Apr. 3rd, 2012 : The Marquette Tribune

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Court overturns parts of collective bargaining law Restrictions on dues, reccertification elections removed By Allison Kruschke allison.kruschke@marquette.edu

A federal judge overturned two portions of Wisconsin Act 10 last Friday, earning a partial victory for the opponents of the controversial law, which ended collective bargaining for Wisconsin unions. The two sections struck down would have banned public

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workers from allowing union dues to be taken out of paychecks and simultaneously required annual recertification votes that needed all members of the union to agree to stay organized. The remainder of the law, however, has been upheld. Seven major unions, including the AFL-CIO and the American Federation of Teachers, brought a lawsuit against the law — ushered through the legislature with the backing of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker — last summer after the Wisconsin legislature passed the bill.

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

GOP race comes to Wisconsin

Photo by Chris Usher / Associated Press/CBS News

Photo by Jae C. Hong/Associated Press

See Collective, page 5

Watumishi library nears completion Photo by Craig Schreiner/Associated Press/Wisconsin State Journal

Photo by Steve Senne/Associated Press

(Clockwise): Gingrich, Santorum, Romney and Paul prepare for a Wisconsin delegates showdown Tuesday.

It’s voting day in Wisconsin, and primary contenders Mitt Romney, Ron Paul, Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum are all on the ballot, along with candidates in local elections. While Rick Santorum had been gaining ground in Wisconsin, according to polls taken by Marquette’s Law School in February, Mitt Romney has climbed to the number one spot, according to the school’s most recent March poll. The winner of the Wisconsin primary could potentially earn an additional 42 delegates to their total. While this is more than the Washington, D.C. (19) and Maryland (37) primaries taking place today, earning all of Wisconsin’s delegates alone would not be enough to change

the ranking of the candidates. makes a part of me want to vote All four of the Republican for Ron Paul, because I agree presidental candidates have with his positions the most, esbeen in Wisconsin over the pecially in regards to economic past week, and ads from each policy.” of them have flooded radio Romney has outspent the and television airwaves. Newt other candidates on advertising Gingrich made an appearance over the past several weeks. He on Marquette’s campus Thurs- also has the backing of popuday evening lar Wisconas the guest of sin Rep. and the College Re- “Since the beginning, we’ve been chairman of publicans, and hearing that Mitt Romney was going the House Romney, San- to be the nominee, and I don’t like Budget Comtorum and Paul being told what to do.” mittee Paul have made the Ryan (Rrounds speakWis.), which Tyler Martell gives him aning at meetings Sophomore, College of Arts & Sciences other edge. of conservative groups around As the prithe state. mary season drags on much Tyler Martell, a sophomore in longer than usual, losing in the College of Arts & Sciences, Wisconsin may deter the other will be voting in tomorrow’s candidates from continuing in primary. He said that he is still the race until the next round of on the fence about which candi- primaries on April 24th. date he will vote for. Voting is open from 7 a.m to “Since the beginning, we’ve 8 p.m. Polling locations can be been hearing that Mitt Romney found at http://city.milwaukee. was going to be the nominee, gov/election. and I don’t like being told what to do,” Martell said. “And not liking being told what to do

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Candidates fight for portion of 42 state delegates up for grabs By Allison Kruschke allison.kruscke@marquette.edu

Photo courtesy of Colleen O’Connor

Men work on the roof slabs of the store and Library Learning Center.

Students spent eight years raising funds for project in Africa By Andrea Anderson andrea.anderson@marquette.edu

Most Marquette student organizations stay local, but one group is making an impact across the ocean in a village of 60,000 people. Marquette social awareness group Watumishi: People of Service recently finished a project eight years in the making — building a Library Learning Center at

St. Joseph Shelter of Hope in Voi, Kenya. Beginning in 2004, a group of students traveled with Karen Ivantic-Doucette, former clinical assistant professor of Marquette, to the Shelter of Hope to assess the HIV and AIDS epidemic in the area. Upon the students’ return, three of the students, Greg Saint Arnold, Conor Sweeney and Timothy Kummer, wanted to continue their relationship with the people of Voi. Colleen O’Conor, a senior in the college of Arts & Sciences, traveled to Kenya in January 2010 and spent four months in the community of Voi helping in any way she could. See Watumishi, page 5

INDEX

DPS REPORTS.....................2 CALENDAR.......................2 VIEWPOINTS........................6 CLOSER LOOK....................8

STUDY BREAK....................10 SPORTS..........................12 CLASSIFIEDS..................14

Massage-A-Thon is back and helping students relax. See, PAGE 3

Where your food comes from matters more than you think. See PAGE 7

Senior Olga Fischer has come a long way in her four years. See PAGE 12


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