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Gay marriage resumes in Wisconsin By Andrew Bahl THE DAILY CARDINAL.
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear appeals Monday from Wisconsin and four other states, paving the way for the immediate issuance of same-sex marriage licenses both in Dane County and statewide. The high court gave no explanation for its rationale in declining to hear cases from Indiana, Oklahoma, Virginia, Utah and Wisconsin. Following the decision, Dane County Clerk Scott McDonell announced his office would begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples immediately. In June, U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb sided with eight same-sex couples attempting to overturn the state’s constitutional ban but eventually stayed the order pending appeal. The three-judge panel of the
U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago upheld Crabb’s ruling. Wisconsin Attorney General J.B Van Hollen appealed the decision to the Supreme Court a month later. Van Hollen conceded defeat in his attempts to preserve the state’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage. “It is now our obligation to comply with those court decisions,” Van Hollen said in a statement. The high court’s lack of action immediately allows for marriages in those five states but the ruling could affect up to six more. These states—Colorado, Kansas, North Carolina, South Carolina, West Virginia and Wyoming—are under the jurisdiction of the same appellate courts as the original five states. If the ruling were applied to those states as well, same-sex couples living in 30 states would
be allowed to marry, according to the Associated Press. “For now, it is definitely the case that same-sex marriage exists in Wisconsin,” University of WisconsinMadison political science professor David Canon said. Canon noted, however, that the court’s refusal to hear the case leaves the door open for the court to rule on another lawsuit that provides for the reinstitution of the same-sex marriage ban, although that “seems unlikely.” U.S . Sen. Tammy Baldwin D-Wis., the first openly gay senator in U.S. history, championed the decision in a statement as “a huge victory for freedom and equality both in Wisconsin and in states across America.” “We can proudly say that marriage equality is the law of the land in Wisconsin,” Baldwin said in the statement.
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Same-sex couples can now apply for marriage licenses across five states including Virginia, Utah, Oklahoma and Indiana.
UW System reports tuition fund decrease The UW System reported a $150 million drop in the tuition fund balance in its 2013-’14 fiscal year Program Balances Report, which was released this week. Program Revenues are composed of funds collected from tuition, residence halls, parking, food and general program operations. The UW System is required to provide the Board of Regents with estimates of program revenue balances, which will help determine UW System’s annual budget and set tuition rates for the next academic year.
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Cheba Hut to see new outdoor eating area
EAST CAMPUS MALL
#HeForShe
By Patricia Johnson
She’s the First (UW) and Delta Chi Fraternity are hosting the HeForShe campaign on the UW-Madison campus for gender and educational equality. They will be selling t-shirts to raise awareness for their philanthropies. + Photo by Thomas Yonash
Woman is sexually assaulted on 100 block of State Street A homeless woman was sexually assaulted on the 100 block of State Street Sunday afternoon, according to a Madison Police Department report. Tyrone Flood, 52, escorted the 29-year-old victim into the bathroom of The Fountain restaurant and bar, located at 122 State St., at approximately 3:15 p.m., where
In response to concerns raised by state legislators and the public, the UW System worked with Legislature and its service agencies to create a new system that more clearly reports program balances, according to the report. “This is an unprecedented level of transparency for the UW System or any State of Wisconsin agency,” according to the report. The aggregate year-end tuition fund balance dropped by $156.1 million, from $551.5 million to $395.4 million in one
he fondled her and forced her to fondle him. “[Flood] got her into the bathroom on State Street and sexually assaulted her. She was able to break free and get out,” MPD spokesperson Joel DeSpain said. Flood and the victim knew each other prior to the assault as both were homeless and
living in the downtown area, DeSpain said. Officers later located and arrested Flood on tentative charges of fourth degree sexual assault, according to the report by MPD Lt. Eric Tripke. The investigation into the incident is ongoing, Tripke said in the report.
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Ebola and media hype
THE DAILY CARDINAL
The Cheba Hut toasted sub shop is planning to install a new outdoor eating area in the upcoming months after receiving a conditional use permit from Madison’s Plan Commission Monday. Cheba Hut Owner Marc Torres presented commission members with plans for the new 450 square foot porch would be a located at the back of the shop and be made from redwood with a bamboo privacy screen along the eastern side. Torres plans to begin construction any time between
Oct. 13 and 17 with the newlyadministered permit. The permit was originally a unanimously approved item for commission members until complaints from a neighboring resident brought up a discussion about the establishment’s use of amplified music. “I live in the back side of the building and they installed a speaker system for outdoor music,” the West Gilman Street resident said. “I’ve at least three times have had to call the police on them.”
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of Montreal of another level + ARTS, page 4
The indie pop band pleased a Majestic crowd
“…the great state University of Wisconsin should ever encourage that continual and fearless sifting and winnowing by which alone the truth can be found.”