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Public reacts to Walker’s tuition freeze By Andrew Hahn THE DAILY CARDINAL

Gov. Scott Walker announced in a statement Friday an additional two-year tuition freeze for the University of Wisconsin System in his next budget. Walker’s previous budget instituted the first two-year tuition freeze in the system’s history, and he said in the statement he would like to see the freeze continue to improve college affordability. Walker cited a $1 billion projected surplus in the UW System’s budget as one reason for his proposal. “After years of tuition hikes, it is important to give our students and their families a break,” Walker said in the statement. “Our proposed second

CAMP RANDALL

Spring awakening

Wisconsin welcomed more than one kind of youth at Saturday’s spring game, with several early enrolling freshmen getting the opportunity to show off their skills for the first time in Camp Randall Stadium. + Photo by Emily Buck

Mangelsdorf named new provost By Emily Gerber THE DAILY CARDINAL

After over a five-month search process, Chancellor Rebecca Blank announced on Twitter Thursday the new provost and vice chancellor of academic affairs. Sarah Mangelsdorf will assume the university position for the 2014’15 academic year, which oversees UW-Madison curricular, student and faculty campus life, diversity initiatives and enrollment. “As I researched this role, I found that the people I talked to had uniformly enthusiastic things to say about the University of WisconsinMadison,” Mangelsdorf said in a UW-Madison release. “I am particularly excited to partner with Rebecca Blank and help build on the many strengths at UW.” Mangelsdorf currently serves as dean of Northwestern University’s Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, a position she has held since 2008. Blank said in the release Mangelsdorf’s previous experience gives her the necessary skills to serve as both provost and vice chancellor.

“She is both a top-ranked professor and a first-class administrator,” Blank said in the release. “This expanse of experience will give her the ability to understand and lead our campus.”

“I think being provost at the Madison campus is absolutely one of the better positions in higher education.” Paul DeLuca outgoing provost UW-Madison

The search began after Paul DeLuca announced June 2013 that he would step down from the leadership position and return to the faculty after a sabbatical. DeLuca said while he enjoyed his five-year tenure, he looks forward to relinquishing the position to Mangelsdorf and believes she will serve the role well. “I think being provost at the Madison campus is absolutely one of the better positions in higher education, and I have loved every minute of it,” DeLuca said. “I’m

absolutely delighted that she’s appointed. I think she’s going to do a terrific job.” A 17-person search committee was compiled by various shared governance committees and consisted of academic staff, classified staff, faculty members, deans and students. The committee reviewed the applicants and provided a “short list” of recommended candidates to the chancellor who made the final decision. Joan Schmit, chair of the search committee, said though each of the four presented recommendations were supported equally by the committee, she feels Mangelsdorf will fit the role well. “I think she’ll be phenomenally good, I am delighted that she is going to join us—I think she has a set of experiences and talents that will allow her to be quite successful,” Schmit said. “Of course, Provost DeLuca has put us in a good position, so she comes in with a lot of strength already.” Mangelsdorf is set to arrive in Madison Aug. 4 in time to start her work for the 2014-’15 school year.

two-year tuition freeze will go a long way to helping working families and students have access to higher education.” UW System President Raymond Cross reaffirmed his commitment to college affordability in a response to Walker’s statement. “We will continue to work with the governor and the Legislature to meet our shared goal of delivering value to the state of Wisconsin,” Cross said in the statement. “I intend to work vigorously to find a reasonable solution. I am confident that we can get the best budget possible for the university.” The System’s statement clarified that only $38 million of

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FACULTY PROFILE

Associate dean works to serve students, community

By Scott Bembenek THE DAILY CARDINAL

Associate Dean of Students is just one title used to describe Argyle Wade. Those outside of the University of WisconsinMadison, however, know him as a husband, father and volunteer firefighter. On a day-to-day basis at the university, Wade works chiefly with four departments within the Division of Student Life, including International Student Services, the

LGBT Campus Center, the Multicultural Student Center and the McBurney Disability Resource Center. One of Wade’s main duties is to provide these departments with resources in an attempt to connect students and programs that may otherwise have difficulty reaching each other. In addition, he said he promotes their activities and involvement across

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City appoints Randy Koval as new police chief Friday The Madison Police and Fire Commission named Madison Police Department Sgt. Randy Koval as the new Police Chief Friday, according to The Wisconsin State Journal. Koval, who will take over for Interim Police Chief Randy

Gaber, was one of two internal candidates to be considered for the position, along with Central District Capt. Carl Gloede, according to the State Journal. Koval has worked with the MPD since 1983 and was directly respon-

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sible for the training and recruitment efforts of the department, according to the State Journal. The Commission announced the new chief after a special closed session Friday at the Central District Offices.

PHOTO COURTESY OF ARGYLE WADE

Argyle Wade gives back to his community by serving as a volunteer firefighter in Middleton, Wis.

Looking forward The QB battle heats up at the Spring Game +SPORTS page 8

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