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Master Plan funding falls under question By Laura Grulke THE DAILY CARDINAL
Rec Sports’ 2015-’16 budget presentation Monday raised questions about possible complications in the organization’s projected plans for updating and replacing recreational sporting facilities on the UW-Madison campus. With rising concerns about how the state budget will impact UW-Madison’s spending, director of Rec Sports John Horn told the Student Services Finance Committee he is worried funding for the Master Plan will become scarce. Donors to fund the Near West Field renovations have already been found, but the state budget’s financial pressures may make additional backing hard to find. “We’re struggling a little bit,” Horn said. “As of now, we’re kind of out there, we’re floating on air.” Given the current environment created by the proposed budget cuts, Horn announced Rec Sports will not ask for an increase in student funding due to concerns about the state budget. Segregated fees of
future students who will use the facilities will fund 57 percent of the Master Plan’s costs, which students agreed to in the referendum that passed last year with 87 percent of votes in favor. Not increasing student funding generated questions about Rec Sport’s ability to deal with emergency costs should they arise. Committee members said the organization needs to be able to deal with the unexpected, using Camp Randall Memorial Sports Center’s closing last year due to unforeseen flooding as an example. “This isn’t a perfect world,” student representative Jessica FrancoMorales said. SSFC members said they plan to recommend to the chancellor an increase in student funding by $7 starting in the next fiscal year to safeguard against any unanticipated financial shortfalls. ASM Vice Chair Derek Field speculated Rec Sports would be in support of an increase in student funding, though they have not taken any official
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Rec Sports’ Master Plan may see an increase in student funding following Monday’s SSFC meeting.
Ph.D. student pushes women to join video game design industry By Phoebe Kiekhofer THE DAILY CARDINAL
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Five mayoral candidates will become two after Tuesday’s primary election narrows the field.
Madison mayoral candidate field to be cut down to two after primary election By Irene Burski THE DAILY CARDINAL
Madison mayoral hopefuls will face off Tuesday in a primary election, with the two candidates receiving the most votes advancing to the April 17 general election. The candidates include incumbent Mayor Paul Soglin, Ald. Scott Resnick, District 8, former Ald. Bridget Maniaci, District 2, UW-Madison graduate Christopher Daly and former Dane County Supervisor Richard Brown. “Together, we have made
progress toward our very simple but eloquent vision—to make Madison a safe and healthy place for every individual and family to live, play, work and learn,” Soglin said at his re-election campaign kick off event last month. At previous events, Soglin has re-affirmed his commitment and experience in leading Madison out of difficult economic times. “We are cautiously optimistic,” Soglin for Mayor spokesperson Melissa Mulliken said, citing turnout for the primary tomorrow.
Resnick, in his kick-off announcement, emphasized a need for change and technological innovation, including an increased political participation from younger voters in order to ensure Madison’s future growth. “Our next mayor must represent each and every person in Madison if we are truly going to make ours become [a] more prosperous and equitable city,” Resnick said.
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After noticing fewer women in the gaming industry than males, a researcher at the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery’s Games + Learning + Society Center began conducting studies on this asymmetry, according to a Feb. 11 university news release. Amanda Ochsner, a graduate student in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, said she was disappointed with the games marketed toward young girls when she first started reviewing as an editor for a gaming website in San Francisco. “I found the games to be
simplistic, formulaic, and saw lots of stereotypes about women,” Ochsner said. “The games explored hairdressing, wedding planning, fashion and makeup, and they tend to not be as engaging as a lot of games out there.” At GLS, Ochsner began studying what motivates girls to join or leave the game industry. She found the field can be intimidating or feel unwelcoming to women. “I know a woman who graduated from UW in computer science who took a calculus class and her TA told her the reason she was
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Madison police find anti-Semitic vandalism on city’s west side By Theresa La Susa and Jen Wagman THE DAILY CARDINAL
Madison police reported property damage and vandalism on the west side of Madison Saturday that statements from Jewish Community members later characterized as antiSemitic in nature. The police report referenced
at least 25 different cases of graffiti within the 10 block of East Newhaven Circle, an area that is part of the James Madison Memorial School District. “The damage primarily consisted of offensive words or symbols that were spray-painted on personal property,” Madison
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Chryst gaining some, losing some Football coaching changes continue
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“…the great state University of Wisconsin should ever encourage that continual and fearless sifting and winnowing by which alone the truth can be found.”