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Tuesday, April 9, 2024
The Marquette Tribune Volume 108, Number 7
Tuesday, January 28 , 2025
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MU puts 15 programs under review
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The Securing Our Future plan aims to reduce Marquette's spending by $31 million by 2031 and reinvest 40% back into the university By Sophia Tiedge
sophia.tiedge@marquette.edu
Across seven out of Marquette's 11 colleges, 15 programs were recommended by the Marquette 2031: Securing Our Future steering committee to be cut or modified due to low enrollment trends. The recommended programs have not been released to the Wire at this time, as the process for review is ongoing. What to know right now:
Kevin Conway, university spokesperson, said the programs, if cut or modified, will instill a "teach-out plan," so students who are currently enrolled in the program are offered the classes they need to finish their degree. “The majority of the 15 programs recommended for modification or closure have enrolled 10 or fewer students per year over the last five
years,” Conway said in a statement. "This evaluation is about how to best utilize resources to serve as many students as we can.” Announced last academic year, the Securing Our Future plan aims to reduce Marquette’s spending by $31 million by 2031 and reinvest 40% back into the university. The Securing Our Future steering committee is comprised of 26
faculty members and co-chaired by Jill Guttormson, dean of the College of Nursing, and Ralph Weber, vice president and general counsel. The committee went to the deans of each college to ask for potential ways to reduce the $31 million goal set by the board of trustees. Paul Gasser, chair of University See MU CUTS on page 2
Trump tests presidential power in first week
By Sahil Gupta
sahil.gupta@marquette.edu
The president wasted no time getting to work on several campaign promises President Donald Trump has finished the first week of his second tenure in the White House. At an indoor inauguration
ceremony Jan. 20 featuring some of the world's richest men along with all the living former U.S. presidents and an a cappella performance from country singer Carrie Underwood, Trump declared that “the Golden Age of America” had begun. Trump wasted no time issuing executive orders on a slew of issues from immigration to energy. Less than 24 hours in, he issued pardons and sentence commutations for over 1,000 Jan. 6 rioters, including those convicted of violent crimes.
Trump said he believed the rioters were serving sentences that were "ridiculous and excessive." The move was met by outrage from members of the U.S. Capitol Police, with one officer calling it a betrayal and a stab in the back. Trump also announced sweeping measures on his key campaign promise of immigration reform. He began by signing an executive order ending birthright citizenship. The move was immediately met by
four separate lawsuits challenging it, claiming blatant unconstitutionality. A federal judge in Seattle temporarily blocked the order; However, the order is now on track to face the U.S. Supreme Court. The Trump administration is also cracking down on illegal migration, shutting down the app "CBP One," which allowed migrants to make appointments to apply for asylum remotely. Trump has also deployed U.S. troops to the southern border and the
administration is using military planes to deport undocumented immigrants. This move is already causing some challenges for the administration. On Sunday, Trump announced 25% emergency tariffs on Colombia after its president, Gustavo Petro, blocked a U.S. military plane carrying Colombian migrants from landing. Trump declared that those tariffs would be raised to 50% one week later. Colombia responded by announcing its own 25% tariff on all U.S. imports, See TRUMP on page 2
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SPORTS.......................................................5 OPINIONS..................................................9 FUN & GAMES........................................10 A&E................................................................11
News
Sports
A&E
How federal orders affect campus life
MU basketball recovers from loss to Xavier
New album "Perverts" showcases her signature sound and aura
Trump and Marquette PAGE 3
Gaining momentum PAGE 6
Ethel Cain PAGE 12