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MIFFLIN BLOCK PARTY 2009

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Justin Dehling, one of the over 15,000 attendees, carries his boom box down Mifflin Saturday.

Larger crowds, fewer arrests at Mifflin 2009 THE DAILY CARDINAL

Even with larger crowds and more beautiful weather than previous years, the 40th annual Mifflin Street Block Party saw significantly fewer problems and arrests, which authorities are attributing to official sponsorship of Saturday’s event. About an hour after the party ended, police had arrested 140 people, mostly for alcohol-related violations. Of these, only two were taken to jail, while the rest were cited and released for minor offenses. Last year’s Mifflin saw 440 arrests, with 63 people taken to jail. “So far this year I believe the event is positive,” Captain Richard Bach of the Madison Police Department said mid-day Saturday. “Things are running very smoothly, and there have not been any major problems.” Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, said he was “thrilled” with the overall results of the block party, in which he organized efforts to help find an official sponsor. “All the feedback I got from partygoers, residents and city officials was hugely and overwhelmingly positive,” Verveer said. “I think the fact that we had a sponsor and

that the police had organizers to work with contributed greatly to the police having a more chill attitude toward the event.” DCNY PRO and WSUM student radio partnered up to receive last-minute sponsorship for the event. The sponsors, who contributed more than $6,000, provided a music stage, food vendors and portable toilets. Verveer also said police made the decision before the party that only in very limited circumstances would

they arrest an individual for having a plastic cup or can of beer on the sidewalk. “That made a huge difference,” Verveer said. “It just goes to show that many of the individuals arrested in the last few years were arrested for having beer on the sidewalk.” Police also posted signs at entry locations listing ground rules in order to inform students of ways to stay out of trouble.

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UW-Madison’s Sexual Assault Awareness Month is over and officials are looking forward to increasing education and awareness over the coming years. Sexual Assault Awareness Month ended last week, with a successful turnout at all of the activities hosted by student groups on the UWMadison campus. Several student organizations participated in the month-long initiative including Sex Out Loud, Campus Women’s Center and Promoting Awareness, Victim Empowerment. “We had great attendance from male and female students consistently throughout the month, and the students at each event were attentive and engaged in the topic,” Ally Cruickshank, chair of PAVE, said. According to Cruickshank, PAVE usually spearheads the SAAM coalition. This year, other community partners helped to organize the event and collaboratively decided to focus on alcohol-facilitated sexual assault. One of PAVE’s goals is to prevent sexual and dating violence

through education and activism. The student group aims to achieve prevention by connecting with students and promoting discussion about sexual assault. “We are trying to approach students … by getting information out in a way that is not scaring and turning people away from talking about rape or sexual assault, but making it something that students can connect with and continue to learn from,” Autumn Wilke, a member of PAVE, said. According to Kevin Helmkamp, associate dean of students, discussion of sexual assault can bee seen as a prevention mechanism and can comfort victims on campus. “Anything that university groups can do to keep the topic in the community is good,” he said. “There is an element of education here in regards to all of the services that are available on campus so that no victim of sexual assault ever really feels alone.” The Wisconsin Department of Justice recently awarded the university a $300,000, three-year grant allowing student groups like PAVE to assault page 3

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Chancellor Biddy Martin and College of Letters and Science Dean Gary Sandefur spoke at the Chazen groundbreaking.

Hundreds gather at Chazen groundbreaking ceremony By Casey Christian THE DAILY CARDINAL

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Swine flu cases in Wisconsin on the rise, CDC confirms 3 By Sunday, the number of probable cases of the H1N1 “swine” flu had risen to 66 in Wisconsin. Milwaukee County alone has 33 probable cases. The closest cases to Madison are in Rock and Jefferson Counties, which border Dane County. Meanwhile, three of the prob-

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able cases that arose last week in the state were confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control over the weekend. These include two cases from Milwaukee County and one case in Adams County. “These findings confirm the H1N1 virus is active in Wisconsin and people should continue to take precautions to

protect themselves against the spread of influenza,” State Health Officer Dr. Seth Foldy said in a statement. The number of cases in the U.S. rose to 226 by Sunday in 30 states, but there still has been only one death in the country. The diseased reached 898 cases worldwide in 18 different countries.

The Chazen Museum of Art celebrated its groundbreaking ceremony Friday with Madison community members. Over 100 students, faculty, and community members gathered at 750 University Avenue to witness the ceremony. When completed, the museum will offer twice the gallery space than that of the current museum, an outdoor plaza, study rooms and a glass-walled lobby that students will be able to peer into when passing by. “It is a very exciting moment and it is a dream come true,”

UW-Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin said. Speakers included Chazen Museum Director Russel Panczenko, UW-Madison Chancellor Martin, Lieutenant. Governor Barbara Lawton, Dean of College of Letters and Science Gary Sandefur, Chazen Museum of Art council Chair Tim Erdma and alumni Simona and Jerome Chazen. �� The $43 million expansion was made because of donations from private donors, as well as a generous $25 million donation from the Chazens. chazen 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.”


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