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Mayor reflects on first year back in office By David Jones The Daily Cardinal
With Thursday marking the first anniversary of his third term in office, Mayor Paul Soglin reflected on the challenges Madison has faced and its direction for the future. Soglin, who served two terms from 1973 to 1979 and from 19891997, said stabilizing the city’s budget has been his most important priority this term. In the 2012 city Operating Budget, the mayor cut the previously promised $2 million for the Overture Center to $1.85 million. He also reduced funding for the Edgewater Hotel project from $16 million to $3.3 million, which proved controversial. “There’s a number of us that always believe that the arts are as much a part of urban life as basic services,” Soglin said. “Unfortunately, when priorities had to be made, it was necessary to reduce the rather significant city commitment.” The mayor also dealt with
the a violent Mifflin Street Block Party, which included high levels of public intoxication and arrests in addition to two stabbings. This year, Soglin included Associated Students of Madison representatives and public health and safety officials in conversations regarding changes to make Mifflin safer. While students wanted vendors at the event, city officials decided against it because of safety concerns. “Paul genuinely, sincerely was seeking [ASM’s] input, but frankly, the loudest voices were the public safety professionals,” said Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4. The mayor said he will not make any decisions on future block parties until he sees the outcome of Mifflin 2012. Soglin also said reaffirming the city’s commitment to improving neighborhoods was an important goal. One way the mayor is working
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Thursday, April 19, 2012
ASM council prepares to make MCSC decision By Mackenzie Chaffee The Daily Cardinal
Police said the most common crimes occur when people leave doors and windows unlocked, thieves find opportunities to cut screens and people walk alone, giving perpetrators the opportunity to strike. Officials said they are doing what they can to prevent crimes, but community members and students need to remain informed of ways to avoid being victimized. “[This is] not a problem
Associated Students of Madison representatives met Wednesday for preliminary discussions about the Multicultural Student Coalition eligibility for funding, after Chancellor David Ward sent the decision to student council late last week. The ASM student council plans to make a ruling Thursday, even though the Student Judiciary put an injunction on the decision earlier this week. The injunction says any decision council makes will be invalid until Ward proves the group was treated unfairly in the fall semester. Chancellor David Ward ordered ASM to determine if MCSC is eligible for funding after the Student Services Finance Committee deemed it was ineligible last fall. Student Judiciary Chief Justice Chair Kathryn Fifield said Ward abused his authority by sending the decision to council. “The struggle is about the fact that the chancellor of this university unilaterally overruled a decision made by the students in their proper capacities for this student government and were literally mandated that [MCSC’s eligibility] go on the agenda,” Fifield said. To make sure representatives ASM representatives underwent mandatory trainings during
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City officials meet with students Wednesday to discuss safety on campus in light of a recent spike in crime.
ASM, city officials talk campus safety By Kristen Tracy The Daily Cardinal
In light of a 50 percent increase in crime on campus since this time last year, city and university police met with students Wednesday to discuss ways to stay safe on campus. While police said the increase correlates with the unusually warm weather and increased drug addiction in Madison that leads to theft, Madison Police Captain Carl Gloede said there is no one reason that can account for the spike in crime.
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Mayor Paul Soglin said stabilizing the city budget and improving struggling neighborhoods are top priorities.
#UWRightNow shows university reach It’s not often that students in Bascom Hall know what other student are doing across campus, let alone in the South Pole. But that’s exactly what #UWRightNow aimed to do all day Wednesday. University communications created the website, which allowed any member of the UW community to tweet, e-mail or upload a YouTube video detailing what they were doing at that moment. UW Communications Media
Relations Director Dennis Chaptman said his department created the program as a fun way to build community at the end of the semester. “So often on university campus, people live in their own little silos and they don’t see the totality of campus,” Chaptman said. “This is one way to share the culture, to share what’s going on on
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Symphony of creativity
The 14th Annual Undergraduate Symposium was held at Union South Wednesday. The event displayed creative and research-based work done by students from all areas of study including science, fine arts and humanities. + Photo by Lauren Braun
“…the great state University of Wisconsin should ever encourage that continual and fearless sifting and winnowing by which alone the truth can be found.”