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Soglin criticizes Senate gun vote By Jack Casey The Daily Cardinal
State politicians and government officials, including Madison Mayor Paul Soglin, have shown mixed reactions to the U.S. Senate’s Wednesday vote against a bipartisan proposal that would have mandated the expansion of background checks on gun sales nationwide. The Senate’s decision drew heavy criticism from around the country, including President Obama, who said the Senate’s decision made it “a shameful day for Washington.” The background check expansion was also pending with several other unsuccessful pieces of legislation, including a proposal to reduce the legal size for gun magazine clips. The proposal would have mandated extensive
background checks during gun transactions, specifically at trade shows or over the Internet. U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., was one of the federal senators to vote against the legislation. He said in a statement he supported bipartisan legislation that would cut down on gun violence through increased regulations, but he said the legislation to increase background checks was “fatally flawed” to the point he could not support it. Soglin criticized Johnson’s decision at a press conference Thursday, saying he was especially disappointed because Johnson’s vote came after Wisconsin dealt with two recent shootings, one at
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Madison Mayor Paul Soglin held a press conference Thursday to discuss the U.S. Senate’s vote against a proposal that would have expanded background checks.
UW, PAVE educate students about sexual abuse, violence Every semester the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Social Work, University Housing Services and the student organization Promoting Awareness, Victim Empowerment aim to instill an understanding of sexual and gender violence in students through a joint social work course. The course educates students on sexual violence, stereotypes and resources, as well as how to turn their knowledge into a workshop presentation. UW-Madison sophomore Elena Santi, who is currently taking the course, called Social Work 672: PAVE Peer Education, said she became interested in enrolling after finding out about PAVE’s work on campus exposing students to rape culture. “[Rape culture] really sticks out to me because it is really preva-
lent and really easy to notice within our own community, like with the words we use and how slight changes in how we say them can make a difference,” Santi said. She said overall she believes campus is very female friendly, although she admits to seeing uncomfortable instances at campus parties. Santi said she would like to see campus resources for those affected by sexual abuse or violence in relationships more prominently displayed. In the course, the workshops highlight the Rape Crisis Center, UHS counseling and Domestic Abuse Intervention Services. According to Santi, she would also like to see multiple campus communities to come together to increase awareness and prevention, including men and the
LGBT community. However, Santi emphasized the importance of women continuing to support one another. “It’s good to have an overall
understanding that we’re all in the same boat as females,” Santi said. “But I would like to see us all come together.” -Cheyenne Langkamp
ASM Gender Day explores word choice The Associated Students of Madison Diversity Week continued Thursday with Gender Day, where two student organizations came together to educate approximately ten students on issues surrounding gender relationships and stereotypes. Representatives from Promoting Awareness, Victim Empowerment facilitated a workshop to improve attendees’ understanding of rape, sexual assault and sexual abuse culture. The event focused on drawing attention to the words and language that contribute to society’s view of these issues. Representatives said they
hoped students would take what they learned and lead by example in the campus community by being more conscientious. The Campus Women’s Center also provided a workshop on the meaning of masculinity in American society. Representatives from CWC also focused on language, looking into the stereotypes and definitions of masculinity and femininity throughout time. The workshop aimed to dispel cultural biases against cerCourtney Kessler/the daily cardinal tain appearances or actions being UW-Madison female a cappella group Pitches and Notes seen as more feminine or more performs during ASM’s Gender Day on Thursday. masculine.
Revelry leaders announce schedule Revelry Arts and Music Festival organizers announced times and locations Thursday for musical performances during the event. The event will take place May 4, and performances will last from 11 a.m. until approximately 6 p.m., although organizers said set times are subject to change. Revelry will include three stages for performers: the Sett, Union South Plaza and a Randall Avenue location. The stage at the Sett will feature Julian Lynch from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. and Phox from 12:45 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Chance the Rapper featuring CRASHprez, RAGELIFE and Lord of the Fly will perform from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. and the Mowgli’s will close the set from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. The Union South Plaza stage will feature Oh Land from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m., Delta Spirit from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. and Toro y Moi from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. The last act will be Hoodie Allen from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Toer will start the performances on the Randall Avenue stage from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m, followed by DJ RED SPEX from 12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. DJ Deliboy will then perform from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., followed by Soundkill3r from 2:45 p.m. to 4 p.m. and The Al Gore Rhythm Method from 4:15 p.m to 5:45 p.m.
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