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THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN’S INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER SINCE 1969 Volume XLIII, Issue 111
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
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Ward, SSFC clash over seg fee budgets Chancellor prepared to overturn student decisions for Wisconsin Union, Rec Sports Katie Caron Higher Education Editor University of Wisconsin Interim Chancellor David Ward has indicated he will likely overturn two budget decisions from the Associated Students of Madison segregated fee budget for fiscal year 201213. In a letter to Student Services Finance Committee Chair Sarah Neibart and ASM Student Council Chair Allie Gardner, both of whom approved the segregated fees budget within their own branches, Ward said he is prepared to overturn decisions made regarding the non-allocable budgets for Recreational Sports and
Wisconsin Union. “While we may differ on certain points within the budget, I am encouraged by our previous cooperation to continue to work together to obtain important student services with responsible segregated fees stewardship,” Ward said in the letter to Neibart and Gardner. Neibart said Ward’s likely decision is not a surprise to her, although she finds it to be unacceptable. Neibart said she and Ward will meet today, a required step in the budget-approval process so the chancellor cannot go ahead with any proposals without consulting student government again.
“[Wednesday] I will give the chancellor a chance to take back his proposals on the non-allocable budgets, which were completely inappropriate and unacceptable,” she said. Regarding the Rec Sports budget, Ward said in the letter he intends to accept the budget as it was presented by the group because the group has cooperated with an existing agreement. He also said he intends to support the proposed budget increase for “major building maintenance and repair.” A zero percent increase in Rec Sports’ budget would require the group
Ward vs. ASM Non-Allocable Budgets Recreational Sports
Wisconsin Union
ASM rejects: ASM rejects: Lack of detailed Lack of detailed budget budget
Ward accepts: 50/50 liability of cost places strain on group with expensive building repair
Ward accepts: Budget complies with 2007 format; $5 increase in fees agreed as part of previous SSFC agreement
SOURCE: Memo from Office of the Chancellor
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Megan McCormick The Badger Herald File Photo
Interim Chancellor David Ward will meet with key student government leaders today to further collaborate on the budget decisions. It is required that Ward consult student government again before moving ahead.
Permanent student ALRC voice stalls
STU DENT RECALLS EGYPTIAN
Council refers resolution to form permanent position for city’s alcohol review commission Kailey Duff y
Senior reflects on abrupt end to study abroad trip in face of massive revolts Lauren Tubbs Reporter The highly-charged political protests in Egypt during the beginning of 2011 had dramatic effects for the University of Wisconsin students studying abroad there when they received a phone call telling them it was time to come home. Julie Lindsey, the interim managing director of University of Wisconsin’s International Academic Programs, said that in January 2011, UW’s study abroad programs in Egypt were suspended because of the civilian uprising that took place in protest of the Egyptian government. “Based on the protest situation which escalated in January 2011, the U.S. State Department issued a Travel Warning for Egypt,” Lindsey explained in an email to The Badger Herald. “In light of this warning as well as escalating political unrest, IAP suspended its study abroad programs in Egypt.” Lindsey said she hopes for students like Dane DeVetter and all the students who desire to study abroad in Egypt in the future that the situation in the country will continue to improve and that the programs will be able to be reinstated. “IAP continues to monitor the status of Egypt as a study abroad program destination through multiple sources, as well as have stayed in contact with universities who currently have students in Egypt,” Lindsey said in an email to the Herald. “At this time, our programs continue to be suspended, but I am hopeful that things will
stabilize enough in Egypt in the near future allowing IAP to reinstate our programs.” DeVetter, a senior studying international studies, was one of the six UW students studying abroad in Alexandria, Egypt at the time of the call for suspension. DeVetter’s trip was ended when he and the other students were forced to evacuate Alexandria on Jan. 31, 2011. He had arrived in Egypt Jan. 8 and said he was excited to spend an entire semester abroad in a foreign nation, but his trip was cut short. Both Lindsey and DeVetter agreed
that, despite having to pull students from the programs in Egypt after less than a month, suspending the IAP programs was the right decision. “Each institution needs to assess what is best for their students and follow their institutional guidelines and procedures regarding students abroad,” Lindsey said. DeVetter echoed these sentiments and had experienced them first-hand. Having been in Egypt during the time of the protests, DeVetter said there was some uneasiness when the
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Reporter Madison’s City Council tackled multiple controversial issues, including those related to student representation on an alcohol policymaking committee, at a meeting that lasted long into Tuesday night. Early in the meeting, alders discussed a threeyear sunset date for a student representative from Associated Students
Ex-Walker staffer will face trial in John Doe investigation, association could hurt governor Tara Golshan Herald Contributor
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En masse riots broke out in a revolt against the Egyptian government last January. Civilian protesters stole riot armor to protect themselves, though bystanding UW travel abroad students were sent home after authorities deemed it too dangerous for them to remain studying there.
A former aide to Gov. Scott Walker during his tenure as Milwaukee County Executive pleaded not guilty to all four felony charges of disorderly conduct in public office as part of an ongoing John Doe investigation Tuesday. Kelly Rindfleisch, Walker’s former deputy chief of staff in Milwaukee County, has been accused
Supreme Court justice asks colleagues to recuse themselves from discussion on conduct allegations Reporter Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser is asking that his colleagues recuse themselves in the consideration of the disciplinary case filed against him last week, a move that could put an end to the case entirely if successful. Prosser is accused of choking his colleague,
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Former aide pleads not guilty in probe
Prosser: review panel gives unfair disadvantage Camille Albert
of Madison serving as a technical advisor to the Alcohol License Review Committee. The council met to discuss whether to make the seat a permanent position on ALRC. The council did not approve the proposal, which was referred back to the Common Council Organizational Committee. CCOC will review the idea and decide if the position will be further discussed.
Justice Ann Walsh Bradley, during an argument they had last June. The Wisconsin Judicial Commission asked six justices to discipline Prosser last week. Three appeals court judges will hear the case and give input on the discipline to the Supreme Court. Prosser claimed Bradley charged him and he was simply defending himself.
Prosser does not believe any of the justices should sit on the case because all but one witnessed the incident. He said Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson and Dane County Sheriff’s detectives could potentially influence the justice that did not witness it. Donald Downs, UW political science professor and adviser to The Badger Herald, said
another reason Prosser would not want his colleagues to sit on the case may be because he will have to say personal things, which is hard to do with other people around. According to John Witte, a UW professor of political science, Prosser will not step down from the court unless he is absolutely forced. “He’s on the conservative side of the © 2012 BADGER HERALD
court and there will be enormous pressures from the conservatives to keep him there,” Witte said. Prosser will most likely be reprimanded for the incident, Downs said. He said he does not see any reason for harsher penalty than that because the incident was not a criminal offense. Witte said it is very unclear what will happen
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on four counts for doing campaign work and fundraising while remaining in her county job. The charges against Rindfleisch are part of a larger investigation, also known as a John Doe probe, into Walker’s previous administration, which has resulted in charges being brought against five former Walker employees.
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