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MPD, Soglin: Mifflin must end
Qualifi ed partygoers at last years Miffl in Street Block Party
were allowed to have open containers in designated streets for the
fi rst time, but the party cost the Madison Police Department
$42,000 more to control than in 2010. Two stabbings and multiple
battery incidents occurred during the event.
Zhao Lim The Badger Herald
If the Madison Police Department and Mayor Paul Soglin get their
way, the Mifflin Street Block Party will be no more.
A report released recently outlined the safety concerns
surrounding the 2011 event, including what MPD spokesperson Howard
Payne labeled as a number of concerning issues. The 2011 Block
Party cost MPD $130,000, a $42,000 increase from 2010. There were
two stabbings, several sexual assaults and incidents of battery,
all related to the over-consumption of alcohol, Payne said.
When you balance those elements of cost and public jeopardy with
the way the previous years of the event played out, the department
does not see the event as having a positive benefit for the
community, Payne said.
Soglin said he thinks everyone would be better served if the
Block Party
came to an end.In a very critical time,
the tens of millions of dollars being spent on setup and cleanup
and police enforcement for the event would be better spent on
community services, Soglin said.
As a participant in the first Mifflin Street Block Party in
1969, Soglin said the focus of the event has shifted drastically
from its politically-based origin and the per capita consumption of
alcohol has increased significantly, creating serious problems for
public health and safety.
Ald. Scott Resnick, District 8, said he does not feel an event
of this size and caliber can be ended.
Students celebrate prior to finals in many different ways,
Resnick said. The police and the city can take steps to curb the
amount of consumption, but in the past those attempts have not
worked.
Payne said MPD looked at Mifflins trends beginning in 2008 in
terms of cost and different vendors and promoters in an attempt to
change the branding of the event and divert attention away
City offi cials argue historic block party too costly, reckless
to continue in 2012Sasha HaymanCity Editor
MIFFLIN, page A4
Search for new UW leadership starts with committee
The hunt for nominees to fill a search and screen committee
responsible for working to find a new permanent chancellor for the
University of Wisconsin is advancing.
UW System President Kevin Reilly began the
search in August, sending letters to the University Committee,
Academic Staff Executive Committee, Associated Students of Madison
and Interim Chancellor David Ward requesting nominations for a
committee consisting of 23 hand-picked individuals.
Ward was appointed interim chancellor after Biddy Martin
resigned earlier this summer to lead Amherst College in
Massachusetts.
The committee will consist of 12 faculty
members, two academic staff members, one classified staff
member, one administrator from the Madison campus, another
administrator from UW System Administration, one undergraduate UW
student, one graduate UW student and four community members,
according to a statement from the UW System.
Were searching for a combination of people who will not only be
strong advocates for the groups they represent but are also able to
see the whole
institution, everything it does and what qualities a person who
can do the job might have, said UW System spokesperson David
Giroux.
The committees job will be to find five qualified finalists to
pass on to a small group of regents appointed by Regent President
Michael Spector, Giroux said.
Once the committee and Reilly confi rm the selected finalists
are adequate, the search will become public with candidates
visiting campus and
participating in forums to gain community support. Using this
feedback, Reilly and the committee will then make their
recommendation to the full Board of Regents for confi rmation.
Reilly stressed the entire process was one of shared
governance.
The search and screen committees work is to come up with a list
of five great fi nalists, Reilly said. We take it from there,
utilizing input from the community to ultimately decide which
person we
want to go after.Nominations for the
committee are due Sept. 30, and Reilly said he hopes to have a
board in place no later than mid-October.
Once appointed, the committee will have to first make a position
description involving a strong focus on what qualities a new
chancellor must possess. They will then engage a national search
firm to help them narrow down possible candidates, after which
Administrators seek stakeholders advice in process to replace
Martin, relieve WardSelby RodriguezCampus Editor
CHANCELLOR, page A4
Students seek cost-cutting text options
Being prepared for class is painful.As students head back to
lecture
halls across the nation this fall, many will spend hundreds of
dollars purchasing textbooks. The University of Wisconsin Office of
Student Financial Aid website estimates that undergraduate students
will spend $1,140 on books for the 2011-2012 academic year, a
figure which continues to draw scrutiny to the business model of
the bookstore.
But even as prices continue to rise in each successive academic
year, students and educators are beginning to embrace new
electronic forms of text and other emerging media, which are often
available for around half the price of a traditional textbook.
PRICES HAVE ALMOST ALWAYS
GONE UPAlthough most of the feedback
students provide local textbook retailers may take the form of
groans at the checkout, Steve Scheibel, manager of the textbook
department at University Book Store, said prices are largely
determined by the publisher and chosen by instructors who are aware
of the price of the required materials.
Scheibel, who has worked in the textbook business for decades,
credited steadily increasing book prices as a result of
inflationary and other market pressures rather than the margins
charged by the individual booksellers.
The prices of textbooks has almost always gone up, he said. As
long as Ive been in the business, students have complained about
the price of textbooks. Its the fi rst thing you have to buy that
you dont want to.
While consumers running on a
students budget and increasing faculty awareness of the issue
have increased the demand for three-hole punch loose leaf editions,
which retail for around two-thirds the price of a traditional book,
Scheibel said students still seem to prefer the physical
textbooks.
He said there remains no widely available electronic version of
textbooks that are the be all, end all to make bookstores
obsolete.
A WAR AGAINST USED BOOKSFor students hunting storefronts
downtown for their required titles, Underground Textbook
Exchange has carved out a different kind of niche it will beat any
local competitors price.
Curtis Macek, manager of the State Street location, said a
business model focused on cheap textbooks instead of gimmicks and a
link to a
Growth of electronic media poses threat to local bookstores as
prices climb
Katherine KruegerDeputy News Editor
TEXTBOOKS, page A8
System offers more flexibility
Under a proposed plan from the University of Wisconsin System
president, chancellors and administrators from individual campuses
across the state would have more influence in financial and
operating decisions for their respective institutions.
The plan is a product of a committee assembled by UW System
President Kevin Reilly with the purpose of reevaluating the roles
of the UW System and the institutions within it.
Chancellors would have a greater leadership role within the
System, the responsibility of maintaining degree programs would
shift and the type of audits the system conducts would narrow,
according to a statement from UW System.
The plan looks to speed up the rate at which new degree programs
are approved, the statement said. Under it, the System would make
sure the variety of degrees is preserved, and maintaining academic
standards would fall to the leaders at the
campus.The System would also
scale back what kinds of audits it performs, UW System
spokesperson David Giroux said.
Currently, audits are conducted to make sure the System is
spending its resources and money in accordance with the state and
federal government, Giroux said.
A second type of audit ensures institutions are following the
best academic and administrative practices. Giroux said this more
objective audit will now be conducted by each campus.
The plan will go before the Board of Regents during their Sept.
8 meeting.
The UW System received more flexibility from the state when the
2011-13 biennial budget was passed in areas including budgeting,
financial management and tuition, according to a statement from the
UW System.
Throughout the next two years, the System will have to work with
a $250 million budget cut from the state. One immediate cut
laid
UW administrators form plan to give campuses autonomy provided
in budget
Adelaide BlanchardNews Editor
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Documents containing police interviews with the members of the
states highest court addressing the details of a physical
altercation between two justices in June provided
confl icting accounts of the incident.
The documents, released by Dane County Sheriffs Offi ce
and obtained by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, reveal varying
accounts of the encounter in which Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice
David Prosser put his hands on Justice Ann Walsh Bradleys neck in
Bradleys office on June 13.
A special prosecutor in the case finished her evaluation of the
June 13 incident without filing criminal charges against those
involved, according to a statement by the Wisconsin Judicial
Review.
In the documents, Prosser said he went looking for Chief Justice
Shirley Abrahamson to address his concern that the court had not
yet published a statement regarding the status of their ruling in
favor of Gov. Scott Walkers collective bargaining measure.
Abrahamson said in the documents she and Bradley were in
Bradleys office discussing the dissent position on the collective
bargaining case before the altercation with Prosser occurred.
Prosser and three other justices from the concurring opinion
entered Bradleys office and found her with the chief justice,
Prosser reported.
Prosser said he was in the midst of telling Abrahamson he had
lost confidence in her ability
to control the court when Bradley charged at him with her right
fist raised, the documents said.
Bradley said she did not charge at Prosser but was instead
walking toward the door behind him and was pointing at the door,
telling him to leave her offi ce, the documents said.
In the documented account, Prosser said he had been talking with
his hands when Bradley walked towards him and as he leaned backward
his hands came up slightly.
Did my hands touch her neck? Yes. I admit that, Prosser said in
the documents. Did I try to touch her neck? No. Absolutely not. It
was a simple refl ex.
Bradleys account claims Prosser brought his hands up and forced
her into a choke hold, long enough for her to tell him to stop.
While she said Prossers hands had been fully around her neck, she
did not feel any pain or bruising from the incident.
Abrahamson said in the documents she witnessed Prosser become
progressively agitated throughout the meeting in her office on June
13. She said Prosser brought his hands up around Bradleys neck but
did not believe he applied any pressure to the area.
Bradley did not make contact with Prosser before or after the
encounter, Abrahamson said in her account.
She never touched him, Abrahamson said. Im certain of that.
The altercation was the first time Abrahamson said she had seen
a physical confrontation between Prosser and another member of the
judicial body.
The evaluation of the incident will be under judicial review by
Wisconsin Judicial Commission to determine any possible judicial
misconduct in the case, a WJC statement said.
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Soglin pushes nuisance party ordinanceProposal would give police
more authority in ending large house gatherings, hold landlords to
higher standards
A new proposal spearheaded by Madison Mayor Paul Soglin is
looking to crack down on dangerous house parties and underage
drinking, but a critic of the ordinance said he fears almost any
house party could fall under the ordinances ambiguous language.
Madisons Alcohol Policy Coordinator Mark Woulf said the
ordinance co-sponsored in July by Soglin and Ald. Paul Skidmore,
District 9 is something Soglin has been working to implement in an
attempt to decrease the large and often dangerous alcohol-driven
house parties that are notorious throughout the city.
What were talking about are parties with 60 to 100 people
hanging off
balconies, a significant number of which are underage folks,
Soglin said.
The ordinance as drafted would allow police to declare a party a
nuisance if the attendees violate one of 17 existing laws, ranging
from allowing underage drinking to violating fire codes due to
overcrowding. Kegs visible from a public sidewalk, street or
neighboring property can be cited as an additional reason to label
a party a nuisance. If a subsequent nuisance party takes place
within the next year, both the landlord and the tenant can be fined
from $100 to $5,000 for each violation.
A landlord can be exempted from the fine if they can prove the
nuisance party hosters have been evicted or attempts were made to
evict them.
According to Ald. Scott
Resnick, District 8, the ordinance was drafted two years ago,
but not picked up until Soglin took office and was looking to
introduce similar legislation.
Underage drinking and house parties can be a dangerous
environment, disruptive to neighbors and add additional costs for
police, and this is a response to that, Resnick said. However, one
major criticism from the two committees that have seen the
ordinance so far is that the language is too ambiguous.
Resnick said while the ordinance may not have been drafted with
students in mind it could have a serious impact on the way students
enjoy their free time.
This has a drastic effect on student life, Resnick said.
Outdoor
game day parties now give police reason to enter the premises
creating a very detrimental impact to students and unfairly
targeting them.
Woulf said the ordinance would not change the way police break
up student parties. Instead, it holds the landlords slightly more
accountable so they will begin to get more proactive about driving
down the numbers of nuisance house parties.
Resnick said one major fear is that the landlord would be
penalized, so they may begin adding extensive provisions to their
leases, making it even more difficult for students to fi nd
housing.
Soglin said the major benefit of the ordinance would be public
health and safety. He said it would reduce incidents like that of
the stabbings at the 2011
Mifflin Block Party, where there were 20 or more witnesses, none
of whom were sober.
It would certainly reduce the number of conveyances to detox and
emergency rooms and make neighborhoods more tolerable, Soglin said.
This ordinance provides more flexibility to law enforcement in
terms of dealing with excessive and often times illegal alcohol
consumption.
Woulf said Soglin and Skidmore are working to meet with alders
to get to a point where everyone is comfortable with the
language.
Resnick said the ordinance will be a process spread over several
months. It is currently referred to the Housing Committee, which is
scheduled to meet in September.
Sasha HaymanCity Editor
Documents show justice squabble Prosser will not face charges
after allegedly assaulting fellow high court judge over caseMatt
Huppert State Editor
Community members have had mixed responses to the approved plan
to add on a 3,200 square foot glass addition to the Memorial Union
Theater. The plan would replace a large portion of the current
terrace and provide a year-round lounge space for students.
Rendering courtesy of the Wisconsin Union
Proposed Union remodel sparks campus controversy
The initial phase of the Memorial Union Reinvestment Project
continues to draw harsh opposition from members of the campus
community claiming the plans will drastically alter a beloved
campus landscape.
A glass addition north of the Wisconsin Union Theater was
adopted by a 10-2 vote for further study in a Feb. 7 Design
Committee meeting. The addition would extend north from the theater
lobby by 3,200 square feet, replace most of the existing upper
Terrace and create a new terrace east of the theater, according to
the meetings minutes.
Proponents of the plan, such as the committees Student Project
Manager Colin Plunkett, said the addition fulfi lls the initial
2006 Union Initiative requirement for more student lounge space
while providing an area for the theater to use before, during and
after productions.
Many also view the glass structure as a positive addition to the
Union, as its indoor space can be used regardless of season.
The important thing is this will create a year-round space in an
area that for six months out of the year is neglected because of
the weather, said Wisconsin Union
spokesperson Marc Kennedy.
John Sharpless, a University of Wisconsin history professor on
the Design Committee and adviser to The Badger Herald Board of
Directors, said he views the addition as motivated by money rather
than students and is against the design.
Throughout much of the discussion down to the passage of the
motion, this addition has been all about Union Theater revenues and
only incidentally student use, Sharpless said.
Sharpless said the addition not only consumes the majority of
the upper deck of the Terrace and negatively imposes on the
remaining seating, but also violates the Memorial Unions historic
preservation.
He added Peets Coffee Shop and its surrounding area could
arguably meet the student lounge space called for in the
initiative.
Other opposers argue the theater addition will block sunlight
from reaching the terrace, plus views of sunset over Lake
Mendota.
The Memorial Union Reinvestment Project is phase one of the
previously approved 2006 Student Union Initiative. The Design
Committee is planning changes to the west wing and fifth floor of
Memorial Union, which have not been restored since its construction
in 1928.
Citing electrical wiring, plumbing, heating systems and a
strong
need to meet Americans with Disabilities Act accessibility
standards within the building which contains 27 different level
changes as areas needing improvement, Plunkett said the
Reinvestment Project is essential.
The committee is the first step in the project, with anything
approved moving on to an executive team. This team then lobbies for
these decisions to the Union Council, which ultimately makes the fi
nal approval.
Plunkett maintains this process will remain run by students.
The Union really values student opinion. An important thing to
note is the Design Committee, Executive Team and Union Council are
all student majorities, Plunkett said.
Plunkett added student input is welcomed during workshops and
open forums. He also said the committees relies on input from
student interest groups.
The Memorial Union Reinvestment Project marks the second phase
of the Union Building Project the first of which is the recently
completed Union South, according to the projects website.
Design Committee records state the project currently has a
budget of $52 million, 58 percent of which stems from student
segregated fees.
Construction is scheduled to begin summer 2012.
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RodriguezCampus Editor
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from alcohol, but none of those attempts seemed successful.
In 2011, party-goers were allowed to drink on the street
provided they were of-age and approved for a wristband.
This is not a knee jerk reaction to 2011, Payne said. The report
combines previous years and the results are still the same. Its
the
exorbitant costs of the event this past year that put it over
the edge.
Resnick said he thinks the city needs to look at other options
to solve the problem.
The way Mifflin is promoted needs to be changed by staying more
local, Resnick said.
The 2011 Block Party took place on the same day as the Crazylegs
Classic, which Resnick cited as a possible cause
for bringing in even more out-of-towners and dividing police
forces.
If advertising focuses on UW-Madison instead of outsiders, I
think it would put a positive spin back on the event, Resnick
said.
Soglin said if students choose to participate in the 2012 Block
Party, it would include signifi cant and fi rm measures to deal
with public and underage intoxication.
MIFFLIN, from 1
During a nighttime walkthrough of the downtown Madison bar life,
city offi cials found bar-goers outside of Johnny Os overfl owed
from the sidewalk into University Avenue. Soglin said this survey
would serve as the fi rst in a series of similar events in the
coming weeks to address concerns in the area.
Megan McCormick The Badger Herald
City officials ID areas of concern in bar scene
Overcrowding and poor lighting are two of city officials main
concerns with some of Madisons heavily populated nightlife hot
spots following an Aug. 25 downtown walkthrough.
Making their way down State Street and looping back up
University Avenue, Madison Mayor Paul Soglin, a group of downtown
alders, representatives from several different city commissions and
a number of Madison Police Department officials scoped out the
downtown area for points that were dangerously overpopulated or
dark.
Soglin said this tour would probably serve as the first in a
series of downtown evaluations.
At the end of the tour, Soglin said some of the
main concerns included some dark crevices that could be lit up
and some pinch points, where sidewalks get overcrowded.
Offi cials are particularly concerned with the S formed along
the path from University Avenue at Lake Street to Frances Street at
State Street and then continuing to wrap around the 500 block of
State by Whiskey Jacks Saloon.
We already knew about this pinch point, but we wanted to revisit
this and others to find ways for better lighting and avoid
overcrowding, Alcohol Policy Coordinator Mark Woulf said. We need
to observe the physical space available when there are not large
crowds, but we found the area could also use more lighting between
Frances and State.
At various points throughout the S, city officials saw bar-goers
and passersby flowing off the sidewalk and into University Avenue,
causing a safety concern, Woulf said.
He said areas such
as outside Johnny Os and Segredo where bar-goers are subjected
to an overpopulated environment mean there could be a higher
possibility for fights breaking out.
The group evaluated the idea of bringing back guardrails between
the sidewalk and roadway on University.
In the next few weeks, officials will meet to review the
problems they saw and the practicality of the potential solutions
brought up during the tour.
This is all part of a continued open conversation with State
Street bars, Woulf said. We will be meeting with the bars in the
coming weeks to get the safety message out in order to further an
open dialogue.
Soglin said although the area surveyed has been the recent site
of numerous physical altercations and a recent sexual assault, no
single incident triggered the downtown walk through.
When I came back into office in 1989, I did the
Downtown night life survey yields darker areas, overcrowding as
issues to addressPam SelmanNews Content Editor
same thing, Soglin said. Still, we are concerned about some
violence weve had in terms of fights and sexual assaults the
tolerance level is certainly zero.
Soglin said he intends to organize a number of other walks in
the coming weeks so that city personnel can get a better idea of
the downtown venues in different environments.
Walks will take place both during the day and the night,
particularly between the hours of
midnight and 2 a.m. on the weekends, and Soglin said he was
considering the prospect of heading up a State Street bar crawl to
allow for further evaluation.
Still, Ald. Scott Resnick, District 8, said city offi cials only
looked at one of two important issues in the downtown area during
their most recent survey.
He said while he believes safety is the more important issue,
officials should also be looking into the underage drinking
problem.
Adding more scanners into the downtown bars in an effort to
combat illegal consumption is a separate but relevant issue in
relation to the concerns raised during the survey, Resnick
said.
Tonight was really about how to prevent fights and dangerous
situations we were literally shining lights into dark allies,
Resnick said. But were really looking to create a safer
environment, which requires us to focus on these two separate
issues.
point they will need to convince each nominee to consider the
position.
A lot of people you want to get for a chancellor position are
happy with their current jobs and will have to be persuaded to
consider jumping into the pool, Reilly said.
Associated Students of Madison is currently seeking qualified
candidates for the search and screen committee, ASM Chair Allie
Gardner said. Student Council is still deliberating to set a
process for selecting nominees and will make the final vote during
their Sept. 7 meeting. Applications are due the
same day.Its a great
educational experience for students, Gardner said. Its an
opportunity to see different perspectives from people doing
different things on campus, as well as give the students
perspective. Its definitely our role to make sure this input is
given.
CHANCELLOR, from 1
TAA votes not to pursue state certification renewal
Even before an independent agency created guidelines for state
and municipal unions that want to continue to collectively bargain
over wages, a prominent University of Wisconsin-based instructors
union rejected recertifying with the state.
At its general membership meeting Aug. 18, the Teaching
Assistants Association voted against seeking certification, citing
high costs associated with certification votes and the ability to
accomplish
more as an unofficial union. In opting not to certify, the TAA
lacks official recognition by the UW administration and all
officially binding contracts.
Though decertification would limit the organizations ability to
bargain for better wages with the state, Pagac said winning higher
salaries is merely one tool TAA has used to represent the rights of
teaching assistants.
Our union, like other unions, does more than just get our
members a better paycheck, Pagac said. It fights to ensure
democracy and dignity in the workplace, to advocate for graduate
student worker concerns and interests at the [University of
Wisconsin] and in our communities and to support working people in
general.
Under new rules recently laid out by the Wisconsin Employment
Relations Commission, several election deadlines must be met by
bargaining groups in order to be recertified by the state,
according to a WEAC statement.
The groups of state and municipal employees must hold elections
by Oct. 31 to be recertified, a rule that excludes state public
safety employees and local law enforcement, fi re and transit
employees. According to the statement, the state will recertify the
union if 51 percent of the unions bargaining unit approves.
The new rules significantly weaken the ability to collectively
bargain in a number of ways, TAA co-president Adrienne Pagac said
in an email to The Badger Herald. For example,
the pool of eligible voters in recertification elections has
been expanded to include all of the individuals of a bargaining
unit, rather than merely the members of the union who vote.
The TAAs decision not to recertify is a part of a growing trend
among unions in the state, said University of Wisconsin political
science professor Charles Franklin.
A certification election every 12 months could be viewed as an
inefficient use of union resources, Franklin said, especially
considering unions cant bargain over anything but wages, and even
then bargaining can only be made in regard to keeping up with infl
ation.
Franklin said the the strict union recertifi cation process
established by WERC is a continuation of the anti-union
policies
of Gov. Scott Walker s which are meant to give school boards and
state institutions greater fi nancial fl exibility.
Prior to the election deadlines, the bargaining groups must file
election petitions, the statement said. If a bargaining unit fails
to send a petition in by the required date, the body will no longer
be certifi ed by the state.
The petition and subsequent election deadlines will differ based
on what type of employees the bargaining units represent.
The bargaining groups must also pay an election fee ranging from
$200 for units with 100 members to $2,000 for groups with 3,000 or
more members.
Pagac said partaking in the process of getting recertified would
have unnecessarily diverted physical and emotional
energy, as well as fi nancial resources, away from the current
responsibilities of the organization.
This is not the first time the union will not be certified by
the state; the TAA lacked official recognition in the late 1960s as
well as the mid-1980s, Pagac said.
She said the enactment of Act 10 and subsequent bargaining rule
changes correlates with a mission that originated at the Capitol
with the aim of weakening the bargaining rights of workers across
the state.
A union is a union because workers decide to be a union. Union
members recognize that they are stronger when they stand together
that management cannot manipulate and/or exploit its workforce when
those workers support one another, Pagac said.
Teachers union says approval would have diverted resources from
current missionMatt HuppertState Editor
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Tom Zionkowski The Badger Herald
A Badger Buddy makes her way through the rubble and chaos that
is move-in day at the University of Wisconsin residence halls.
Merry Christmas, hippiesout in the plan shaves down
administrators who work directly within the System. According to
the plan, 51 administrative positions will be cut.
As those positions are eliminated, the plan creates a space for
chancellors from System institutions to take a more hands-on role
in administration, including serving on the UW System presidents
cabinet and making policy presentations for regent meetings.
Giroux said the plan marks more of a cultural shift in the
Systems structure than any real policy change. The policy changes
were granted when the budget was passed this summer and Gov. Scott
Walker approved greater fl exibility for the system.
The plan, Giroux
said, is more of a way to acclimate leaders both in the System
administration and on each campus with the new fl exibilities.
Earlier this year, discussions on greater fl exibility for UW
and the System came to a boil.
With budget cuts on the horizon, former Chancellor Biddy Martin
pushed for the New Badger Partnership, which would have spun the
flagship campus off from the rest of the system.
Leaders in the System proposed a rivaling plan: the Wisconsin
Idea Partnership. While the plan contained some similar
flexibility, it ultimately kept the Madison campus within the
system.
The clashing agendas were a point of contention, and the New
Badger Partnership ultimately failed in the Legislature.
FLEXIBILITY, from 1
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New ticket rule limits reselling
Zhao Lim The Badger Herald
Two dancers get cozy at The Rave on the Lake, part of an
end-of-the-summer hooray and Welcome Week festivities hosted by the
Memorial Union. DJs played house and electronic music for a crowd
on the Terrace.
This is your body on dubstep
Once ejected from Badger football game, vouchers cannot be used
by anyone else
A policy change for Badger football games will restrict season
ticket holders from selling their ticket vouchers if they are
ejected from games for alcohol-related reasons.
Previously dubbed the show and blow policy, the Badger Alcohol
Check program requires students ejected or cited at University of
Wisconsin football games to come to all subsequent games completely
sober if underage and under the legal limit if above 21.
For the fall 2011 season, only the original ticket holder can
use his or her vouchers to attend games if he or she receives a
citation. This differs from past policy, when students could still
sell their vouchers to other students who would then have to
participate in the program, according to a campus-wide email sent
to season ticket holders.
Ervin Cox, student assistance and judicial affairs office
director, said BAC is another way to try to address the alcohol
culture during football games.
Were tired of talking to parents after students die. Were trying
to encourage more responsible behavior, Cox said.
The change is an attempt to prevent students from
circumventing a breathalyzer test, ultimately improving the
atmosphere at Camp Randall on game day and alleviating serious
alcohol problems throughout campus, he added.
According to UW Police Department spokesperson Aaron Chapin, the
police have worked in cooperation with both the dean of students
and the Athletic Department to change the drinking culture which
results in negative behaviors.
We would like to see a reduction in the number of citations,
Chapin said.
Cox said UW has faced criticism from alumni, donors and football
players for student behavior during football games. These
complaints included late arrivals and obscene chants, both of which
could stem from possible alcohol use.
While Chapin said UWPD provides the instruments and space for
the dean of students office to operate BAC, the police will
continue a prior policy of behavior-based enforcement. Their focus
will continue to be on negative behavior and safety concerns.
We would like to see students drinking more responsibly, and I
think with the different groups we have been working with, [its
becoming both] a reality and a possibility, Chapin said.
Selby RodriguezCampus Editor
Center reveals possible exposureMadison-based Dean Clinic to
notify more than 2,000 after incorrect injection use
A Madison-based health clinic is investigating whether several
thousand former patients were exposed to blood borne diseases after
a former nurse used injection devices incorrectly for years.
Following an internal review, Dean Clinic found the nurse had
improperly used insulin demonstration pens and finger stick
devices, both used for diabetes treatment, on patients between 2006
and 2011, according to a statement from the clinic. The misuse
could have exposed thousands of patients from various clinic
locations to Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and HIV.
A list of 2,345 former patients will receive phone calls and
letters addressing their potential
exposure to the diseases and to determine if testing is needed,
the statement said. The clinic said one of its top priorities will
be working with the patients to determine the proper next steps and
to answer any questions.
Dean Clinic spokesperson Melissa Wollering said the insulin
demonstration pens are used to instruct diabetic patients on how to
administer insulin and are not meant to be used on patients, but
instead intended to pierce something penetrable like a pillow or an
orange.
Wollering said a fellow employee originally notified the clinic
that the former employee was using the pens on the patients, which
sparked the investigation. The former employee also misused finger
stick devices, which are another diabetic instrument, she
said.Although the finger
stick devices can be used on patients, the cartridge
encompassing the device needs to be removed after each patient.
While the former employee did remove the needle at the end of the
device, Wollering said the former employee failed to remove the
cartridge itself.
Through their investigation, Dean Clinic concluded the risk of
exposure is isolated to just the 2,345 patients on the list, the
statement said. Patient care staff will be reeducated on the
correct use of these and similar devices to prevent similar
incidents in the future.
Wollering said it is still uncertain whether any of the at-risk
patients have been infected with a blood borne disease because of
the mistake, but said the investigation into patient care has only
just begun.
We just started the process of contacting patients, she said, It
will take some time for us to get the test results back.
University of Wisconsin Health spokesperson Lisa Brunette said
the chance of an exposure when blood drawing devices are applied to
multiple patients is often close to zero percent.
Every clinic and health organization has some policy of
continuous quality improvement to ensure that their techniques and
equipment are up to date and safe, she said.
In an incident where an organization discovers a medical
equipment or procedure being inappropriately used, Brunette said, a
clinic generally takes it upon itself to re-educate the staff and
provide any treatment to the patients who could have been
involved.
Matt HuppertState Editor
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East coast feels heavy effects of Hurricane Irene
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) The full measure of Hurricane Irenes fury
came into focus Monday as the death toll jumped to 40, New England
towns battled epic floods and millions faced the dispiriting
prospect of several days without electricity.
From North Carolina to Maine, communities cleaned up and took
stock
of the uneven and hard-to-predict costs of a storm that spared
the nations biggest city a nightmare scenario, only to deliver a
historic wallop to towns well inland.
In New York City, where people had braced for a disaster-movie
scene of water swirling around skyscrapers, the subways and buses
were up and running again in time for the Monday morning commute.
And to the surprise of many New Yorkers, things went pretty
smoothly.
But in New England, landlocked Vermont contended with what its
governor called the worst flooding in a century. Streams also raged
out of
control in upstate New York.
In many cases, the moment of maximum danger arrived well after
the storm had passed, as rainwater made its way into rivers and
streams and turned them into torrents. Irene dumped up to 11 inches
of rain on Vermont and more than 13 in parts of New York.
We were expecting heavy rains, said Bobbi-Jean Jeun of
Clarksville, a hamlet near Albany, N.Y. We were expecting flooding.
We werent expecting devastation. It looks like somebody set a bomb
off.
Meanwhile, the 11-state death toll, which had stood at 21 as of
Sunday
night, rose sharply as bodies were pulled from floodwaters and
people were electrocuted by downed power lines.
The tally of Irenes destruction mounted, too. An apparently
vacant home exploded in an evacuated, flooded area in Pompton
Lakes, N.J., early Monday, and firefighters had to battle the
flames from a boat. In the Albany, N.Y., suburb of Guilderland,
police rescued two people Monday after their car was swept away.
Rescuers found them three hours later, clinging to trees along the
swollen creek.
Its going to take time to recover from a storm of this
magnitude,
President Barack Obama warned as he promised the government
would do everything in its power to help people get back on their
feet.
For many people, the aftermath could prove more painful than the
storm itself.
In North Carolina, where Irene blew ashore along the Outer Banks
on Saturday before heading for New York and New England, 1,000
people were still in emergency shelters, awaiting word on their
homes.
At the same time, nearly 5 million homes and businesses in a
dozen states were still without electricity, and utilities warned
it might be a
week or more before some people got their power back.
Once the refrigerator gets warm, my insulin goes bad. I could go
into diabetic shock. Its kind of scary because we dont know how
long its going to be out for, said Patricia Dillon, a partially
paralyzed resident of a home for the disabled in Milford, Conn.,
where the electricity was out and a generator failed. Her voice
cracking, she added: Im very tired, stressed out, aggravated,
scared.
Russ Furlong of Barrington, R.I., ruefully remembered the two
weeks he went without power after Hurricane Bob 20 years ago.
New York sees small hit as death toll rises in neighboring
statesJennifer PeltzAssociated Press
Wilson RingAssociated Press
Earlier this summer, Gov. Scott Walker signed concealed carry
into law for Wisconsin, allowing citizens to apply for a permit to
carry a concealed weapon in many public and private places. Yet
politicians remain divided on whether concealed carry will make
Wisconsin safer.
OPEN CARRY, CONCEALED CARRY AND CONSTITUTIONAL CARRY
Until Nov. 1, the only form of carry legal in Wisconsin is open
carry. In 2009, Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen ruled Wisconsin
residents can openly carry a handgun on their person without being
charged with disorderly conduct, but there has been an instance
where law enforcement confused the line between open carry and
criminal behavior.
Permits, background checks and training are all stipulations in
the new concealed carry law, aspects that separate concealed carry
from yet another form known as constitutional carry. Constitutional
carry means the only gun laws necessary are the ones afforded in
the Second Amendment, said Auric Gold, gun enthusiast and National
Rifl e Association-certified gun safety instructor.
This means an individual would not need a permit and could make
a choice as to whether they required training, he added.
Wisconsin moved from open carry to concealed carry, and
constitutional carry is the eventual hope for some gun law
advocates, Gold said.
Sen. Mary Lazich, R-Waukesha, one of the bills co-sponsors, said
concealed carry was a compromise
for this Legislature, and constitutional carry was a contentious
point and wouldnt have garnered enough votes to pass.
At the end of the day, there was a compromise. [But] many other
states approved concealed carry [and permits] before constitutional
carry, Lazich said.
How Wisconsin adjusts to concealed carry could be an indicator
of the feasibility of constitutional carry, she said.
While concealed carry may be a compromise for some, it is
ultimately a victory for legislators who have been working on
passing the law for years, Sen. Pam Galloway, R-Wausau, said in a
statement released when the bill was signed into law.
It has been passed and vetoed a number of times by Gov. Jim
Doyle, and there were veto overrides that failed by votes over the
course of a few sessions, said Jen Esser, spokesperson for
Galloway.
CONCEALED CARRY AND SECURITY
Galloway said in a statement that the law is not a partisan
issue, but rather it is about the general security of Wisconsin
residents.
Illinois is now the only state that does not have some form of
concealed carry, and Illinois Carry spokesperson Valinda Rowe said
there are currently two lawsuits filed against the state.
One suit involves an elderly woman who had completed gun safety
training and had been approved for concealed carry permits, but
could not carry in Illinois. She was attacked and beaten, Rowe
said, and is now suing Illinois for taking away her Second
Amendment right to protect herself.
However, Rep. Kelda
Helen-Roys, D-Madison, said she is skeptical about how much more
security concealed carry will actually be afforded to state
residents.
People make those claims, but proponents of the bill do not
provide evidence for that, and I dont think there has been
convincing evidence that concealed carry will somehow make us
safer. In some sense, it is unnecessary. Clearer, this is a
priority for a Republican special interest group: the NRA,
Helen-Roys said.
Gold said real security does not truly lie in the possession of
a weapon but in an individuals awareness of their surroundings.
If you have a good security awareness, then your need for ever
using a gun is greatly reduced. Knowing how to be aware of your
surroundings is more important than using a fi rearm, Gold
said.
WHERE CAN CONCEALED WEAPONS BE TAKEN?
There are safeguards to give private business owners the right
to keep weapons off their premises, but it relies heavily on the
building owner to make it clear concealed weapons are not
allowed.
If a private business owner does not want someone bringing a
concealed weapon on their premises, they must post a 5 x 7 sign on
all major entrances, Lazich said. Some states require signs to have
specific statutes, but Wisconsin signs wont need any special
insignia or logos in order to be considered legitimate.
Lazich said any private business owner who allows concealed
weapons on their premises wont be liable if there is an altercation
or injury on their property due to a misuse of a concealed
weapon.
Certain public spaces, including state and local government
buildings, attach a condition to concealed carry: Unless it is
explicitly stated concealed weapons are not allowed, a permit
holder can bring them onto the premise. According to a Department
of Justice statement, this applies to university buildings as
well.
While the decision is ultimately up to local campus leadership,
University of Wisconsin System spokesperson David Giroux said he
has not heard of any leaders who are willing to allow concealed
carry.
Currently, there is no uniform policy for how the UW System will
handle concealed carry, but most campuses are looking to restrict
concealed weapons from campus buildings, Giroux said.
To provide each prominent entrance to each campus building in
the entire UW System, 12,000 to 15,000 signs would be needed, he
added.
Its a big logistical challenge, he said.
While public buildings may place sanctions on concealed weapons,
the government cannot limit open outdoor public spaces, according
to the DOJ statement. It will be legal to carry a concealed weapon
in parks and other outdoor spaces.
LOGISTICAL ISSUES: PERMITS AND TRAINING
After the bill was signed into law, the DOJ went to work
smoothing out the specifi cs on permits, training, and limits as to
where concealed weapons can be taken. Starting Nov. 1 of this year,
Wisconsin residents over 21 who can legally possess a firearm can
apply to get a license through the DOJ, a statement from the
department said.When Wisconsin residents
can apply for permits, an application will be available through
the DOJ website, according to the statement. The fee for the permit
wont exceed $50, and proof of training will be required. Those
applying will be subject to a background check.
After an application is submitted, candidates for permits can
expect to wait up to 45 days if they apply during the first month
the applications are available, according to the statement.
Applications submitted after Dec. 1 should be evaluated within 21
days.
Wisconsin became the 49th state to pass a concealed carry law,
but each state has tailored different aspects of the law, including
training. In Minnesota, residents can only be approved through one
type of concealed carry instruction, Gold said. In Wisconsin, those
who have taken hunter safety, have prior military experience or
take one of a variety of different safety courses can be qualifi
ed.
The concealed carry law only covers certain weapons. While it
will be legal for a permit holder to conceal a handgun, it wont be
legal to conceal a shotgun or other larger gun, Gold said.
Other changes to the law include the legality of electric
weapons. According to the DOJ statement, before the law was passed,
only law enforcement and military personnel could possess and carry
electric weapons, such as Tasers.
Itll be legal to have those, and if you have a license, you can
take them wherever you can take a weapon. If you dont have a
license, you can take them on your own property or business, Gold
said.
Wis., UW get ready for concealed carry this fallSigns must be
posted to keep weapons out of private, public buildings; permits
available Nov. 1
Adelaide BlanchardNews Editor
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Nebraska used book wholesaler gives the business an edge when it
comes to buy back prices and stock.
He said while it is no secret that the online market,
particularly sellers such as Amazon.com, have captured a sector of
the market originally secured by storefront window bookstores,
publishers are waging a war on the reselling of used books.
Publishers are kind of at odds with the used textbook industry,
Macek said. They want to sell a new copy every year.
Macek added a tough economy has led to the erosion of brand
loyalty with individual bookstores, instead encouraging a fi ght to
undercut other retailers.
He said this market confl ict has lead to the rise of new
editions available every year, the inclusion of CD-ROMs with
textbooks and online codes to access homework and other
material.
Some of the largest course sections for University of Wisconsin
freshmen, Chemistry 103 and Zoology 151, also require editions
custom made for the university which Macek said makes students
hesitant to purchase these disposable and nearly identical
texts.
A NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT AND LEGISLATION
A July 2005 report from the non-partisan federal Government
Accounting Offi ce, commissioned by multiple Congressional
committees, raised concerns about how these tactics employed by
publishers have affected affordability for students.
The report cited packaging strategies ranging from the bundling
of textbooks to frequent revisions as factors that may limit the
ability students have to decrease their costs.
Although GAO spokesperson Laura Kopelson acknowledged the market
has shifted significantly since 2005, no other study of the same
scope has since been requested of the organization.
On the UW campus, the Registrars office works to make textbook
information, such as the ISBN number, accessible to students as
they make course choices a product of the Bush
administrations 2008 Higher Education Act.
Registrar Scott Owczarek said 2008 brought on initiatives for a
common entry system for instructors to easily enter textbook
information and get the institutions information to bookstores.
Its our way of giving students the information in an easy and
accessible way so they can make informed decisions in selecting
classes and planning for the cost of education, he said.
NEW WAYS TO LEARNThe future of textbooks, which
some believe is poised to usher in a new model of learning for
students, is already here.
One emerging frontrunner in the race to incorporate different
forms of media with text is Kno, a California-based educational
software company that now offers more than 100,000 textbooks for
iPad, web and Facebook interfaces.
Kno spokesperson Jennifer Acree said the titles are available
for 30 to 50 percent of the price of conventional textbooks and
feature technology such as 3D chemistry models, the ability to link
to any third party content and video embedded in text.
Weve been getting a lot of traction from all across the country,
she said. Technology has caught up in every other area of students
lives.
Since launching in 2009, the company has expanded to include
2,000 U.S. campuses and is now the No. 1-ranked education app for
iPad.
In an effort to combat textbook prices for students on the UW
campus, Brower is set to debut three pilot projects featuring
interactive web-based materials for students.
The projects, which are the result of a cross-campus
collaboration between several colleges, the Division of Information
Technology and the libraries, could be a step toward offsetting
textbook costs for students in the future if the pilots prove
successful.
Brower characterized the pilots which drew around $50,000 from a
number of campus sources as media-rich websites with interactive
demonstrations that
will be available to a small number of students for download
like an application.
The purpose is to help package information in a way that makes
it easy to communicate a range of material in an understandable
way, he said.
The pilots could play a role in addressing costs for students,
but Brower maintains the main goal is to enhance the educational
experience for students at a fraction of the price of traditional
textbooks.credited steadily increasing book prices as a result of
inflationary and other market pressures rather than the margins
charged by the individual booksellers.
The prices of textbooks has almost always gone up, he said. As
long as Ive been in the business, students have complained about
the price of textbooks. Its the first thing you have to buy that
you dont want to.
While consumers running on a students budget and increasing
faculty awareness of the issue have increased the demand for
three-hole punch loose leaf editions, which retail for around
two-thirds the price of a traditional book, Scheibel said students
still seem to prefer the physical textbooks.
He said there remains no widely available electronic version of
textbooks that are the be all, end all to make bookstores
obsolete.
A WAR AGAINST USED BOOKSFor students hunting storefronts
downtown for their required titles, Underground Textbook
Exchange has carved out a different kind of niche it will beat any
local competitors price.
Curtis Macek, manager of the State Street location, said a
business model focused on cheap textbooks instead of gimmicks and a
link to a Nebraska used book wholesaler gives the business an edge
when it comes to buy back prices and stock.
He said while it is no secret that the online market,
particularly sellers such as Amazon.com, have captured a sector of
the market originally secured by storefront window bookstores,
publishers are waging a war on the reselling of used books.
Publishers are kind of at odds with the used textbook
industry,
Macek said. They want to sell a new copy every year.
Macek added a tough economy has led to the erosion of brand
loyalty with individual bookstores, instead encouraging a fi ght to
undercut other retailers.
He said this market confl ict has lead to the rise of new
editions available every year, the inclusion of CD-ROMs with
textbooks and online codes to access homework and other
material.
Some of the largest course sections for University of Wisconsin
freshmen, Chemistry 103 and Zoology 151, also require editions
custom made for the university which Macek said makes students
hesitant to purchase these disposable and nearly identical
texts.
A NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT AND LEGISLATION
A July 2005 report from the non-partisan federal Government
Accounting Office, commissioned by multiple Congressional
committees, raised concerns about how these tactics employed by
publishers have affected affordability for students.
The report cited packaging strategies ranging from the bundling
of textbooks to frequent revisions as factors that may limit the
ability students have to decrease their costs.
Although GAO spokesperson Laura Kopelson acknowledged the market
has shifted significantly since 2005, no other study of the same
scope has since been requested of the organization.
On the UW campus, the Registrars offi ce works to make textbook
information, such as the ISBN number, accessible to students as
they make course choices a product of the Bush administrations 2008
Higher Education Act.
Registrar Scott Owczarek said 2008 brought on initiatives for a
common entry system for instructors to easily enter textbook
information and get the institutions information to bookstores.
Its our way of giving students the information in an easy and
accessible way so they can make informed decisions in selecting
classes and planning for
the cost of education, he said.
NEW WAYS TO LEARNThe future of textbooks, which
some believe is poised to usher in a new model of learning for
students, is already here.
One emerging frontrunner in the race to incorporate different
forms of media with text is Kno, a California-based educational
software company that now offers more than 100,000 textbooks for
iPad, web and Facebook interfaces.
Kno spokesperson Jennifer Acree said the titles are available
for 30 to 50 percent of the price of conventional textbooks and
feature technology such as 3D chemistry models, the ability to link
to any third party content and video embedded in text.
Weve been getting a lot of traction from all across the country,
she said. Technology has caught up in every other area of students
lives.
Since launching in 2009, the company has expanded to include
2,000 U.S. campuses and is now the No. 1-ranked education app for
iPad.
In an effort to combat textbook prices for students on the UW
campus, Brower is set to debut three pilot projects featuring
interactive web-based materials for students.
The projects, which are the result of a cross-campus
collaboration between several colleges, the Division of Information
Technology and the libraries, could be a step toward offsetting
textbook costs for students in the future if the pilots prove
successful.
Brower characterized the pilots which drew around $50,000 from a
number of campus sources as media-rich websites with interactive
demonstrations that will be available to a small number of students
for download like an application.
The purpose is to help package information in a way that makes
it easy to communicate a range of material in an understandable
way, he said.
The pilots could play a role in addressing costs for students,
but Brower maintains the main goal is to enhance the educational
experience for students at a fraction of the price of traditional
textbooks.
A slice of the market: How textbooks compareFor the
cash-strapped student, sizing up the prices of their textbooks from
a variety of vendors can prove crucial. Heres a look at the prices
for books in some of the most popular classes for a University of
Wisconsin undergraduate freshman. Prices represented are as of
Sept. 4 and are an estimation of the total cost for any texts
listed as required. Figures gathered from online sources do not
include standard shipping rates.
SOURCE: The Badger Herald
Barnes & Noble
Amazon
A Room of Ones Own
University Bookstore
Underground Textbook Exchange
T E X T B O O K P R I C E S
N E W U S E D N E W U S E D N E W U S E D N E W U S E D N E W U
S E D
B O O K S T O R E S
$96.55 $72.41
$94.85 $71.25
$96.89 N/A
$48.91 $22.77
$68.36 $31.47
$43.75 $32.81
$59.00 $44.25
$146.25 N/A
$120.52 $43.38
$125.52 $50.54
$145.38 $109.28
$144.40 $108.35
$152.05 N/A
$119.01 $98.26
$124.70 $102.41
$190.00 $142.50
$190.00 $142.50
$202.67 N/A
$85.00 $35.00
$186.22 $36.94
$151.00 $113.25
$156.25 $117.20
$225.95 N/A
$100.00 $24.70
$228.69 $31.10
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Athletic Board preps for leadership change
The University of Wisconsin Athletic Board will see a major
personnel change as student-athletes begin heading into the fall
semester.
Walter Dickey, UW law school professor and Athletic Board chair,
stepped down from the board to begin working with Athletic Director
Barry Alvarez as senior associate athletic director.
UW veterinary medicine professor Dale Bjorling will replace
Dickey as chair of the Athletic Board.
Having served on the board for the past eight years, Dickey has
been chair for the past six. He has also served as a faculty
representative to the Big Ten and NCAA and worked on the Big Tens
executive, compliance and finance committees.
Dickey retired from
teaching prior to receiving Alvarezs offer. He expects to
continue teaching part-time while on the senior staff.
I had just retired from the faculty when Barry Alvarez asked if
I would join the senior staff. It took a lot of discussion and
thought, but I agreed, said Dickey.
Dickeys legal background will be helpful to the staff following
the exit of two senior staff members. Bjorling said Dickeys move
will allow him to lend his expertise in legal matters to the
staff.
[Dickey] has a great deal of experience with compliance issues
and will be able to provide the department a lot of assistance in
that area, especially now with these absences, Bjorling said.
During his tenure on Athletic Board since 2005, Bjorling also
served on several committees within Athletics, co-chairing the
academic compliance committee for the past four years.
Dickey led the Athletic Board when it came under the scrutiny of
an ad hoc committee
between 2008-09 after allegations members were being intimidated
and university procedure was not being followed. The committees
report did not fi nd any evidence to back those claims.
Dickey said Bjorling is a good replacement as his experience
with the board will be beneficial in handling the chair
position.
[Bjorlings] experience and strong character are requirements of
the job, as you tend to receive a lot of criticism, Dickey
said.
Bjorling said it is important the board continue working with
the Athletic Department to ensure student athletes are getting the
best possible academic experience. He has no major plans for change
at the moment.
At this time, I dont think any large-scale changes are needed,
Bjorling said. We just need to provide the Athletic Department with
insight and assistance into the academic side of the
student-athlete experience.
Former head Dickey to assume new role serving under Alvarez
Selby RodriguezCampus Editor
CRIME in BriefUW ARBORETUM
Sexual AssaultUniversity of Wisconsin
police have a suspect in custody in connection to a sexual
assault that took place at 2:30 a.m. Sept. 1 at the UW Arboretum,
according to a UWPD statement.
Sgt. Aaron Chapin stressed that while the assault took place on
campus property, neither the victim nor the suspect were affi
liated with the university. The investigation is ongoing.
LANGDON STREET
Arrest in Battery CaseAfter an alleged battery on
two University of Wisconsin students Sept. 1 in front of the Red
Gym on Langdon Street, the UW Police Department confi rmed they
have a suspect in custody.
One of the victims was hit by a brick and had to be treated for
lacerations, according to a UWPD statement.
Chapin confi rmed in a message to The Badger Herald an arrest
was made in connection to the battery.
More information will be released later this week as the
investigation unfolds, he said.
WILSON STREET
Weapons ViolationThe Madison Police
Department is currently investigating an incident involving a
24-year-old Madison woman who was allegedly shot in the leg by her
tenant, a 57-year-old Madison man.
According to an MPD incident report, the two had been partying
the night before the incident and the woman returned the next day,
Aug. 29.
She allegedly broke out a window, claiming that she had come
back to retrieve her purse.
The man believed he was being burglarized, grabbed his
.22-caliber rifl e and held the woman at gunpoint as he called the
police.
When police arrived on scene, the man said he believed it was an
intruder and shot the victim in her leg.
MPD spokesperson Joel DeSpain said detectives are investigating
the incident.
WHEELER ROAD
Arrested PersonOn Aug. 27 at 11:30 a.m.,
police arrested 29-year-old Joseph Cochran of Madison for
resisting or obstructing a police offi cer.
According to an MPD report, police received complaints that
Cochran walked into the middle of the road when vehicles would
drive near.
When an offi cer confronted Cochran, he said he was dehydrated
and disoriented which caused him to misjudge where the roadway
was.
Offi cers offered Cochran medical assistance, but he refused and
then fl ed the scene.
He was found underneath the deck of a nearby residence, where he
was arrested.
JOHN NOLEN DRIVE
Intoxicated DriverTwo Wisconsin Dells
residents were involved in a life-threatening car crash after
attempting to return home from a trip to Madison while under the
infl uence of heroin last week.
Twenty-year-old Elizabeth Elledge and 23-year-old Thor Crapp
were arrested for driving while intoxicated and possession of
heroin after recklessly driving inbound on John Nolen and crashing
into a tree the evening of Aug. 24.
An MPD report said when police arrived on the scene, the two
detainees were found unresponsive in the vehicle with blue faces
and extremely pale skin.
After being resuscitated, Elledge was cooperative and said the
two had consumed heroin before she had operated the vehicle.
DeSpain said MPD has had numerous news conferences about the
heroin epidemic in the past two years.
He said the increase in heroin use has also been witnessed
across the country.
EAST TOWNE MALL
FraudA 19-year-old Madison
man, Maurice Porter, and a 32-year-old Madison woman, Sharee
Koker, were arrested in connection with a fraud investigation the
afternoon of Aug. 24.
An MPD report said an offi cer noticed something rectangular
protruding in
the center region of Kokers buttocks and she would not cooperate
when asked to remove the item.
The offi cer retrieved the item, which turned out to be a number
of gift cards from Sears and Best Buy.
DeSpain said this fraud investigation had been ongoing.
The two were responsible for a combined total of more than
$2,200 in stolen merchandise.
HUMMINGBIRD LANE
ExposureA 51-year-old Madison man
was arrested on the charge of disorderly conduct after exposing
himself to a number of people residing in the area mid day Aug.
28.
The arrested man, Paul Olson, was standing in the window of his
home when he pulled down his pants and exposed his buttocks, placed
them on the glass window and gyrated for approximately four
minutes, an MPD report said.
When police arrived, Olson told the offi cers he had just fi
nished having sex with his wife and was not taunting the
complainants as they had reported.
JOHN NOLEN DRIVE
Arrested PersonAfter threatening and
tormenting a Madison taxi driver, 22-year-old Aaron Gaustad of
Monona was arrested on two charges of disorderly conduct Aug.
25.
A Madison taxi picked Gaustad up on State Street,
and he allegedly told the driver to take him to the Taco Bell in
Monona.
The driver began taking John Nolen Drive toward Monona, which
allegedly infuriated Gaustad and prompted him to begin screaming at
her and punching the back of her seat, according to the report.
The driver pulled over and called the police while watching
Gaustad.
He then began swinging at the driver and ran away when a second
male taxi driver came to the scene.
An offi cer found Gaustad standing on a railroad track,
urinating, and he was immediately taken into custody.
BROOKS STREET
Arrested PersonA 44-year-old Madison
man, Eric Pittman, was arrested for burglary and probation
violation when he broke into a student residence the evening of
Aug. 28.
An MPD report said two 19-year-old Madison men left their home
briefly to get food, and when they returned, they saw Pittman
standing inside their apartment.
Pittman slammed the door on the legal residents and then
allegedly kicked out a screen to escape.
The residents chased Pittman on foot for several blocks until he
fell on the pavement and the two victims pinned him down until
police arrived.
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Mayor: Budget includes significant cuts to curb debt
While the specifics of Madisons 2012 budget are yet to be
revealed, city officials say one thing is certain: Big cuts are
coming.
Madison Mayor Paul Soglin said discussion regarding the capital
budget is almost complete, with close to $60 million in spending
cuts, and city officials have just begun work on the operating
budget.
Ald. Lauren Cnare, District 3, said the capital budget involves
investments in land, buildings and equipment,
while the operating budget provides money for city departments
and services to fund salaries, staffing and supplies.
Weve basically divided budget requests into wants and needs,
Soglin said. The situation is such that we can only fund the citys
needs, and Im not even sure we can fund all of those.
A statement from Soglins office said after taking steps in 2011
to reduce debt including adopting more current numbers for energy
consumption, cutting employee benefits and freezing or eliminating
vacant positions or new positions there is still a need for an
additional $11 million in cuts in the 2012 operating budget.
Soglin has released
neither the proposed capital budget nor the operating budget,
but in the coming weeks each proposed plan will go before the Board
of Estimates and City Council.
Soglin will present the capital budget to City Council Sept. 6,
and the Board of Estimates will evaluate it Sept. 12 and Sept. 13,
according to a statement from the mayors office. It will then go
back to the council. The operating budget follows a similar
schedule behind the capital budget, and is slated to be introduced
to council on Oct. 4 and the board Oct. 10 and Oct. 11.
One cut that is expected to be included in Soglins proposed
capital budget is to the TIF loan for the renovation and expansion
of the Edgewater Hotel.
A TIF loan is money the city invests in tax incremental finance
districts, which increases the property value of the project. The
money generated by the increased property taxes is then paid back
into the district over time.
Cnare, who also acts as City Council president, said the exact
amount being cut is unknown, but the Edgewater will not receive the
$16 million as was originally proposed. She said she heard the cuts
could put the loan in the $4 or $5 million realm.
The City Council will react by trying to figure out what that
means for the project, Cnare said. Im sure many members will try to
fi nd ways to increase that funding. There are
a lot of good reasons the city council voted to fund the
construction and will continue to vote for it.
Soglin said there will undoubtedly be less money for snow
removal and reduced staffing levels in parks and streets.
He said he believes if these cuts are short-term, two years or
less, the city will be alright. However, he said if there is no
changes made in returning state shared funds to Madison by 2013,
there will be very serious long-term problems.
Soglin has to find a balance and decide which cuts are
supportable and what the community really needs, Cnare said. They
change everyday according to things that come in.
Cnare said the greatest
cuts will come in the area of capital expenditures. Offi cials
are looking closely at personnel cuts and want to avoid layoffs,
but options such as limiting days off are still in the cards.
In the past month, there have been a number of city budget
conversations, each meeting revolving around a different group of
the citys services, Cnare said. They have been divided into
community development, administration, infrastructure, large
community facilities and parks, and public safety.
At the meetings, community members have been encouraged to work
with city staff and committee members to discover what Madisons
residents most important priorities are.
Soglin says Madison will fund only core, essential programsSasha
HaymanCity Editor
State rolls out approved changes to reciprocity
Wisconsinites enrolling at colleges and universities in
Minnesota next year will no longer have the advantage of paying
lower prices than Minnesotans for comparable education due to a new
reciprocity agreement between the neighboring states.
The State of Wisconsin Higher Educational Aids Board and the
Minnesota Office of Higher Education agreed to a change in the
Minnesota-Wisconsin Interstate Tuition Reciprocity Program, HEAB
Administrative Policy Advisor Sherri Nelson said.
Cullen Werwie,
spokesperson for Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, said the new
agreement allows Wisconsinites to attend an undergraduate or
graduate program in their neighboring state for the price a native
Minnesotan would pay.
The memorandum phases out the supplement agreement established
by HEAB and MOHE during the 2008-09 school year in which the state
of Wisconsin covered the financial difference of a Wisconsin
resident paying in-state tuition at a Minnesota university with
higher in-state tuition prices, Nelson said.
For the past three years, Nelson said Wisconsin universities
have had lower in-state tuition than comparable Minnesota
universities. Therefore, under the supplement agreement, Wisconsin
students paid less to go to Minnesota universities than Minnesota
students.
The fi nancial difference
created by this policy was paid for by the state of Wisconsin to
the state of Minnesota, Nelson said. The supplement agreement was
originally created by former Gov. Jim Doyle to prevent Wisconsin
students from paying the difference.
A Minnesota student attending a university in Wisconsin will
continue to pay the in-state tuition price of a comparable
Minnesota university, Nelson said.
In creating the reciprocity agreement, Werwie said both states
had to pass concurring legislation and sign a memorandum of
understanding.
Additions to the memorandum had to be made after Wisconsin
policymakers and constituents voiced concern that the new
reciprocity agreement should not be set in place until the 2012-13
school year, Nelson said.
Despite the higher costs
Wisconsin students to pay Minnesota in-state tuition rate after
2012-13 termMatt HuppertState Editor
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Megan McCormick The Badger Herald
Man sentenced in 09 Chicago mob beating
CHICAGO (AP) The last suspect convicted in the 2009 videotaped
beating death of a Chicago honors student was sentenced Monday to
32 years in prison, ending a tragic case that symbolized the
brutality of youth violence and sparked outrage around the
country.
Lapoleon Colbert, 20, was convicted of first-degree murder in
June for participating in the
mob attack on 16-year-old Derrion Albert. In addition to
watching the beating, which was captured on a cellphone camera, a
jury heard a recording of a police interrogation in which he
admitted to kicking Albert in the head and stomping on him while he
lay defenseless on the ground.
Before his sentencing, Colbert apologized to Alberts family and
pleaded with the judge.
This is my first offense, have mercy on me, Lapoleon said,
standing to face Alberts family before sitting silently with his
hands folded in front of him.
But Judge Nicholas Ford was not swayed. He previously had handed
down prison sentences of 32 years to two other
defendants convicted during separate trials and 26 years to a
fourth who pleaded guilty. A fifth suspect tried as a juvenile was
ordered to remain imprisoned until he turns 21.
There is a growing tolerance of conduct that history would view
as unconscionable, Ford said.
The September 2009 fight erupted near Fenger High School on the
citys South Side where Albert and Colbert attended classes. In the
video, Derrions attackers are seen punching and kicking him,
slamming him over the head with large boards and fi nally, stomping
on his head.
The sight of Albert trying to defend himself against waves of
attackers, staggering to his feet and
then crashing to the street again as he was unable to cover his
body from all the kicks and punches, prompted the Chicago police
and school officials to promise dramatic improvements in security
around schools. From Washington, President Barack Obama dispatched
two top Cabinet officials to the city to discuss ways to quell the
violence.
Alberts family has reacted calmly to the verdicts. To them, the
tragedy is about six young men thrown together on a sunny
afternoon, just days into the beginning of the school year, and how
all their lives were destroyed in a matter of minutes.
Chicago officials said they implemented various programs to
help
students get safely past neighborhoods where just walking by
posed a danger as well as initiatives such as conflict resolution
programs inside the schools.
Among the security measures was a pilot program installing
cameras allowing Chicago police to monitor events around Fenger and
two other schools. Officials recently said that the number of
crimes, arrests and cases of misconduct dropped dramatically at
Fenger as a result, and that they would spend $7 million to
introduce the cameras at a dozen other troubled schools.
Despite the tough economic times facing our district, were
taking additional steps to reduce crime and create school
environments that are safe for students and staff, Chicago
Public Schools CEO Jean-Claude Brizard said in a statement when
unveiling the program.
After the Albert killing, the city deployed more police officers
to the area and created a database and intelligence hub to track
daily incidents of violence around schools, offi cials said.
Federal stimulus money was used to boost safe passage programs to
help youths get safely to school, and a $500,000 emergency federal
grant was spent on crisis intervention and other student
programs.
___Associated Press reporters
Sophia Tareen and Deanna Bellandi contributed to this
report.
Member of group that killed teen will join other cohorts in
prison for 32 yearsDon BabwinAssociated Press
Voter ID challenged in courtWomens activist group looking to fi
le suit after suffi cient funds are gathered
A recently passed state law requiring voters to show photo
identifi cation at the polls will face a court challenge on
allegations it violates the Wisconsin Constitution.
On Aug. 18, the League of Womens Voters of Wisconsin announced
it would challenge the voter ID law in Dane County Circuit Court
within the coming weeks.
Were just trying to uphold the state constitution, LWVWI
spokesperson Andrea Kaminski said.
The bill requires voters to show photo identification, such as a
Wisconsin drivers license, a passport or a valid student ID card,
before casting a ballot, Kaminski said. University of Wisconsin
Systems current IDs do not meet the qualifications for a voter ID
as there is no address
listed on the card.Because the state
constitution only bans felons and those considered incapacitated
from voting, Kaminski said the law violates the constitution by
creating a third class of people who cannot vote those who do not
have proper identifi cation.
Although the state constitution allows the Legislature to make
laws regulating voter registration, Kaminski said the recently
passed law goes beyond regulation and could stop those who meet
citizenship, residency and age requirements from voting.
Republican legislators maintain the law does not violate the
state constitution, said Mike Pyritz, spokesperson for bills
co-author Rep. Jeff Stone, R-Greendale.
We are confident that the suit will be found frivolous, Pyritz
said.
While the Legislature
passed the bill last May, voters will not have to show photo
identifi cation until next year, Kaminski said. The bill also
included other changes to voting registration laws, such as
increasing in-state residency requirements from 10 to 28 days.
The LWVWI will file the suit after they have collected the funds
necessary to do so, Kaminski said, which should be in the coming
weeks.
After the circuit court hears arguments, it will either decide
on a verdict or declare that the challenge decision is of statewide
importance and pass it on to the state Supreme Court.
A challenge against the law could remain in court for years,
though the LWVWI hopes it will move through the system quickly,
Kaminski said.
In an email to The Badger Herald, University of Wisconsin
political science professor
Barry Burden said an unconstitutionality ruling seems
unlikely.
It is a challenging argument to make because the burden is on
the League to demonstrate that the law is unconstitutional, Burden
said. The ideological composition of the court is certainly tilted
against them.
The courts could uphold the law and argue voter ID might be a
way of helping election officials determine if someone is a felon,
Burden said. The judges may also decide to follow a strict
interpretation of the constitution and overturn the law since the
constitution does not explicitly say voters must show ID to
vote.
With a Republican governor and a Republican majority in the
Legislature, the court system is the only chance the LWVWI has of
overturning the law, Burden added.
Sean KirkbyState Reporter
Geared up for the game, members of the University of
Wisconsin
marching band stroll past Camp Randall on their way to the home
opener against the University of
Nevada-Las Vegas.
Band of drummers
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Students had to work around construction on many streets,
including Lake Street, while moving into the residence halls and
housing near the UW campus.
Zhao Lim The Badger Herald
Construction speckles cityOffi cials try to smoothly orchestrate
tearing up roads with student move-in
With the month of August comes a scramble of students, parents
and teachers alike preparing for the upcoming school year. This
August, Madisons bustling atmosphere feels no different despite the
construction that has been in the works all summer and that
continued to rage during the University of Wisconsins designated
move-in days.
For Madison residents, the sounds of cranes and power tools were
often heard throughout the lengthy construction process that has
been going on around campus and the downtown area throughout the
past several weeks.
However, Ald. Scott Resnick, District 8, said the
construction