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MCSC accuses SSFC of policy violations Clarity requested in appeals process The MultiCultural Student Coalition submitted an appeal to the Student Services Finance Committee this week about what MCSC members see as a “double standard” in SSFC’s treatment of policy violations. SSFC denied funding eligibility to MCSC Sept. 23 because of policy violations in 2011 regarding a contract, which many SSFC members saw as an intentional violation. The organization was sentenced to a 52-week funding freeze. However, SSFC commits numerous policy violations that go unaddressed, MCSC member Libby Wick-Bander said. In the complaint, MCSC proposed among other measures that SSFC’s budget be frozen for two weeks and that the committee “receive no budget for the following year.” “They’re pretty much asking for SSFC to not exist anymore,” SSFC Chair David Vines said at a Student Council meeting Wednesday. Wick-Bander said the proposed sanctions were not the point of the appeal, but it was more about accountability to the campus. “The message is not that we don’t want SSFC to function; we want it to function with integrity,” Wick-Bander said. The main policy violations the complaint outlines deal with inconsistencies between ASM’s bylaws and standing rules in how appeals should be filed. Wick-Bander said she was told to file the appeal in three different ways by three different ASM officials. Vines said he believes work needs to be done on the appeals process but said the process was outlined clearly to MCSC. In addition, the complaint raised concerns such as inaudible meeting recordings, which Vines said may be valid, and inadequate training of members. Vines said the appeal will move to the Student Judiciary. —Tamar Myers
Bands battle to play 2013 Freakfest set
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Chilling at the Chazen
Chancellor Rebecca Blank met with faculty and staff in the Chazen Museum of Art Wednesday afternoon. When asked about the Go Big Read program, Blank said, “I love the whole concept of the big read book.” +Photo by Grey Satterfield
Dane County exceeds national socioeconomic disparity levels By Melissa Howison the daily cardinal
A report by the Wisconsin Council on Children and Families released Wednesday at the 2013 Racial Justice Summit shows dramatic differences between the quality of life blacks and whites experience in Dane County. The report, prepared by the WCCF’s Race to Equity project
team and the Madison YWCA, said it is “not unexpected” that the county’s black community leads a collectively more disadvantaged life than its white counterpart because “the hard truth is that African Americans fare worse than whites on virtually all state indicators in virtually every part of the nation,” according to the report.
However, the “sheer magnitude” of racial inequalities in the areas of unemployment, adult and child poverty levels, juvenile and adult arrest rates as well as several educational factors in Dane County is striking when placed on a national scale. For instance, 25 percent of the
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Racial disparity in Dane County vs. national levels Non-Hispanic Whites
Blacks
graphic by Haley Henschel
Ron Kind forgoes salary during government shutdown A Wisconsin congressman is joining other federal legislators in forgoing his salary while the government remains shut down and approximately 800,000 federal workers remain on temporary leave. U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, D-Wis., announced his intention to decline compensation in a Facebook post Tuesday. “While the government is
shut down, I’m staying here in Washington to work toward a bipartisan solution to end the shutdown,” Kind said in the post. “As long as furloughed federal workers go without pay, I will not take my own salary.” The post has received more than 650 “likes,” 130 “shares” and 106 comments as of Wednesday night, generally congratulating him for his decision.
The government shutdown started Tuesday at 12:01 a.m. after congressional Republicans and Democrats failed to compromise on a spending plan for the government’s new fiscal year. Both houses of Congress and President Barack Obama are currently in negotiations to pass a provision that will end the shutdown.
Frank Productions announced on its Facebook page Wednesday a Spotlight website is open for song submissions from bands looking for a chance to play at Freakfest 2013. Bands can submit one original song or mix on the website before the Oct. 21, at 4 p.m. deadline. Voting will open to the public 4 p.m. Monday, Oct. 7 and end once band submissions close. The three bands to receive the most votes will be announced Oct. 24. Freakfest administrators will then choose one band from the top three voter picks who will open on Freakfest’s Capitol Stage, followed by Matt and Kim, Neon Indian, Lucius and Sexy Ester. Renee Frank, a Frank Productions marketing representative, said the number of interested bands is expected to exceed last year’s because of the diversity of Freakfest’s upcoming lineup. Frank added, “Whenever we can include local music, we’re going to do it because we support it, and it’s a really cool opportunity.”
Victim scares burglar away through window A downtown resident scared off a potential burglar breaking into a residence on the 500 block West Mifflin Street through an unlocked window early Wednesday morning, according to a police report. Mad i s o n Po l i c e Department spokesperson Joel DeSpain said in the report the victim, 21, was awakened at approximately 4:46 a.m. by the sound of a window being forced open. When the victim turned on the lights, the suspect fled through the thenopen window, which had been unlocked but closed when he entered the apartment. The suspect was wearing all black clothing, including a black hat with possible goldcolored edging and could have been carrying a light-colored backpack, DeSpain said. Responding officers detained a homeless man, 24, who they believed to be connected to the attempted robbery, according to the report. However, Madison police could not immediately establish probable cause and were unable to arrest the man.
“…the great state University of Wisconsin should ever encourage that continual and fearless sifting and winnowing by which alone the truth can be found.”