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Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Series of downtown attacks spark concern By Sam Garigliano The Daily Cardinal
Within mere minutes of one another, three individuals were separately robbed and assaulted in the downtown area early Saturday morning, despite the city’s recent efforts to improve safety around campus. The first robbery occurred at 3:10 a.m. on the 600 block of University Avenue and involved an attempted theft of the victim’s bicycle, according to Madison Police Department spokesperson Joel DeSpain. The suspect also hit the
victim numerous times in the face. The next two incidents took place near the 200 block of Langdon Street. At 3:26 a.m., three suspects left a 20-year-old University of Wisconsin-Madison student with a bloody face after they attacked and robbed him of his wallet. In the second incident at 3:34 a.m., two suspects pushed another 20-year-old student up against a parked car by the throat and robbed him. DeSpain said although police cannot say with absolute certainty, the three crimes, particularly the
two on Langdon Street, are “likely connected” because of their close proximity in time and location. Additionally, the suspects of the two Langdon Street crimes appeared to be singling out people who were by themselves, DeSpain said. Ald. Scott Resnick, District 8, said Langdon Steeet is a target for criminals especially late on weekend nights. “Students, particularly when they are intoxicated, are put in
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Campus mourns loss of John “Vietnam” First Wave scholar inspires future activism By Sam Cusick The Daily Cardinal
Members of the University of Wisconsin-Madison community are working to honor student and First Wave scholar John “Vietnam” Nguyen by continuing his activism efforts after his death. Nguyen was pronounced dead Thursday after divers found his body in Lake Mendota near the Memorial
Union. He was swim- a theatre ensemble out of ming with friends when he Chicago. drowned. “John did it all, he was so Nguyen was a member multifaceted, and so he was of the Vietnamese Students a shoe-in for First Wave,” Association, Asian American Edwards said. “He was an allStudent Union and around artist, so it was First Wave Spoken perfect that he would Word and Hip Hop join the First Wave famArts Learning ily.” Community on camEdwards also said pus. Nguyen was consistently Nguyen was an pursuing further knowlactive and incrededge and success in his ibly talented member work. NGUYEN of the fifth cohort of “The way he led his First Wave according life was an example,” to member Cydney Edwards. Edwards said. “He was conEdwards was also involved nguyen page 4 with Nguyen in Kuumba Lynx,
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Pink plastic prank On September 4, 1979, students hoping to win seats on student government planted 1,008 pink flamingos on Bascom Hill as a prank. The tradition was continued Tuesday when another flock of flamingos graced Bascom Hill. + Photo by Grey Satterfield
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First Lady Michelle Obama speaks about President Barack Obama’s personal side at the Democratic National Convention Tuesday.
Baldwin addresses LGBT caucus at DNC By Adam Wollner The Daily Cardinal
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The Democrats officially convened in Charlotte for their national convention Tuesday, primarily defending President Barack Obama’s policies in the midst of his re-election battle against GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney and urging greater economic fairness in an appeal to the middle class. While U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Milwaukee, briefly addressed the convention alongside her fellow female House Democrats Tuesday night, the political spotlight was placed squarely on Wisconsin yet again earlier in the day during a meeting of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Democratic caucus. The caucus greeted U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, who is running against former Gov. Tommy Thompson for a seat in the U.S. Senate, with a standing ovation as she entered the room. In her address to the caucus, the openly lesbian Baldwin praised the progress the LGBT community has made within the Democratic Party since she first started in Congress. But Baldwin largely focused on her broader general election message, arguing people are “furious” about the disconnection between Washington and the rest of the country. “It used to be that you could work hard and play by the rules and get ahead,” Baldwin said. “But that’s not happening as much and people are struggling and they want their case to be taken to the U.S. House and the Senate.” She vowed to do the latter if
elected to the upper chamber. Introducing Baldwin to the LGBT caucus was the man hoping to replace her in the House of Representatives, state Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Madison, who is also openly gay. Pocan assured the caucus-goers that Wisconsin is still a purple state, saying Baldwin’s race will be among the three most competitive in the country this fall. Baldwin will address the entire convention at Bank of America Stadium Thursday night in prime time. The keynote speaker, First Lady Michelle Obama, provided the personal side to her husband’s first term in office, saying to the crowd at the Time Warner Cable Arena that the president’s personal upbringing provides him with the ability to empathize with and solve the average American’s problems. “Barack knows the American Dream because he’s lived it,” she said. “He wants everyone in this country to have that same opportunity, no matter who we are, or where we’re from, or what we look like, or who we love.” Prior to Obama’s speech, San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro focused on his own humble roots while delivering the DNC keynote address, telling the audience the story of his grandmother’s emigration from Mexico. The rising Democratic star also called for greater investment in education at all levels, which he argued is the key to ensuring long-term economic prosperity for all regardless of this or her background. “The dream is universal, but America makes it possible and out investment in opportunity makes it a reality,” Castro 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.”