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Wednesday, September 11, 2013
‘Where we go from here’ Obama speaks on federal plans for Syria strikes By Jack Casey the daily cardinal
President Barack Obama took his ceremonial walk down the White House carpet Tuesday night to address the American public on Syria and make a passionate case for military intervention should diplomatic talks with a RussiaSyria coalition fall through. The president used his approximately 15-minute speech to discuss public opinion on military intervention as well as the potential for diplomatic talks with Syria. Obama also announced he would ask Congress to delay any voting on intervention until the talks were allowed to play out. He began the address by giving background on the decision to intervene in Syria, including the discovery that the Syrian government had fired chemically equipped missiles into 11 Syrian neighborhoods Aug. 21. He also recapped his decision to defer to Congress on the issue of intervention. Obama referred repeatedly to the images of women and children dying in hospitals from exposure to sarin gas as a potential catalyst for limited intervention. Another catalyst was Syrian President Bashar alAssad’s flaunting of international rules forbidding the use of chemical weapons. Obama conceded military intervention in the troubled region
would not be popular among citizens who have dealt with prolonged engagements in Afghanistan and Iraq for most of recent history, but he reiterated the strike would evade prolonged engagement. “The purpose of this strike would be to deter Assad from using chemical weapons, to degrade his regime’s ability to use them, and to make clear to the world that we will not tolerate their use,” Obama said. Obama then dove into a quick succession of five question topics he had picked to sum up concerns he has received from critics. He attempted to dispatch concerns ranging from inadvertently arming future terrorist cells to possible retaliation in the region if limited, “pinprick” strikes were to occur. Obama guaranteed any authorized strikes would show the power of the U.S. military saying simply, “the United States military doesn’t do pinpricks.” David Canon, a University of Wisconsin-Madison political science professor, said he thought Obama’s use of the questions to deliver his message was “quite effective” in conveying his stance on the issue. The president waited until the end of his speech to address the “encouraging signs” that Syria might cooperate with the international community. The possibility of Syria’s cooperation stemmed from a seemingly offhand comment Secretary of State John Kerry made Monday morning suggesting Syria could avoid strikes by surren-
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What were you doing on September 11, 2001? Blair Fischer, junior “I was with my babysitter eating macaroni and cheese, and I turned on the TV. My mom didn’t want me to, but I watched that and I didn’t go to school the next day. And it was very scary and overwhelming.”
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UW Green Scene hosted Party on the Path Tuesday afternoon, which allowed students to explore sustainable alternatives on campus. + Photo by Wil Gibb
UW students test ‘Fetch Rewards’ grocery store app By Sarah Olson the daily cardinal
The way students buy their groceries at Fresh Madison Market could change with the introduction of a smartphone mobile application that would scan items, track totals and upload data to checkout with the touch of a screen. Fetch Rewards, a Madisonbased application creator, launched the beta test period for its grocery shopping app Tuesday. The app would function exclusively at Fresh Madison Market.
The mobile app would allow users to scan the item barcodes in the store as they shop, according to Fetch Rewards Founder and CEO Wes Schroll. The application would then track the scanned items and keep a running price total. “We really do want to reinvent grocery shopping in the traditional sense,” Schroll said. “It’s been done the same way for the past 50 years, and we think that’s kind of amazing that it
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700, 800 blocks of State Street to become safer, more bike-friendly During the final installment of the comprehensive State Street redesign, city officials aim to transform the 700 and 800 blocks into a year-round destination at the heart of campus while making the corridor safer for students, according to Ald. Scott Resnick, District 8. Madison Mayor Paul Soglin allotted the project $4.9 million in his 2014 executive capital budget, which will be reviewed and amended by various city committees, including Common
Council, before adoption the first week in November. Chris Petykowski, Madison’s principle engineer, said the plan to revamp the area adjacent to Library Mall currently includes building a bike lane in the center surrounded on both sides by two 12-foot-wide “amenities zones” for trees, benches and food carts, bordered on the outside by two pedestrian-only, 8-foot-wide sidewalks.
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UW-Madison students tested a new app for Fresh Madison Market, which could speed up the checkout process.
Seka Major, freshman “I was in Kindergarten or first grade when it happened, so I didn’t really understand the significance of it until I got home, and my parents were kind of freaking out. And then when I saw it on the news, I didn’t really understand it, but it was just kind of sad seeing all the destruction and the mayhem that was on.” Anna Nikolich, Madison resident “I was in seventh grade. And I was picking up lunch for my class at the deli next door, and it was on the TV. And someone said that someone had bombed New York. And I just didn’t really believe it.” Dick LaCroix alumnus ’67 “I was working in my home office and my wife … said ‘Dick, come look at what just happened in New York.’ So I walked across the hallway and watched the plane hit the towers. It was terrible.” Tess Ursini junior “I remember my teacher came in crying and really upset. And they tried to explain it to us, but I mean we were in third grade so we really didn’t understand what was happening … I don’t think anyone really understood it at that age.”
“…the great state University of Wisconsin should ever encourage that continual and fearless sifting and winnowing by which alone the truth can be found.”