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H1N1 vaccines run out, priority groups come first By Caitlin Gath The Daily Cardinal
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Although UW-Madison students who are undocumented immigrants may qualify for in-state tuition, the rate of such students using this option remains relatively low. According to David Giroux, UW System spokesperson, the new law only applies to students who have lived in Wisconsin for at least three years, have graduated from a Wisconsin high school, have been admitted into a UW System school and have signed an affidavit vowing to seek U.S. citizenship as soon as possible. Students who meet these criteria are then able to pay in-state tuition at UW System schools, but are not able to receive federal or state financial aid. The law was included in the 2009’11 biennial state budget, which was signed by Gov. Jim Doyle in June. According to Giroux, the number of students who attend UW-Madison under this law is around four, but the UW System has not yet gathered the information to announce the official numbers. He said although this number is low, it is not surprising. “The simple reason is that we’re talking about a very small segment of the population overall,” he said, adding that the number of people within this population who meet the criteria is even smaller. “We’re talking about the very narrow end of the funnel, and there are not a lot of people at the big end of the funnel to begin with,” he said. Giroux said the undocumented students who apply to UW System schools under this provision are not treated any differently in the admissions process, and they must be well-rounded students like any other applicants. He added the UW System takes the affidavit document seriously as well. “They are members of our society, but they are here illegally and that means they need to fix that, they need to pursue citizenship,” he said. Even though the law was only recently put into effect within the UW System, members of the UW Board of Regents have historically supported the idea, according to Giroux. “If they’re going to live here, work here, and pay taxes … we might as well provide them with some opportunity to get a better education, and to get a better paying job so that they can become better members of our society,” he said.
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Grad school reform still faces criticism By Ryan Hebel The Daily Cardinal
UW-Madison faculty, staff and students continued to scrutinize Provost Paul DeLuca’s graduate school restructuring proposal at his fifth and final town hall meeting Friday, while Chancellor Biddy Martin offered several reassurances. The proposal would decouple the school’s current structure—where Martin Cadwallader acts as both dean of the graduate school and vice chancellor of research. According to supporters, it would increase UW’s influence within federal grant agencies and address increasingly complex financial and safety regulations required for federal grants management. “This is not some blithe proposal … this is about insuring that we can proceed without damage,” Martin said, alluding to several compliance-related “near misses” the university barely averted, which could have jeopardized research in animal care use, human subject use, and biological and chemical radiation safety. Critical audience members focused less on the need for change and more on the proposal’s lack of transparency and specifics, and its inattention to shared faculty governance. DeLuca acknowledged he hadn’t expected “much controversy” when he presented his proposal to the University Committee in July, when the Committee, led by Chair
Bill Tracy, urged him to slow down, deploy two ad hoc committees of academic staff and faculty to submit independent recommendations, and to gather more input. Although some voiced support for the provost’s new approach, others, like journalism professor Lewis Friedland, said he remained wary of the plan’s unforeseen implications. Friedland said his spouse teaches at UW-Milwaukee where a recent, similar restructuring produced a “marked shift away from funding university social sciences and humanities … and faculty governance because of the centralization of power.” Martin, who said she oversaw Cornell University’s restructuring as provost, reassured faculty that centralization was not the goal. She added “the relative amount of [Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation] funding that the humanities and social sciences receive wouldn’t change under any reorganization,” and that discretionary funding for underfunded areas would likely increase. A Faculty Senate meeting scheduled for Nov. 2 will consider a Sociology Department resolution to formally oppose any restructuring until the committees and faculty have had time to deliver their recommendations. DeLuca and Martin have said “interim action” may be necessary to protect the university.
Two men robbed by four suspects on Monroe St. Two young men were robbed early Sunday morning around 12:30 a.m. on the 1600 block of Monroe Street. According to a police report, four black men approached the victims as they were walking down Monroe Street. One of the suspects claimed he had a gun, but according to the report, the victims never actually saw it. Both victims are 18-year-old Madison natives. They were injured after being punched several times in the face, the report said. However, they were not hurt badly
enough to require medical attention. According to the report, the suspects fled the scene on foot with the victims’ wallets, keys and cell phones. Two of the suspects are said to be between 18 and 20 years old. One suspect is believed to be about 5'9" with a husky frame. At the time of the robbery he was wearing a white hooded sweatshirt, the report said. The other suspect is described as 6'1" and 170 lbs., wearing a dark leather jacket with black pants.
The long-awaited supply of H1N1 vaccinations, amid a national health emergency declared by President Obama, will be short-lived, according to the Madison and Dane County Public Health Department. According to a statement released Friday, all supplies of the vaccine will be “virtually exhausted” by Monday, Oct. 26. According to Jeff Golden, communications manager for the health department, new shipments are expected to arrive in upcoming weeks, but the department cannot predict when that will be. The statement also said that when the vaccines do eventually arrive, there would likely be not enough to meet the needs of the entire community. Together with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, the city and county department has determined a new list of who would be in greatest need of the vaccination. These groups will be the first to receive the vaccine, the statement said.
High-priority vaccination groups include health-care and emergency medical services personnel, pregnant women, children aged six months to four years old, people who live in the same house as infants less than six months old, as well as children and teenagers from five to 18 years old who have certain medical conditions that make them more susceptible to H1N1. Golden said in the statement the department would host special vaccination clinics for high-risk citizens unable to access the vaccine through an established provider. All school vaccination clinics will be cancelled beginning Monday, but will hopefully be able to reopen by November. The health department is also encouraging community members to not call their health-care providers about when the vaccine will be available. The health department recommended that if someone has flu-like symptoms, they should call their provider before going. If a person does not have a health-care provider, they are encouraged to call United Way 211 or 246-HELP. Health officials said regular updates will be issued as the situation progresses.
Fat Sandwich Company worker assaulted, robbed A sandwich delivery man making a late-night delivery on Saturday was robbed along the 1300 block of Chandler Street, according to a police report. Around midnight, a 20-year-old Madison man working for the Fat Sandwich Company, 555 State St., was approached by a man who demanded money from him. The delivery man was punched in the face multiple times before the suspect fled on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash and the victim’s cell phone, the report said. The victim was not injured seriously enough to require medical attention. The suspect is described as a black man in his late teens to early 20s, around 6'0" tall with a thin build. He was said to be wearing a black and green hooded sweatshirt with jeans, the report said.
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