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This year’s Oscar nominees for Best Short Film are as interesting as they are diverse, with “Tuba Atlantic” as the stand-out +ARTS, page 4 University of Wisconsin-Madison
Will Chancellor Ward’s push for technological innovation come at a price? +OPINION, page 5
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‘I still remember Anthony as our conscience’ ESPN college basketball reporter Andy Katz reflects on his time at The Daily Cardinal with Anthony Shadid by andy katz Anthony Shadid was the best of all of us. We just didn’t know it then. We were aspiring college journalists, righteous about our passion. The countless hours we spent in Vilas Hall, churning out The Daily Cardinal was the infancy of so many of our careers. We learned how to question, to challenge, to seek answers through fairness and justice. Some of us dealt with more serious stories than others. And while maybe it romanticizes our years in the late 1980s, I still remember Anthony as our conscience. Anthony knew the threshold for news. He knew the standard. If Anthony believed in a story, you knew it had merit. We were equals, all of us thinking we had a shared say. As I look back, some 20-plus years later, I realize his opinion mattered more—just as it would for so many of his colleagues at the Associated Press, Boston Globe, Washington Post and New
York Times. You can’t debate a resume such as Anthony’s. His work appeared in the finest publications throughout the world. Stephanie Daher/the daily cardinal
Protesters joined the Student Labor Action Coalition on their march Friday to protest Chancellor David Ward’s decision to enter mediation with adidas over labor disputes.
“It will be impossible to duplicate Anthony’s unique approach to storytelling.”
His opinion mattered more, because he had the instincts to ferret out a story, the true narrative of real issues. Anthony’s career soared as he tackled the toughest news stories of our time in the Middle East. He knew that to pursue stories in the field, he had to immerse himself in the culture and, of course, the language. Anthony could build a trust with sources because he was so genuine. We lost touch, as many col-
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Hundreds protest mediation with adidas By Kelly Kallien The Daily Cardinal
Hundreds of students and members of the Student Labor Action Coalition protested Chancellor David Ward’s decision to enter a mediation period with adidas over allegations that it owes former Indonesian workers $1.8 million in severance pay. About 250 students, many visiting from across the country for the United Students Against Sweatshops’ 15th anniversary conference, carried signs and chanted on Bascom Hill Friday to demonstrate their frustration over Ward’s refusal to begin cutting ties with adidas. “I’m here today with students
all across the country to demand that Chancellor Ward will take a stand and side with students rather than siding with billionaire corporation, like adidas,” USAS organizer Tiffany Chang said.
“It’s appaling that the chancellor is still trying to stall in this decision.” Tiffany Chang Organizer United Students Against Sweatshops
After listening to speeches on Bascom Hill, the students
marched into Ward’s office with a large paper roll that represented a giant can of pepper spray. The model was a reference to antisweatshop protests in 2000, when police pepper sprayed protesters during a five-day anti-sweatshop sit-in of Bascom Hall during Ward’s first term as chancellor. Additionally, protestors marched to the Capitol, where they heard speeches about union workers’ rights to celebrate the anniversary of the collective bargaining protests. Chang said she is frustrated with Ward’s decision to participate in private meetings with adi-
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Court denies Walker’s request for more time to challenge recall signatures
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A participant shows off after her dive into Lake Monona at Saturday’s Polar Plunge. + Photo by Abigail Waldo
A Dane County judge denied Gov. Scott Walker’s request Friday for a two-week extension on the deadline to challenge recall petitions filed against him. Walker’s campaign said an extension until March 12 was necessary because of the large number of petitions filed against the governor. However, Judge Richard Niess’s decision means the deadline will remain set at Feb. 27. The campaign of Kathleen Falk, former Dane County Executive and Democratic candidate for governor in the likely recall, said that Niess’s decision was important in stopping Walker from financially benefiting from an extended review
period. Campaign fundraising is unchecked before elections are officially declared, but becomes regulated once recall elections are confirmed. “[Walker is] trying to delay the election so he can raise more unlimited campaign money, but he can’t stop this movement to bring openness, accountability, transparency and integrity back to the governor’s office,” Falk said in a statement. However, Ben Sparks, Republican Party of Wisconsin Communications Director, said in a statement Niess’s decision was “concerning” because it could inhibit an “adequate review” of the petitions.
“The court’s decision to deny Friends of Scott Walker an extension to verify these recall petitions is concerning, given that it has become apparent that an adequate review of recall signatures could not be met within the current time limit,” Sparks said. Walker’s campaign has reviewed about 330,000 signatures and found errors in 10 to 20 percent of the petitions. In a motion last week, his campaign indicated it could challenge around 100,000 signatures out of the roughly 1 million filed against him, which is under the approximately 500,000 needed to end the recall effort. —Jack Casey
“…the great state University of Wisconsin should ever encourage that continual and fearless sifting and winnowing by which alone the truth can be found.”