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UW-Eau Claire Information Studies Department head Tom Hilton will be reprimanded for sending an offensive e-mail to two students in late September. According to the e-mails posted by the school’s paper, The Spectator, senior Crystal Kazik originally e-mailed Hilton to request his department hang up signs for the Eau Queer Film Festival, an LGBTQ event she was organizing. In response, he wrote in an e-mail, “homosexual behavior damages its participants, their loved ones, and the communities that sanction it.” Hilton said he decries “attempts to legitimize [homosexuals’] addictions and compulsions.” “These, our fellow humans, deserve our best efforts to help them recover their lives,” he said in the e-mail. “We only hurt them further when we choose to pretend that these walking e-mail page 3
Kleefisch talks cancer, slams health care in ad By Ariel Shapiro the daily cardinal
Republican Lt. Gov. candidate Rebecca Kleefisch premiered a new ad Wednesday discussing her cancer treatment and condemning what she called a “government takeover” of health care. Kleefisch was diagnosed and treated for a cancerous tumor just weeks before the Sept. 14 primary. She first announced her trial with the disease in late September, and has since been open about discussing her experience. “Thanks to the highest-quality health care system in the world, I won my battle with cancer,” she said in the new ad, titled “Takeover.” “I can watch my little girls grow up.” “Tom Barrett supports a government takeover of our health care,” she added. “A plan that would increase costs, lower quality and put government in charge of our health care choices.” Democratic gubernatorial candidate Milwaukee mayor Tom Barrett criticized the advertisement in a statement. “Cancer is a terrible disease that takes an terrible toll, and we wish Rebecca and her KLEEFISCH family well in confronting any health care challenges,” he said. “It is distressing, however, that she and County Executive [Scott] Walker would deprive others with terrible diseases and illnesses the same hope and treatment that was available for her.” Barrett also took the opportunity to call Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Walker hypocritical for talking about the quality of health care without supporting the life saving technologies developed from stem cell research. Kleefisch insisted in her ad, however, that the federal healthcare reform is not right for Wisconsin. “As a mother, as a cancer survivor, that’s unacceptable,” she said in the ad.
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Lambeau leap inventor LeRoy Butler spoke and raised funds for breast cancer awareness on behalf of the “Granger Goes Pink” campaign and the LeRoy Butler foundation.
Religious debate draws large crowd By Ali Krolicki the daily cardinal
Christian and atheist religious advocates argued about the role of religion in society during a “Christianity vs. Atheism” debate on the UW-Madison campus Thursday. Dinesh D’Souza, author of “What’s So Great About Christianity?” and Dan Barker, former preacher and co-founder of the Freedom from Religion Foundation, participated in the debate. The UW Atheists, Humanists and Agnostics and Badger Catholic sponsored event, which filled the Memorial Union Theater to capacity and drew an estimated crowd of 1,300. D’Souza said he would structure his arguments around history, philosophy, science and skepticism, without reliance
on scriptures, revelations or other forms of sacred text. According to D’Souza, Christianity has played a crucial role in Western Civilization. “Our civilization, our culture, even what we call secular values would not exist if it wasn’t for the legacy of Christianity,” he said. “In other words, even what [Atheists] believe … their most cherished values, are sustained by a soil nourished by Christianity.” He said research indicates conservative and liberal Christians tend to be philanthropic than others and said religion “makes people better.” “[Religion] provides, if you will, a sense of the sublime,” D’Souza said, “a debate page 3
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Dan Barker, former preacher and co-founder of the Freedom from Religion Foundation, tears pages from the Bible during the Christianity vs. Atheism debate Thursday.
Friday marks the 21st anniversary of the death of a UW-Madison student who fell from the seventh floor of Sellery Hall. Joe Sicherman was an 18-year-old freshman from Shorewood, Wis., and resident of Sellery Hall B tower. He was killed on Sunday Oct. 15, 1989, shortly after 1 a.m. from massive chest injuries. Toxicology results revealed Sicherman had taken LSD the night of his death. Sicherman’s friends said they did not believe he had depression or substance abuse issues. Al Sicherman, the student’s father, said the loss of his son has affected his younger brother, mother and stepmother. “He would be 39, he’d probably have kids and would be married and have a job somewhere maybe,” Sicherman said. Al Sicherman said students make choices without thinking about the consequences, as his son did.
“He would be 39, he’d probably have kids and would be married and have a job somewhere maybe.” Al Sicherman father of Joe Sicherman
“To see pretty colors and heavier noises and perceptions for a few hours, to say it isn’t worth it is a huge understatement,” he said. The Sichermans continue to receive notes from their son’s classmates and letters from the public. “It’s supportive to know that people still remember, because that’s all there’s going to be of Joe,” Sicherman said. “There are no new stories.”
Homeless man almost drowned, robbed A cold and intoxicated homeless man showed up at the Madison Police Department claiming he was robbed early Thursday morning. The 58-year-old victim told police he was at a local bar having drinks with another homeless man Wednesday night. After he left the bar the victim settled down to sleep beneath a tree along John Nolen Drive. Then the victim’s drinking partner allegedly pulled the victim into Lake Monona. “The victim said he was held face-down, underneath the chilly water, until he was ‘on the verge of death,’” Madison Police spokesperson Joel DeSpain said. While he was being drowned the victim told police the suspect took his wallet before leaving him and fleeing on a bicycle. The victim then “crawled out of the lake” and walked to the police station, police said. The man had a cut on his head and bloody scratches on his elbow and hand when he arrived at the police station, DeSpain 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.”