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Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Chemistry Building explosion injures one By Ben Siegel The Daily Cardinal
A small explosion in a Chemistry Building laboratory Monday morning injured one UW staff member when a distillation apparatus shattered, sending out shrapnel and starting a fire. UW-Police responded to a 911 call following the explosion around 9:30 a.m., which occurred in a sixth floor laboratory where the postdoctoral researcher was working. The researcher, who wishes to remain anonymous, was adjacent to the site of the explosion, and while he was hit with some of scattered shrapnel, adherence to safety procedures prevented any
serious damage. “Luckily, my lab mates did exactly like we’re trained to do: one student immediately called for rescue services to take care of me, while another came in, put out the fire, and helped me stop the bleeding,” he said in an e-mail. “Because I was wearing proper eye protection and nonflammable clothing, I managed to come through the incident without any serious injuries beyond a bunch of cuts and stitches.” The scientist was initially taken to a local hospital for treatment, and was released later on Monday. While the lab itself was closed
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Privacy concerns keep recall petitions off Internet Tyler Nickerson The Daily Cardinal
Election officials said Monday they would not put recall petitions for Gov. Scott Walker containing the signatures and addresses of signees online amid privacy concerns. In an e-mail sent late Monday afternoon, the Government Accountability Board said it is “evaluating the privacy concerns of individuals who have contacted us about posting the petitions online.” The board had no further comment. The signatures and addresses from petitions to recall four state senators are already publicly available online. The GAB is still working on scanning recall petitions for Lt. Gov.
Rebecca Kleefisch so they can be made public. The board does have guidelines in place to protect voters who do not wish to have their names or addresses made available when presenting proof of identification at polling places. The American Civil Liberty Union has expressed concerns about publicizing the names of those who signed petitions in a searchable database, arguing such information could lead to intimidation and backlash. The GAB decided to not make the databases searchable, but the names and addresses of signees would remain publicly available. According to the GAB web-
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The Madison Landmarks Commission approved restoration plans for the exterior of the Castle & Doyle Building at 125 State St., which will not be demolished.
City officials approve State Street proposal By Meghan Chua The Daily Cardinal
City officials approved a State Street redevelopment proposal Monday while delaying a decision on two buildings slated for demolition. Jerome Frautschi and Pleasant Rowland’s second proposal for the $17 million reconstruction plan affects six buildings on the 100 block of State Street. The Landmarks Commission approved the exterior alterations to the Castle & Doyle Building at 125 State St., but voted the addition to the Buell building at 121-123 State St. is too intrusive, noting the historic value of the building. While the Vallender building at 127-129 State St. was origi-
nally planned to be demolished, the commission did not decide on demolition and advised the Planning Commission the building has social, architectural and historical value. If demolished, the design of the building must be historically appropriate and not too contemporary, according to city officials. The proposal also includes plans for a 5,730 square feet of above-ground building space to be transformed into a garden at the corner of Mifflin Street and Fairchild Street. While the outdoor garden is considered private property, the public will have access to the space. The Madison Trust for Historic Preservation presented an alternate plan last week, which promotes a rehabilita-
tive approach to reconstruction as opposed to the Block 100 Foundation’s original proposal, which included demolition plans. Jason Tish, Madison Trust executive director, is concerned with preserving the character of the area. “State Street is to Madison what the French Quarter is to New Orleans,” Tish said. “The 100 block in particular exhibits that character better than any other block on the street.” Although Madison Trust is concerned with completely altering historic buildings, Grant Frautschi, leader of Block 100, said none of the properties were considered historical
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Student finance committee presents internal budget By David Klein The Daily Cardinal
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The Student Services Finance Committee introduced its internal budget for the coming year at a meeting Monday.
The Student Services Finance Committee, which decides how much money to allocate to student groups, presented its own proposed budget for the coming fiscal year Monday. In her review of the budget to SSFC members, SSFC Chair Sarah Neibart said although the dollar amount the committee is requesting is yet to be determined, the overall request will decrease from last year’s. Neibart said she is waiting to learn the staff’s final salaries before projecting what the committee’s finalized budget request will be.
As a check on SSFC’s power to allocate money to itself, the budget must also be approved by Student Council once the committee passes it. “There are guards against spending just like with any student group,” Neibart said. “There has to be a reason to spend the money.” SSFC Vice Chair Chase Wilson said it would be virtually impossible for SSFC to request inappropriately large sums of money. “Our salaries are based on a percentage of tuition,” Wilson said. “So [SSFC] couldn’t make those line items go any higher.” Among the budget’s line items is a request for $4,000 to pay for
Accountability Liaisons, a position that assists student groups in carrying out their services and events. Liaisons also ensure student groups are operating as they should be. “If a student group is supposed to be providing ‘Direct Service X,’ liaisons make sure that the money goes toward that,” said Wilson. Also included in the budget request was $3,000 for SSFC training, much of which goes toward an organized retreat for committee members. Members said money could be transferred to other parts of the budget if funding is not exhausted. SSFC will vote on the proposed budget this Thursday.
“…the great state University of Wisconsin should ever encourage that continual and fearless sifting and winnowing by which alone the truth can be found.”