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Monday, October 30, 2017 2017 Weekend, October 26-29,
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+ARTS, Freakfest attendance page 5 +SPORTS, page 8 drops; MPD reports ‘no serious incidents’ By Connor Rolain STAFF WRITER
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UWM students will vote on whether they want to increase segregated fees for a studnet union project.
‘Failing’ union may get tight ends key Trice andvote revamp after UWM Ford: up on offense
By Maggie Chandler COLLEGE NEWS EDITOR
With a “D” rating for function and “F” for condition, the UW-Milwaukee student union has its problems, from a non-functioning elevator to plumbing failure that leaks from the kitchen into the Panther Shop. Now, students have the opportunity to change all of that. According to Rick Thomas, director at the UW-Milwaukee Student Union, these are regular occurrences for the building, with parts ranging from 30-60 years old. A facilities condition assessment done in 2014 estimated that the union had over $34 million in “urgent or emergency maintenance issues.” The team of architects and engineers said the projects would need attention within the next 10 years, he said. “All of our systems have outlived what they consider to be their useful life and [the engineers] said, ‘It’s a credit to your maintenance team who
As part of the registration for Bradenton spring classes, students will answer the question: “Would you support an Brothers
have done good work to extend past the anticipated useful life of these systems,’” Thomas said. Robin Van Harpen, the university’s Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administrative Affairs, said that the building doesn’t pose health or safety risks, but system failure is a major worry. “We are more concerned about something happening — a major system going — that could shut the building down,” Van Harpen said. “If our students don’t have any access to a building like that, that would have a very serious impact on students’ ability to really do what they need to do on campus.” In response to this issue, starting Nov. 6, students will have almost a month to vote on whether or not to increase their segregated fees in order to support the construction of a replacement student union that is estimated to cost as much as $129 million.
additional student fee of no more than $124 per semester, to be saved in over five years starting as early as fall 2019 in order to support the renovation and or replacement of the existing student union?” Students can vote yes, no or abstain and those who aren’t graduating in December must vote. In the past, the Board of Regents hasn’t been pleased with the participation rates for typical campus referendums. For this reason, the vote is being included with spring registration, Thomas said. “So they challenged us, if we’re going to go forward with a referendum, to come up with a way that could really drive participation so that the student voice is much louder, that it’s not just a handful of students in the campus population that’s vot-
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On Halloween, sex offenders will recieve a visit from state Department of Corrections By Andy Goldstein SENIOR STAFF WRITER
Registered sex offenders could get a visit from the state Department of Corrections on Halloween night, as part of a program to keep young trick-or-treaters safe. Last Friday, the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office, Wisconsin Department of Corrections and Milwaukee District Attorney’s Office announced a partnership to conduct “Knock and Talks” at the homes of registered sex offenders, as well as coordinated attempts to track down and serve warrants to offenders who have yet to register with the state. Law enforcement will carry out
the operations on Halloween, with the intention of establishing and maintaining increased oversight of offenders through the holiday. Officers performing home checks will seek to confirm compliance with the state’s Halloween guidelines for registered sex offenders, which include remaining at their place of residence throughout trick-or-treating hours, refraining from holiday decorations, costumes and candy distribution, keeping porch lights off, and not taking part in any holidayrelated activities. Last Halloween, law enforcement conducted checks on 220 registered offenders, yielding nine total arrests
Police reported “no serious incidents” at this year’s Freakfest, which saw a decrease in attendance from the previous few years. Freakfest, an annual music festival in downtown Madison that corresponds with the week of Halloween, has seen drops in attendance each of the past three years. This year, around 19,000 tickets were sold, according to a Madison Police Department incident report. That number is down from roughly 30,000 in 2016 and 34,000 in 2015. Joel DeSpain, MPD’s public information officer, said in the report he believes “colder weather may have helped keep the crowd size down.” Last year’s low temperature was 49 degrees, compared to this year’s 33 degrees. 2017’s event was the coldest Freakfest since at
least 2012, according to the National Weather Service. The event ran smoothly for the most part, police said. No serious incidents were reported and as of 1:30 a.m., there were 11 reported arrests. Of those arrested, only two went to jail. The Madison Fire Department responded to nine minor medical incidents. DeSpain reported that besides those who were arrested, “others were cited and released for relatively minor violations like having an open intoxicant in the street.” Madison’s annual Freakfest event, headlined this year by Virginia-based rapper D.R.A.M., capped off the weekend before Halloween, which also included a variety of varsity sports, the Dane County Farmers’ Market, and a Halloween-themed 5K run in Olin Park.
for violations like possession of pornography, children’s items, holiday decorations and illegal narcotics. The DOC’s Division of Community Corrections oversees more than 65,000 people on probation, parole or extended supervision, over 5,000 of which are registered sex offenders. In a press release, the DOC announced that their “primary focus on Halloween is holding offenders accountable for their behavior and keeping the public safe.” Wisconsinites can search for registered sex offenders by name, residence, or neighborhood through the state’s Sex Offender Registry website.
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This year’s Freakfest, with about 19,000 tickets sold, saw a roughly 37 percent decrease in total attendance from last year’s event.
Two individuals overdose on heroin on State Street, revived by officers By Noah Habenstreit ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
Madison Police Department officers were passing by a State Street establishment Friday night when they discovered that two people inside were unconscious. Upon gaining entry to the building, officers were able to revive the individuals, who had apparently overdosed on heroin. The incident took place inside a closed business on the 600 block
of State Street around 10 p.m., according to an MPD log of daily significant calls. The responding officers successfully used naloxone to revive the overdosed individuals. A total of four MPD officers, as well as responders from the Madison Fire Department, provided treatment. After a number of doses, the individuals became responsive. Both were taken to the hospital, where they admitted to using heroin.
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