[NU Sports] Bienen to step down

[cherron604 at aol.com]

Bienen to step down next year:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-northwestern-university-president-to-resign,0,3867148.story

Have to praise a guy who quintuples the endowment in 13 years.

Just a day or two ago the President was suggesting that Carmody had 2 or 3 more years to show something (until 2011 ?):

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/northwestern/cs-080228-bill-carmody,1,4098033.story

Does Bienen have to step down for Carmody to be shown the door ?? Do Bienen's remarks indicate that it is Bienen's decision, and not Phillips' ?? Interesting...?

Chuck Herron?? Tech '85