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Monday, November 11, 2013
Fire uproots about 25 UW-Madison students
A structural fire at the Casa Blanca Apartments, located at 2302 University Ave., displaced approximately 50 University of Wisconsin-Madison students early Sunday morning, according to a news release. Madison Fire Department Spokesperson Lori Wirth said damages are still being calculated, and the cause of the fire remains unknown. She added more details will be released over the next few days. According to the release, all UW-Madison students were able to find temporary housing on their own, but the Red Cross assisted two non-students with
temporary housing needs. Residents in two of the building’s three wings were able to return to their homes, but residents of the remaining wing, where it is believed the fire started, will be relocated for the near future, according to the release. Dean of Students Lori Berquam estimated 20-25 students are permanently displaced from this wing of the building until reconstruction can be completed. Berquam was at the scene early Sunday morning to assist the displaced students and said it was important for her to be there to support the university.
“It’s one of the reasons we as UW-Madison are so unique,” Berquam said. “We’re a big place, but we have a big heart and we care about our students and have compassion for situations like this and try to have our students be as focused on academics and be as successful as possible in light of a situation like this.” Berquam added her office will be available throughout the week to assist students in whatever way they need and will be offering various services for those displaced by the fire. —Megan Stoebig
Walker signs two bills to benefit veterans Gov. Scott Walker signed two bills aiding Wisconsin veterans after the Capitol Veterans Day ceremony Friday, one of which gives student veterans priority in course registration at any University of Wisconsin System or technical college, according to a press release. Act 56 will give soldiers priority because they have difficulties registering for the classes they
need to advance their careers. “This legislation means [service members and veterans] have access to a quality education which can help propel their future,” Walker said in the release. The act will affect registration for students’ spring 2014 courses. Walker also signed Act 55, which offers Purple Heart
recipients in-state rates for hunting, fishing and trapping permits, regardless of where they live. According to a Department of Natural Resources press release, Wisconsin residents can save $155 on a conservation patron license and non-residents can save $439. Both bills passed with overwhelming bipartisan support.
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The student organization VETS commemorates Veterans Day every year by reading the names of fallen soldiers aloud on Bascom Hill.
Veterans Day
Jake Beebe serves as liaison between veteran and non-veteran students By Melissa Howison the daily cardinal
Using the sound of Veterans, Educators and Traditional Students’ members voices honoring fallen soldiers from atop Bascom Hill, Cpl. Jake Beebe strives to ensure University of Wisconsin-Madison students are reminded of American heroes as they walk to class this Veterans Day. Beebe, VETS president, said the memorial roll call, in which members call out the names of every soldier that has died fighting in Iraq or Afghanistan, is one of the organization’s largest annual events and the primary way traditional, or non-veteran, students get involved. Diversifying VETS’ membership is something Beebe said he aspires to this year by expanding the program to include more traditional students and changing the name of the organization from Vets for
Vets to its current title. “Most of us are the type of student veteran who went to the military after high school and then came back here, so we have a totally different experience it seems, of what college is,” he added. “And in order for us to connect better with the campus, we need people who are from that background, who came straight to college and know what it’s like to be like 95 percent of the students here.” Beebe, now a junior studying Russian and psychology, served four years as a corporal in the Marine Corps after enlisting somewhat impulsively following his high school graduation. “At the time, this was 2007, and the war in Iraq was in full swing. It was pretty bad and I looked around—there are 150 kids in my graduating
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State Supreme Court to hear Act 10 case
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A bald move
UW-Madison juniors and Theta Chi fraternity members Jon Luedtke, left, and Zak Shires, right, had their hair buzzed off to fundraise for cancer research through the St. Baldrick’s Foundation. + Photo by Will Chizek
The state Supreme Court will hear arguments on the constitutionality of Act 10 for teachers and local government employees Monday. Act 10 is Gov. Scott Walker’s controversial legislation that limited many state workers’ collective bargaining rights. The legislation passed in June 2011 despite large protests and uproar in the state. Monday marks the second time Act 10 has reached the state Supreme Court, but this is the first time the court will consider
the legislation’s merits. In September 2012, a Dane County judge ruled key aspects of Act 10 unconstitutional, including a provision that requires unions to hold annual elections to maintain the ability to negotiate with their employers and a provision that prohibits the deduction of union dues from employee paychecks by government employees. After Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen appealed the decision, the state Supreme Court agreed to hear the case.
“…the great state University of Wisconsin should ever encourage that continual and fearless sifting and winnowing by which alone the truth can be found.”