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Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Students lobby for tuition cap at Capitol By Cheyenne Langkamp the daily cardinal
Over 100 University of Wisconsin System students gathered in the Capitol Monday to lobby state legislators for a cap on tuition increases and a larger investment in financial aid. The United Council of UW Students, a statewide student advocacy organization, organized the Lobby Day where students met with more than 40 state legislators to discuss the impact of the state biennial budget on students. UC Vice President Beth Huang said it was a “great start” to the state budget campaign and the first event in an “advocacy heavy”
spring for United Council. UC President Geoff Murray began the day by outlining the groups goals, including a threeto-four percent cap on tuition increases, at a press conference. Murray said a tuition cap, which is not in Gov. Scott Walker’s budget proposal, is important to give current and prospective students protection from unaffordable increases in tuition. UC Rep. Ian Reese also spoke about the importance of restoring the link between tuition increases and financial aid increases that had been in previous budgets. Reese said he believes every Wisconsin resident deserves the
opportunity to receive a quality, affordable education. “We need more financial aid dollars in the budget so that every student who has a need can have that need met,” Reese said. Throughout the rest of the day students split into groups by state district to lobby individual legislators, including a group who visited with state Sen. Fred Risser, D-Madison. UW-Madison student David Vines told Risser students are “highly concerned” that without a cap they could see a large increase in tuition next year. Vines cited the last
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TAA pursues pay increase, fee reduction Mark Kauzlarich/cardinal file photo
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Burlington, said he is confident the state Assembly will pass the mining bill when it is considered.
State Committee on Joint Finance passes mining legislation The state Joint Finance Committee passed a contentious mining bill on a partyline vote at its meeting Monday, meaning the bill will now move to the full state legislature for final passage.
“There is over 80 years of mining history in Northern Wisconsin, and the environment is as beautiful and pristine today as it was back then.” Alberta Darling and John Nygren co-chairs state Joint Finance Committee
The bill, which would make it easier for companies to secure a mining permit in Wisconsin, passed on a 12-to-4 vote. JFC co-chairs state Sen. Alberta Darling, R-River Hills, and state Rep. John Nygren, R-Marinette, released a statement Monday supporting the bill, which they say will “protect the environment and create good paying jobs in an area that desperately needs them.” “There is over 80 years of mining history in northern Wisconsin, and
the environment is as beautiful and pristine today as it was back then,” the legislators said in the release. The bill is slated for consideration in both the state Senate and Assembly. Republicans hold the majority of seats in both houses of the legislature. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Burlington, expressed confidence the bill will pass in the Assembly next week in a Monday release. “This bill provides businesses a level of certainty that they need in order to invest in Wisconsin and our workforce,” Vos said in the statement. But state Sen. Jennifer Shilling, D-La Crosse, criticized the bill in a press release, saying Republican legislators “are determined to fast-track this flawed, open-pit mining bill,” with Senate consideration as early as Wednesday. “Rather than letting special interests write their own set of rules, we need to take a balanced and commonsense approach to protect taxpayers, local communities, and our natural resources,” Shilling said in the release. —Meghan Chua
The University of WisconsinMadison chapter of the Teaching Assistants’ Association recently launched a campaign to increase graduate students’ incomes to make UW-Madison a more attractive place for graduate students. TAA Member Michael Billeaux said he has “never seen a campaign get so popular so quickly,”
with over 400 letters sent to Vice Chancellor for Administration Darrell Bazzell requesting university officials initiate a segregated fee remission for graduate assistants since the “Pay Us Back” campaign launched Feb. 11. According to Billeaux, segregated fees, which he called a “long-standing issue” placing a
burden on graduate assistants, have increased even though graduate assistant incomes have remained stagnant since 2009. “A lot of people resonate with this issue very deeply,” Billeaux said, noting how balancing fees and wages has remained a top priority
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Mexican restaurant catches fire, owner plans to rebuild Popular Mexican restaurant Taqueria Guadalajara caught fire early Monday morning, and the building sustained interior damage, according to a Madison Fire Department press release. MFD firefighters arrived at the south side restaurant, located at 1033 S. Park St., at 7:16 a.m. and noticed smoke billowing from a vent on the side of the building from four blocks away, according to the release. MFD crews initially believed someone was in the building due to an early report but nobody was found during the search, according to the release. Firefighters extinguished the fire within 10 minutes and managed to keep it contained in the Grey Satterfield/the daily cardinal two-story restaurant, preMexican restaurant Taqueria Guadalajara caught fire Monday, venting damage to surdamaging the building’s interior. No one was injured in the fire. rounding structures. South Park Street remained closed to all traffic of the fire remains unknown. Taqueria Guadalajara, Josefa for more than an hour, according The Wisconsin State Journal Trejo, plans to repair and to the press release, and the cause reported the the owner of reopen the restaurant.
“…the great state University of Wisconsin should ever encourage that continual and fearless sifting and winnowing by which alone the truth can be found.”