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Victim of fatal shooting on south side ID’d By Ashley Davis The Daily Cardinal
A 27-year-old Fitchburg man was found fatally shot early Monday morning on Madison’s south side. The victim, Lofton Sprouls, was shot outside the Nob Hill apartment complex in the 1100 block of Moorland Road, where he had been living. Further information regarding the victim is forthcoming pending the completion of the coroner’s report, said Howard Payne, a public information officer for the Madison Police Department. Sprouls was shot around 2:30 a.m. Monday and taken to a nearby hospital after police were contacted by a concerned resident. He was pronounced dead shortly before 4 a.m. after efforts to resuscitate the victim were unsuccessful, Payne said. According to Payne, the concerned resident heard commotion and a fired gunshot. Based on evidence gathered from investigators at the scene
and data uncovered from detectives thus far, police said the incident does not appear to be a random act. There are currently no suspects in custody but investigators report a number of individuals are being interviewed, according to Payne. Police said there is a possibility the motive for the shooting may have been drug-related. “I think with the ongoing questioning that is occurring as we speak, those answers will hopefully be given at a later time. But right now, that’s not being ruled out,” Payne said. Police said they do not believe the incident is “linked with any other homicides or shootings.” There is no information indicating the public or campus is in danger, according to Payne. “There’s nothing that leads us to believe the public is in any sort of danger whatsoever,” he said. Police urge anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers at (608) 266-6014.
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Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Comedic ‘Gold Soundz’
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Monday night the Union’s Great Hall featured American Muslim actor, activist, artist and comedian Azhar Usman, who created and stars in “Tinku’s World,” a popular online sketch comedy show.
Thompson considering republican Senate run against Feingold in 2010 By Alison Dirr The Daily Cardinal
Former Republican Governor Tommy Thompson is considering a run against U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wisconsin, in the upcoming 2010 election, according to a former Thompson aide. “This is the most serious I’ve seen him since he left Wisconsin in 2000,” Bill McCoshen, a former Thompson chief of staff and campaign manager, said. “He’s got some business issues he’s got to work through and then obviously he’s got to get final approval from his family to go forward. Those are the last two hurdles he has to overcome and he’s working on both of them.”
McCoshen said Thompson is considering the run because he is “disturbed” about the direction of the country, citing the national deficit and Feingold’s support for the stimulus and health-care bills. He said Feingold’s potential vote for reconciliation on the health-care legislation may be the “final straw that puts Tommy in the race.” John Kraus, senior strategist for Feingold’s campaign, said Thompson walked away from a budget deficit in Wisconsin when he took the position as U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services under former President George W. Bush. He praised Feingold’s record of fiscal restraint and said Feingold
consistently shows his opposition to pork-barrel spending. “We’ll put [Feingold’s] record on being tough on spending against anybody,” he said. If Thompson enters the race for the Republican nomination, he would face competition from entrepreneur Terrence Wall and businessman Dave Westlake. According to McCoshen, Thompson has the support of the republican party. “The national party doesn’t see him as having any weaknesses,” McCoshen said. “He’s won statewide here four times. He had a phenomenal track record.” thompson page 3
New Union committee outlines naming process for new south campus union By Sam Berg The Daily Cardinal
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Bassett area meeting proposes campus cleaning and Broom Street renovations By Maggie DeGroot The Daily Cardinal
Several campus-area issues were discussed at the Bassett neighborhood meeting Monday night, including Bassett area cleaning measures. Bassett District Chair Peter Ostlind and Ald. Mike Verveer,
District 4, discussed street sweeping in the Bassett area neighborhood. Mechanical cleanings are planned for several weekends following UW-Madison’s graduation commencement, according to Ostlind. bassett page 3
The New Union Naming Committee met Monday to determine the protocol for naming the new south campus union, which is currently under reconstruction on West Johnson Street. The Associated Students of Madison and the Wisconsin Union Directorate held a contest last month allowing students to submit ideas for the name of the new union. Xiangyun Zhang, Wisonsin Union Directorate president, said the committee, which consists of members from both ASM and WUD, is sifting through over 200 ideas submitted by students, faculty and staff in an attempt to narrow all
submissions down to the top four. “We’re trying to get as much student involvement as possible,” Zhang said. The committee decided the names submitted will be evaluated in terms of their appropriateness, link to the union’s purpose, possibility to partner with future donors and connection to the era of the new union’s construction. “We want [to] pick names that would preserve the possibility of a future donor,” Union Director Mark Guthier said. Guthier said the former south campus union was named Union South simply because it was located south of Memorial Union, but the committee hopes to create a more iconic image for the new union.
After the committee chooses the top names, the Union Council and ASM Student Council will approve them before they are presented to the student body for a vote. The final name will then be submitted to Chancellor Biddy Martin in April. Zhang said the committee will be accepting name submissions until Friday March 12. Students can submit ideas via e-mail or at a table near Der Rathskeller in Memorial Union. The NUNC will meet March 15 with branding consultants who will advise the committee on the most fiscally responsible naming decision. The new south campus union will open in April 2011.
“…the great state University of Wisconsin should ever encourage that continual and fearless sifting and winnowing by which alone the truth can be found.”