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CRIME IN BRIEF Selby Rodriguez
Bridget Conlin
Campus Editor
News Reporter
Onlookers can just barely see past the Memorial Union Terrace pier Wednesday afternoon as a thick fog plagued the campus. Halfway through December, the Madison area has yet to see its first significant snowfall, but has been hit with a number of overcast and humid days as temperatures sea-saw. Megan McCormick The Badger Herald
Sexual assault recorded in Witte Hall Tuesday According to the University of Wisconsin Police Department incident log, police were called to Witte Residence Hall for sexual assault offenses on Tuesday afternoon at approximately 12:28 p.m. The department is not currently releasing any information about the case, UWPD Sgt. Aaron Chapin said. Resources are available for students who have been sexually assaulted through the UW Counseling Service Crisis Response at 608-265-5680 and 608-265-6565 on evenings or weekends, as well as the Rape Crisis Center at 608-251-5126.
Student charged for lewd behavior at SERF On the evening of Dec. 11, a female exercising at the South East Recreational Facility complained of a man exposing his genitals while using exercising equipment at approximately 8:30 p.m., according to a University of Wisconsin Police Department statement. According to the statement, the woman told the student his behavior was “unacceptable,” after which he left and she contacted police. A sketch was then made and after police contacted a probable suspect. “The suspect in the SERF case was a 19-year-old UW student named Sandeep Omladi,” UWPD Sgt. Aaron Chapin said in CRIMES, page 4
Senate race progresses with heavy endorsement With Huckabee’s support, expert says Thompson needs to lean conservative Michael Kujack State Reporter Former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson was handed a prominent endorsement Wednesday in his race for the soon-tobe vacant seat in the U.S. Senate. Former presidential candidate Mike Huckabee announced his endorsement yesterday as he praised Thompson’s career as
governor and his recent work as U.S. secretary of health and human services. “Tommy served the great state of Wisconsin as the 42nd Governor, serving four terms for 14 years, and was forced to work with a Democratic-controlled state Legislature,” Huckabee said in a statement. “Because of that, Tommy knows how to work in a bipartisan nature and will be a positive voice for real change in Washington.” Ryan Burchfield, Thompson’s campaign manager, did not comment on the endorsement but confirmed that Huckabee and Thompson will appear together in a
news conference today at St. Anthony’s School in Milwaukee. University of Wisconsin political science professor Barry Burden said while political endorsements do not directly influence voters, they can influence media coverage, donations and activists. “I think it’s a pretty big deal for Thompson,” Burden said. “[Huckabee’s endorsement] still might be a signal that Thompson may be trustworthy to social conservative voters.” According to Burden, who will come out on top in the Senate race is still up in the air. He said the most
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interesting aspect to the race might be that the Republican primary has three candidates running for nomination, also including former Congressman Mark Neumann and Rep. Jeff Fitzgerald, R-Horicon. Democrats currently only have one candidate, U.S. Fitzgerald Rep. Tammy Baldwin. “Tammy is going to start running a general election campaign now,” Burden said. “Republicans are going to have the difficulty of forking it out against each other first, then turning around in August and building a general
THOMPSON, page 6
Baldwin
Assembly Speaker Jeff Fitzgerald, R-Horicon, has suggested that his leadership in the Assembly makes him an effective candidate,
Madison-area Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin is currently the only major Democratic candidate in the race for the seat.
Abortion bill could tighten restrictions State Reporter A new piece of legislation would require physicians to ensure that a woman seeking an abortion gives full consent before receiving one. Under current state law, a woman who requests an abortion must give voluntary and informed written consent to the abortion. The bill, coauthored by Sen. Mary Lazich, R-New Berlin, and Rep. Michelle Litjens, R-Oshkosh, requires a physician to determine whether the woman’s consent is voluntary. “I offered the bill … to combat forced abortions and the unnecessary trauma of coerced abortions,” Lazich said at a hearing of the bill before the Senate Health Committee Tuesday. The bill would require a physician to inform the woman within 24 hours of her abortion that she has a right to refuse or consent
to an abortion, that her consent is not voluntary if she is being coerced to have an abortion against her will and that it is unlawful for the physician to perform or induce the abortion without her consent. The bill also prohibits a person from giving a woman an abortioninducing drug unless the physician who provides the drug performs a physical examination and remains in the room as the woman receives the drug. If a woman is taking an abortion-inducing drug, the doctor must inform the woman that she must return to the clinic in 12-to-18 days after the pill takes effect to confirm the abortion occurred. Barbara Lyons, executive director of Wisconsin Right to Life, said the issue of women being coerced into getting abortions has recently become a major issue.
ABORTION, page 2
Former Gov. Tommy Thompson is often referred to as the moderate in the GOP nomination race.
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Legislation requires physicians to ensure woman’s consent to procedure is voluntary Sean Kirkby
Neumann
Former GOP gubernatorial candidate Mark Neumann has received endorsements from major groups like the Club for Growth.
Courtesy of Henry Vilas Zoo
These cuddly creatures are calling the Henry Vilas Zoo their home after the facility announced Wednesday it was adopting a set of Geoffroy’s Marmoset twins into its family through the Species Survival Plan adoption program.
Newborn endangered species pair strikes city Twin Geoffroy’s Marmosets born into Vilas Zoo community Andrea Choi News Reporter Two new members, who are little in terms of both age and size, have arrived at the Henry Vilas Zoo.
The zoo announced Tuesday the adoption of a set of Geoffroy’s Marmosets, an endangered species of monkey rare in zoos around the world. According to a statement released by the zoo, Vilas received the twin marmosets through the Species Survival Plan, a program launched among zoos to help conserve endangered
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Porchlight, city team up to bring warmth during winter months after library relocates Ally Boutelle City Editor
species. “We called the program and said we were interested,” curator Jeff Stafford said. “The mother [of the twins] was sent to us from San Diego, and the father was from Nebraska.” Stafford said the Species Survival Plan would evaluate the relationship between
Thousands grappling with the bitter cold and effects of a struggling economy will find shelter following Wednesday’s opening of a temporary local day shelter intended to bring vagrants inside during the winter months. The approved temporary day shelter will be at the former Don Miller Properties located on East Washington Avenue and will provide relief from the cold and resources to Madison’s homeless population for the duration of the winter.
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SHELTER, page 7