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Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Racial climate at UW-Madison By Aarushi Agni The Daily Cardinal
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Rep. Andrew Bulovsky, who will serve as Associated Students of Madison chair next year, said he wants to reach the “average” UW student in the 19th session of council.
ASM appoints new leadership for next year’s student council By Cheyenne Langkamp The Daily Cardinal
The 2012-13 Associated Students of Madison student council appointed Andrew Bulovsky as chair in their first meeting Tuesday. Bulovsky was unchallenged and appointed by a vote of 19-0 with two abstentions. Bulovsky said one of his main goals as chair is to get in touch with the average student. “I want to reach the run of the mill student, not the special interests on campus, the people that are already overly involved,” Bulovsky said. “I want to reach the student who doesn’t know
what ASM stands for.” Rep. Sarah Neibart said Bulovsky shows many of the characteristics important in an ASM chair.
“I want to reach the student who doesn’t know what ASM stands for.” Andrew Bulovsky chair ASM 2012-13
“Chairs are supposed to actively listen to their commit-
tee members and to facilitate discussion, and also empower students around them to come up with ideas and think of other ways of coming up with decisions,” Neibart said. “I truly think Andrew is able to exhibit those qualities.” Council also appointed Maria Giannopoulos as vice chair and Marie Kumerow as secretary. Both were the sole members nominated for their positions. Giannopoulos said ASM needs to be “relevent to this campus” and as vice chair she plans to address that notion
Last June, senior Danez Smith was walking down Langdon Street when a hanging figure caught his eye. From the Badger House apartments hung a Black Spiderman doll with its limbs bound, a detail Smith pointed out was reminiscent of lynchings. “It was just so jarring, because as much as the people who committed that crime claimed that it was a mistake, it seemed too well thought-out for it to have been a mistake,” Smith said. Following the incident, student groups protested outside the Badger House and pressed the administration for a response. Tensions boiled to the surface in September when conservative think-tank Center for Equal Opportunity issued a report calling UW-Madison’s admissions process discriminatory against white and Asian students. The conversation about racial climate resurfaced again March 16, when students attending a party at the Delta Upsilon fraternity reportedly yelled racial slurs and threw a glass bottle at two black women nearby. Anjali Misra, a former
Multicultural Student Coalition member, said these incidents are not isolated, but reflect a broader issue of campus climate that harkens back to a history of structural racism.
The Student Experience of Race on Campus
Althea Miller, a member of the MCSC board, said being a black student on campus can feel “awkward” because the campus environment can be subtly hostile to non-white students. “I know that there are stereotypes out there about my people, and when I walk into a room, I automatically feel as if those stereotypes are being activated,” she said. “It’s the small things that accumulate and get to people.” Smith said it is not uncommon for black students to be harassed the street or be regarded suspiciously by authority figures. He recalled a situation wherein he was asked for his student identification while studying at a table inside Memorial Library. Promoting Racial Equity and Awareness, a student group of mostly white allies to underrepresented minorities, helped orga-
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Officials limit moped parking on campus By Abby Becker The Daily Cardinal
Starting next fall, moped users will only be able to park in designated campus lots, and moped permit prices will increase. UW Transportation Services is
creating 74 designated parking lots where moped users with permits can park. Moped drivers will only be able to park in the lot assigned to them. Moped users select their assigned lots on a first-come,
first-serve basis, but drivers living on campus can have priority of moped lots near residence halls. There will also be several lots where anyone with a moped
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Former Yahoo! CEO, alumna to speak at commencement UW alumna and former Yahoo! CEO Carol Bartz will return to Madison to deliver the address at the university’s commencement ceremonies May 19 and 20. The four commencement ceremonies will be held at 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Bartz received a Bachelor
of Arts degree in computer science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1971, and has extensive experience in leading complex global technology companies. According to the university’s announcement, she is known for her strong leadership style and is regularly listed on the Forbes list of “Most
Powerful Women.” Bartz is currently the lead director on the board of Cisco Systems. She also serves as a director of the National Medals of Science and Technology Foundation and as a trustee of the Paley Center for Media. Commencement speakers are recommended and selected by senior class officers.
on Campus
Making finals a little less ruff “Dogs at the UW” began Tuesday. For the third straight year, local nonprofit Dogs on Call will bring dogs around campus to help students relax during exams. + Photo by Stephanie Daher
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