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E-mails reveal tensions between UW System President Kevin Reilly and former Chancellor Martin. +NEWS, page 5
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Welcome Back Issue, Fall 2011
As Martin departs, Ward steps in
Biddy takes top job at Amherst By Anna Duffin
Although the resulting political climate of the New Badger Partnership influenced her to leave UW-Madison and become President of Amherst College, former Chancellor Biddy Martin said she will not soon forget her time as a Badger. While Martin became an important political figure during her failed campaign to split UW-Madison from the rest of the UW System under the New Badger Partnership, most of her tenure as chancellor is marked by her efforts to interact with students on a personal level. Martin’s use of social media became a hallmark of her time at UW-Madison, and she was popular among students thanks to her outreach efforts and the two days of classes she cancelled during blizzards. As for the pseudo-celebrity chancellor’s departure, Martin said she did not leave because the NBP failed, but her departure was due, in part, to the hard feelings surrounding that failure. “The conflict that emerged as a result of the effort would make it hard for me to push further right now,” she said in
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2 faculty members, one of whom shall be appointed chair
the Search and Screen committee will be made up of:
2 academic staff members 1 classified staff member 2 administrators, one from UW-Milwaukee
and one from UW System Administration
2 students 4 community members
Student assaulted on Dayton Street By Taylor Harvey The Daily Cardinal
A female UW-Madison student, 20, was sexually assaulted on Dayton Street early Monday morning shortly after she noticed two men following her from Frances Street near State Street. Police said two men began to follow the woman at 3:12 a.m. The victim tried to run from them but they were able to keep up with her. “They grabbed her, pushed her down and had sexual contact with her,” Madison Police Lt. Sherri Strand said in a statement. According to Madison Police Department spokesperson Joel DeSpain, the victim’s screaming awoke a man sleeping in a nearby apartment several floors above. The man came out on the balcony and
By Alison Bauter When David Ward first crossed the Atlantic to attend UW-Madison in 1960, he did not expect a 40-year career that would culminate in him being appointed chancellor of UW-Madison. This summer, Ward was taken by surprise again when the Board of Regents asked him to come out of retirement and serve as interim chancellor. “It’s a very emotional kind of thing,” Ward said. “To come back out of retirement to a place you love so much, even for a year, is a very moving experience.” Born in Manchester, England, Ward first attended Madison on a Fulbright Scholarship, thinking he would be here only one year. But, eventually Ward became a U.S. citizen and began a 40-year career at UW. After studying at UW, he became a professor and then administrator, ultimately serving as UW-Madison chancellor from 1993 to 2000. While Board President Kevin J. Reilly convenes a search committee to seek out the university’s next full-time chancellor, Ward will retake the helm as interim chancellor for one year. Ward assumes the position in the w a k e of Chancellor Biddy Martin’s departure. Martin chose to leave UW and accept a position as president at ward page 6 Bryce Richter /Cardinal file photo
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Former chancellor to serve for year
scared away the two men, who were Hispanic, 5’4”-5’7”, had skinny builds, short or shaved dark hair and were wearing tan t-shirts and pants. A police dog attempted to track the suspects but the men were not located. The police report said the victim was not injured. However, DeSpain said although she was not beaten, “the emotional scars will be with her for a long, long time.” The attack comes in the wake of two separate assaults on young women in early July. In both previous incidents, the women were walking alone on University Ave. when they were struck in the head by a man. In one case, the man was scared away by a passerby after the victim was knocked unconscious. The woman fought off the perpetrator in the other incident. Both cases
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timeline
April or May 2012 The Board of Regents will name a new chancellor, according to UW System President Kevin Reilly.
Mid-July 2012
The new chancellor will assume position, according to Reilly.
ASM Chair Allie Gardner said ASM plans to push to have three students on the committee in order to better reflect the views of the student body.
“We have 42,000 students we’re trying to represent here,” Gardner said. “You can’t do that with just two seats.”
Hanging figure on Langdon Street sparks controversy By Anna Duffin the daily cardinal
Two months after a black figure was seen hanging from a noose outside of a Langdon Street apartment complex, sparking outrage on campus, some members of the Associated Students of Madison and the Multicultural Student Coalition said UW-Madison administration still needs to do more to combat discriminatory acts. When the incident occurred in mid-June, some students, faculty and staff on campus believed the figure hanging was intended to mimic the lynching of an African-American and were disappointed UW-Madison administration did not react more negatively to the incident. In their initial response to the event, UW-Madison Dean of Students Lori Berquam and Vice Provost for Diversity
Photo courtesy of Danez Smith
This cell phone picture captures the black figure hanging from a rope on a balcony located on Langdon street. Damon Williams said although the act may have not been intended to oppress anyone, it was far from harmless. “The consequence of this seemingly harmless ‘joke’ has left some
students, staff and faculty feeling appalled and shocked,” Berquam and Williams said in a statement made the day after the incident.
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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.”