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Thursday, November 7, 2013
Social media expands Farmer’s Market reach By Gillian McBride the daily cardinal
Although the Dane County Farmer’s Market summer season draws to its annual end Saturday, staff members emphasized that it is a year-long market and said customers and vendors alike should be excited for what the future holds. Director Larry Johnson reflected on a successful summer season, and said “the fruit crops have been excellent this year … apples and other crops have been really abundant and they’re really tasty.”
Fifty to 70 vendors will continue appearing every Saturday at Monona Terrace, where the market will move indoors throughout November and December before relocating to the Madison Senior Center in January until the summer 2014 season. According to Johnson, since many vendors operate greenhouses, customers can still find a wide variety of fresh, locally grown produce, as well as meats, cheeses, bakery items, and holiday gifts and decorations such as plants, garlands and wreaths.
Early this summer, the Farmer’s Market created a social media marketing position following the encouragement of several vendors interested in expanding community outreach efforts. They hired Natalie Porter, a University of Wisconsin-Madison senior communications major. Although establishing an online presence was Porter’s primary goal, “the main objective was … reaching out to the student body” through social NICK MONFELI/the daily cardinal
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Lori Berquam talks safety communication
UN envoy argues sexual violence is a global issue
By Emily Gerber the daily cardinal
By Daniella Emanuel the daily cardinal
United Nations representative Zainab Hawa Bangura gave a lecture Wednesday on sexual violence in times of global conflict, a speech that happened to coincide with a weeklong discussion of rape culture on campus. Bangura ran for president in her home country of Sierra Leone, and also served as a foreign minister. She was appointed to her position as a special envoy on sexual violence in September 2012. Bangura said sexual violence knows no geographical or cultural boundaries, and is an issue that should be addressed locally, nationally and internationally. Bangura stressed the need to discontinue rape as a tactic of war, and spoke in detail of the pain and suffering of families due to sexual violence. “An attack on women isn’t just an attack on an individual,” Bangura said. “It is an attack on their family and the community.” Using vivid descriptions to
Dean of Students Lori Berquam discusses ways the university uses media to inform students about safety issues Wednesday.
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U.N. Envoy Zainab Hawa Bangura argued sexual violence is used as a strategy to decimate communities during times of war. exemplify the extent of sexual violence and rape in society, such as “when a man is forced to rape his own son at gunpoint, a six-month-old baby is brutally raped, and a 70-year-old woman is frightfully attacked,”
Bangura argued these forms of violence are used as strategies to decimate communities during times of war. She said that in certain soci-
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Vice Provost for Student Life and Dean of Students Lori Berquam attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Associated Students of Madison Coordinating Council meeting Wednesday to discuss recent safety issues on campus, as well as to propose possible recognition of members of ASM. Berquam emphasized the importance of a “multi-faceted approach to communicating” issues pertaining to campus safety, citing the expansion of the Division of Student Life space located in Bascom Hall and various alert implementations through social media. Certain ways that students can access information on campus safety are through WiscAlerts, web chats and even Berquam’s own Twitter account, Berquam said. Berquam also brought up a plan to acknowledge students within ASM. The idea behind the acknowledgement is that students who do not hold official positions but still contribute to day-to-day activities would be recognized for their
work. Berquam said she would like to see a task team developed in the near future to begin planning. “I don’t want people to just come together and say, ‘Here’s your certificate,’” Berquam said about the potential recognitions. “I want it to have depth.” Council members also approved a draft that established a recruitment and retention position in the internal budget. This position would likely replace the budget line of the chief of staff, a position that is currently vacant. The recruitment and retention coordinator will primarily be in charge of setting up the recruitment drive in the fall, as well as assist with the Nominations Board and training of various committees, according to ASM Chair David Gardner. The proposal for the position will head to Student Council for approval next week. ASM Vice Chair Mia Akers also brought forward the topic of the campus-wide diversity plan, saying there needs to be more involvement with the initiative from both ASM mem-
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Voter ID bill receives harsh response during public hearing in state Assembly elections committee By Siddharth Pandey the daily cardinal
A new voter ID bill that attempts to address the gaps left by previous legislation received a harsh response in an Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections public hearing Wednesday.
The bill, proposed by state Reps. Michael Schraa, R-Oshkosh, and Mark Born, R-Beaver Dam, requires all Wisconsin citizens to present IDs when they go to the polls, with a few exceptions. The exemptions include people who cannot afford identification,
those who cannot obtain the documents required for an ID and those who cannot to be photographed for religious reasons. Schraa and Born opened Wednesday’s public hearing by saying the bill would allow every eligible voter to exercise his or her right to vote, while simultane-
ously addressing voter fraud. “Voter’s trust in the electoral system continues to erode,” Schraa said. “To me this is simply unacceptable.” Born said he lost his first local election by a single vote, lending significance to the idea that every vote counts.
Under the bill, if a person would elect to use the exemption, his or her ballot would face additional scrutiny and would be marked for potential additional review. One criteria for exemption, however, turned into a point
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“…the great state University of Wisconsin should ever encourage that continual and fearless sifting and winnowing by which alone the truth can be found.”