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UW professor aids FBI, CIA cide and its causes and effects stems from his experiences as a reporter during the Rwandan genocide in 1994, which continue to influence his research on genocide, violence, human rights and African politics, according to a statement By Mary Kate McCoy released by the university. The Daily Cardinal Straus used his experUniversity of tise on genocide to creWi s c o n s i n-Mad i s o n ate a program to make Political Science Professor sure government officials Scott Straus created and understand the imporcoordinated a workshop tance of recognizing genoin October to help agencide before it is too late. cies within the U.S. gov“We designed a proSTRAUS ernment better understand gram that was a comthe causes of genocide and prehensive overview of ways to suppress it. the field of genocide studies that Straus travelled to are the key pieces of info they Washington, D.C., in late need to know,” Straus said. October after the U.S. Holocaust Straus brought in leading Memorial Museum contacted experts to help him teach the him to conduct a day-long train- workshop, which focused on ing session for 75 officials from what genocide is and how to recthe CIA, FBI and Department ognize the early signs to defeat of Defense, among many other genocide before it starts. organizations, to educate them The workshop came as a result on the negative effects of genocide of a directive signed by President and how to prevent it. professor page 3 Straus said his interest in geno-

Genocide expert trains agencies on prevention tactics

Regents discuss economic future of higher education By Cheyenne Langkamp The Daily Cardinal

The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents discussed Thursday the national and state higher education climate in relation to economic development—a topic that Board of Regents President Brent Smith said will be brought up in many upcoming board meetings. The board streamed a video con-

ference with Anthony Carnevale, research professor and director of the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, who spoke about the nation’s increasing skills gap. According to Carnevale, while technology-based, post-secondary skills are becoming increasingly necessary to get a job, access

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Dancing in dedication

Performers from around the nation gather for the Passing the Mic festival at the Overture Center Thursday. This year, the three-day event is held in memory of John “Vietnam” Nguyen, a student and member of First Wave who drowned in August. +Photo by Nithin Charlly

Free music festival draws criticism By Stephanie Castillo The Daily Cardinal

Local music artists expressed concern with Mayor Paul Soglin’s plan to implement a free city-wide music festival in 2013 at a town hall meeting Thursday. Soglin and the Madison Arts Commission met with residents to discuss strengthening Madison’s music scene through new initiatives, such as Make Music Madison, which will be a free, one-day music festival held throughout the city June 21, 2013. Michael Rothschild,

organizer for Make Music Madison, said the goal of the festival is to generate a “wall of music” as people walk around the city, using both public and private spaces throughout the community. Members of Madison’s music scene said a free event like Make Music Madison would not do enough to improve arts in Madison. Trombonist Darren Sterud said young musicians often leave Madison for cities with stronger music scenes because Madison does not have enough financial

support to sustain them. “A one-day festival is not a scene,” Sterud said. “We had [a scene] for a long time and that has disappeared, and it needs to come back to keep young talent in this city.” Local hip-hop music promoter Shah Evans agreed with Sterud and said the current venues in Madison do not book artists frequently enough due to lack of funding. Other residents at the meeting said financing Make Music

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State Street redevelopment to be completed in 2014

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Interior renovation on the Schubert Building, 120 W. Mifflin St., and the Stark Building, 122 W. Mifflin St., began Thursday.

Construction on the renovation of the 100 block of State Street began Thursday and is expected to be completed in the spring of 2014, according to the Block 100 Foundation. After a three month gap, the city approved developers W. Jerome Frautschi and Pleasant Rowland’s $11 million plan to redevelop six properties on State and West Mifflin Streets in July. The city did not support the Frautschis’ original plan, which included a proposal to demolish the Schubert Building, 120 W. Mifflin St., and the Stark Building, 122 W. Mifflin St. The Block 100

Foundation compromised with the city by removing plans for an outdoor plaza area at the corner of Mifflin Street to avoid demolishing the two buildings. “The Block 100 Foundation loved the original design that was proposed, but we found common ground to pursue an excellent project,” Project Manager George Austin said. Austin said internal renovation work, such as removing asbestos and lead-based paint in the Schubert and Stark Buildings, is the first step of the development project. Demolition of the Haswell

Building, 117 State St., the Buell Building, 121 State St., and the Vallender Building, 128 State St., will begin in January to minimize interference with the holiday shopping season and outdoor dining on State Street, according to Austin. “We’re timing [the demolition] to be a good neighbor,” Austin said. Renovation of the Castle & Doyle Building, 125 State St., will begin after the other three buildings are demolished, according to Austin. “We are excited it’s moving forward,” Austin said. “It’s going to be a great project.” —Abby Becker

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