Road ‘trip’
DELVING INTO THE ARCHIVES:
Halloween Bash 1984
Wisconsin goes down in a last-minute hail Mary for the second week in a row.
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Monday, October 31, 2011
Citations down again at tame Freakfest
By Taylor Harvey The Daily Cardinal
Although fewer officers patrolled State Street during Freakfest Saturday, police reported the lowest number of incidents they have seen in 15 years, with problems relatively miniscule compared to the problems of violence and rioting that marred earlier Halloweens. According to police, 30 citations were distributed for
offenses like underage drinking and having open intoxicants on the street and one person was arrested. Overall, police said there were no significant events reported from Freakfest and said it was the most well-behaved crowed they have seen since the 1990’s. “We’ve had highs and lows [since the 1970’s] in terms of attendants, arrests, injuries and vandalism,” Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, said.
“We did absolutely fantastic this year in all aspects.” Verveer said his only disappointment is that the event had less attendance than in past years, which he said could have been for various reasons, including the Badger football loss, more expensive tickets or that Freakfest “just isn’t as attractive to [students] as house parties are.”
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Photos by Grace Liu, Jared Burris, Victor Bittorf, Stephanie Daher and Wan Mei Leong/the daily cardinal
State allows concealed weapons in Capitol By Meghan Chua The Daily Cardinal
State officials decided Friday to allow concealed weapons in the state Capitol and other state buildings under Wisconsin’s new law that allows those with permits to carry weapons in public places. The law is set to go into effect Tuesday. “We must respect [a citizen’s] right to keep and bear arms under the U.S. and Wisconsin Constitutions,” Department of Administration Secretary Michael Huebsch said in a statement. Huebsch said weapons will be prohibited in buildings that provide services for mentally ill patients or criminals and buildings that store
combustible materials. In addition, concealed weapons will not be permitted in the Wisconsin Supreme Court chamber or the State Capitol Police station because of current state law. The state Senate drafted rules that would prohibit concealed weapons from being brought into the Senate Gallery but the state Assembly will likely allow weapons in the Assembly Gallery. Both houses would permit concealed carry on their respective floors if committees approve their rules. Huebsch said in a letter that state workers will be subject to the same criteria as the public with the exception of employees whose job
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UW System president: cuts ‘disproportionate’
Letter to the system
In the wake of budget lapses that could cut millions more from the UW System, President Kevin P. Reilly wrote Friday: “Our colleges, universities, and extension networks have been asked to prepare for the loss of $65.6 million more over two years. This represents 38 percent of all new reductions to state spending, despite the fact that the UW System represents about 7 percent of the state’s expenditures. It comes on top of $250 million in cuts already imposed on the UW System in the biennial budget.”
UW System President Kevin Reilly said the additional $65.7 million cuts in funding to the university from the state is disproportionate to total statewide cuts Friday. Administration officials announced Oct. 14 that they plan to cut $174.3 more in statewide funding over the next biennium because of a budget lapse. Cuts to the UW System make up 38 percent of the lapse. “The use of a lapse is not a surprise,” Reilly wrote in an editorial in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. “What is surprising, however, is the apparent reliance on the UW System to balance the state budget. Unfortunately, our students will suffer the unintended con-
sequences of this approach.” Reilly said the timing of the lapse makes it difficult for the system to determine where to make the cuts. He said the system had already made budget allocations by the time the cuts were made mid-semester. “Students paid their tuition bills, came to campus and began working hard toward their college dreams,” Reilly said. “It’s our obligation to deliver a high-quality educational experience, but oversized funding cuts make it difficult to fulfill those promises.” In a letter to state Budget Director Brian Hayes sent last Wednesday, UW System
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“…the great state University of Wisconsin should ever encourage that continual and fearless sifting and winnowing by which alone the truth can be found.”