Leader of the Learning Laboratory RETIRES
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THE POSTest-, lyob September 6, 2011 THE STUDENT-RUN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER Issue 2, Volume $6 Leader of the Learning Laboratory RETIRES Scott Gore retires as UWM Union director after 30years By Steve Garrison assistant to the chancellor. the reservations department in 1972, In the early 1970s, the union was a The UAB, still in existence today, is a News Editor Gore said that the biennial budget a position referred to him by a friend. far cry from what it is today. Campus student organization that provides support [email protected] published last spring and the financial Originally a theater major, Gore said he programs and events were often for speakers, events and programs with the impact it may have was part of the reason had "highfalutin" ideas about what he organized by external groups and intent to have an impact on the university, Campus life would be almost he chose to leave, but he also felt that wanted to do after graduation, but was individuals independent of the university community and culture of Milwaukee, unrecognizable without the efforts of after 30 years, it maybe time for a change, intrigued by the possibility of beginning who received funding from the federal according to the UWM website. Scott Gore, who, after almost 30 years of both for him and for the organization. a career at UWM. government. As such, union activities While the UAB allowed service to the UW-Milwaukee campus, "It is kind of my time ... to retool in "My experiences here on campus and were mostly business-minded, serving students greater control over campus announced his retirement as Student some shape or form," he said. the opportunities provided have helped the greater community surrounding events, it also brought problems. Union Program Director this summer. Scott Peak, formerly the university's me find my passion in many ways," he UWM with student activities serving a "[The UAB] was self-elected, and __The^rchitect behind such events as housing director, will serve as the interim said. peripheral role. depending on what was happening, it Campus Kick-off Week, Pantherfest, union director until a replacement is Gore said he probably worked in every However, in 1975 federal funds was either going to be productive or not the Distinguished Lecture Series and found. single department in the student union dried up, and the Union Activities productive," Gore said. Family Weekend will serve an advisory Gore began mopping floors and before he was offered the opportunity to Board was created to allocate student See GORE page 2 role for the foreseeable future as a special serving drinks as a student employee in serve as the active programming director. fees for union events. 2 September 6, 2011 NEWS THE UWM POST THE POST NEWS BRIEFS Editor in Chief Production Editor UK Arrests More in Hacker Cases Zach Erdmann Melissa Dablman Four more individuals connected to Managing Editor Chief Copy Editor the cyber-attacks by the hacker-activist Mike La Count Jackie Dreyer groups known as Anonymous and News Editor Copy Editors LulzSec were arrested. The four were Steve Garrison Kara Peterson Brad Polling arrested in the U.K. cities of Doncaster, Assistant News Warminster, Northampton and London Editors Distribution Mgr. and are being questioned by Scotland Aaron Knapp Patrick Quasi John Parnon Yard officers. UK law enforcement has Off-Campus been working with the FBI in an effort Fringe Editor Distribution to prosecute those responsible for cyber Steve Franz Alek Shumaker intrusions and disruption to PayPal, Assistant Fringe Business Manager Amazon, the CIA, the U.S. Senate and Editors Tyler Rembert the U.K.'s Serious Organised Crime Kevin Kaber Graham Marlowe Advertising Agency. 14 individuals suspected of Manager involvement with Anonymous have Sports Editor Stephanie Fisher Jeremy Lubus appeared in U.S. courts. Two of the Online/Multimedia most recent arrestees - Christopher Assistant Sports Editor Weatherhead, 20, of Northampton and Editor Kody Schafer Tony Atkins Ashley Rhodes, 26, of Kennington, Board of Directors south London - are scheduled to appear Editorial Editor Jackie Dreyer in court on September 7. Zach Brooke Zach Erdmann Stephanie Fisher Photo Editor Mike La Count Sierra Riesberg Kody Schafer Oak Creek Therapists Convicted for Sexual Misconduct Phone: (414)229-4578 Fax: (414)229-4579 [email protected] Jeffrey Adamczak, a psychologist www.uwmpost.com from Oak Creek, Wl, was convicted Mailing Address of sexual exploitation by a therapist Union Box 88 - after a year long relationship with UWM P.O. Box 413 Milwaukee, Wl 53201 a former patient ended in 2006. His patient reported him after she became Shipping Address 2200 Kenwood Blvd. suspicious he was having relations with Suite EG80 other patients. Adamczak claimed Milwaukee, Wl 53211 he formally ended their professional relationship before they began their THE UWM POST has a circulation of 10,000 and is distributed on campus and throughout the sur personal one. After her initial report, rounding communities. another former patient reported having The first copy is free, additional copies $.75 each. had sexual contact with Adamczak, The UWM Post, Inc. is an independent nonstock and two others stated he made sexual corporation. All submissions become property of The UWM Post, Inc. comments during therapy. He denied those allegations, and in her testimony, The UWM Post is written and edited by students of the University ofWisconsin - Milwaukee and she could not recall some key details they are solely responsible for its editorial policy and content. The University ofWisconsin - Milwaukee in the timeline of their relationship. is not liable for debts incurred by the publisher. The Adamczak faces up to 7.5 years in prison. UWM Post is not an official publication of UWM. Florida Students Tighten Belts Post photo by Sierra Riesberg A new state law in Florida has banned the sagging of pants in school. On the needed exposure for on-campus considerable pressure to succeed. question the administration when they first day of class, the bill advocator, GORE programming that otherwise went Thankfully, he was able to secure the talk about making more money in the State Senator Gary Siplin, D-Orlando, Continued from page 1 unnoticed. Summerfest grounds, and the concert union," Gore said. "What's next? Paid handed out belts at an Orlando school to "I met the director of marketing for went off without a hitch. In 2010, more toilets?" students whose pant elevations did not San Diego State who did a seminar on than 8,000 UWM students, faculty, Space constraints have also been an comply with the new state law. Siplin how important marketing in the college staff and alumni attended the event, issue Gore has faced as the university wanted to criminalize sagging pants but Gore provided early support for the union was," he said. "I was inspired by according to the UWM website. continues to expand. "I don't think [the instead the law calls for suspension of UAB and was pivotal in transitioning this guy, and I came back and said this is "The most exciting piece of my union] is functioning, and I do not think repeat violators. Florida and Arkansas the student organization into power, what we need to do." career here has been the opportunities," it will function well for the projected are the only two states with such a law. part of a larger effort to create a more The Marketing Services Department Gore said. "People have given me the enrollment increases in the future," Gore insular community that emphasized the now provides anything from banners to opportunity to find my passion, to said. "It needs to be the showplace where "learning laboratory" aspect of campus Germans Plug New Meters catalogs, as well as lamination, printing do things that are meaningful to the students come with their parents and life. and logo design, according to the campus, but also have enriched me in so think, 'Is this a comfortable place? Is this Germans in the city of Bonn have "I did an evaluation ... what is the department's website. many ways. This career ... I can't believe a place I want to come?'" come up with a new method of enforcing content and mix of our university? What In the 2000s, Gore helped create I have been here so long." As special assistant to the chancellor, income tax on prostitution. With about are we missing? So I began to rebuild the several noteworthy activities on campus, Gore said that when the union lost Gore will provide input on future plans 200 prostitutes, the city has installed student activities experience at UWM, including the event that he would become federal funding, it seemed devastating, to expand the Union. Jan Ford, executive pay stations similar to that of parking in conjunction with students, with the most recognized for: Pantherfest. "but out of the ashes, great things come." director of recruitment and outreach, meters, where solicitors must purchase UAB, with student organizations," he "What we really need to do is Although he is happy with how the said that Gore is an intelligent, driven a ticket nightly to prove they have paid said. "Was it easy for me to do this? Yes, kick-off the semester in the right way, union operates today, he said there are individual who served as an inspiration the €6 fee (about $8.61 in USD, as of because I had all these relationships ... and go for it," Gore said in reflection. still issues that the student center faces, to everyone who worked with him. September 4) for practicing their trade. that is how I started to build the campus "UWM has arrived - we need to go to such as the growth of revenue-generating "His commitment to students and "After one warning, a sex worker caught activities process." Summerfest and create an event that will services.