The Chancellor Search Quietly Continues

INDEPENDENT SINCE 1956 INSIDE NEWS The The Aldermanic race and UWM UWM PAGE 3 EDITORIAL Dean blows the Iowa caucus January 28, 2004 The weekly campus newspaper of UWM Volume 48 | Issue 16 PAGE 25 UWM Dance Team wins NEWS Hip Hop Championships The SA Spotlight: Know what's PAGE 8 going on at UWM! PAGE 2 Men's Basketball hits SPORTS eight conference wins What you missed in UWM PAGE 18 athletics PAGES 18-19 Greenstreet to Veto override sent to Assembly Governor Doyle re-examines Conceal and Carry Bill continue progress very surprised that the veto was overridden," said Carpen ter. "I hold no ill will but I in plenary address think it was a terrible deci sion. By Nathan Hal! "It is one of the worst pieces Staff Writer of legislation I have seen writ ten in the last 20 years. It has The spring semester plenary a lot of flaws," said Carpenter. speech, titled "Building Bridges, Some Bill supporters are Laying Foundations—A Progress confident that the Assembly Report," was held on Thursday, will uphold the veto override; Jan. 22 in Bolton Hall. Interim others say it will be close. Chancellor Bob Greenstreet and "I think it will be a close call Provost/ Vice Chancellor for Aca in the assembly," said Rolf Lind- demic Affairs John Wanat gave gren the author of a brief report on the state of the recalldoyle.com. "I think it will university to an audience of come down to one vote." approximately 150 people, Carpenter agreed with Lind- including administrators, facul Greenstreet gren. "I am hoping that the ty, staff and students. Photo courtesy of the Office of Governor Jim Doyle Assembly will sustain the veto, In a press release for the ple our feet is sound so our new Governor Doyle at the Announcement of the Veto of Conceal but I think it will be close," nary, Greenstreet said, "We chancellor can hit the ground and Carry Legislation Nov. 18. Carpenter said. haven't devolved into warring running." He also said that there The Governor said he was tribes; we've actually made were certain things needed to By Matthew L. Bellehumeur Our 7th district Democratic not surprised by the outcome much progress in this transition "maintain the quality." Green News Editor Senator Jeff Plale voted in favor of the vote. "I've always known al year. We'll make more street said that creating stronger of the veto override. the vote that will count is in the progress in the second semes links between UWM and the city Gov. Jim Doyle's veto of the Third district Democratic Assembly," Doyle told the Mil- ter." The themes of his fall by expanding the scope of the Senate Conceal and Carry Bill speech were recalled throughout Milwaukee Idea is essential. He was overridden last Thursday his presentation. Greenstreet briefly mentioned creating a by a 23-10 vote. The Conceal "It is one of the worst pieces of legislation spoke of maintaining the City-Campus Compact as well as and Carry Bill will legalize the momentum and remarked upon a Chancellor's Community carrying of concealed weapons I have seen written in the last 20 years. It the absence of former Chancel Roundtable containing "diverse in Wisconsin for the first time has a lot of flaws." lor Nancy Zimpher that, "every voices throughout the commu since 1870. one has demonstrated effec nity," such as members of non Fifteen democratic senators —7th district State Senator Tim Carpenter tively that UWM is bigger than profit organizations and corpo and 18 republican senators vot any one person." rations. "UWM has to continue ed in favor of overriding Greenstreet said that one of through tangible, productive Doyle's veto. Now all eyes will Senator Tim Carpenter, voted waukee Journal Sentinel. "The the most important things the change," he said. turn to the Assembly to deter against overturning the veto real vote is yet to come." university needs to do is make Among concerns about the mine if the bill will become and was not pleased with the Bill supporters have claimed sure that, "the structure beneath see PLENARY page 5 law despite the Governor's veto. veto override outcome. "I was see CONCEAL page 2 The chancellor search quietly continues By Brian Resop can't speak about the process," The only applicant known street made no comments System level, where President News Editor said Mary Ryan, undergraduate publicly is Greenstreet, who regarding a new chancellor for Katharine Lyall and a special student representative for the announced his candidacy last UWM in his plenary address, giv committee of UW regents will The chancellor search rolls search and screen committee. November just before the fall en last week. Provost John Wanat continue the background checks on at the University of Wiscon She, along with every other com semester ended. After accepting remained silent as well, during from a System standpoint. Offi sin-Milwaukee as the field of mittee member, is not allowed the role as interim-chancellor his portion of the presentation. cial finalists will then be made candidates narrows and more to make any comments regard early last fall after Nancy Zim Holahan called the move, public and will go in front of intense screening begins. There ing the search. pher left for the University of "interesting, not surprising" that the UW System Board. were 86 candidates at the turn The only man who can speak Cincinnati, Greenstreet said that Greenstreet applied and added "We will certainly interview of the New Year and, as the Jour for the committee, search com being chancellor wasn't on his that the more candidates that are some candidates," Regent Jose nal-Sentinel reported Jan. 16, mittee chairman William Hola- list of things to do. After spend involved in the job search, the Olivieri, chairman of the special that number has been cut down han, remains equally tight- ing a semester in the position, better. regents committee, told the to 12. lipped. In recent Journal-Sentinel Greenstreet said that his fears Holahan said that, despite the Journal-Sentinel. "There will not Those 12 individuals were to articles, Holahan said that UWM that his family and personal life number of candidates being nar be only a paper review." participate in interviewing by was looking closely at candid would be affected by the new job rowed down to 12, the search The Board of Regents will the UWM chancellor search and dates with a track record of suc were proven wrong, and that he'd and screen committee would then vote on one person who is screen committee on Jan. 24 and cess in fund-raising. Bringing apply for the full-time job. continue to accept applications a part of the regents' committee 25 at the Wyndham Center. No money into the university has "I found out I could do it," and may, if necessary, interview recommendation. The chancel information will be released per been the main goal of the UWM Greenstreet said. "I started to new candidates as the search lor search is supposedly moving taining to the interviews, how Foundation. At last year's plena really enjoy it. I've been having continues. forward quite rapidly and a new ever, as news on the chancellor ry address, Interim-Chancellor a ball. It's incredibly rewarding After the UWM search and chancellor could be named in search is almost impossible to Robert Greenstreet said that to be doing this." screen committee finishes inter March or even as early as Feb come by. fund-raising, though improv Despite being involved in views, it will send the list of ruary, but no official deadline "Unfortunately, at this time, I ing, needed to be much better. the chancellor search, Green qualified candidates to the UW has been announced. 2 January 28, 2004 The UWM Post News NEWS BRIEFS Welcome back, everyone! The University of Wisconsin- taken into consideration when School Spirit: Student Asso Milwaukee Student Association, discussing this issue. This initia ciation brought you the first "tra • Tax help offered by UWM accounting students: also known as SA, is trying some tive will take time; however, SA ditional" UWM Homecoming this UWM's School of Business accounting students in the thing new this semester. 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