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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

Opponents charge project would ruin iconic terrace viewSelby 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.

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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.

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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.

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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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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.

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New ticket rule limits reselling

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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.

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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

The Badger Herald | News | Fall 2011 Registration Issue A7

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

The Badger Herald | News | Fall 2011 Registration IssueA8

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

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$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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The Badger Herald | News | Fall 2011 Registration Issue A9

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.

The Badger Herald | News | Fall 2011 Registration IssueA10

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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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.

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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.

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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