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situation. During the emergency, police did not have direct communication with the gunman. All communication was conducted through the teacher.
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State Rep. Steve Nass, R-Whitewater, will reassume his position as Assembly Colleges and Universities Committee chair in the next session and is ready to show the UW System some tough love. In an interview with the Capital Times, Nass’ spokesNASS person Mike Mikalsen said Nass, who has long had a contentious history with the UW System, hopes to introduce legislation that would cap UW System tuition hikes at 4 percent, an idea he says would have bipartisan support. The tuition cap would be in addition to potential cuts in state funding, according to Mikalsen, and Nass is hoping for cooperation between the incoming legislature and the UW System. “If they come to the table saying, ‘We’re the economic engine
for the state and you need to give us more money,’ then it’s going to be a difficult time in the next two years,” Mikalsen told the Capital Times. UW System spokesman David Giroux said he would not speculate on the prospective proposal and would need to see more details before commenting. “Do I want a bureaucrat, a state bureaucrat looking over my shoulder in a classroom, to make sure that I’m neutral? No.” Donald Downs political science professor UW-Madison
However, UW-Madison economics professor Andrew Reschovsky said funding cuts will be inevitable with the magnitude of the state deficit, and a tuition cap on top of that would put the university in a serious financial bind. “If the state appropriations are reduced, and tuition can only
grow by 4 percent, that makes it increasingly more difficult for the university to continue providing the services that it provides the students, namely education,” Reschovsky said. Another issue Mikalsen told the Capital Times Nass would want to tackle is “viewpoint neutrality in the classroom,” noting that liberal opinions are overrepresented on campus. UW-Madison political science professor Donald Downs agreed that there is a need for more intellectual diversity on campus, but said laws regulating what instructors can and cannot say in the classroom is not the way to fix the problem. Downs said the way to address it is by having public debate on the issue, and that professors expressing their opinions in class is appropriate so long as it is in a “pedagogically responsible way.” “Do I want a bureaucrat, a state bureaucrat, looking over my shoulder in a classroom, to make sure that I am neutral?” Downs said. “No.”
Madison man exposes himself to two women near golf course A 38-year-old Madison man exposed himself to two women on the Southwest Commuter Path near Glenway Golf Course Saturday morning. The suspect, Loran Pate of Madison, was arrested for lewd and lascivious behavior, according to the police report. The two women were walking
on the path when they saw the man standing near a tree. The suspect’s pants were around his ankles and he was exposing himself, police said. As an officer drove onto the scene, the suspect allegedly began to flee into the woods. The victims and a passerby pointed the officer toward the suspect. The officer
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Red Monday
The gunman initially let five of the hostages free at 7:40 p.m, several hours after the hostage crisis began. About 20 minutes after the first five hostages were released, police prepared to confront the 15-year-old gunman when three shots were heard from the classroom. As of press time, the gunman is being treated at Bay Area Medical Center and his condition is unknown. The remaining hostages were evacuated and all of them emerged uninjured. Marinette High School will be closed Tuesday, and the school district is organizing counseling for students, faculty and families. —Ariel Shapiro
Rep. Steve Nass plans tuition cap, funding cuts for UW System By Ariel Shapiro
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23 students, one teacher held captive at Marinette High by teenage gunman One teacher and 23 students were held hostage at Marinette High School Monday by a 15-year-old student wielding a handgun. After a standoff that spanned several hours, all 24 hostages were released unharmed and the gunman shot himself, according to police. According to Marinette Police Chief Jeffrey Skorik, the student held the victims hostage at gunpoint in a classroom. Police were notified of the crisis just before 4 p.m., although Marinette County Public Information Officer Kathy Frank said the hostages had already been in the classroom for some time before the principal became aware of the
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chased the suspect on foot and headed toward his van parked in the Forest Hill Cemetery, police said. “He told the officer that he was out for a walk, collecting chunks of wood and discarded cemetery flowers in order to make some crafts,” Madison Police Department spokesperson Joel DeSpain said.
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Students shopped at the University Book Store’s 25 percent-off sale Monday.
Walker asks state lawmakers to halt work on labor deals By Ariel Shapiro The Daily Cardinal
Governor-elect Scott Walker wrote to state lawmakers Monday asking that they halt proceedings with labor contracts two weeks after his similar request to Gov. Jim Doyle was thwarted. “When you’re in a hole, like Wisconsin is right now, everyone knows you have to stop digging.” Scott Fitzgerald Incoming Senate Majority Leader Wisconsin
Legislators are scheduled to hold a special session to handle state union contracts before the end of the year. Walker said in his letter that because of the massive state deficit and budget shortfall, “returning and newly elected officials are going to need maximum flexibility to craft an work through our current and next state budget.” He also said any actions taken by the Legislature now will result in more spending cuts once he and the newly elected, Republicancontrolled legislature take office in January.
Incoming Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, called on Democrats in a statement to at least release the details of their plans for labor contracts. “When you’re in a hole, like Wisconsin is right now, everyone knows you have to stop digging. But right now we can’t even see how deep this hole is going to get,” Fitzgerald said. State Rep. Joe Parisi, D-Madison, said in a statement these labor contracts are long overdue. “Republicans are attempting to make something nefarious out of the workers’ contracts, but these workers have been dutifully performing their jobs every day for 18 months, without a contract, based on money that has already been budgeted,” Parisi said. Walker’s original request to Doyle two weeks ago drew ire from union leaders statewide. Executive Director of the Wisconsin State Employees Union Marty Beil said in a statement “If he wants to fight, we are not afraid to fight.” Walker also requested that Doyle halt construction on the new Charter Street Power Plant and refrain from making any new permanent hires or administration rules.
“…the great state University of Wisconsin should ever encourage that continual and fearless sifting and winnowing by which alone the truth can be found.”