March 5, 2014 Issue

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March  5,  2014

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Russia  invades  Ukraine

Lady  â€™Hawks  go  for  gold

By Michael Riley Staff  Writer

NCGA  National  Championship  set  for  March  21  to  22  in  NY By Justin Schultz Staff  Writer

The  UW-­Whitewater  gym-­ nastics  team  is  headed  to  New  York  for  the  National  Champi-­ onship  once  again. After  winning  last  year’s  regional,  the  Warhawks,  who  KRVWHG WKH PHHW Âż QLVKHG LQ VHF ond  place  at  the  WIAC  Cham-­ pionship  on  Sunday,  earning  them  a  trip  to  the  NCGA  Na-­ tional  Championship  on  March  21  to  22.  UW-­La  Crosse  and  8: 2VKNRVK DOVR TXDOLÂż HG 7KH :DUKDZNVÂś Âż QDO VFRUH ZDV Âż QLVKLQJ MXVW EH KLQG Âż UVW SODFH 8: /D &URVVH which  scored  188.200.  UW-­ 2VKNRVK Âż QLVKHG WKLUG ZLWK D score  of  185.75. Even  though  the  team  won  the  regional  a  year  ago,  junior Â

Hannah  Lee  said  they  are  not  GLVDSSRLQWHG DERXW WKHLU VHF RQG SODFH Âż QLVK “I  think  overall  we  per-­ formed  very  well,â€?  Lee  said.  ³:H KDG D IHZ GLIIHUHQW EXPSV DQG EUXLVHV DORQJ WKH ZD\ EXW , don’t  think  disappointed  would  EH WKH ULJKW word  to  use.  It  GHÂż QLWHO\ PR tivated  us.  We  went  out  there  and  fought  our  hearts  out.â€? Freshman  Lee M c K e n z i e  Foster  and  Lee  opened  the  meet  ZLWK Âż UVW DQG VHFRQG SODFH Âż Q LVKHV LQ WKH EDODQFH EHDP HYHQW with  scores  of  9.725  and  9.625,  respectively.  Foster’s  score  was  good  enough  for  third  in  :KLWHZDWHUÂśV UHFRUG ERRN Lee  said  she  was  proud  of  KHU SHUVRQDO SHUIRUPDQFH EXW

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On  March  2,  President  Barack  2EDPD DQG RWKHU ZRUOG OHDGHUV tried  to  resolve  the  current  crisis  in  Ukraine,  as  the  new  Ukrainian  government  placed  its  military  on  â€œhigh  alertâ€?  after  more  than  6,000  Russian  troops  advanced  into  the  Crimean  Peninsula.  UW-­Whitewater  junior  Geza  Szakacs’  father,  cousins  and  grand-­ parents  live  in  the  northwest  part  of  Hungary,  approximately  a  three-­ KRXU GULYH IURP WKH 8NUDLQLDQ ERU der.   Szakacs  said  he  was  surprised  that,  despite  the  gravity  of  the  event,  KLV IDPLO\ KDV \HW WR EH HIIHFWHG “I  think  it’s  important  for  people  to  know  what’s  happening  around  them,  especially  outside  their  own  â€˜world,’â€?  Szakacs  said.   â€œAlso,  I  think  people  need  to  have  some  un-­ derstanding  of  how  much  effect  this  issue  has  on  millions  of  people  in  Ukraine.â€? The  Group  of  Seven  Nations  (G7),  including  the  United  States, Â

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A  speaker  whose  comments  stirred  up  controversy  in  a  general  education  class  has  pushed  the  University  of  Wisconsin-­Whitewa-­ ter  into  the  national  spotlight.  Former  Milwaukee  county  supervisor  Eyon  Biddle  was  secretly  recorded  while  speaking  to  a  GenEd  130  class.  It  was  posted  to  multiple  social  media  accounts.   Campus  5HIRUP ZDV WKH Âż UVW VLWH WR PDNH LW SXEOLF ,Q WKH YLGHR %LGGOH LV KHDUG WDONLQJ DERXW the  2010  Wisconsin  Senate  Elections.  ³7KH FRQWH[W RI ZDV ZKLWH UDJH WR EH honest  with  you,â€?  Biddle  said.  â€œWhite  people  KDYLQJ WR SD\ IRU KHDOWKFDUH IRU EODFNV EURZQV DQG JD\V UDFLVP ZLWK WKH Âż UVW EODFN SUHVLGHQW like  you  saw.â€? %LGGOH VDLG :LVFRQVLQ GLVWULFWV EHJDQ WR EHFRPH PRUH ZKLWH DQG PRUH 5HSXEOLFDQ University  employees  may  not  engage  in  political  campaign  activities,  may  not  use  state  resources  to  engage  in  political  campaigning Â

DQG PD\ QRW VROLFLW FRQWULEXWLRQV RU VHUYLFHV for  a  political  purpose  from  other  university  employees  while  they  are  engaged  in  their  of-­ Âż FLDO GXWLHV DFFRUGLQJ WR 8: 6\VWHP SROLF\ Monique  Liston,  a  lecturer  in  the  Women’s  Studies  Department  at  UW-­Whitewater,  was  UHVSRQVLEOH IRU EULQJLQJ LQ D YDULHW\ RI JXHVW speakers  to  address  the  topics  they  are  study-­ LQJ %LGGOH ZDV EURXJKW LQ WR VSHDN RQ SRZHU and  politics. Liston  said  she  fosters  a  respectful  and  safe  learning  environment.  She  said  her  class  is  a  great  place  to  take  risks.    ³, LQYLWHG (\RQ WR VSHDN WR P\ FODVV EH cause  of  his  extensive  experience  in  state  and  ORFDO SROLWLFV ´ /LVWRQ VDLG Âł:H WDONHG EHIRUH KDQG DERXW RXU FODVVURRP WRSLFV DQG UHDGLQJV on  power  and  politics,  highlighting  that  he  should  share  some  of  his  own  experiences.  Eyon  is  an  engaging  speaker  and  connects  re-­ ally  well  with  young  people.â€? Liston  said  she  encourages  all  of  her  stu-­ GHQWV WR EH FULWLFDO RI KLP DQG WR FKDOOHQJH him.   She  said  she  hopes  to  create  an  engaging  classroom  experience  and  discussion. The  core  of  Liston’s  classroom  is  to  criti-­

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