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SPORTS | MEN'S HOCKEY Oh, they’re just growing up so fast With an abundance of underclassmen on roster, Wisconsin’s youth is quickly catching on to the college game. | 20
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Law enforcement gathered with the city’s most prominent criminals to compel them to change their path or face the consequences. | 2
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Barry and Marcy Tilmann are dedicated to providing skaters with helmets, which they feel could have saved their son in a longboarding oarding accident. 15
Rule calls council vote into question Critics claim ASM constitution requires higher majority for new reps’ approval Katherine Krueger Deputy News Editor Whether two previously ousted student government representatives received the votes necessary to legally regain their seats last week could hinge on the interpretation of a provision in the student government’s constitution. While rules on voting The Badger Herald file photo for new legislation and Beth Huang and Niko Magallon fielded questions during a press conference held earlier this year. They are two Student Council mem- other appointments call bers who were recently reappointed to their positions on ASM after they were removed for an issue stemming from an election violation. for a two-thirds majority
by Student Council, some student government experts are questioning whether the constitutional provision that calls for a two-thirds vote by the entire council means Beth Huang and Niko Magallon were appointed illegally. According to Article VII, Section 4 of the Associated Students of Madison constitution, “The [Student Council] shall by two-thirds vote of the entire SC, excluding vacancies, fill vacancies in the SC with an ASM member of the same academic unit.” In the Student Council’s Nov. 2 meeting, Huang and Magallon, who were previously removed from
More degree options key to jobs State Reporter At a committee meeting aimed to increase employment for graduates, members of the Legislature and higher education groups recommended expanding the number of degree programs in the University of Wisconsin System and getting more students to apply to college directly after high school. The main focus of the Joint Committee on Colleges and Universities hearing Tuesday was ensuring jobs for graduates, increasing the number of graduates and emphasizing the importance of student aid in higher
education. Bruce Vandal, director of the Post-Secondary and Workforce Development Institute, presented data at the hearing collected by the Education Commission of the State and the National Center for Higher Education and Management Systems. The data included statistics about Wisconsin’s rank on the national level concerning graduation rates, degree holders and demographic trends in postsecondary education. Wisconsin is average compared to other states when it comes to the number of associate or higher degrees it awards during a given year, Vandal
said. While Wisconsin is well above the national average in number of high school seniors who graduate, he said only 59 percent of those students go directly to post-secondary education, which is below the national average. Vandal said immediate enrollment into higher education dramatically improves a student’s potential to get a job. Vandal highlighted several strategies intended to increase access to postsecondary education, including reducing the time and number of credits it takes to earn a degree. Sen. Sheila Harsdorf, R-River Falls, said while
ARTICLE VII: Student Council Section 4: Vacancies. The SC shall by two-thirds vote of the entire SC, excluding vacancies, fill vacancies in the SC with an ASM member of the same academic unit.
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Methods to create employment for UW graduates
Legislators, experts explore how UW System, students can increase chances of finding career Adrianna Viswanatha
their seats for elections violations, came before the council for approval as the result of the Nomination Board’s internal processes.
national comparisons are important, the real focus should be on where Wisconsin is on the global scale. Vandal also said the global viewpoint is important. He said that compared to other industrialized nations, the college attainment rate in Wisconsin, as well as the U.S., is falling behind. “If we are going to compete in a global economy, we need a welleducated workforce,” Vandal said. Staying competitive was not the only area the committee said Wisconsin
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Reduce time and number of credits necessary for earning a degree
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Provide more available degree programs at state institutions
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Send degree programs to campuses where they are deemed most effective
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Increase the number of baccalaureate degree recipients. Source: Post-Secondary and Workforce Development Institute and UW System
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Former UW student pleads guilty in child porn case Minn. native used campus internet to distribute, possess illegal material Olivia Raedecke News Reporter A former University of Wisconsin student pleaded guilty to possession and distribution of child
pornography Monday, an activity that he performed on the UW server. Matthew Hendrickson now faces a maximum of 20 years in federal prison. The investigation of his actions dates back more than a year. U.S. Attorney Office spokesperson Myra Longfield said an undercover FBI agent located in Los Angeles was monitoring a file sharing network called
Gigatribe and noticed an individual was sharing child pornography images. The agent traced the IP address to the UW server and was then able to obtain a subpoena to trace the IP address of the computer to Hendrickson. “A search warrant was issued Sept. 23, 2010, and [Hendrickson’s] computer was taken,” Longfield said. Longfield said a search
confirmed there were files containing pornographic images of children on Hendrickson’s computer. Hendrickson was taken into custody July 1 in Minnesota, where he had his first court appearance, she said. He was then taken to appear in court in Madison, where he was released pending trail. After his guilty plea, he was taken into custody in Madison, where he will serve his
sentence in the federal prison. Hendrickson’s sentencing date is Jan. 13, 2012, and he will remain in custody until that time. According to Brian Rust, spokesperson for UW’s Division of Information Technology, the university does not monitor its network to find file sharing like Hendriskson was doing. It is only standard for them to take a broad
look at the activity on the network to ensure that it is not reaching capacity. The network as a whole can track what percentage of people on the UW network are file sharing, but there is no way to tell whether it is legal or illegal. Though the security personal at DoIT do have the capacity to track files, it is not a priority for the
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CRIME in Brief LUCKY APARTMENTS Fire Madison firefighters were called to a seventh floor balcony at Lucky Apartments on University Avenue after a grill caught fire Tuesday morning, a Madison Fire Department report said. Fire crews initially believed the fire was on the fifth floor, but saw flames reflected in seventh story windows when they entered the building. The grill was burning on an outside porch, the report said. It took a full extinguisher and four pitchers to completely put out the blaze. The report said the apartment’s occupants were cooperative, but will be issued a citation. Students should remember grills and cooking appliances
with an open flame are not allowed on combustible balconies, the report said.
NORTH HENRY STREET Heroin Overdose A 24-year-old man was brought into a hospital Sunday for a heroin overdose. He had been there just hours beforehand to pick up a 26-year-old friend who had also overdosed. The two men live in the same apartment building, a Madison Police report said. Police said both men have struggled to beat their addictions. After returning to his apartment following his overdose, the 26-year-old was awoken by his neighbor falling over after allegedly shooting up heroin. He attempted CPR and called 911, the report said.
Heroin is a growing problem in Madison and is prevalent in the downtown area. “Many of the actual uses tend to be on side streets from Langdon [Street] that go towards the lake,” Ald. Scott Resnick, District 8, said. “There have been ordinances to give police more coverage of the area.”
FORDEM AVENUE Driving Under the Influence A Rio, Wis., man was arrested and suspected of heroin use Friday after getting in a car accident on Fordem Avenue, an MPD report said. The man tried to drive between two cars that were stopped next to each other at a red light. The move scraped both cars and the suspect’s own. © 2011 BADGER HERALD
Police were called, the report said, and the responding officer noted the driver was stumbling, slurring and had drooping eyelids. The officer performed a field sobriety test, which the man failed. He then admitted to shooting heroin, the report said. Needles and other paraphernalia were found in the car.
TOLMAN TERRACE Battery Officers responded to multiple calls about the backyard beating of a 19-year-old man on Monday, an MPD report said. A total of six teenagers allegedly punched and kicked the victim, resulting in numerous non-life-threatening injuries. The incident was following a verbal confrontation earlier in the day, the report said.
All six suspects were apprehended and arrested, the report said. They were arrested for substantial battery. Police said many of those involved are closely affiliated with Madison gangs.
NORTH THOMPSON DRIVE Weapons Violation Police were called Friday when four teenagers on North Thompson Drive allegedly attacked an 18-year-old Madison man because of a dispute over a woman, an MPD report said. The report said officers found the victim lying face down with cuts on his head, stomach and shoulder. The cuts all required stitches. A box cutter was found by the victim, which police believe may have been used in the attack.