the process,” Marquette said in the statement. Rossi said new University President the Rev. Scott Pilarz asked him to remain interim dean in early September, and after taking time for consideration, he accepted. Provost John Pauly said Pilarz decided to conduct a full national search next fall after consulting with Pauly and College of Arts & Sciences faculty and chairs. “We decided that we wanted to take the time to do this well,” Pauly said. Most of the background work on this search — appointing a committee, meeting with faculty, staff and students in the college to gain their perspective on a new dean, and beginning to identify possible candidates — will happen in the spring. Pauly said they would do most of the screening and interviewing of candidates next fall. Shannon Rohn, a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences, has See Rossi, page 7
Courage, persistence led Nortey from Ghana Right to Dream Academy offered him a better life By Mike Nelson michael.e.nelson@marquette.edu
James “C.” Nortey wasn’t supposed to make it to the United States. He wasn’t supposed to attend Hotchkiss School in Connecticut. He wasn’t supposed to be involved with the Right to Dream Academy in Accra, Ghana, where he was born and raised. But James “C.” Nortey has. Thanks to his persistence, dedication and courage, he has made the impossible reality. After his first tryout as an 11-year-old, Nortey, who goes by the nickname of “C.” to honor his great-great-great grandparents’ last name Cadowuona, wasn’t selected to be a member of the Right to Dream Academy. The academy is a nonprofit organization founded in 1999 that allows children the opportunity to reach their true potential through athletics and academics. Two of his friends were selected, however, and he tagged along with them to practice one day shortly after the tryouts finished. Nortey pled his case with the coach, and the coach obliged. The team had only one goalkeeper,
Nortey’s position at the time, and needed another to properly run its drills. Nortey had a one-week trial to show he was worthy enough to stay. He struggled. The coaches knew it. His teammates knew it. But the team needed a second goalkeeper in order to run its drills correctly, and so he was allowed to stay. He didn’t play in any games his first year there but was admitted into the academy. Receiving admittance to the academy was crucial to Nortey and his family. Nortey’s mother, Ama Nortey, worked as a fisherwoman. His father left the family when Nortey was 8 years old. The family didn’t have much money but did have three children to feed, including Notrey. At home, his mother was only able to provide one or two meals a day. He didn’t want to go home and worry about forcing his mother to work harder to feed him or put him through school. The academy was his way to a better life for him and his family. He also knew that his life could take a drastic turn for the worse if he didn’t attend the academy. “I lived in a place where it’s really dangerous,” Nortey said. “You see little kids holding weapons … it’s just a crazy area. See Courage, page 16
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The Grand Avenue mall has started leasing open spaces. See PAGE 3
Get up, get going for the Rev. Pilarz’s inauguration day. See PAGE 9
Company gives voice to the African-American male. See PAGE 13