Weekend, April 8-10, 2011 - The Daily Cardinal

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Uncounted votes give Prosser lead By Nick Graetz The Daily Cardinal

One day after Assistant Attorney General JoAnne Kloppenburg declared victory in the state Supreme Court race with a .01 percent lead, new results from Waukesha County gave Justice David Prosser over 7,000 more votes than his opponent and a commanding lead in a race that has become one of the closest in state history. In a press conference Thursday afternoon, Waukesha Country Clerk Kathy Nickolaus blamed the discrepancy on the failure to include the city of Brookfield’s vote totals. Nickolaus took responsibility herself, and stressed the fact the problem in vote calculation was due solely to human

error, trying to downplay the rumors of partisan interference in this canvass. “I’m thankful that this error was caught early in the process and during the canvass.” Nickolaus said. “The purpose of the canvass is to catch these kinds of errors.” After such a huge swing in Prosser’s favor, liberal advocacy group One Wisconsin Now was quick to point out Nickolaus is a former staffer for the Republican Assembly Caucus who was granted immunity in the investigation into allegations of illegal campaign activities on state time. “There is a history of secrecy and partisanship surrounding the Waukesha supreme court page 3

Final designs for Central Library presented to public By Jourdan Miller The Daily Cardinal

Architect Jeff Scherer and his team at Meyer, Scherer & Rockcastle formally presented the final design for the new Madison Public Library to the public Thursday. With a final cost set at $29.5 million, developers plan to break ground for the new library in November and hope to be finished after 18 months. Scherer said there was a lot of anxiety about the design through its creation, but he appreciated the continued community support. “It requires a certain degree of trust

and that we remain open to ideas that may not be our own,” Sherer said. “That give and take process is essential in the creation of a public building.” Traci Lesneski, the interior architect on the team, said the goal was to create a building that would continue to give back to the community for years. “We want to make sure the building ages gracefully over time,” Lesneski said. “We want to make a place where everyone wants to be.” Along with the creation of a rooftop garden, the plans include the addition library page 3

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‘LEGO’ my eggo

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Engineering Hall currently houses a temporary showcase of a model of the UW-Madison engineering campus. The model is made entirely out of Legos.

Board of Regents discuss details of Wisconsin Idea Partnership By Alex DiTullio The Daily Cardinal

The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents met Thursday to discuss the Wisconsin Idea Partnership, a plan endorsed by 13 UW chancellors to increase flexibility for every UW System School while keeping UW-Madison within the system. As the UW System faces a $250 million budget cut in Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed budget, UW chancellors are looking for ways to increase flexibility on their respective campuses. Senior Vice President for Administration and Fiscal Affairs Michael Morgan detailed provisions of the Wisconsin Idea Partnership, including the flexibilities he said it would provide. Morgan said one example of this

flexibility would be the board’s ability to set the tuition price for every UW campus. Under current law, the board has limited tuition setting authority, rendering them incapable of determining undergraduate tuition rates, Morgan said. Morgan said the Wisconsin Idea Partnership would provide the board with the authority to set tuition levels for UW campuses, giving every campus the ability “to meet the needs of students and employers, while maintaining high levels of educational equality.” Board member Thomas Loftus said the UW chancellors owed it to Wisconsin citizens to create a unified proposal, and to present the proposal to the legislature as “one voice.” “We have a very divided state,” Loftus said. “We’re adding to the

division by presenting or seeming to present two competing proposals to the legislature.” UW-Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin said she hopes to meet with the other UW chancellors to create a unified proposal. Martin said any amendments to the governor’s bill should be additive, rather than taking away from what UW-Madison would currently gain from the bill. Also at the meeting, Associate Vice President of Capital Planning and Budget David Miller detailed the 2011-’13 Capital Budget Summary. The budget includes a new $50 million program that would fund system-wide facility renovation of existing buildings. The program would improve the quality of UW campuses and create new jobs, according to Miller.

Lobbyist’s son resigns from state job after public outcry A 27-year-old worker in Gov. Scott Walker’s administration resigned Thursday after public knowledge of his appointment caused statewide outcry. Brian Deschane, the son of prominent lobbyist and Walker contributor Jerry Deschane, had no college degree and minimal management experience before being appointed to the Department of Commerce and

receiving a 26 percent raise, bringing his salary to $81,500 a year. Deschane’s appointment came to light due to a piece in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, and since then Democrats have slammed Walker for being a hypocrite. “Gov. Walker has repeatedly stated that all public employees must sacrifice, but it appears his political appointees are exempt

from any sacrifice,” state Rep. Peter Barca, D-Kenosha, said in a statement. Walker’s spokesperson Cullen Werwie confirmed in an e-mail Deschane was initially demoted to his original salary, which was almost $65,000 a year, and then submitted his resignation. Werwie said Walker has no comment on the matter.

Madison teen charged with hate crime after incident

Grace Liu/the daily cardinal

Local Contra groups came together Thursday to sponsor a Campus Contra Dance event at Memorial Union.

A 17-year-old Madison teen was charged with a hate crime after allegedly punching an 18-year-old on a Madison Metro bus. Jay’von Flemming was charged Wednesday with battery to a public transit vehicle passenger with a hate crime enhancer. According to the Madison police,

Flemming and two other people were teasing the victim about being gay before punching the victim in the nose and ear as they left the bus at Alhambra Place. The incident happened Sunday around 5 p.m. “The victim is gay and has been bullied in the past by one of the three teens who taunted him on the bus,” Madison

Police Department spokesperson Joel DeSpain said in a statement. Police said the victim did not know the other two suspects. The victim was treated at a local hospital. MPD has tentatively identified one suspect, but he has not been located, DeSpain said.

“…the great state University of Wisconsin should ever encourage that continual and fearless sifting and winnowing by which alone the truth can be found.”


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