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Gov. Scott Walker launches campaign Gubernatorial stage set as Walker tours Wisconsin, state Rep. Chris Taylor endorses Mary Burke By Eoin Cottrell and Andrew Hahn THE DAILY CARDINAL
Gov. Scott Walker kicked off his re-election campaign and state Rep. Chris Taylor, D-Madison, endorsed gubernatorial candidate Mary Burke
Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch at their first re-election campaign stop Tuesday. Berg praised Walker for the economic growth that Wisconsin has seen in the past four years. “Down to my core I believe in some simple principles and one of them is free enter-
Tuesaday in an event held by
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students on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Troy Berg, president of Dane Manufacturing in Dane County, introduced Walker and
prise,” Berg said. He added that Walker and Kleefisch’s shared values had created jobs and economic growth in the state. Walker contrasted
Wisconsin’s current fiscal situation with the state’s 9.2 percent unemployment rate and $3 billion deficit in 2010. He said tough decisions led to lower taxes and a nearly $1 billion surplus in the state’s budget. The governor also reiterated his decision to extend the University of Wisconsin System’s tuition freeze, which he said stemmed from the need to make education more affordable for Wisconsin families. Walker said his vision for the state allows working Wisconsinites to decrease their dependency on government. “[Our campaign] wants to reduce dependency in government and increase dependency on hard work and personal pride,” Walker said. Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Mike Tate said in a statement Walker’s approach to economic growth had “failed,” dropping the state to 35th in job creation. “Wisconsin is one of the five worst states for new business start-ups, and our rate of entrepreneurial activity
declined in the past year,” Tate said in the statement. Two University of WisconsinMadison student organizations also kicked off their campaign Tuesday. The UW-Madison Young Progressives and the College Democrats announced their cooperative Badgers for Burke campaign at an event fea-
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turing state Rep. Chris Taylor, D-Madison. Taylor said she hoped students would be engaged enough to make a difference in
Professors propose new tuition model By Daniella Emanuel THE DAILY CARDINAL
Students could have their first two years of public university paid for by the state, according to a plan proposed by University of WisconsinMadison professors. Sara Goldrick-Rab and Nancy Kendall, associate professors of educational policy studies at UW-Madison, have been working on a paper detailing a plan that would reallocate the financial aid money spent at forprofit universities and private universities back to the public sector, Goldrick-Rab said. “Its not right for the University of Phoenix to charge students $25,000 a year and pay for it all with financial aid that came from taxpayers,” she said.
“We really were struck by the fact that a lot of people act like the only people who need financial aid are the really, really poor people...” Sara Goldrick-Rab associate professor UW-Madison
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Madison residents witnessed a lunar eclipse, which temporarily turned the moon to a blood-orange color, early Tuesday morning . + Photo by Tommy Yonash
Madison police warn citizens of fraudulent behavior from false advertisement Madison police warn citizens and college students of fraudulent activity from unknown suspects that involves sliding an “online rent system” flier under renters’ doors. The flier asks readers to email their name, date of birth, social security number and credit
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card information to a “manager’s email” address, according to Public Information Officer Howard Payne in an incident report. The flier offers credit off the next rent payment worth $215 for individuals who sign up for the program. According to Payne, the
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stake right now.” Taylor criticized Walker for representing special
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Wiscard accounts to merge June 1
“So we take all that money and simply redistribute it in the public system, and it turns out we have more than enough money.”
According to Goldrick-Rab, students considered lower-class would no longer be favored for financial aid over middle-class
the election. “Young people and millennials are going to be the ones who have the power to shift this election,” Taylor said. “Everything you care about; whether it be public education, whether it be workers’ rights, whether it be women, is at
alleged name of the company offering the services is H&H Apartments located at 7473 Ellington Ct., Middleton, Wis. The H&H Apartments official website lists the name Marvin Hellenbrand under the homepage, created by Wordpress.org where indi-
viduals can generate their own websites for a small fee. Madison police urge citizens to keep certain information confidential that could leave them vulnerable to financial and identity issues. Police have not identified any suspects at this time.
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All accounts currently managed through Wiscard, University of WisconsinMadison’s photo ID, will merge into one June 1, according to a university press released emailed to students Tuesday. Presently, Wiscard offers users access to three accounts: Campus Cash, Housing Food and Union Meal. Following the merger, any money deposited will go into a single account. Until June 1, students should continue to deposit money into the separate accounts. After the transition, any remaining Campus Cash funds will be transferred into the new joint account. Moreover, any University Housing balances of less than $20 will be moved to the new account. Balances of more than $20 will be sent to students’ mailing addresses four to six weeks after residence halls close May 17. Wiscard will continue to be accepted at all current locations and students will still receive all discounts available to them now. The merger will occur automatically and students will not be required to take any additional action.
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