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Monday, February 25, 2008
Roundy’s chain to occupy new University Sq. By Lauren Vettel THE DAILY CARDINAL
Roundy’s Supermarkets, owner of the Copps and Pick ‘n’ Save chain stores, announced Friday it is in negotiations to lease retail space for a grocery store in the new University Square development. Susan Springman, president of Executive Management Inc. and project developer for University Square, said EMI will not reveal which chain will use the space for another 30 to 60 days, but plans to market the store to the needs of an urban area like downtown Madison. The grocery comes in response to growing pressure to locate a grocery in or near the campus area. “The need for a grocery store
is pretty high on campus,” Ald. Eli Judge, District 8, said. Judge said that though students can use their meal plan in cafeterias and restaurants, they are not able to get groceries on campus or within walking distance of campus. “What many students do is they get a bus or get a taxi back, which is pretty expensive and tough to do if you’re on a low income,” Judge said. The University Square Development, which includes the Steve Brown Lucky Apartments, is located on the corner of University Avenue and Lake Street. The new grocery will occupy two stories and take up most of the available retail space. roundy’s page 3
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The Madison Fire Department responded to a large chemical spill in the Engineering Research building Friday. The acid spill, which occurred on the 12th floor, forced the building to be evacuated. There were no injuries.
UW building evacuates after acid spill A large acid spill occurred Friday in the Engineering Research Building on campus, forcing it to be evacuated by the Madison Fire Department. The spill occurred around 3:48 p.m. on the 12th floor of the building, located at 1500 Engineering Dr., across from Engineering Hall. No one was injured in the spill. Workers in the building helped contain the spill by closing doors around the affected areas.
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The University Square development at the corner of University Avenue and Lake Street will include a Roundy’s grocery store.
Fewer women win public office in Wis. Local governments report low numbers of females in elected positions By Kerry King THE DAILY CARDINAL
A report by the Wisconsin Women’s Council Thursday concludes “no progress” has been made concerning the number of women elected to local governments in the past two years. Despite women holding several national offices in the state, the number of women in local offices has remained stagnant or declined from 2005 to 2007, according to the report. During that period, the number of women in local govern-
ments reached its lowest level in 20 years. Thirty-nine out of 190 cities in Wisconsin, including Milwaukee, have no female city council members, according to the report. Christine Lidbury, executive director of the WWC, said she was concerned to see these trends considering the visibility of women in national politics, mentioning Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y. Lidbury said the lack of women in local government could mean fewer women running for statewomen page 3
People inside the building also heard a loud “pop” sound around the same time as the spill, though it is uncertain if the two events are connected, according to Fire Department spokesperson Bernadette Galvez. The spill also produced a yellow haze on the 12th floor, according to Galvez. “This is a good thing we got everybody out on time,” she said. A Hazardous Material team found that several half-gal-
lon containers of Acetic acid and Ammonia were near the area of the spill, according to a Madison Fire Department report. Smaller containers of Nitric acid, Hydrofluoric acid and Hydrochloric acid were also part of the spill. UW-Madison Safety teams cleaned up the spill Friday afternoon. Students and staff were allowed to return to the building later in the day.
Alvarez addresses BTN, Athletic Dept. success By Alyson Maugeri THE DAILY CARDINAL
The full UW Athletic Board met Friday at Camp Randall to address current issues facing the athletic board and university community. UW Athletic Director Barry Alvarez said the Big Ten Network is still on the minds of athletic directors in the conference. He said the network was one of many topics discussed at an athletic directors meeting in Chicago last week. “Negotiations do continue with Comcast—[BTN] are making progress with Comcast,” Alvarez said. “They are having talks with Charter, probably not as positive as they are with Comcast.” Alvarez added Time Warner is refusing to negotiate with BTN. Alvarez also highlighted the success of Wisconsin’s many sports programs including men’s basketball, which is currently in first place in the conference, men’s wrestling, and track and field.
On March 1 and 2, UWMadison will host the 2008 Big Ten Conference Men’s Indoor Track and Field Championships, which it won in 2007. The men’s track and field team was also the first Big Ten team to win the NCAA National Championship in 2007. The NCAA Division I A c a d e m i c Pe r f o r m a n c e Rates will soon be announced. The Big Ten ranks third in graduALVAREZ ation rate of its student athletes behind the Ivy and Patriot leagues, according to Alvarez. The UW Office of Compliance spoke about its job to protect the institutions of UW-Madison and uphold its integrity. The compliance office was asked to present because of recent
NCAA violations by former Indiana men’s basketball coach Kelvin Sampson and a University of Minnesota-Duluth women’s hockey player who reportedly played professionally before skating for the Bulldogs. The compliance office offered the proper steps to addressing situations involving NCAA regulations so the UW athletic department will not face controversies like those at Indiana and Minnesota-Duluth. John Jentz, UW associate athletic director for finance, reviewed details of the 2008-’09 athletic budget, highlighting the stable prices in ticket sales and the notable decrease in basketball season tickets prices. Several individuals on the athletic board noted that this is the first time UW Athletics has not had to raise ticket prices in several years. The next full athletic board meeting will be on May 2.
“…the great state University of Wisconsin should ever encourage that continual and fearless sifting and winnowing by which alone the truth can be found.”