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Mary Burke to challenge Walker for governor By Jack Casey the daily cardinal
Mary Burke, a former executive with Trek Bicycle and the state’s former commerce secretary, became the new Democratic front-runner in the 2014 gubernatorial election after she officially announced her candidacy Monday. Burke was rumored to be interested in running before Monday, but her approximately three-minute video served as confirmation. Burke will run a campaign centered on job creation and economic growth, according to her announcement video, something she said she has become well-versed in after leading Trek’s strategic planning for approximately 10 years. Soon after the video BURKE was released, the Republican Party of Wisconsin devoted large portions of its website, including the top of its homepage, to advertising against Burke, with a main message that says “Mary Burke will take us backward.” The site also promotes visitors to “get the facts” at MaryBurke.com. Burke’s central focus in her video was her economic
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Aaron Rodgers joins ‘Entourage’ actress Emmanuelle Chriqui to raise awareness for the Congolese mineral conflict Monday.
UW groups, Aaron Rodgers host ‘Rally for Congo’ at Union By Jack Casey and Sam Cusick the daily cardinal
Amid the mixed chants of “Congo is the key to our humanity” and “Go Pack Go,” Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers joined campus organizations to raise awareness of the Congolese mineral conflict on the Memorial Union Terrace Monday. The event, which was sponsored by the ConflictFree Campus Initiative, the Enough Project and Amnesty International, featured speeches from Rodgers, “Entourage” actress Emmanuelle Chriqui and Packers linebacker and Congonative Andy Mulumba. Other groups including the Wisconsin Union Directorate, UNICEF and
the Campus Women’s Center also sponsored the event. Speakers at the rally urged students to pressure the University of Wisconsin-Madison to purchase its electronics from companies that have pledged to use conflict-free minerals in their products, including cellphones and laptops. In addition to winning a National Football League MVP award and the 2010 Super Bowl, Rodgers said he wanted to be remembered as more than just a “great football player.” He said he wants to make an impact on people around the world and said college students are the key to mobilizing change. “I remember being a col-
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Detroit Lions President Tom Lewand apologized to the University of Wisconsin-Madison after allegations surfaced that Lions center Dominic Raiola verbally assaulted members of the UW-Madison Marching Band Sunday during the band’s annual trip to Lambeau Field. Raiola, a nine-year NFL veteran, Lions captain and University of Nebraska alum, hurled several homophobic and misogynistic slurs at members of the band before they played the National Anthem and during halftime of the LionsPackers game Sunday, according to a junior student band member who preferred to remain unnamed. The Lions fined Raiola $7,500 in 2008 for an obscene hand gesture directed at Minnesota Vikings fans and $15,000 in 2010 for another hand gesture and several obscene comments directed at Miami Dolphins fans. Raiola has not apologized for either incident. The Lions released a statement Monday explaining that reports of Raiola’s behavior were “extremely inconsistent with the standard of behavior we expect from our players,” and they are “gathering more information and will respond further when appropriate.” Lions head coach Jim Schwartz echoed this sentiment at a press
Blank outlines improvement areas in State of the University address By Paige Villiard the daily cardinal
Chancellor Rebecca Blank delivered the State of the University address to the Faculty Senate Monday, outlining her financial and academic priorities for the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Blank, in her third month as chancellor, she said each day she continues to learn more about the “rich history and culture of this institution” and the “many cool things that happen on this campus, both in education and in research.” Blank said one of the aspects about the university that she finds most attractive is its commitment to outreach.
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“I’ve really learned how seriously people here take [outreach],” Blank said. “[They take it] so seriously, that this campus actually has a name for this called The Wisconsin Idea.” Blank said that one of her “strongest priorities” is ensuring the university is financially stable. She said universities such as UW-Madison have had to diversify funding streams because they no longer receive as much state funding as they did in the past. Blank also said UW-Madison is cheaper than many other Big 10 schools in the amount it charges
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conference Monday. “That’s certainly not the character that we want to display,” Schwartz said. When asked about the incident at practice Monday, Raiola claimed the incident was “blown way out of proportion,” and that his team “had more important things to worry about,” according to a Sports Illustrated report. Zach York, who was one of the targets of Raiola’s comments, wrote a Facebook status describing the incident that went viral after the game. In less than 24 hours, more than 400 people shared the status. In a joint statement, Dean of Students Lori Berquam and UW-Madison Marching Band Director Michael Leckrone announced they were “dismayed to hear reports of unprofessional and personal verbal attacks.” Lewand called the band personally to apologize for his player’s actions and assured them further discussion over Raiola will take place. Raiola’s younger brother, Donovan Raiola, is a former center of the UW-Madison football team. During his time with the Badgers, Donovan was awarded the Rimington Trophy twice for best collegiate center. Several band members declined to comment over the incident, one citing an order from the marching band to direct media inquiries to band officials.
Chair introduces new art institute proposal
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Chancellor Rebecca Blank speaks about out-of-state tuition and outreach at the State of the University address Monday.
After Blank’s speech, University Committee Chair Michael Bernard-Donals announced a proposal to create an arts institute that would bring “more visibility and curricular initiatives to the arts.” The proposal comes in response to a separate proposal to create a College of the Arts, which was dropped in spring 2013 because of too many unanswered questions about the proposal. Bernard-Donals also said UC is working with campus partners to respond to comments made by Assembly Speaker Robin Vos about changing the shared governance structure, saying it is important “to make clear the value of a robust system of shared governance at the University of Wisconsin.”
“…the great state University of Wisconsin should ever encourage that continual and fearless sifting and winnowing by which alone the truth can be found.”