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Fans gathered to watch the NCAA men’s basketball tournament championship game at State Street Brats Monday night. In a hard-fought match between perennial contender Duke and mid-major upstart Butler, the Blue Devils defeated the Bulldogs 61-59.
Cieslewicz ‘moves on’ from Fiore, plans to rebuild Central Library on site The Daily Cardinal
The Madison Public Library Board met Monday to discuss a proposal to rebuild the Central Library at its current location, 201 W. Mifflin St. The Madison Public Library Board originally planned on constructing
a new library on West Washington Avenue through Fiore Companies, using the current Central Library for hotel redevelopment. However, two weeks ago city officials and Fiore Companies failed to reach an agreement on a nearly $2 million budget discrepancy in the construction pro-
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Group threatens Doyle in letter
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cess. Failure to settle the dispute prompted the city to consider renovating the existing site. At the meeting, Mayor Dave Cieslewicz presented an outline of the construction dispute between the city and Fiore Companies to the central library page 3
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Mayor Dave Cieslewicz discussed library rebuilding plans at a briefing early Monday before giving a presentation at the Common Council meeting in the early evening.
Gov. Jim Doyle received a letter from an anti-government group last week that saying he would be removed from office if he did not leave within three days. The Associated Press reported that the Guardians of the Free Republics have sent similar letters to more than 30 other governors, and the FBI expects all 50 governors to receive a letter. “We are not aware of any immediate or credible threats of violence as part of this group’s plan,” Leonard Peace, Wisconsin FBI public affairs specialist, said. “[We shared information] with our federal, state and local partners to ensure they are equipped with the tools they need to better recognize behaviors and other indicators consistent with other homeland security threats to prevent violence or criminal acts.” Carla Vigue, spokesperson for the Wisconsin Department of Administration, said in an e-mail that Doyle’s security detail is aware of the letter and
closely monitoring his safety as usual. At least two other states have increased security after receiving the letters, according to the AP. Although the group’s website discourages members from taking action, this will not prevent all violence, according to Peace. “There’s always the concern that something like this could incite others to react,” he said. The Guardians of the Free Republics believe the U.S. government is dominated by corporations. The fringe group opposes taxation and refers to the United States as the United States Federal Corporation. “The Restore America Plan is the strategic mechanism for restoring the lawful institutions of earthly government across the land lawfully, peacefully and honorably, in a manner that reflects the desire of the sovereign People to be governed by consent, according to contract, and without hypothecation of their God-given labor to money vultures, war profiteers and the world’s secret banking cartels,” the group’s website says.
UW System schools wish to increase number of grads By Estephany Escobar The Daily Cardinal
University of Wisconsin System President Kevin Reilly set goals for UW campuses to increase the number of graduates by 30 percent over the next 15 years. Education is part of UW System’s Growth Agenda for Wisconsin, a long-term plan that would increase Wisconsin’s economic competitiveness, according to the UW System. “If we are going to climb out of this economic [downturn] we think higher education is part of that ladder,” David Giroux, UW System executive director of communications and external relations, said. The plan aims to increase the number of undergraduate degrees at UW-Madison from 26,000 to 33,700. According to UW System, by 2025 there would be a cumulative gain of 80,000 more graduates under the new plan. Giroux said the UW System should increase the number of Wisconsin graduates to obtain rates similar to national averages. “If we keep doing the same, we would slide even further back. That shouldn’t be acceptable to anyone,” he said.
According to a release, Reilly said increasing the number of graduates would benefit the state’s economy. “That broadens the tax base, lowers the individual tax burden, enriches local communities and allows more people to enjoy a high quality of life,” he said. Associated Students of Madison Vice Chair Tom Templeton said the plan’s success would depend on state and federal funding. “It’s a great plan and a great idea but it’s not feasible unless we get appropriate and adequate funding and resources … in order to balance those out,” he said. UW-Madison political science professor Donald Downs said reaching these goals with the current budget may concern professors because they might result in a possible decrease in tenure positions granted and a potential increase in the number of professors receiving lower salaries. Downs also said that increasing the number of Wisconsin graduates could lower UW-Madison’s academic standards. The UW System and Board of Regents will meet in Fond du Lac Thursday to discuss further plans.
“…the great state University of Wisconsin should ever encourage that continual and fearless sifting and winnowing by which alone the truth can be found.”