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Where they stand: stem-cell research and reproductive rights By Ariel Shapiro Gubernatorial candidates Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett and Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker have focused their campaigns on job creation and the economy, all but eclipsing the rest of the political discussion. Here is where they stand on two of the state’s most pressing social issues.
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Rebecca Skloot, award-winning science writer of the UW-Madison Go Big Read book “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,” spoke in front of approximately 1,000 people at the Kohl Center Monday.
Go Big Read author speaks of immortality By Molly Reppen The Daily Cardinal
Award-winning science writer and author of UW-Madison’s Go Big Read book “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” Rebecca Skloot spoke in front of a crowd of approximately 1,000 people at the Kohl Center Monday. Skloot has appeared in many national publications, including the New York Times and O: The Oprah Magazine, for her acclaimed book, which took Skloot over a decade to write. The book is Skloot’s first ever publication and became a New
York Times’ Best Seller within its first weeks of publication. “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” focuses on the life and death of Henrietta Lacks, a poor black woman who died in 1951 from cervical cancer. Doctors took cell samples of Lacks’ tumor tissue to laboratories without her knowledge or consent before she died. The cells were soon used for medical and scientific breakthroughs. Her cells were unique in that they could reproduce indefinitely, meaning Lakcs could ‘live on’ even after she died.
UW-Madison senior killed in car crash Kayla Johnson The Daily Cardinal
UW-Madison senior Dylan Ellefson was killed in a two-car crash on East Johnson Street Oct. 24, according to Madison Police. Ellefson, originally from Sun Prairie, was struck by a 19-year-old woman driving a minivan after he had pulled over due to car problems, the report said. Friends and family remember
Her immortal cells have been essential through decades of cancer research, AIDS research and the development of the polio vaccine. The question as to why Henrietta’s cells, named HeLa cells to researchers, continuously grow still puzzles doctors and researchers today. “It was a mystery in 1951 why her cells grew. We must know now, right? We actually really don’t,” Skloot said. “It’s a fascinating part of the story in that her cells grew and then scientists just ran with
Reproductive rights:
Reproductive rights:
Barrett said he has and will be a strong advocate for women’s reproductive rights. He is prochoice and in favor of access to birth control, contraception and women’s reproductive health care. Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin gave Barrett their endorsement and heavily criticized Walker for his stance on the issue.
Walker said he is 100 percent pro-life, and has received endorsements from Wisconsin Right to Life and Pro-Life Wisconsin. “I believe government has no higher purpose than protecting its citizens, particularly those that cannot fight for themselves like the unborn and elderly,” he said in a statement.
Stem-cell research:
Stem-cell research:
Barrett, like Doyle, is a major supporter of stem-cell research and sees it not only as the gateway to medical breakthroughs for a range of diseases, but as an economic powerhouse of the state. He said any limits on stemcell research in the state that pioneered the industry could be devastating for UW-Madison and Wisconsin as a whole.
Walker believes real progress is being made in adult stemcell research, and, according to his spokeswoman, Jill Bader, he “just doesn’t believe that you need to destroy innocent human embryos to be able to have any medical advances.” Unlike Barrett, Walker does not see limitation on embryonic stem-cell research as a threat to the industry in Wisconsin.
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Ellefson as charismatic and upbeat. “He was the most positive individual I’ve ever met in my life,” Lindsy Giese, Ellefson’s former co-worker, said. “He always had a smile on his face, always made everyone feel like they were the only person in the room.” Ellefson, a Spanish major, taught kids about television production and how to work in groups at KIDS-4, an ellefson page 3
Catholic center submits new facility plans St. Paul’s University Catholic Center submitted designs and informational plans for a $45 million residential college facility to the Madison Landmarks Commission Monday. The St. Paul Catholic Student Center and Residential College would replace the existing center at 723 State
St. on Library Mall, which contains parts that were built in the late 1800s. “Over the past 10 years the student involvement at St. Paul’s has grown tremendously and the students have consistently made it known that better facilities are important,” the center’s center page 3
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The alpha Kappa Delta Phi sorority covered Bascom Hill Monday with pink flamingos to raise Breast Cancer awareness. Second annual, ‘FLOCKED by aKDPhi’ benefited Avon Breast Cancer Crusade.
“…the great state University of Wisconsin should ever encourage that continual and fearless sifting and winnowing by which alone the truth can be found.”