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Two UW-Madison students sample varieties of bleu cheese Thursday night at a meeting of the Badger Cheese Club in the Class of ’24 Reception Room at Memorial Union. The club is open to all students and meets monthly.

Obama budget sends $475 million toward restoration of Great Lakes The budget President Obama revealed Thursday would send $475 million to the Midwest to clean up and restore the Great Lakes. The money would go toward combating invasive species, runoff pollution and contaminated sediment. When he was running for president, Obama committed to making restoration of the Great Lakes a priority. According to state Rep. Spencer Black, D-Madison, this money going toward the Great Lakes shows Obama is keeping his campaign promise. “This is great news for those

of us who care about our environment,” Black said. According to Emily Green, the Sierra Club Great Lakes Program director, the Great Lakes significantly need this funding and are facing serious environmental problems, such as sewage and invasive species. She said without restoration effort, the lakes, which are the “lifeblood of our region,” could change dramatically. “We’re just really thrilled to see this commitment and very much looking forward to working with this administration,” Green said. State Sen. Neal Kedzie, RElkhorn, was a co-author of the

Great Lakes Compact, a collaborative effort among states and provinces bordering the lakes to protect and monitor the use of their water. The measure passed last year with bipartisan support. In the past, the federal government has not done an adequate job of protecting the lakes, Kedzie said, and this resource cannot be allowed to deteriorate over time. He said he is anxious to see the details of Obama’s pledge toward the Great Lakes. “I think we are finally starting to realize that we are in possession of the world’s greatest freshwater resource,” Kedzie said.

Students campaign for U.S.-based Olympics Basketball tournament to garner support for Olympic movement By Erin Banco THE DAILY CARDINAL

UW-Madison students and community members will participate in a recreational basketball tournament this weekend to support the city of Chicago in its bid to host the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. UW-Madison students Zachary Ellman, Brett Robbins, Alex Glazer, Paul Reimer and Jeff Lichy are volunteers for Chicago 2016, a nonprofit orga-

nization seeking the privilege of hosting the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The students will host the event in collaboration with the UW-Madison E n t re p re n e u r s h i p and Venture Capital club. According to Ellman, a Chicago native, the Chicago 2016 organization thrives off three main goals: gaining the privilege of hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Games, contributing to the Olympic movement and making a lasting contribution to the city of Chicago.

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“I would love to see such an international event that can bring so many groups and people together in a city that not only do I love, but I get to call home,” he said. UW-Madison is one of many campuses engaging in campaigning events, according to Ellman. He said students across the nation are engaging in campaigns to gain support for a Chicagobased Olympics. According to olympics page 3

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Officer officially reprimanded for not investigating alder near marijuana smell The Madison police officer who did not investigate alleged marijuana smoke in a restaurant after seeing a Common Council member was officially reprimanded Thursday. Chief of Police Noble Wray sent a letter of reprimand to officer Carrie Hemming, stating she violated police department policy by not further investigating the incident. Hemming was conducting a firesafety and capacity inspection Feb. 8 of the upper area of Zander’s Sports Lounge, 118 State St., when she smelled marijuana smoke, according to the police department’s internal review of the incident. She later told her superiors she saw

Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, in the room, but left upon seeing him. She then reported the incident to Sgt. Tony Fiore, who accompanied Hemming to Zander’s but did not check the upper area with her. Fiore was given verbal counseling for violating department policy. Verveer and Zander’s owner Mohamed Barkatallah both denied any wrongdoing and said there was no evidence of illegal activity. Verveer has previously stated he did not smell or see anything suspicious in the room. Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz said in previous reporting he would not judge Verveer until the internal investigation was finished.

“…the great state University of Wisconsin should ever encourage that continual and fearless sifting and winnowing by which alone the truth can be found.”


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