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(10/15/07 6:00am)
When Mayor Dave Cieslewicz announced plans last year to fence
off State Street and effectively charge admission to Halloween, he
was met with skepticism and, in many cases, outrage. Turning one of
UW-Madison's most distinctive, albeit rowdy, traditions into a paid
event seemed far-fetched. Ultimately, the mayor got his way.
Surprisingly, everything worked out: Smaller crowds and restricted
access meant a calmer atmosphere in general and, most importantly
for the city, no riots.
(10/12/07 6:00am)
Oct. 28, 1971.
(10/11/07 6:00am)
In a Sept. 28 press release, Gov. Doyle reported that if there
is no new state budget, students might face an additional $800
tuition surcharge next semester to cover the $96 million UW Systems
needs to continue operating. Though this is only one option UW
System could take to cover the shortage, it proves a point:Students
will pay if the state Legislature won't. And if the $800 does not
come from students' checking accounts, it will come from the
classroom.
(10/10/07 6:00am)
As more and more consequences of the budget impasse emerge, it
is obvious that the situation is becoming dire, even for students.
Oct. 4, the UW System Board of Regents had to make a tough call:
after evaluating many alternatives, if the budget is not passed by
spring semester, a not-yet-determined tax will be added to the 5.5
percent increase in tuition.
(10/10/07 6:00am)
Every year, the Associated Students of Madison, a sprawling
bureaucracy of people looking for resume padding and winners of
online popularity contests, present a hook"" issue intended to draw
widespread student backing. This year is no different, with a
poorly conceived grocery store plan emerging as the centerpiece of
ASM's 2008 agenda, further proving the organization's inability to
focus itself on realistic improvements to the UW-Madison.
(10/09/07 6:00am)
The deadline for the state's biennial budget was July 1. Because
state legislators are 13 weeks late in passing a budget, Wisconsin
is the only state in the union without a passed budget. Without a
state budget in place, state, city and local agencies are unable to
determine their own budgets and spending levels. Lawmakers should
feel the same pressure as every one of these agencies to ensure the
budget is passed with haste.
(10/09/07 6:00am)
Students have remained notably quiet in the budget debate raging
at the Capitol. Perhaps that is why it seemed acceptable to Gov.
Jim Doyle and UW-Madison administrators when they solicited a group
of students critically dependent on state-funded Wisconsin Higher
Education Grants to participate in a press conference.
(10/08/07 6:00am)
In August, Madison Metro proposed both a bus rate increase from
$1.50 to $2.00 and cuts in Sunday service. The next month Mayor
Dave Cieslewicz said bus fares would stay at $1.50 and there would
be no Sunday service cuts because he was able to find funds
elsewhere in the budget.""
(10/05/07 6:00am)
State Street does not need more bars.
(10/04/07 6:00am)
In August, state Sen. Lena Taylor, D-Milwaukee, proposed the
Cervical Cancer Education and Prevention Bill."" This bill would
mandate schools to educate their students about the Human Papilloma
Virus vaccination. Last Wednesday, the state Assembly Public Health
Committee held a public hearing regarding the bill.
(10/03/07 6:00am)
Wisconsin has now entered its fourth month without a budget for
2008, leaving the state with last year's provisions and a guarantee
for fiscal failure before next summer. Students can be forgiven for
largely ignoring the political spitting match unfolding between
Democrats and Republicans at the Capitol since July, but now the
budget impasse"" threatens to directly affect UW-Madison, and it is
time to take note.
(10/02/07 6:00am)
In the past week, sections of UW-Madison campus were locked down
twice. The first was last Tuesday after Jesse A. Miller called the
Dane County Crisis Center and saying he was at the UW Hospital, had
a weapon and wanted to be killed by police.
(10/01/07 6:00am)
Robbery seems to have run amok in Madison this fall.
(09/28/07 6:00am)
Music rights organizations are punishing Madison restaurants and
bars for playing music - whether live or recorded - by making
owners pay yearly licensing fees.
(09/27/07 6:00am)
The UW Athletic Department suspended running back Lance Smith in
mid-July for alleged battery and disorderly conduct involving his
former girlfriend. Conveniently, the Athletic Department reinstated
him on Aug. 6 - just in time for the first practice. We applaud the
efforts of Dean of Students Lori Berquam for suspending Smith for
five away games, but this is yet another example of misconduct by
student-athletes going unpunished. Head coach Bret Bielema needs to
establish the notion that improper conduct by his players is
unacceptable, and playing sports does not put athletes above the
law.
(09/26/07 6:00am)
The agenda for this Tuesday's ceremony for the families of
murder victims, sponsored by the Department of Justice, was
decidedly different than originally intended. The Freedom From
Religion Foundation remonstrated the ceremony, which was supposed
to include a hymn including the phrase, This too shall pass,"" and
a closing prayer conducted by a Lutheran pastor, Charles
Peterson.
(09/25/07 6:00am)
The new Show and Blow"" policy in effect during football games
is another attempt of the UW-Madison Police Department and the dean
of students to deter students from drinking, and once again, their
attempts are no more than another obstacle for students to
hurdle.
(09/24/07 6:00am)
Aug. 3, Rep. Frank Lasee, R-Green Bay, announced on his website
that he is co-authoring a proposal to create a task force whose
goal is to examine the feasibility of reducing the number of
counties in Wisconsin from 72 to 18 or less, a 75% reduction.
According to Lassee, a county reduction to consolidate public
services would save money for the state. Lasee's proposal does not
acknowledge any problems associated with consolidation; he is
looking at the lines dividing the state through rose-colored
glasses.
(09/21/07 6:00am)
As the movement to eat locally grown foods gains momentum,
Madison grocers are joining the cause by adding produce grown by
farmers located within 100 miles of Madison to their store
shelves.
(09/20/07 6:00am)
Facing increases in health insurance premiums and expanding
ranks of employees without employer-provided health benefits, a
number of small communities in southwestern Wisconsin have opened
free clinics that provide primary care services. These clinics,
which are supported largely by donations, play a vital role in
educating the public, reducing emergency room visits and addressing
minor health problems before they develop into chronic conditions.
