Drop that ‘never Nude’ attitude
Sex Columnist Erica Andrist suggests ways to feel confident in the buff +PAGE TWO University of Wisconsin-Madison
GOP’s A Brokered The only hope? Convention: +OPINION, page 7
Complete campus coverage since 1892
l
dailycardinal.com
Thursday, January 26, 2012
UW to review policies after sexual assault Chancellor David Ward asked campus officials to examine UW-Madison’s sexual assault reporting process and alcohol policies Wednesday, addressing gaps identified in a recent report that revealed sexual assault allegations against former associate athletic director John Chadima.
ASSAULT PROCESS By Alex DiTullio The Daily Cardinal
Mark kauzlarich/the daily cardinal
Protesters and legislators react to Gov. Scott Walker’s State of the State Address at the state Capitol Wednesday.
Walker: ‘We are heading in the right direction’ Amid protests, governor focuses on economy, education By Tyler Nickerson The Daily Cardinal
Amid a contentious atmosphere and recall effort, Gov. Scott Walker delivered his State of the State Address at the Capitol Wednesday, calling for a continued effort to improve Wisconsin’s economy. The governor spoke about improving worker skills, easing government regulations to help spark economic growth, education reforms and making government less wasteful. But the major focus was on jobs.
At Wednesday’s address, Walker introduced his Wisconsin Working plan, designed to improve job skills and create more opportunities for veterans. “When I ran for Governor, I talked a great deal about the core principles I call ‘Brown Bag Common Sense,’” Walker said. “One of those principles is that people create jobs, not the government.” Walker and Republicans in the legislature have asserted fewer taxes, less government regulations and keeping a balanced budget will create a better business climate in Wisconsin and lead to more jobs. Opponents, however, disputed such claims at a Democratic response held shortly after Walker finished his speech. Senate Minority Leader Mark Miller, D-Monona, criticized policies Walker
and the Republican controlled legislature have passed. “Democrats believe everyone is part of the solution,” Miller said. “Government and the private sector should work together to create jobs. Democrats have and continue to push proposals that businesses and workers are asking for.” Walker also described “money saving reforms” he made in education. A major reason opponents targeted the governor for recall is legislation passed last year, which effectively ended collective bargaining rights for public employees, notably teachers. Walker defended that decision Wednesday. “We can have great schools and pro-
walker page 3
Ordinance to curb house parties passes committee Opponents call rules unfair to student renters By David Jones The Daily Cardinal
Ordinance controlling house parties may unfairly target student renters. City officials passed a draft ordinance Wednesday to contain out-of-control house parties, but which opponents say unfairly target student renters.
This ordinance, passed by Madison’s Alcohol License Review Committee, establishes a set of seventeen guidelines that allow for law enforcement to identify a nuisance party and determine what course of action to take in response. After reviewing officer’s reports, police captains can decide whether or not a party falls under the guidelines qualifying it as a nuisance party. According to East District police captain Mary Schauf, a benefit of this ordinance is the involvement of the property
owners in the discussion about properties where many large parties occur. If found in violation of guidelines such as providing alcohol for minors or violating fire codes, tenants and property owners will be subjected to fines. Downtown landlords voiced strong opposition to some of the provisions in the ordinance. According to Curtis Brink, property owner, tenants are not included in discus-
alrc page 3
Despite saying they were satisfied overall with how athletic department supervisors handled a student employee’s alleged sexual assault, investigators recommend the university simplify its sexual assault reporting procedure for faculty. After viewing the report, Chancellor Ward called for university officials to investigate the campus sexual assault reportCHADIMA ing process because of reported confusion with the current policy. University legal services will lead the investigation, according to Vice Chancellor for University Relations Vince Sweeney.
assault page 3
ALCOHOL POLICY By Alison Bauter The Daily Cardinal
In the wake of allegations against Chadima, UW officials are investigating the “lack of clarification” for off-campus alcohol policies and procedures, Vice Chancellor for University Relations Vince Sweeney said Wednesday. The policy examination push comes at the recommendation of investigators who reported on the allegations and called on the university to consider developing rules or guidelines regarding alcohol service to students. “University staff with whom we talked were unaware of any university regulations that would provide guidelines for such events at off-campus facilities,” investigators noted. The report, released Tuesday by an independent investigative team, said a long night of drinking at an annual party in Chadima’s hotel suite preceded the alleged incident of sexual assault. The athletic department used donor funds to purchase the drinks
policy page 3
“…the great state University of Wisconsin should ever encourage that continual and fearless sifting and winnowing by which alone the truth can be found.”