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Head UW basketball coach Bo Ryan recently received a pay raise in thee hope that the university would retain him in the coming years | 2
Defensive back Marcus Cromartie changed his mentality and his game, ultimately earning himself a starting role. | 12
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Budget talks stall in Student Council ASM Chair rules two new appointees did not receive required majority to get seats Katherine Krueger Deputy News Editor Leaders of the University of Wisconsin student government ruled the vote to appoint two representatives to Student Council is null and void and also voted on issues within the internal budget for the first time in Wednesday’s meeting. After questions were raised about whether former representatives Beth Huang and Niko Magallon received the majority required, Chair Allie Gardner said while there was no objection to the vote and the officers were sworn in, the legislation must be heard
again and two vacancies remain on council. Gardner said two-thirds of the entire Student Council had to vote in the affirmative to legally fill the vacancies and swearing in the two officials was done in line with an alternate interpretation of the constitution. While it remains unclear whether the matter will result in the filing of a suit with Student Judiciary, Rep. Libby Wick-Bander said the interpretation casts doubt on council’s appointments throughout the rest of the 18th session. “This calls into question the appointments we’ve made all year,” she said. Legislation to fill the vacancies through the Nominations Board will be reintroduced for a vote before the full council at a later meeting. With less than three hours of the meeting remaining, representatives
took up the Associated Students of Madison internal budget for debate, which must be finalized before Nov. 15. A major area of debate centered on the Commencement Speaker Fund, which was earmarked at $1 as a line item in the budget. While proposals to adjust the funds ranging from $20,000 to $100,000 flew during the lengthy discussion, some officials said council should either fully commit to the fund or eliminate it entirely. “I don’t think my constituency can be affected positively by this. … I don’t really see how $20,000 will [be beneficial] based on the intent of the line item,” Rep. Nneka Akubeze said. “It should be zero-funded or given the appropriate amount.” Brandon Williams, a senior class officer, spoke in open forum about the
Megan McCormick The Badger Herald
Senior class officer Brandon Williams speaks on the Commencement Speaker Fund at Wednesday’s ASM meeting, arguing the Council should vote to bring a world-class speaker to the university and should take a closer and more serious look at how the funding for the speaker is set aside. potential impact of the newly created fund and said organizers would have a better idea of how much the speaker would cost after they received a formal commitment on the appearance. With the failure of
A white November? Students seek shelter from the season’s first snowfall of the year Wednesday afternoon walking under the new extension on the Chazen Art Museum. A small amount of minor car accidents were seen as the roads became wet, but MPD said no one was injured and most incidents were caused by cars sliding off the road. Megan McCormick The Badger Herald
multiple motions, the Commencement Speaker Fund remained at $1. Another controversial measure was a resolution in support of ASM joining the United States Student Association and a bylaw change that would
establish accountability guidelines to evaluate the government’s relations with regional and federal student organizations. Legislative Affairs Chair Hannah Somers spoke in
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GAB reverses tech ID policy Election committee expands realm of acceptable forms of voting identification Sean Kirkby State Reporter
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State election officials reversed a previous decision Wednesday by voting to allow Wisconsin Technical College students to use their student ID cards at the polls as photo ID, provided they meet state requirements. By a vote of four to two, the Government Accountability Board also decided to uphold a previous decision to allow Wisconsin colleges and universities to issue stickers with signatures and expiration dates to their students who could apply them to their ID cards to make them eligible photo ID at the polls. “We should read the statutes to promote voting, rather than to narrow voting,” Judge Thomas Barland, chairman of the board, said. Before making its decisions, the GAB
heard testimony from representatives and citizens about their previous decision to not allow technical college student ID cards to qualify as valid photo ID at the polls. Paul Gabriel, executive director of the Wisconsin Technical College District Boards Association, said the board had made an incorrect analysis in their previous decision that led the board to think technical colleges were not accredited. He said the same group that accredits University of Wisconsin System colleges also accredits technical colleges. While admitting the Legislature had voted down an amendment to give technical IDs the same status as UW System student IDs, Gabriel said legislators may not have understood the voter
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Push for hearing on collective bargaining put in spotlight Dems support public session following Ohio vote against bill Leah Linscheid Deputy State Editor The possibility of restoring collective bargaining rights to Wisconsin public employees was reopened Wednesday after a Democratic senator called for a statewide review of the budget repair legislation, in light of a recent vote in Ohio against instating a similar law. According to the Legislature’s website, Sen. Bob Wirch, D-Pleasant
Prairie, introduced the bill in October and referred it to the Committee of Labor, Public Safety and Urban Affairs. The head of the committee, Sen. Van Wanggaard, R-Racine, responded with a statement that said the collective bargaining reforms had already been significantly debated in the Assembly. “Arguing that the people’s voices haven’t had a chance to be heard is ludicrous,” he said. Wirch said in a statement that Ohio voters showed support for workers’ rights and Wisconsinites should have the same chance.
He said Republicans refused to listen to protesters outside the Capitol in the spring and consequently, Wisconsinites should have the chance to make their voices heard. Andrew Welhouse, spokesperson for Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, said Ohio’s situation is different from Wisconsin’s. Welhouse said he would not comment further on the proposed bill or the vote in Ohio.. Gov. Scott Walker’s office could not be reached to comment as of press time. Rep. Kelda Roys, D-Madison, one of the co-sponsors on the bill,
said she supported the bill because she believes collective bargaining is important to the health and safety of workers throughout Wisconsin. Roys said the Ohio vote was a victory for unions. “Unions are one of the few voices that can stand up to corporate power and represent the interest of workers and middleclass families,” Roys said. “I think it’s more important than ever that we have those voices able to represent the people in their workplaces and in democracy.” Barry Burden, University of Wisconsin political science professor, said Wisconsin does not
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currently have the ability to reject laws through voting like Ohio does. He said Wisconsin has the ability to conduct recall elections, which Ohio does not have. Burden said recall elections are just a different tool for changing legislation. Burden added using recall elections to reverse collective bargaining legislation would be more complicated because it would concern two different political personalities instead of a specific piece of legislation. He also spoke to the similarities between the states, saying both are Midwestern, industrial
states where jobs are the number one concern and where Republican governors won elections in 2010. Political science professor and Badger Herald adviser Donald Downs said the voting results in Ohio were significant because it was the first time labor has won a victory in this political battle. He said the vote would likely inspire hope and increase mobilization in other labor organizations throughout the country. Sen. Tim Carpenter, D-Milwaukee, a supporter of the bill, released
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