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Biddy connects with students while in China By Molly Reppen The Daily Cardinal
Chancellor Biddy Martin, who was in Beijing, China, spoke Friday with 14 UW-Madison students from the Grand Strategy Programs, a policy-making student group, through the university’s new Cisco-Telepresence video-conferencing system. Martin spoke about her week-long trip to China and mentioned how China and Wisconsin are similar. “The similarities between the state of Wisconsin and the provinces that we learned more about by meeting the heads of the provinces are really striking,” Martin said. “Everything from agriculture, to interests, to biomass and alternate energy sources, the value of education and the dairy business is relatable.”
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Chinese universities have become very interested in different international universities, particularly UW-Madison, according to Martin. “The Wisconsin Idea, and the relationship between the state and UW-Madison, is turning out to be fascinating for the people of China.” Biddy Martin chancellor UW-Madison
“The Wisconsin Idea, and the relationship between the state and UW-Madison, is turning out to be fascinating for the people of China,” conference page 3
Sen. Mark Miller named Minority Leader After losing key party figures in the recent election, state Senate Democrats named current Joint Finance Committee co-chair Sen. Mark Miller, D-Monona, as their leader for the upcoming legislative session. Miller was first elected to the state Senate in 2004, before MILLER which he served in the state Assembly for three terms. He also chairs the Senate Committee on the Environment and the Select Committee on Clean Energy. After spending the last two years in control of both cham-
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bers, Democratic lawmakers will face major changes in the next session as the minority party. Current Senate Majority leader Russ Decker, D-Wausau, was among the 14 Democratic legislators ousted in the election. Miller lamented the loss of so many lawmakers in a statement, and praised the work they achieved over the last two years. “Now we look to the future,” Miller said in a statement. “Senate Democrats stand ready and willing to work on a bipartisan basis with the incoming legislative majorities and administration to continue creating well paying jobs in Wisconsin, improving education and strengthening our communities.”
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Students celebrated Diwali with fireworks at Memorial Union. The event was part of “Diwali Night,” held by the Indian Graduate Students Association.
New York Governor-elect requests Wisconsin’s high-speed rail funds By Ariel Shapiro The Daily Cardinal
With the future of Wisconsin’s high-speed rail line in limbo, New York Governorelect Andrew Cuomo is asking the federal government to redirect the funding to his own state. C u o m o wrote a letCUOMO ter to U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood requesting the funding to
connect cities like Toronto, Montreal and New York City. “High-speed rail could be the 21st century Erie Canal for New York state and help rebuild Upstate New York’s economy.” Andrew Cuomo governor-elect New York
“High-speed rail could be the 21st century Erie Canal for New York state and help rebuild Upstate New York’s economy,” Cuomo wrote. “Now is
the moment to build.” Cuomo said unlike in states like Wisconsin and Ohio, where incoming administrations are preventing the implementation of federal rail projects, his administration would see the project through. Although Gov. Jim Doyle is a supporter of the high-speed rail line, he asked the Wisconsin Department of Transportation to stop construction on the project Thursday. The unexpected motion came less than a week after his administration signed an under-the-radar deal with the federal government rail line page 3
Lisa Link Peace Park officially re-opened By Taylor Harvey The Daily Cardinal
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The Lisa Link Peace Park underwent a $1.1 million renovation. The park now features a new green space and visitor’s center.
Madison residents and city officials attended the official reopening of the Lisa Link Peace Park located at 400 State St. Saturday morning. The park, dedicated to Madison activist Elizabeth Link, “adds uniqueness and value to the Madison park system,” Madison Park Department member Steve Doniger said. “[The park] offers an urban oasis, it’s a place that has some green space on State” said Doniger. Owner of Smooth Transitions and former member of the Lisa Link Peace Park commit-
tee Carolyn Peckham said she wanted the park to be a place where people could enjoy the new green space.
“[The park] offers an urban oasis, it’s a place that has some green space on State.” Steve Doniger member Madison Park Department
“The park lends itself easily to performances, informal gatherings, and a place where people can simply enjoy the sun,”
Peckham said. The implementation of an ATM was a controversial aspect of the park’s design. The park’s panhandlers were heavily affected because of a Madison ordinance prohibiting panhandling within 50 feet of an ATM. Event attendee Diane Kuidera, of Madison, said the ATM extracts social settings for people who are disadvantaged. “The city is under serving a large population by taking away their social network” said Kuidera. Doniger said anyone can use the park even though panhanpeace park page 3
“…the great state University of Wisconsin should ever encourage that continual and fearless sifting and winnowing by which alone the truth can be found.”