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ASM passes controversial divest proposal in last meeting By Maggie Chandler and Peter Coutu THE DAILY CARDINAL

After a month of debates, walkouts and lawsuits, UW-Madison’s student government unanimously passed wideranging divestment legislation Wednesday—but an amendment naming Israel was once again the main point of contention.

“I think that it’s important to recognize that we’re not necessarily taking a stance on issues.” Omer Arain shared governance chair Associated Students of Madison

The legislation calls on the university and the UW Foundation to divest from a variety of companies, including specific arms manufacturers, fossil fuel corporations and banks that “oppress marginalized communities.” Proponents of the legislation championed it as a way to recognize and help oppressed groups. “I’m glad that communities of color and marginalized students had their voices heard,” Associated Students of Madison Rep. Katrina Morrison said after the vote. “They didn’t allow themselves to be silenced. This was a really needed resolution and it said a lot of important things, and it raised awareness

to a lot of devastating issues.” But while many in the room cheered the legislation and the added amendments, Rep. Ariela Rivkin—who walked out of the meeting early—said she felt blindsided when Israel was again brought up. She said the amendments made the proposal too similar to the legislation that was indefinitely tabled a month ago, and this was the second meeting excluding the Jewish community. “It was undemocratic to hold a vote knowing full well that people would not be there in attendance,” Rivkin said. “Nobody on this body gets to decide at what point that information stopped being relevant to the Jewish community. Nobody.” Morrison said she, ASM Chair Carmen Goséy and Rep. Tyriek Mack drafted a one-page resolution in a scramble to introduce different divestment legislation before the 23rd session of ASM concluded. Most of the speakers at the open forum said they support divestment, but were frustrated by this “watered-down legislation.” They urged representatives to expand the one-page document. Shared Governance Chair Omer Arain, co-sponsor of the legislation tabled at the March 29 meeting, agreed with the concern, saying the new legislation did not “accurately acknowledge ... the affected communities that are actually suffering as a

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Wisconsin School of Business admissions policy changes, including more direct admits and credit limits on applications, could have negative affects on transfer students.

Changes to business admissions could hurt UW transfer students By Meredith Nesbitt THE DAILY CARDINAL

Competition for an acceptance letter from the Wisconsin School of Business is already high—the college is one of the top 30 business schools in the nation, according to Businessweek’s 2016 rankings. But some fear changes to direct admissions and credit limits on applications could make the

By Nina Bertelsen and Lilly Price THE DAILY CARDINAL

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acceptance to university as a whole and begin specific classes as freshmen. “One reason for us to increase the number of direct admits to the business school is for us to stay competitive with our peers,” Associate Dean of Undergraduate Program at the WBS Joann Peck said. “We lose

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State insurance proposal may come up short on cash

By Sammy Gibbons

In a lecture hall in Ingram Hall, the Associated Students of Madison passed contentious divestment legislation Wednesday.

competition extra difficult for transfer students. In January, the Wisconsin School of Business Curriculum Committee voted unanimously to increase the number of direct admit students for Fall 2017. These direct admit students—an increase of 200 direct admits compared to Fall 2016— are accepted to the business school simultaneously with

At the conclusion of the semester, the UW-Madison community will bid farewell to an administrator who lead initiatives for an inclusive and safe campus for all students in the thick of anti-racist movements. Assistant Dean of Students Joshua Moon Johnson has accepted the position of Dean of Student Affairs at American

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To save state money and generate an estimated $60 million in revenue to successfully fulfill his K-12 funding plan, Gov. Scott Walker proposed to shift the way Wisconsin insures its public workers. Currently, state employees, like UW-Madison faculty and staff, could choose from a range of plans in the Madison health-care market and the cost would be covered by their employer—the state of Wisconsin. Under the new self-insurance proposal, instead of contracting out to different companies for coverage, the state would serve as the insurer and cover the cost itself. Proponents of this change say that creating a large pool of employees makes it easier to share insurance costs. This means if use goes down, or the state is able to get better bargains, the state saves money. But it also means Wisconsin faces the risk if costs are higher, according to UW-Madison economics professor Barbara Wolfe.

But others say self-insurance is too risky. Before the proposal was added to the budget, two separate audits were done to predict the financial impact this would have— one suggested it could save the state millions, the other it could cost the state much more. “I think it’s fair to say this is one of those things in the budget that the governor just kind of throws into the budget much like spaghetti on a wall to see if it sticks,” said Sen. Janet Bewley, D-Ashland. “It’s always a way to see if the governor could find a way to so-call save money, or find money that he would be able to apply to another portion of the budget.” The move to self-insurance is not reinventing the wheel nor a controversial idea in and of itself. Currently, 20 states self-insure all state employees, while 26 other states self-insure some state workers, according to the National Conference of State Legislature. Wisconsin already self-insured dental and pharmacy benefits, and less than 5 percent of workers are in

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“…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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