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Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Students discuss state bill allowing bars to sue underage patrons By Mara Jezior the daily cardinal
In a meeting Monday, student leaders discussed the implications of a bill recently introduced to the state legislature that would allow bar and liquor store owners to sue underage patrons who are caught purchasing alcohol on their premises.
“I don’t think Wando’s wants to get into the system of suing their patrons.” Scott Resnick alderperson District 8
Sponsors of the bill said its
purpose would be to address the problem of underage drinking across the state, according to Associated Students of Madison Legislative Affairs Chair Dan Statter. Still, Statter criticized the bill, suggesting that “either [legislators] are really confused as to appropriate ways to address this issue, or there’s an alternative motive.” If the proposed bill passes, bar and liquor store owners would be able to sue underage patrons who are caught drinking on their premises up to $1000. If an establishment chooses to sue a patron, the lawsuit would be an additional cost on top of a $130 drinking fine, as well as a $600 fine for any
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Human Resources redesign forum draws large crowd By Cheyenne Langkamp the daily cardinal
University administrators updated the campus community on the implementation of the new Human Resources design plan at a forum Monday, amid concerns from attendees over supervisor accountability, employee category transitions and changes to compensation and benefits. The plan was mandated in the last state biennial budget to allow the university additional flexibilities in recruiting, retaining and compensating its employees. The plan’s September release sparked
controversy on campus and prompted a semester full of discussion in university governance groups, all of which eventually voted to approve the plan. The largest change under the plan will be the creation of the “university staff” category, which will consist of all employees paid by the hour, to replace classified staff. All salaried classified staff will have a choice between becoming university staff or transitioning into the academic staff category. As current salaried staff
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Dr. Kim Wilcox, a finalist for the UW-Madison chancellor position, meets with campus and community members Monday in the Mead Witter Lobby of the Chazen Art Museum.
Third UW chancellor finalist visits Madison Wilcox emphasizes past experience, new funding sources By Cheyenne Langkamp the daily cardinal
Dr. Kim Wilcox was the third candidate for the University of Wisconsin-Madison chancellor position to visit campus, emphasizing his experiences at similar institutions and ideas about how to diversify funding sources in meetings Monday. Wilcox, former provost and vice president for academic affairs at Michigan State University, called it a “personal pleasure” to be considered as the next leader of “one of the nation’s jewels,” not only because of the university’s commitment to aca-
demics, but also its accessibility and connections with its students and state. If chosen as chancellor, Wilcox said he would engage with students formally through student government, but added he would also emphasize informal interactions, such as receptions and lunches. “That’s a time when I can learn an awful lot about the university from someone else’s eyes,” Wilcox said. “I can learn an awful lot about the nature of student issues.” He added he would see his role as chancellor as encouraging
the creation of a “community of scholars,” while also taking on the special “responsibility and opportunity” to take action on behalf of students that no one else on campus is given the authority to take. Wilcox emphasized his background at similar institutions, where he said he interacted with similar shared governance structures like the system in place at UW-Madison. He added he was proud to collaborate with faculty to create an academic review program and students to create academic minors during his time
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City committee approves catholic school exterior redevelopment design
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The Landmarks Commission, including Chair Stuart Levitan, approved redevelopment designs for the former Holy Redeemer school, saying they fit with the neighborhood’s historic building standards.
The Landmarks Commission approved designs for a downtown redevelopment of a former catholic school at a meeting Monday. The commission awarded an exterior certificate of appropriateness, which means proposed exterior alterations meet the committee’s standards of compatibility with the neighborhood’s historic character, to designs for the proposed former Holy Redeemer Catholic School redevelopment into apartments. Holy Redeemer pastor James Holmes closed the building, located at 142 W. Johnson St., which the church used for social and parish events, in
December because the structure was deteriorating. He applied for city permission to divide the West Johnson Street lot, which also houses the church, in order to sell the previous school building to investors while maintaining ownership of the functioning church. Landmarks Commission chairperson Stuart Levitan said the commission does not have jurisdiction to stop Holmes from selling the building, despite emotional pleas from parishioners. “It breaks my heart … to see
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“…the great state University of Wisconsin should ever encourage that continual and fearless sifting and winnowing by which alone the truth can be found.”