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when ordered. As most of the crowd dispersed, 13 protesters, Le and the Terrell brothers included, refused to stand and were arrested. They were charged with “resisting or obstructing an officer,” according to the Wisconsin Court records. Damon Terrell said he did not know why only the three of the 13 received the charges as others also challenged officers. The three, who had their pleading hearing Monday, agreed to sign a part of their bond agreement, saying they would not commit any criminal offenses until their trial in two months, which is standard in criminal cases. But they chose to not sign a stipulation saying they wouldn’t violate administrative code because they saw it as an effort to curb their right to protest at the Capitol. Capitol police could interpret “administrative code” as “picking the Capitol grass.” Damon Terrell said they didn’t agree to following administrative code because it
The State Assembly’s Committee on Colleges and Universities will host a hearing early next week addressing a conservative think tank’s findings that UW-Madison’s undergraduate and law school admission policies discriminate against white and Asian students. Controversy on campus began in September The Center for Equal Opportunity released two studies they said showed racial discrimination in the university’s admission policy. Its reports said AfricanAmerican and Latino students receive preferential treatment over white and Asian students. The hearing will take place at the Capitol Oct. 17 at 2 p.m. and will examine UW-Madison’s holistic admission process, which the university states, “takes into account a range of factors, including grades, standardized test scores, recommendations, extracurricular activities, leadership and written statements.” University officials also noted The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled it is legal to consider race and ethnicity as a factor in college admissions. While the hearing will be conducted in open session, only invited speakers from CEO and UW-Madison, determined by Chair of ACCU Steve Nass, R-La Grange, will be allowed to speak. In September, Nass publicly disagreed with UW-Madison’s admission policies, mirroring CEO president Roger Clegg’s opinion that universities should admit students based on academic merit alone. “I fought against UW-Madison’s touchy-feely admissions process when first enacted and still oppose the discriminatory selection process,” said Nass in a statement. “I support admitting students based on academic performance, the only factor that an individual has personal control to achieve.” While Chancellor David Ward will not attend the hearing due to previously scheduled business, he will finalize
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By Shannon Kelly The Daily Cardinal
Under a new policy passed Monday UW-Madison employees are prohibited from carrying concealed weapons while working on campus. The Academic Staff Assembly voted to approve the policy in response to a new state law legalizing concealed carry in Wisconsin. The policy states, “No employee shall carry or go armed with a firearm or other dangerous weapon at any time while in the course and scope of employment.” The policy does not apply to law enforcement officials and allows for exceptions if the employee receives approval from the chancellor or a “designee”, usually a police chief. The policy preamble states the implementation will help “to protect staff, faculty and students while remaining in compliance with the new law.”
“No employee shall carry or go armed with a firearm or other dangerous weapon...” Academic Staff Assembly Policy passed Monday
Assembly Rep. Mark Zehner took issue with what he saw as the Assembly endorsing a political stance on the law. “[It] talks about protecting staff, and that comes across as a really [negative] term in terms of how the law was passed across the state and that the concealed carry law is somehow in opposition of personal protection,” Zehner said. The governing body of UW-Madison faculty proposed a similar policy at their meeting last week that would prohibit faculty members from carrying weapons while working on campus. Also at the meeting, the Assembly discussed its priorities for the academic year. The committee said it plans to consider the possibility of changing its personnel system in light of budget cuts. The changes would simplify
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Student organizations participated in “Yell Like Hell”, a song-writing competition, as a part of UW’s Homecoming week Monday.
Two UW student protesters jailed By Rachel Fettig and Samy Moskol The Daily Cardinal
Two UW students were sent to jail Monday after refusing to sign a statement which they interpreted as an infringement upon their right to protest. Junior Damon Terrell and sophomore Thi Le were
arrested on Aug. 25 at the Wisconsin Capitol, the day the budget cuts to state workers went into effect. Damon Terrell’s brother, CJ Terrell, was also arrested. Organizers on Aug. 25 decided to stage a sit-in on the Capitol floor in which protestors refused to get up
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UW-Madison junior Damon Terrell was jailed Monday after he refused to sign a stipulation at a court hearing.
“…the great state University of Wisconsin should ever encourage that continual and fearless sifting and winnowing by which alone the truth can be found.”