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‘Glee’ stars, Baldwin urge student vote By Mary Kate McCoy The Daily Cardinal
After listening to Rep. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., and two stars from the hit show “Glee” speak on the importance of the student vote in the upcoming election, over a dozen students cast their vote early at Madison’s City Hall Sunday afternoon. Obama for America sponsored the event called “Wisconsin Votes Early” to encourage students to vote before the Nov. 6 election. Baldwin, who is running for a seat in the U.S. Senate, said at the event that youth have more at stake in this election than any other group. “I think the winner in Wisconsin is going to be decided by the student vote,” Baldwin said. “I’ve seen such incredible motivation among students, they have figured out the differences on the issues that are important.” Baldwin also encouraged voting early, especially for volunteers, because voting day could be hectic and unpredictable. “Let’s bank the votes that are already there and make sure they are secure and going to be counted,” Baldwin said. Kevin McHale, who plays Artie on “Glee,” and Jenna Ushkowitz, who plays Tina, along with the show’s produc-
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Over 33,000 fill State Street for Freakfest Arrests low despite large turnout By Sam Garigliano The Daily Cardinal
Although more than 33,000 people attended this year’s Freakfest, violent incidents and arrests within the event remained relatively low and isolated. As of 2 a.m. Sunday, the special events policing team, comprised of about 300 officers, had made 36 arrests, up from last year’s total of 32, Madison Police Department spokesperson Joel DeSpain said in a statement. The incidents mostly involved open intoxicants and underage drinking, according to DeSpain. Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, said crowds were noticeably larger than in recent years, due in part to the popularity of headline musical acts Big
Gigantic and Mac Miller, but still behaved fairly well. Even so, the event did not occur completely without incident. The compacted audience during Big Gigantic’s concert nearly forced police and event organizers to end the concert early, according to Verveer. “There were concerns that it was too crammed with too much movement...but before they knew it, the set was already over and everyone was able to safely exit the area,” Verveer said. A Freakfest staff member, who wished to remain anonymous, said event attendees were generally cooperative throughout the night and only observed one incident involving a man trying to sneak into Freakfest. “He was super drunk and I told him ‘You can’t come in this way,’” he said. “He just looked at me, ran through the entrance and right into [a bus
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Madison police reported crowds of over 33,000 people at this year’s Freakfest with few major incidents.
Occupy camp returns to Madison By Abby Becker The Daily Cardinal
Occupy Madison members returned to an encampment on the 800 block of East Washington Avenue Saturday night because they have not found another option for shelter from the impending winter weather. As of 7 p.m. Saturday, seven homeless people and six others returned to the Occupy Madison site, sleeping outside in tents, according to Tenant Resource Center Executive Director Brenda Konkel in an email. The local, grassroots division of the national Occupy protest, which highlights the economic gap between the top 1 percent of income earners compared to the other 99 percent, has evolved in Madison into a
community for the city’s homeless. Occupy members are returning to the campsite because local shelter services for the homeless are reaching overcapacity, according to Konkel. Konkel said the city is allowing Occupy members to remain at the site until further discussion with MPD Capt. Carl Gloede Monday on how long the encampment will be able to stay. Kegan May, an Occupy member who is using the site for shelter, said while Occupy Madison has changed, there is still a political aspect to the movement. “As a whole, Occupy Madison is still a political organization, sort of,” May said. “However, this is an approach to a very
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Woman reports sexual assault on South Bassett on campus
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Spectators gather on State and Gilman streets Friday for the Homecoming Parade, showing off their Badger pride. + Photo by Lesia Witkowsky
A woman was sexually assaulted on South Bassett Street late Saturday night, according to a downtown city official. Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, said the incident occurred midnight and was a “very serious and violent attack … on a young woman.” The suspect and the victim did not know each other, according to Verveer. Police remained at the crime scene for
approximately six hours to process the incident, according to Verveer. Madison Police Department Sgt. Matt Schroedl confirmed the sexual assault and said police are still investigating the incident. Verveer said police will release specifics on the incident Monday and could not disclose more details on the crime. “The police are taking this incident extremely seriously,” Verveer said.
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