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Weekend, October 21-23, 2011
MCSC denied funding By Alex Wolf The Daily Cardinal
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After more than two years of construction, the new addition to the Chazen Museum of Art opened to UW-Madison students, staff and faculty Thursday. Primary donors Simona and Jerome Chazen cut the ceremonial ribbon Thursday morning, and hundreds of students and staff flooded in to tour the muse-
um’s new addition. UW-Madison Chancellor David Ward, who attended the ceremony, said the Chazen Museum of Art has become an “anchor of the university community.” “People like to talk about out of classroom experience being indispensible to a university education,” Ward said. “This symbolizes that so wonderfully.” Employees took visitors on tours of the
three-story, 86,000 square foot building, leading them across the glass-windowed bridge that connects the two sections of the museum. Overlooking East Campus Mall and Lake Mendota, the bridge offers “one of the best views on campus,” according to Chazen Director of Art Russell Panczenko.
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The Student Services Finance Committee denied the Multicultural Student Coalition’s request to receive funding Thursday. By a vote of 7-5, the SSFC ruled MCSC did not meet the requirement of allotting over 50 percent of its organizational time to providing direct services to students. MCSC representatives said the group, which requested over $250,000 for 20122013, was “disappointed” in the ruling, and plans to appeal. “MCSC is not one to take a decision and just let it stay,” said MCSC executive Althea Miller. “If we don’t agree with it, we’re going to fight it by any means necessary.” In their eligibility hearing, MCSC estimated a majority of their time was dedicated to providing direct student services. But SSFC Rep. Cale Plamann was among the seven committee members who disagreed. “Over the summer, the group made some major restructuring without paying close attention to the criteria,” said Plamann.
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Chazen Director of Art Russell Panczenko led a media tour through the newly opened Chazen Museum of Art addition (Left). Afterward, students, faculty and staff explored the building while taking in the exhibits (Right).
Plamann said a major reason why some committee members voted to deny eligibility was the way MCSC classified components of their media service division as direct services. According to Plamann, some of those services listed by MCSC were similar to those already provided by the Digital Media Center and the Multicultural Student Center, programs funded by the university. Miller said MCSC strongly disagreed with the argument that certain their services
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Students report ‘pregnant’ woman scamming on campus By Taylor Harvey The Daily Cardinal
Campus and city domestic abuse prevention groups have reported a woman using the pretense of domestic violence to extort money from students and others around the downtown area. One student, who asked to remain anonymous, said “Misty Gaines” approached her on Library Mall saying she was depressed, three months pregnant and in an abusive relationship. The student, a sophomore, said she fell for the story and ultimately, “under pressure,” gave Gaines $100 for a hotel, believ-
ing Gaines when she said all the Madison shelters were full. When the student called police after the incident, the officer confirmed he recognized Gaines’ name, and identified her as “one of Madison’s con artists.” According to Shannon Barry, executive director of Domestic Abuse Intervention Services, a Madison women’s shelter, the facility does not turn away any woman who seeks help. Gaines and similar con artists misuse the shelter’s name to obtain money, Barry said. “I think it’s concerning at this level because other people who do need our ser-
vices, if they hear about this, wouldn’t even bother calling us for help,” Barry said. “We want to make sure that people do call us for help when they need us.” According to Barry, “about seven people” have reported Gaines’ scamming attempts to DAIS. Student group Promoting Awareness, Victim Empowerment (PAVE) also confirmed at least four of its members have been approached by Gaines. PAVE Peer Facilitator Jayne Jones, who was approached on State Street, said Gaines told her she was looking for money for a cab to get to a battered women’s shel-
ter in McFarland because “the shelter in Madison was full.” Jones said the woman, a little heavyset with a lip piercing, claimed she was six months pregnant. Jones did not give the woman any money in part, she said, because she knows DAIS is “the only shelter in Dane County, and it’s in Madison,” Jones said. “The best thing to do is let these people know that there are resources available to them, and have them contact a Madison Police Officer,” MPD spokesperson Joel DeSpain said. “We will get the resources to them if they need.”
“…the great state University of Wisconsin should ever encourage that continual and fearless sifting and winnowing by which alone the truth can be found.”