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Thursday, October 1, 2009
Vending committee picks top food cart, considers tougher regulations
Associated Students of Madison Chair Tyler Junger leads Wednesday’s debate regarding new bylaws on the removal of Student Services Finance Committee members.
By Allison Geyer THE DAILY CARDINAL
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ASM weighs bylaws on removing SSFC members By Kelsey Gunderson THE DAILY CARDINAL
The Associated Students of Madison debated a change to bylaws governing the process of removing Student Services Finance Committee members from their positions at Wednesday’s Student Council meeting. SSFC Secretary Matthew Manes said interest in changing the bylaws came after Monday’s SSFC meeting when members realized there existed no way to
remove SSFC members without Student Council approval. “The council meets every two weeks, which would be four of our meetings,” Manes said. “During that time, if a problem arose there would be really no way for us to address it in a timely matter.” SSFC is the main funding committee for many student groups on campus. Manes said he felt it necessary for the SSFC to have the power
to remove a member because the committee needs to have the ability to hold itself accountable. “The ability of the SSFC to self-regulate is critical because of the amount of money we handle and the time frame we operate on,” he said. According to Manes, if the new bylaws were approved, one-third of SSFC would need to petition the chair to begin the removal asm page 3
Where’s the rest of the BLT?
The winner of the annual juried review of street-side vendors in the Library Mall area was unveiled at Tuesday’s meeting of the Vending Oversight Committee. Kakilima, named for the authentic “five-legged” food carts common in Indonesia, came out on top this year, moving up from a previous ranking of tenth. Athens Gyros, Johnson Brothers Coffee, Curt’s Gourmet Popcorn and El Burrito Loco came in second through fifth, respectively. Twenty-seven reviewers sampled dishes from over 38 of the city’s food vendors, rating each cart out of 100 possible points on taste, quality, appearance and originality. Points were deducted for health-code violations, and up to seven points were granted on the basis of seniority.
“Athens Gyros had a brilliant debut, getting second without any seniority points at all,” Madison street vending coordinator Warren Hansen said. The highest-ranked vendors are formally granted priority locations around the campus and downtown area. Coveted spots generally include the areas around Library Mall and Capitol Square. Also discussed at the meeting was a new proposition for establishing assigned sites for late-night vendors on Broom and Johnson Streets to replace the current first-come-first-served system. According to Hansen, an increased volume of cart owners has been migrating toward the area and causing issues with parking and traffic. The Sabores Latinos and Afrikana food vendors have carts page 3
SLAC protests in chancellor’s office over sweatshop concerns By Kelsey Gunderson THE DAILY CARDINAL
The Student Labor Action Coalition protested at Chancellor Biddy Martin’s office Wednesday to voice their concerns with UWMadison’s actions toward sweatshop conditions. SLAC members gathered in Martin’s office and asked to speak with her regarding their concerns with clothing factories owned by Nike, who has an apparel contract with UW-Madison. According to Daniel Cox, a UW-Madison student and SLAC organizer, Nike closed a factory in Honduras, fired their workers and refused to give them severance pay, which is prohibited under the code of conduct all apparel com-
panies have with UW-Madison. “The university is getting apparel from sweatshops with bad working conditions,” he said. “It reflects badly on the university and the students.” Jonah Zinn, also a UWMadison student and SLAC organizer, said UW-Madison plans to host a $50,000 educational program to inform the university’s licensees about the code of conduct regarding the treatment of workers in labor shops. Zinn said SLAC was uncertain about the necessity of the program. “We don’t think that these companies can really plead ignorance on the issue of the labor slac page 3
Gore to speak at conference in Madison
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A customer peruses the produce at the Dane County Farmers’ Market on Martin Luther King Street Wednesday morning.
Former Vice President Al Gore will deliver the keynote address Oct. 9 at the Society of Environmental Journalists conference at the Concourse Hotel in Madison. The SEJ’s 19th annual conference, hosted by UW-Madison, will take place October 7-11 and include informational workshops for participants as well as other environmentally oriented activities. The mission of the organization is to “improve quality, accuracy and visibility of environmental reporting,” according to Jay Letto, SEJ’s conference director. This year’s conference will focus on freshwater and agricultural issues. Gore, who is well known for
his environmental activism, will speak about the scientific community’s claims and concerns, as well as “what’s at stake” at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen this December. The gathering of climate scientists and world leaders in Copenhagen is expected to be the most important climate change conference since the signing of the Kyoto Protocol. The SEJ conference will mark the first time in a number of years that Gore will answer questions from the press. People who are not SEJ members can attend the conference for $450 per day.
“…the great state University of Wisconsin should ever encourage that continual and fearless sifting and winnowing by which alone the truth can be found.”