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Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Harley to stay in Milwaukee, unions accept By Ariel Shapiro The Daily Cardinal
Harley Davidson Inc., the iconic motorcycle company, will remain in Milwaukee following the unions’ ratification of a seven-year contract Monday after the company threatened to take their business to another state. “Today’s vote by Harley employees is a good news, but this was a tough decision for Harley and for hundreds of workers.” Tom Barrett mayor Milwaukee
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After threatening to relocate, Harley-Davidson Inc. announced Monday that it will stay in Milwaukee. A seven-year contract between Harley and IAM enforces a wage freeze as of 2012.
SSFC starts eligibility reviews with PAVE and SLP programs By Andrew Kasper The Daily Cardinal
Promoting Awareness Victim Empowerment (PAVE), and Student Leadership Program (SLP), looked to renew their eligibility for General Student Services Fund at a Student Services Finance Committee hearing Monday. Both groups previously received money from the fund, which allocated $1.4 million in 2010-11, and are hoping to extend their eligibilities for another two years. According to SSFC Chair Matthew Manes, the amount of money the committee plans on allocating this year has “yet to be decided.” “We have tax-and-spend power, it is as much as we care to assess,” Manes said. The meeting was the first
of many to come in an eligibility season that will review the current budgets of all of the 14 student groups receiving funds. SSFC will grant or deny the eligibility of eight groups up for re-assessment, and review the eligibility petition for Badger Aviators—a group seeking funds for the first time. At the hearing, the relatively new SSFC, of which there are only three returning members, asked the two student groups various questions regarding amount of time the groups spend providing direct services to UW students and the nature of the services they intend to provide—both criteria required to receive General Student Services Funds, which are allocated by the SSFC. PAVE, a student group that provides services to sexual assault and domestic violence victims and
aims to educate students about those issues, received $80,000 in funding last year. PAVE Chair Claire Peterson stressed the importance of the student group on campus. “Personally, one of my best friends was a victim of rape our freshmen year.” Peterson said. “I had no idea what to do, no idea what to say,and no resources to give her. I do not think this is an uncommon situation—one of the many reasons PAVE is a vital part of this university.” SLP, a student organization that offers leadership development programs for students, received $66,000 the last year. The SSFC will make its decisions Thursday, though a monetary amount will not be granted to the groups, should they be deemed eligible, until a later date.
2010 Wisconsin high school graduates score high on SAT Wisconsin’s 2010 high school graduates performed far above the national average on the SAT college admissions exam, according to a report by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. Graduates who took the SAT on average scored 595 on critical reading, 604 on math, and 579 for the writing section. The scores
by section ranged from 87 to 94 points above the national average. Students of color represented nearly 17 percent of the 3,002 graduates who took the SAT. The non-white population of the state is 10.6 percent, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The results show a significant gap in the scores based on family income. Higher-income
students tested 75 points higher on average than those from lowincome families. The 2010 class also had a higher participation rate in Advanced Placement exams, according to the report. About 68.9 percent of those scored between a three and five, 11 percentage points higher than the national average. —Ariel Shapiro
The contract will enforce a sevenyear wage freeze as of 2012. “We’re gonna be tied up for nine years,” said Scott Parr, a representative of the International Association of
Machinists and Aerospace Workers. Harley-Davidson released a statement confirming the two Milwaukee-area unions, including the IAM, accepted the contract, but they are still waiting on the decision from the Tomahawk factory employees. “Today’s outcome in Milwaukee is a significant step toward creating the competitive, flexible operations that are essential to the company’s future,” the company said in a statement. Parr said the IAM ultimately ratified the contract because they took the company’s threat of moving seriously, but the terms were not what they hoped for. “The membership did what they had to do to keep the jobs here in Milwaukee, but none of them were happy with this contract or what we needed to do,” he said. harley page 3
Proceeds from Zimmermann memorial 5k run/walk to go toward more investigation By Maggie DeGroot The Daily Cardinal
UW-Madison student Brittany Zimmermann will be commemorated at the first of four memorial 5k run/walks October 2 at 9 a.m. Zimmermann was a thirdyear UW-Madison senior when she was murdered in her downtown Madison apartment in April 2008. During the first year of the race half of the proceeds will go to the Zimmermann family to use toward solving Zimmermann’s murder, according to a statement. The other half of the proceeds from the event, as well as all collected proceeds after the first year, will be donated to Madison Area Crime Stoppers. “Holding this event in her honor will also give members of the university community an opportunity to pay a tribute to one of their fallen students,” South Campus Community Police Officer Erik Pearce said. The Zimmermann family was apprehensive at first about the memorial, Brittany’s mother Jean Zimmermann said. However, a Crime Stoppers meeting persuaded them to get involved in this event. Kevin and Jean Zimmermann,
Brittany’s parents, will attend the memorial run/walk. “It’s the opportunity to support Brittany and her time as a Badger,” UW-Madison Dean of Students Lori Berquam said. The police said they have leads, but feel there are more people who have information who have yet to come forward. A more significant reward fund could make a difference, police said. Madison Police Chief ZIMMERMANN Noble Wray said he is confident the case will be solved. The top three overall male and female placers will be given cash prizes according to a statement. There will also be age group awards given out to the top three runners in each age group. The course starts near Library Mall and will take participants up Observatory Drive. The route back will be along the Howard Temin Lakeshore Path. Online registration closes September 30. For more information or to register for the event people can visit madisonareacrimestoppers.org.
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