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Walker recall underway Democrats critical of petition filed by Republican donor By Meghan Chua The Daily Cardinal
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Monday, November 7, 2011
Number of Students arrested at camp randall
Arrests at Camp Randall have been been low through the first six games of the season. The contests against Nebraska and UNLV saw higher numbers, which police attrubite to their late starts. Many arrests at the stadium are due to alcoholrelated violations.
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An unlikely source initiated the first petition to recall Republican Gov. Scott Walker on Friday, a week and a half earlier than the start of the recall anticipated by Democrats. With a history of donating to Walker and the Republican Party, David Brandt of Muskego filed paperwork Nov. 4 on behalf of the “Close Friends to Recall Walker” committee. In the words of the paperwork, Brandt registered the committee to “fulfill [his] friend’s last request,” according to Channel3000.com. The Democratic Party of Wisconsin denounced Brandt’s action as a trick meant to open the door to Walker, who, if the petition is successful, is legally permitted to raise unlimited
funds to campaign against his recall. Mike Tate, chair of the DPW, released a statement Friday announcing his belief that despite “under-handed and even downright criminal dirty tricks”, the recall will still take place. “No matter how dirty the Republicans play or how much outside cash the Koch Brothers spend on false and misleading ads, the people of Wisconsin … will have their day, and they will recall Scott Walker,” Tate said. According to Nicole Larson, spokeswoman for the Republican Party of Wisconsin, the “rumors being circulated by the Democrats are completely false.” Other state Republicans, including RPW Executive Director Stephan Thompson, have expressed they do not know Brandt, saying the GOP was not involved in the Nov. 4 filing. A single organization must gather 540,000 petition signa-
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Arrests down at Camp Randall Police arrested 12 students and ejected 18 at Saturday’s Badger football game, some of the lowest numbers officials have seen all season. Games with the highest number of arrests were this season’s night games against University of Nevada-Las Vegas on Sept. 1, with 18 students arrested and 39 ejected, and the Badger’s Big Ten welcoming game against the Nebraska Corn Huskers on Oct. 1, with 26 student arrests and 43 ejections. Night games historically
cause more alcohol-related problems because no matter what time the game starts, according to police, tailgating in Madison usually starts at around 9 a.m. Most arrests and ejections stem from underage drinking, possession of alcohol, fighting and throwing objects. According to Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, many individuals draw the attention of police “not what they are doing to others, but because of the state they are in.” “If [a student] is having trou-
ble standing or walking, it’s not unusual to be detox conveyances,” he said. There are thousands of students at football games, Verveer said, and overall there have not been any “real” problems for decades. He said that back in in the 1980’s, “when the Badgers were lousy,” students threw bleachers off the side of the stadium and students would body surf in the stands. —Taylor Harvey
20,000 apply for concealed carry permit Less than a week after a state law allowing concealed carry went into place, more than 20,000 Wisconsin citizens have already applied for a permit from the Department of Justice. The new statewide policy, which took effect Nov. 1, lets Wisconsinites apply by mail or in person for a permit to carry hidden weapons. The department had received
20,381 concealed carry applications as of Friday afternoon, DOJ communications officer Dana Brueck said. The DOJ’s downloadable online application also went live last week. By noon Friday, the DOJ had approved 641 licenses, printed 538 and rejected 117 concealed carry applications, according to Brueck. Being rejected means a prob-
lem such as incomplete applicant data, insufficient training documentation or missing pay, Brueck said. “Rejected is different from denied,” Brueck clarified in an e-mail. “Applications that say rejected are just that—‘rejected,’ not denied.” The agency anticipates around 200,000 applicants, the Wisconsin State Journal reported Friday.
Dozens report illness after eating at Pyle Center
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Nearly three dozen people reported symptoms of diarrhea and vomiting Friday after eating from a buffet at the UW-Madison Pyle Center, a spokeswoman for UW Extension told the Wisconsin State Journal. According to the official, 35 people reported illness Thursday after the meal in the Pyle Center’s Alumni Lounge. She said the university
served the same food to four other groups at the center in addition to employees and visitors at the Lowell Center, but nobody else reported feeling ill. Officials from the UW Environment, Health and Safety department were contacted following the reports. Madison and Dane County Public Health Spokesman Jeff Golden said his department was
not aware of the illness until Friday evening. While the university will lead the investigation, Golden said it will likely keep in contact with his department. “My guess is that … [the university’s] epidemiologist and their health people will investigate this thoroughly and probably bring some of our people in as well,” Golden said.
“…the great state University of Wisconsin should ever encourage that continual and fearless sifting and winnowing by which alone the truth can be found.”