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Mayor Dave Cieslewicz sent a memorandum to the 11 Madison alders Friday saying he will not heed their suggestion to bill Associated Students of Madison an itemized bill for the costs of Saturday's Mifflin Street Block Party.
The memo comes after Ald. Zach Brandon, Dist. 7, authored a letter urging Cieslewicz to take such action in light of the change in date from May 7 to April 30.
\I have consulted the City Attorney, and we are aware of no recognized legal theory under which ASM would be liable to the city for the costs of the April 30 event,"" the mayor wrote in the letter.
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The Evjue Foundation has donated $1 million to the UW-Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication in order to endow a professorship, according to a UW-Madison release.
The foundation, which serves as the charitable arm of The Capital Times, made the donation in conjunction with the school's centennial.
William T. Evjue, for whom the foundation is named, never actually attended the School of Journalism while a student a UW-Madison, for the school did not exist at that time. Evjue went on to found The Capital Times and received the school's distinguished service to journalism award in 1968.
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UW-Madison Afro-American Studies Professor Michael Thornton will become the new faculty director of the Mordridge Center for Public Service July 1, according to a UW-Madison release.
Thornton will replace retiring director Mary Rouse in the half-time position. He has been at UW-Madison since 1989 and is recognized for his work as the co-chair of the Plan 2008 Oversight Committee.
The Mordridge Center promotes public service among students, faculty and staff through academic service learning, community-based research, university partnerships and co-curricular activities.
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The UW-Madison football team built its fourth house for Habitat for Humanity Saturday.
The house-building project brought together all 95 of the team's members as a part of its 10th annual community service day. The team has worked with the Habitat for Humanity organization for several years as a part of its service day. Megan Kenney of Habitat for Humanity said that on average each year the team raises $30,000. This year the team spent its time landscaping, building and framing, among other tasks.
