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Wisconsin trooper dies in shootout By Eric Cummings the daily cardinal
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Phase II of the Memorial Union Reinvestment project will include resurfacing the Terrace, filling cracks and adding a new level.
Terrace will close early for Memorial Union construction By Bri Maas the daily cardinal
The beloved Memorial Union Terrace with its iconic chairs will close early this summer, leaving students disheartened. Moving from its first to second phase, the Memorial Union Reinvestment project will focus on exterior changes, like reviving Alumni Park and “overhauling” the Terrace, causing it to close from the beginning of
September until summer 2016, Marketing & Communications coordinator for the Memorial Union Reinvestment Anna Johnson said. She added that while small improvements are constantly being made, every 20 or 30 years the Terrace requires big changes to ensure accessibility to the community space. “A big mission of the Union is to make it everyone’s living
room, make it available to everyone,” Johnson said. “Right now, the way that the Terrace is, not everyone can enjoy it as easily as they should be able to.” Senior Ana Beckman said the construction to campus’ most known social outlet is not necessary and that she likes the Terrace the way it is. “I think it would be a bummer,” Beckman said. “To close it early would not allow people
who haven’t been here over the summer to get the chance to come down and see the people they haven’t seen in a while.” The current junior class has never seen Memorial Union not under construction. Tessa Lewis, a member of this class, said losing the Terrace for most of her senior year would be devastating.
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Urban Design Commission approves larger sign size By Laura Pasqualone the daily cardinal
The city Urban Design Commission approved changes to a rented property on Monroe Street and considered additions to a new engineering operations building and a multi-family apartment development in a Wednesday meeting. The Madison Theatre Guild requested the committee review an application to make changes to a sign size on rented city property at 2410 Monroe St., originally denied because a 16.5-square-foot sign exceeded the city’s maximum of six square feet on a non-residential building in a residential zone. Vice President Betty Diamond explained in a letter six square feet would not be adequate for the purposes of the Guild. She said that although the property is located in a residential area, it is very close to commercial areas. There is a functioning gas station next to the rented prop-
erty, which includes an old firehouse. A commercial area is only a few blocks away. “We believe the current design satisfies the criteria for the [Comprehensive Design Review] process,” Diamond said. The motion for the new sign passed unanimously, and was not discussed further in depth. Kay Schindel of the city engineering department then presented a proposal for a new addition to the current vehicle storage and maintenance facility at 1600 Emil St. He said the plan would almost duplicate the area of the existing garage. Commissioner Tom DeChant raised concerns about the facility’s proximity to a waste dump site, especially whether it would affect traffic flow. Shindel said his company has been negotiating with the city streets department to
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SLAC strikes back The Student Labor Action Coalition protested the university’s affiliation with JanSport Wednesday. + Photo by Emily Buck
A Wisconsin state trooper was shot and killed in Fond du Lac Tuesday afternoon after the pursuit of a suspected bank robber ended with gunfire. State Trooper Trevor Casper was following a vehicle driven by Steven Snyder, the suspect of a bank robbery in Wausaukee, at the time of the incident. At approximately 5:30 p.m., Snyder and Casper engaged in gunfire that fatally wounded both people, according to a Department of Justice press release. Video surveillance confirmed Snyder attempted to rob the State Bank of Florence at 1:43 p.m. Tuesday. Snyder fired a handgun during the robbery but did not injure anyone, according to a statement from the Wisconsin Bankers Association. Following the bank robbery, Marinette County Sheriff Jerry Sauve reported that Snyder shot and killed Thomas Christ, a resident of Wausaukee, after an encounter near Christ’s property
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Ray Cross to quit if current state budget passes Sitting onstage at a UW-Milwaukee budget forum Wednesday, UW System President Ray Cross affirmed an audience member’s question that if Gov. Scott Walker’s budget passes and shared governance is lost, he will resign from his position. UW-Milwaukee English professor Richard Grusin asked Cross if he would renounce his position as president if he cannot decrease the budget cuts or secure shared governance for UW System institutions, according to a UW-Milwaukee video of the forum. Leaning into the microphone, Cross responded with a simple “yes,” and a head nod. The proposed budget would include a $300 million budget cut to the UW System and make it a public authority model. This would remove shared governance and tenure from state statute, leaving the new model the task of redefining its laws and procedures. Made up of UW-Milwaukee students, faculty and administration, the audience continued to cheer as the next attendee asked a question.
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