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Monday, October 5, 2009
Madison Avenue may be replaced by bowling By Caitlin Gath THE DAILY CARDINAL
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Wisconsin football players hoist Paul Bunyan’s Axe in celebration of their 31-28 victory over Minnesota Saturday. The victory improved the Badgers’ all-time record against Minnesota to 52-59-8, and they have now won the axe six years in a row, tying the longest streak in the trophy’s 62-game history. For full coverage of the game, turn to the Sports section on page 8.
Barrett, Walker frontrunners in UW-Madison poll Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett and Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker held the lead in hypothetical primaries for the 2010 gubernatorial election in a poll conducted by UW-Madison and the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute. According to the poll results, Barrett was favored over Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton, receiving 38 percent of the vote to Lawton’s 16 percent in a hypothetical Democratic matchup. Walker, who received 39 percent of the vote, was preferred over former U.S. Rep. Mark Neumann, R-Wis., who received 14 percent of the vote in a Republican matchup. The poll found many Wisconsinites had not yet decided who they will vote for. Additionally, a large percentage of those surveyed were unfamiliar with the candidates, with 36 percent of respondents saying they had never heard of Walker and 33 percent saying they had never heard of Barrett. Political party affiliation was also polled. Thirtythree percent identified as Democrats and 26 percent identified as Republicans. Twenty-nine percent said they consider themselves independents. The poll showed 58 percent of Wisconsinites are concerned that important issues in Wisconsin are headed down the wrong track. George Lightbourn, president of WPRI, said the people of Wisconsin are not confident in Wisconsin’s governing powers. “Only 29 percent think they can trust state government to do the right thing most of the time. Forty-six percent think that, in the last year, state government has made the economic situation worse,” he said in a statement. Thirty-two percent of those surveyed said protecting jobs and improving the economy should currently be the state Legislature’s top priority. The poll was conducted of 700 randomly selected Wisconsin adults and has a overall margin of error of 3.8 percent. —Hannah Furfaro
Pipe dreams
Madison Avenue, the dance club located at 624 University Ave., could soon be replaced by a boutique bowling lounge and restaurant called “Segredo” as early as next semester. Michael Hierl, a Madison native and the proposed owner of the new bar, got the idea from a Brazilian company, and the bar’s name means “secret” in Portuguese. According to Hierl’s business plan, his goal is to scale down “real bowling” to fit into smaller spaces without losing the full-length bowling experience. In addition to four main bowling lanes, there would be an emphasis on other entertainment options. A combination of foosball and pinball that is popular in Brazil, a basketball game with a moving hoop and X-Box and Wii games would also be available. “Being a boutique bowling lounge and restaurant, it will feel more like a lounge with comfy furniture and coffee tables, moreso than a restaurant,” Hierl said. “It’s an interesting mix of business models that I’ve only seen in Brazil and not in the United States. This will be much smaller and more intimate.” The restaurant’s menu would include items like crispy rock shrimp tacos with mango-chili salsa, as well as a selection of ice-cream-based cocktails made with Babcock Hall ice cream. Segredo would lease the building from Jon Okonek, the current owner of Madison Avenue and Johnny O’s. Okonek bowling page 3
Proposal aims to reinstate Union Design Committee By Molly Forbes THE DAILY CARDINAL
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The 39th annual Great Midwest Marijuana Harvest Festival came to Madison over the weekend. Events took place Thursday through Sunday, ending with a parade from Library Mall to the Capitol steps.
UW-Madison law student Dan Cornelius moved to reinstate the student-majority Design Committee at a Wisconsin Union Directorate meeting Thursday. Cornelius said in a statement that the abolishment of the committee “is a direct violation of student rights.” The directorate decided to postpone the decision until November, giving members more time to continue discussion and bring further ideas to the table. According to Associated Students of Madison Chair Tyler Junger, the Design Committee had a strong influence on the new south campus union that is currently under construction near Johnson and Orchard Streets. “The committee determined the building’s design, layout and overall theme,” he said. The Design Committee was scheduled to meet from 2006 though the beginning of Union South’s construction. It is scheduled to be reinstated when design for the restoration of Memorial Union begins. Students are contributing over $100 million to the project through student segregated fees. The fees amount to $48 per semester through 2009 and $96 per semester thereafter and are estimated to cover 58 percent of the project costs. Private donations and operating revenues are projected to union page 3
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