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Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Charter Street plant to eliminate use of coal By Joo-Hyun Kim THE DAILY CARDINAL
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UW-Madison officials and ASM members provided information and sought student input on ways to allocate funds from the Madison Initiative for Undergraduates at a town hall-style meeting Monday.
ASM hosts forum for new Madison initiative By Kayla Johnson THE DAILY CARDINAL
The Associated Students of Madison, in partnership with the Offices of the Dean of Students, held a town hall forum Monday to gain student opinion on the use of the $1.5 million in student services funds allotted by the Madison Initiative for Undergraduates. Representatives from various student groups, such as the College Republicans and Wisconsin Student Public Interest Research Group, attended the forum in order to propose ideas for funds for their groups and to share their opinions about already written proposals. Dean of Students Lori Berquam said the initiative, which adds an additional tuition charge of $250 per year for in-state students and $750 per year for out-of-state students over
the next four years, was established to create new opportunities for UWMadison students. “One of the main goals of the initiative is to fund new innovations, something not already existing,” she said. The Offices of the Dean of Students has already submitted 31 proposals for the use of the funds, including expanding undergraduate research opportunities, increasing the number and variety of First Year Interest Groups and increasing the number of advisors in larger departments. Tyler Junger, chair of ASM, said the final proposals are due Oct. 1, 2009, and will be reviewed by many, including Berquam, the Chancellor and the ASM Student Oversight Board, which is a committee that will consist of members of ASM as
well as members appointed from the student body. ASM officials said the board plans to seek student input before they make decisions on the proposals. “We want students to make sure that what they feel is important is getting funded,” Junger said. Junger said any students who are interested in overseeing the proposal funding process can apply for a position on the Student Oversight Board. “This is student money, so the students should have a say in how it’s spent,” he said. “After this there will be even more steps to make sure that the students are involved and their voices are being heard.” The Student Oversight Board currently has five open seats. Interested students can find applications at http://tinyurl.com/madisoninitiative.
The Joint Southeast Campus Area Committee met at the Madison Municipal Building Monday to discuss new building projects across campus. The committee approved a plan to to build a new physical plant building at 30 N. Mills St. and discussed the Charter Street heating plant project. Gary Brown, director of Planning and Landscape Architecture for UW-Madison, explained the details of the new physical plant building. The new brick structure is to be built on what is currently a parking lot and will mainly be used for storage. Alan Fish, associate vice chancellor for facilities planning and management at UW-Madison, also updated the Committee on
the plans and schedule for the proposed update of the Charter Street heating plant. According to Fish, the current plant relies on coal, paper pellets, tires, gas and oil to generate electricity for the UW-Madison campus. The plant has historically burned as much as 135,000 tons of coal per year, though in recent years the plant has been voluntarily reducing the use of coal. After the renovation, the plant will completely eliminate the use of coal and instead implement flexible fuel capability to use other sources of energy including biomass, natural gas and fuel oil. The proposed change also includes demolition of the physical plant retail building at 115 N. Mills St. and expansion into the committee page 3
Gunman holds up cashier at Domino’s Domino’s Pizza in downtown Madison was held up Saturday morning by a man claiming to have a gun, Madison police reported. The holdup occurred just before noon at the 409 W. Gorham St. location. According to the police report, the suspect entered the restaurant and presented a note to the cashier that said he had a gun and wanted money.
The man then took the money and fled, though the victim saw no gun. The suspect is described as a white male between the ages of 20-25, approximately 5'11'' with a thin build and facial stubble. The holdup follows in the wake of the Greenbush Bakery robbery at 1305 Regent St. that occurred Saturday evening, though police have not linked the two cases.
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Students awarded grants for entrepreneurship By Ariel Shapiro THE DAILY CARDINAL
Four students were awarded the Student Venture Seed Grant Monday for their business ventures as part of the Wiscontrepreneur program. The SVS program will provide each student with $3,000 to help turn their start-up businesses into successful companies. Charles Hoslet, UW-Madison Office of Corporate Relations managing director, said the program is designed to support students interested in pursuing entrepreneurial ventures. “By encouraging the formation and development of viable busi-
nesses or nonprofit organizations by UW-Madison students, we’re helping them convert their enthusiasm and ideas into sustainable ventures,” he said in a statement. One of the grant recipients, junior Travis Blomberg, will use the money to operate his Stripes Officiating Agency, a company that trains and provides officials for sporting events. “The [grant] has given me the necessary funds to pay for an interactive website, business cards and other media needs,” he said. Another finalist, senior Anthony Hernandez, runs a web-development marketing firm and will use the money to
“purchase new computer hardware in order to design and program at a much faster rate and with much more creative freedom,” he said in an e-mail. According to the statement, two other students will receive grants, including Bryon Shannon, who runs a company that makes T-shirts sporting Midwest idioms, and Michael Garson, who operates Badger Trips. “We think any one of our students, be they a journalist or a political science major, a dancer, or an athlete, can be an entrepreneur and perhaps start a business grants page 3
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Brent Keller of the UW-Madison Cycling Team participates in the United States Gran Prix Planet Bike Cup in Sun Prairie. The event drew cyclists from around the world. More photos online at dailycardinal.com/media.
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