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Thursday, December 8, 2011
Student center plans revised By Kate Ray The Daily Cardinal
St. Paul’s student center proposed new plans for a six-story building instead of the originally planned 14-stories. After an eight-month break, Randy Milbrath, main architect for the planned St. Paul’s Catholic Center, presented a new scaled-down plan to the Urban Design Commission. While the original plan included space for student rental housing, that has been dropped in the revised design. The new plan proposes a six-story building that will provide space for a chapel, offices, living quarters for priests, an educational facility and a student center. These plans were deferred Wednesday to allow more time for architectural plan revisions. Many council members were pleased with the smaller design. “I am very glad to see how the conversations have evolved regarding this project,” Ald. Scott Resnick, District 8, said. “The massing and height of the structure has come down substantially since the original concept.” Council members opposed to the plans expressed concern with the structural design of the building.
“Typically, church buildings like this have large lower halves that support the vertical rise of the building,” Melissa Huggins, design professional, said. “But the front of this building doesn’t support much of anything.” The commission chose to defer the decision regarding the initial approval of this plan so that architects will consider the changes they discussed regarding the architectural design.
New housing proposed Plans for new apartment complexes were also presented Wednesday. A proposed eight-story complex at 1323 W. Dayton St., near Union South and Camp Randall, would house 73 units. A second complex consisting of two separate apartment buildings was proposed by landowners Scott Faust and Ron Fedler for the block of Bassett, Johnson and Dayton Streets, which is on the same block as the DoubleTree Hotel. The first 12-story building would have underground parking on West Johnson Street, while the second U-shaped three-story structure would be located on Dayton Street.
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Members of Badger Catholic and the group Atheists, Humanists and Agnostics gathered in Varsity Hall Wednesday to discuss issues such as same-sex marriage, abortion and contraception.
Campus groups debate hot issues By Sarah Olson The Daily Cardinal
The Wisconsin Union Directorate’s Society and Politics Committee hosted a debate Wednesday between members of the group Atheists, Humanists and Agnostics and Badger Catholic, centering on the issues of same-sex marriage, abortion, embryonic stem-cell research and contraception. On the issue of same-sex marriage, AHA emphasized the social and economic chal-
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Badger Catholic representative Madeline Gibson pointed out the physical risks of hormonal contraception and emphasized the use of alternative methods for family planning. She also described the value of sex, saying contraception hinders sex as an expression of love. “There is a deeper meaning to sex,” Gibson said. AHA member Laura Burns expressed concerns about the potential risks of refraining
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Regents to discuss policy on crimes against minors
Walker signs new state housing law The City of Madison’s renting ordinances are nullified after Gov. Scott Walker signed a bill into law Wednesday that standardizes Wisconsin’s tenant laws throughout the state. Senate Bill 107, authored by state Sen. Frank Lasee, R-De Pere, allows landlords to search prospective tenants’ histories and use conviction records, income levels or employment history to deny leases. “Good renters end up paying more or having to move when a bad tenant moves in,” Lasee said in a statement. “This bill will help put an end to these problems for both landlords and good renters.” The law has come under scrutiny by student groups and tenants’ rights advocates who
lenges same-sex couples face because they cannot receive social security benefits or financial benefits from a deceased partner. “This is a clear problem of equal rights,” said Quinn Heck of AHA. Badger Catholic’s Matt Bayer responded by emphasizing the connection between marriage and procreation. “Marriage is not only about love but also about how that love can give rise to new life,” Bayer said. Regarding contraception,
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After sexual abuse scandals rocked Penn State and Syracuse University, the UW System Board of Regents is discussing reviewing its policies for handling crimes involving minors in its schools. At the board’s meeting Thursday, members of the Business, Finance, and Audit Committee will propose system policies to audit in 2012. Among the policies the committee is proposing the board’s auditors study is how crimes against minors are reported in the system. “We’re looking at really a pretty broad assessment of all the applicable laws, policies, rules and procedures that all address this one topic about reporting crimes against minors,” UW System spokes-
person David Giroux said. According to the Board of Regents December agenda, “in the wake of scandals regarding allegations of crimes against children at higher education institutions, it is essential to evaluate the adequacy of policies related to the reporting of crimes against minors.” Giroux said increased attention to crimes against minors has made members of the board think it needs to study the system’s policies and laws. “This is obviously an interest of every institution of higher education in the country that’s come into sharper focus in recent months, unfortunately, and we think its time to undertake a systematic, thorough review of those laws, policies, rules and regulations,” Giroux said.
“…the great state University of Wisconsin should ever encourage that continual and fearless sifting and winnowing by which alone the truth can be found.”