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UW System faces $65.7 million more in cuts By Anna Duffin The Daily Cardinal
UW-Madison will have to face the loss of $18 million more in funding this school year and over $7.5 million the year after. Officials learned Tuesday the state slashed more funding from the UW system. The UW System will now be expected to absorb an additional $65.7 million budget cut this biennium, bringing total cuts to the system to over $300 million for 2011-13. A provision in the state’s biannual budget enabled it to apply additional “lapses” in
the budget to state agencies. The state used the provision to cut an additional $175 million from the agencies. The UW System will absorb 38 percent of the total budget cuts. Although it accounts for only 7 percent of the state’s budget, the UW system has to cut $46.1 million in 2011-12 and 19.6 in 2012-13. State Senator Luther Olsen, R-Ripon, the Education Committee Chair, said the Department of Administration made the cuts to make up for the lack of revenue in the state. “Revenue has just been
flat,” Olsen said. “They’re concerned that those revenue increases are not going to be coming in to balance the books.” UW System spokesperson David Giroux said campus-wide university officials are asking why the system is absorbing such a substantial proportion of the lapse. “We really don’t understand the rationale or the methodology behind this proportion of the cuts, why we were given this share,” Giroux
Budget cuts to the UW System
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
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$250 million $65.7million (from the original budget)
(from the lapse)
$315.7 million
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$94 million $18 million (from the original budget)
Budget cuts to UWMadison
(from the lapse)
$112 million
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Weapons banned in city buildings By Taylor Harvey The Daily Cardinal
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The University Affairs Committee discussed a fall break to help ease stress as students adjust and re-adjust to campus life.
Committee seeks fall break for UW-Madison students By Alexandra Longo The Daily Cardinal
A student government branch said Tuesday it is working with administrators in hopes of providing UW-Madison students with a fall break in future years. The break would take place in October or November and would last two days. University Affairs Committee member Danielle Gries, who proposed the break, said students typically had a fall break in high school and taking it away in college could be stressful, especially for freshmen. “I think that its important to have a little bit of a break so students are less stressed,” said Gries. But Wisconsin State Law poses an obstacle for the creation of the fall break.
Under state law, classes must start on or after Sept. 1 and students must make up any school days they because of breaks within the semester. Since classes dismiss for the semester on Dec. 23, barely any time for make-up is allotted. If UAC members are able to get over the obstacle the law puts in place, the next step in creating the fall break would be to take the proposal to the Faculty Senate for approval. Gries said Dean of Students Lori Berquam has said she would support a fall break as long as it takes place in October. Berquam feels the presence of the accustomed break would help deter the stresses of adapting to col-
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Madison’s Common Council unanimously voted Tuesday to prohibit concealed weapons inside city-owned buildings in response to the state’s new law allowing gun owners to carry concealed firearms. As of Nov. 1, the first day the law will be implemented, concealed weapons will be banned from Madison police and fire department buildings and all city office buildings, even if an individual has a permit. “[The city] is trying to do everything [it] can to prohibit
weapons without running a foul of the new state law,” Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, said. The new law allows for Wisconsin residents to apply for a permit to carry a concealed handgun, knife or electronic weapon, such as a taser. UW System spokesperson David Giroux said on Sept. 6 UW officials plan to also take advantage of the provision and mark all university buildings as off-limits to armed persons. UW-Madison law student Jason Myatt spoke against the ban of concealed carry weapons in city buildings at the city Council meeting, claiming
the ban violates constitutional rights. “This is a constitutional right, both national and statewide,” Myatt said. “We have a right to bear arms in our defense and if you can’t bring [weapons] into city buildings, it’s difficult for you to carry if you want to defend yourself.” Myatt also said concealed carry is a “non-issue.” “There’s been no proof whatsoever that it’s caused any sort of increased accidents or increased crime,” Myatt said. “There’s no negative cost
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All in good ‘Humo’
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Members of Humorology, a Greek-based philanthropy where students create musical variety shows and donate proceeds to charity, join in team-building exercises Tuesday night in Humanities.
“…the great state University of Wisconsin should ever encourage that continual and fearless sifting and winnowing by which alone the truth can be found.”