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Gubernatorial candidates Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker and Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett faced off Friday night in the first of three scheduled debates leading up to the Nov. 2 elections. The two gubernatorial hopefuls fielded questions from a panel of three broadcast journalists asking about statewide issues ranging from the economy to education and the proposed high-speed rail line.
Location: Library Mall Time: Entry gate will open at 3:30 p.m. and will be located on Park Street at the bottom of Bascom Hill. The program is expected to begin at 4:45 p.m. Campus building access: Memorial Union, Humanities, Science Hall and College Library will have limited entrances. Getting there: People attending are encouraged to walk or use public transportation. Bicycles must be cleared from the Library Mall area.
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Walker talks jobs, Reaganomics with UW-Madison students The Daily Cardinal
Milwaukee County Executive and Republican gubernatorial nominee Scott Walker spoke at Memorial Union Sunday to talk to students about his economic plans for the state. Walker’s speech was accompanied by a group of protestors gathered outside Memorial Union. Walker emphasized the need to return to an economic plan similar to President Ronald Reagan’s
three decades ago, which included sweeping tax cuts. “You look at what President Reagan did in the 1980s,” Walker said. “What we saw from 1983 to the end of the decade was the largest peace-time boom in American history. Twenty-one million new jobs were created, and five million new businesses.” In addition to tax cuts, Walker said he would make state employees contribute to the state pension system. He said it is one change that
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would save the state $360 million. “I’m so serious about it I won’t wait until the budget,” he said. Walker also addressed his plans specifically for the UW System and said he intends to provide it with the tools to function as a business. “If you had an innovative campus that could buy into some of the power of the Big Ten purchasing, that would allow them to take the dollars they do have and spend walker page 3
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Both Walker and Barrett said they would focus primarily on job creation if elected governor. Barrett used his support of high-
By Kathryn Weenig The Daily Cardinal
Being Mormon at UW-Madison poses challenges, yet grants opportunities for Mormon students to strengthen their faith. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints’ doctrine strictly prohibits sex, drugs and alcohol. At a school with a prevalent party culture, Mormon students at UW-Madison face an environment counter to their religious teachings.
Devin Averett graduate student member of the Mormon Church
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“I don’t have tattoos or piercings that alter the body. I don’t do anything to draw attention to myself.”
Protestors of the Scott Walker campaign gathered outside Memorial Union Sunday. The Republican gubernatorial nominee’s speech focused on Wisconsin’s economy.
speed rail as an example of construction jobs that can be created through government projects. Walker, who called the rail project a waste of money, said he would declare an “economic emergency” his first day in office and call the state Legislature together to solve economic issues, including job creation. Barrett deemed education the “number one priority in the budget.” “If you are concerned about education in this state, hold onto your hat,” Barrett said. “The $2.7 billion structural deficit would turn into a $4.5 billion structural deficit with his proposals. Then we will see some severe, severe cuts to education.” Walker said he plans to give districts and schools, including UW System schools, more local control of how to allocate funds and use them wisely. “Every kid in this state must have access to world-class education,” Walker said. “But as an employer, and like other employers
Lisa Chang, a UW-Madison freshman and life-long member of the Mormon Church, said abstaining from drinking inhibits her ability to meet people on campus. “I think it is because I don’t drink or party that it’s so much harder for me to find friends, because that’s where you meet people here,” she said. Chang said attending a public school with a heavy party scene, instead of a Mormon affiliated school, challenges and strengthens her faith. “I think it enhances your faith
because you really have to believe in it to stop yourself,” Chang said. “My sister goes to BYUIdaho where everyone believes in the same thing and does the same thing, but this doesn’t force them to think higher.” Gregor Nigh, Bishop of the University Singles Ward in Madison, a congregation for the approximately 12 single Mormon students on campus, said the challenges of attending UW-Madison provide a testing point. “I think it forces our members to make a choice whether to stay in the church or not,” said Nigh. The University Singles Ward holds get-togethers for students to provide Mormons with a social outlet that supports their standards. Devin Averett, a Mormon BYU undergraduate student and UW-Madison graduate student, said he bases the way he dresses on the merits of his faith. “I try to keep myself clean cut. I don’t wear anything extreme,” Averett said. “I don’t have tattoos or piercings that alter the body. I don’t do anything to draw attention to myself.” At age 19, Mormon men are eligible to serve a proselytizing mission for the church, and Mormon women are eligible at age 21. Men serve for 24 months, while women serve for 18 months. Missionaries are sent to various cities throughout mormons page 3
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