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Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Report analyzes proposed grad school reform
Man in the mirror
By Ryan Hebel The Daily Cardinal
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UW dance crew Hypnotiq hosted what they hope will become a monthly instructional dance series in the Student Activity Center, led here by Michael Simpson.
A UW-Madison Faculty Senate committee released a report Monday opposing any separation of graduate school education from research in response to a recent restructuring proposal from UW administrators. Researched by 19 faculty members appointed by the Faculty Senate’s University Committee, the report emphasized that “the synergistic relationship between graduate education and research” could be “fractured” under Chancellor Biddy Martin and provost Paul DeLuca’s proposal, which would create a new Vice Chancellor of Research position. Currently, Martin Cadwallader, dean of the Graduate Education, also oversees research.
DeLuca said his original proposal would not have “segregated the activities of research and graduate studies into unknown boxes where they never communicated.” “My concern from the get-go was that we’ve gotten so big and so complex that forcing all of this to be dealt with by a single individual might be too challenging,” DeLuca said. The faculty committee recommended maintaining the joint position, but to reduce the workload by shifting compliance issues and grants management—particularly Research and Sponsored Programs (RSP)— from the Graduate School to the Vice Chancellor for Administration’s Office. reform page 3
Dane County implements controversial automated non-emergency 911 system By Ashley Davis The Daily Cardinal
The Dane County automated non-emergency phone system went live at 7 a.m. Saturday. The implementation of the technology has generated legal issues between the city and the county over parking enforcement disputes. The controversial computerized system is designed to assist in properly directing nonemergency calls away from 911 dispatchers, said Josh Wescott, communications director for County Executive Kathleen Falk. “The Dane County Safety Communications NonEmergency Line” was initiated in response to an external audit on the Dane County 911 Center. Wescott said the phone sys-
tem institutes automatic attendant technology on the nonemergency line only. The audit concluded the highest priority for the 911 Center is dislodging the calls currently handled by emergency dispatchers that do not require any public safety personnel, such as police cars, fire-trucks or ambulances, said Joel Plant, assistant to Mayor Dave Cieslewicz. According to Plant, nonemergency calls account for most of the police officers’ work, including theft, shoplifting and noise complaints. As the county prepared to implement the system, legal tensions grew between the city of Madison and Dane County in regards to parking enforcement
dispatch. The city of Madison sued Dane County because of Falk’s attempt to charge the city for the parking enforcement service as soon as the auto-attendant went into effect. “We filed a temporary injunction to prevent the county from ceasing to provide a dispatch service that they have always provided for the city … The dispatch of our civilian parking enforcement officers,” Plant said. He said the city has used these officers as a more efficient mechanism to respond to parking enforcement calls of service. The county sought to stop the service unless they were paid to phone page 3
Neumann airs first campaign television ad in governor’s race By Alison Dirr The Daily Cardinal
Former Republican U.S. Rep. Mark Neumann became the first of the three major gubernatorial candidates to air a television advertisement Monday. The ad, titled “Mark Neumann – Humble Beginnings,” said Neumann is “not a career politician, but a businessman who understands how to create jobs.” Mike Tate, chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, said this ad does not accurately portray Neumann’s record. “It’s convenient to brag that you’re not a career politician
when the reason you’re not a career politician is because your voters have rejected your very extremist brand of politics,” Tate said in a news conference call. Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker, Neumann’s challenger for the Republican nomination, will not change his campaign tactics, according to his spokesperson, Jill Bader. “Regardless of what our opponents plan to do, we will continue to carry out Scott’s message of lower taxes, less government and more personal freedom,” Bader said. Bader said Walker’s goal is to
create a dialogue with voters and has recently begun inviting voters to speak with him personally at “kitchen table town halls.” “ To d a y, instead of talking at people in an ad, Scott Neumann was talking with people in Green Bay,” Bader said. “He was at his first of several dozen ‘brown-bag lunches.’” neumann page 3
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Target Representative Jaci Bell presented the building plans for the new Target store to open spring 2011.
Commission approves new Target near Hilldale The City of Madison Planning Commission unanimously approved the construction of a new Target store Monday. The new Target will be located in the empty lot next to Hilldale Mall on the west side. Supporters said it will match aesthetically with the surrounding retail area and will feature underground parking. Roxanne Nelson, a design project architect for Target, said the building will save energy by using day lighting from a windowed wall and tan roofing to reflect sunlight. Target Representative Jaci Bell
said construction will likely begin immediately and the store will open in spring 2011. Nelson said the store’s design team listened to comments and concerns from the city and the neighborhood throughout the planning process. “What you’re seeing today is really a result of that collaborative effort,” Nelson said. “We think that you’ll be proud of this building and we’ll be proud of this building.” Also Monday, the Planning Commission approved the remodeling of a Klinke Cleaners in Monona. —Cathy Martin
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