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Monday, September 17, 2012
Extra officers leads to more gameday arrests By Alyssa Delloro and Abby Becker The Daily Cardinal
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Last year, thousands participated in protests against Gov. Scott Walker’s budget repair bill, which eliminated most collective bargaining rights for public employees.
Judge nullifies parts of budget repair bill By Tyler Nickerson The Daily Cardinal
A Dane County circuit court judge struck down parts of the controversial law that ended most collective bargaining rights for public employees and sparked the historic recall efforts and protests against Gov. Scott Walker and Republican lawmakers Friday. Judge Juan Colas said in his ruling certain portions of Act 10 are unconstitutional and violated plaintiffs’ rights of free speech, association and equal protection. Madison Teachers Inc. brought the lawsuit. “These are fundamental rights and the infringement having been shown, the bur-
den shifts to the defendants to establish that the harm done to the constitutional right is outweighed by the evil it seeks to prevent,” Colas wrote in his ruling. As of Friday, city, county and school workers are again allowed to unionize and bargain with school districts and local officials, just as it was before Act 10 was ratified in early 2011. Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen said in a statement Friday he plans to appeal the decision. “We believe that Act 10 is constitutional in all respects and will be appealing this decision,” Van Hollen said in the state-
ment. “We also will be seeking a stay of Friday’s decision pending appeal in order to allow the law to continue in effect as it has for more than a year while the appellate courts address the legal issues.” It is unclear if the court will grant a stay of the decision or when a final ruling on the appeal will be made. In controversial cases like this, it can take months or even years before the state Supreme Court reaches a final decision. Republican lawmakers swiftly responded to the decision with negative criticisms of Colas, who was appointed
Madison police shut down 24 illegal house parties Saturday and heavily monitored popular student tailgating areas such as Breese Terrace and Regent, Langdon and Spring Streets. At the Badgers football game, the University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department arrested 28 students and ejected 49, which is an increase from a similar night game last year. UWPD arrested 18 students and ejected 39 from a 2011 game against University of Nevada-Las Vegas. Ald. Scott Resnick, District 8, said no major crimes occurred, even with the first nighttime Badgers football game of the season. “In terms of the overall safety of the city, I [would say it] was successful,” Resnick said. The Madison Police Department increased the amount of officers patrolling around the stadium as part of a recurring fall initiative launched in response to students shifting from dorms to apartment life, according to Madison Police Department Lt. Dave McCaw. MPD officers began patrolling Saturday at 8 a.m. and closely monitored streets near Camp Randall and UW-Madison’s cam-
pus on foot, on bike and by car, according to McCaw. The additional officers responded to 24 house parties, including one party on Mendota Court where 25 to 30 packs of beer and 22 bottles of alcohol were confiscated, according to the Madison Police Department Central District Community Policing Team’s Twitter page. “The ... purpose is to stay safe, so don’t let parties get out of control,” Resnick said. In particular, parties at houses with balconies or in an area likely to attract police attention should be kept in moderation, according to Resnick.
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Students arrested at Saturday’s game against Utah State
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Students arrested at last year’s night game against UNLV
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Students ejected from Saturday’s game against Utah State
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Students ejected from last year’s night game against UNLV
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Fewer officers to patrol 2012 Freakfest Despite popular music artists Mac Miller and Big Gigantic drawing a potentially bigger crowd at Freakfest 2012, fewer police officers will be on duty at this year’s Halloween party. Ald. Scott Resnick, District 8, said because recent Freakfest parties resulted in minor incidents, fewer law enforcement officials will be on duty during this year’s party. Resnick said the decreased amount of officers on duty is a
continuing trend reflected by the drop in arrests and overall safety increase in the past seven years. After the 2005 event ended violently with police releasing tear gas into crowds to control riots, former Mayor Dave Cieslewicz introduced Freakfest as it is known today, a controlled, police-monitored and ticketed event. Resnick said violence decreased when Freakfest became
a structured event in 2006. “We have not seen rioting in the area for quite a few years, and we don’t forecast any rioting this year,” Resnick said. Before Cieslewicz implemented the structured event, students would gather on State Street for an unplanned Halloween party, resulting in police breaking up riots and costing the city hundreds of
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Kal on the campaign
Actor Kal Penn spoke at the Memorial Union Friday campaigning for President Barack Obama. Visit dailycardinal. com for an interview with Penn.+ Photo by Aevyrie Roessler
“…the great state University of Wisconsin should ever encourage that continual and fearless sifting and winnowing by which alone the truth can be found.”