Textbook swap holds promise
From August 28-30, the Associated Students of Madison held its fourth book swap, moving $35,000 and 2,700 books, half of which sold.
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From August 28-30, the Associated Students of Madison held its fourth book swap, moving $35,000 and 2,700 books, half of which sold.
War begins Saturday for the University of Wisconsin, albeit a relatively tame war. While the Badgers look to go 1-0 on the football field, the university looks to keep the alcoholic culture associated with football games down to a minimum. In many ways, the war on binge drinking and underage drinking is a futile endeavor, especially when dealing with something as inveterately linked as football and beer. But it is a noble endeavor nonetheless; one that the University has shown it is willing to fight. The concept of ""show and blow"" was introduced last year to keep underage drinking down, and now UW has dropped radio ads during football games associated with alcohol presumably to obscure the connection between football and beer drinking.
War begins Saturday for the University of Wisconsin, albeit a relatively tame war. While the Badgers look to go 1-0 on the football field, the university looks to keep the alcoholic culture associated with football games down to a minimum. In many ways, the war on binge drinking and underage drinking is a futile endeavor, especially when dealing with something as inveterately linked as football and beer. But it is a noble endeavor nonetheless; one that the University has shown it is willing to fight. The concept of ""show and blow"" was introduced last year to keep underage drinking down, and now UW has dropped radio ads during football games associated with alcohol presumably to obscure the connection between football and beer drinking.
Following last Tuesday's neighborhood meeting concerning the proposed redevelopment of the Edgewater Hotel, one thing was incredibly clear: both sides are passionate about this case. Hammes Company president Bob Dunn, the lead developer on the project, was given a rousing applause from his supporters following a booming speech. The whole presentation had an aura akin to a sales pitch from ""Mad Men,"" seeming rather hollow and soulless yet oddly inspirational at the same time––and surely the fact that the presentation was flanked by Bethel Lutheran Church's giant stained glass rendering of Jesus was not lost on Dunn.
Apparently all the media attention given to the governor's race in recent weeks has made Wisconsin state Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen a tad jealous. With all of the Democratic candidates officially jumping into the fray or merely speculating about a run, one could be forgiven for forgetting that Van Hollen, himself possibly considering a campaign for the top state office, even exists.
911 Call Center drama
911 Call Center drama
Although it may not have been noticeable at first, something was missing at the 40th annual Mifflin Street Block Party. No, it wasn't the blaring music or raucous crowds lining the streets. It wasn't the swarm of police officers and crowd control in place to keep the student-heavy population in check. Rather, the annual bash was missing the usual increased number of handcuffed partygoers and arrested revelers, signaling a marked change from previous years.
Mayor Dave Cieslewicz didn't pull any unexpected punches when he delivered the State of the City address on Wednesday. His speech detailed six priorities, all of which centered on the city economy in some fashion.
It is almost certain DCNY PRO, the company granted a sponsorship permit for the Mifflin Street Block Party, did not raise enough money to proceed with its plans to construct stages on Mifflin Street and find musical acts to play the event. One of the ideas behind the sponsorship was to reduce the number of arrests, which reached a record number last year, by getting people's minds on a musical act and off alcohol.
Last fall, the American people voted to move beyond the stagnation of the previous administration and elected President Obama. The first 100 days of Obama's term have almost passed, bringing everything from socialist paranoia to worthy admiration. Obama and his administration have stumbled at times, but largely they have kept up the hopeful momentum of the campaign trail.
Last Wednesday, thousands of people flowed up State street and assembled near the state capitol, some sporting various costumes, including pigs, minutemen and corporate CEOs. However, it wasn't for the annual Freakfest celebration. Instead, the crowd was there to support the ""Tea Party,"" a nationwide event aimed at protesting higher taxes at the state and national level. Wisconsin's ""Tea Party"" was aimed specifically at Gov. Jim Doyle and other Democrats' handling of spending and tax hikes.
In light of the disaster of the last state budget, which took 115 days over its allotted time to become law, state Sen. Mark Miller, D-Monona, and state Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Madison, have removed roughly half of the nonfiscal items from this year's budget proposal to make it more palatable from a bipartisan perspective. As the chairs of the Joint Committee on Finance, Miller and Pocan removed some nonfiscal items to be introduced in separate bills, leaving some non-fiscal items on the budget for the state Legislature to deliberate on.
The Wisconsin Government Accountability Board voted March 30 to amend state policies so political ""issue ads"" would be better regulated by the state.
Without question, serving as District 8 alder in the large and impressive shadow of outgoing Ald. Eli Judge is not the most enviable position. Both Bryon Eagon and Mark Woulf, the two candidates for Judge's position, have made no secret about their respect for Judge and commitment to continuing his impressive work in students' issues such as downtown lighting and tenant rights. Although both candidates bring an impressive slate of ideas related to student and city concerns, only Bryon Eagon has the pragmatic and realistic approach to accomplish the focal points of his campaign. After meeting with both candidates, The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board reaffirms its earlier endorsement for Bryon Eagon in District 8.
Following the excitement brought by last year's big-budget production of the upcoming movie ""Public Enemies,"" the Wisconsin film industry has drawn extra attention. As the most high-profile Hollywood project to shoot in the state in years and the first blockbuster to take advantage of Wisconsin's film tax incentive, many hoped that a flurry of jobs and local spending would accompany the stars and bright lights. But even months after the cast and crew left the state, it is unclear exactly what benefits ""Public Enemies"" and the film tax incentive in general have brought to the area.
In 2007, many students saw the price of their birth control prescriptions multiply by 10 times overnight when the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 went into effect.
It appears drug users in Wisconsin are not the only ones passing joints. On Tuesday, the Wisconsin state Assembly also passed a joint—specifically, a joint resolution giving judges the power to decide whether drug offenders' driver's licenses should be suspended in sentencing.
At the University of Montana, a sex column has sparked a fervent response from a member of the university staff. Kristen Juras, a University of Montana law professor who opposes the publication of the sex column in the school's Kaimin newspaper, is threatening to take her case to the state legislature unless the newspaper establishes written policies for reviewing content and hiring employees. As a faculty member of the school, Juras says the column is ""inappropriate"" for college students and negatively affects her reputation. Juras also says that because the columnist is not an accredited ""sexpert,"" she is not qualified to write a sex column.
On Wednesday, residents of Madison's Greenbush neighborhood met to discuss a proposal for Porchlight Inc. to operate a transitional housing program in a property at 1009 Vilas Ave., which is one block west of Park St. in between Meriter and St. Mary's Hospitals.