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Thursday, November 21, 2013

Mary Burke speaks to students on campus By Eoin Cottrell the daily cardinal

Mary Burke, the only current Democratic candidate for the 2014 gubernatorial election, visited the University of WisconsinMadison campus to engage with students and explain why she is running for governor. Burke opened the event, which the UW-Madison College Democrats organized, with a brief speech explaining why she wanted to give back to Wisconsin and outlined her

positions on important political issues. She said creating jobs is the most important issue for Wisconsinites. She added job creation is directly linked to education, emphasizing the importance of keeping tuition affordable so more students can pursue higher education. She also condemned Gov. Scott Walker’s administration for cutting state funds to public universities. She cited her experiences at Trek Bicycle and as the secretary

of Wisconsin Commerce as examples of her job creation record. She specifically discussed a paper mill in Park Falls she had worked to keep open while acting as the state secretary of commerce. “We hammered out a plan that would get the paper mill back up and running and we did it,” Burke said. “That was 300 jobs that were saved and that paper mill is still running today.” Burke addressed student con-

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Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mary Burke discusses state political issues with UW-Madison students Wednesday.

CEO of local non-profit poses as homeless man Michael Johnson goes undercover to expose poverty By Patricia Johnson The Daily Cardinal

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The iconic UW-Madison phrase ‘On Wisconsin’ may have been first used by First Lt. Arthur MacArthur at the Battle of Missionary Ridge during the Civil War.

Historian shares origin of ‘On Wisconsin’ By Megan Stoebig the daily cardinal

Kevin Hampton, a curator at the Wisconsin Veterans Museum, gave a lecture on the history of the famous Badger fight song, “On Wisconsin!” as part of the Wednesday Nite at the Lab series. According to Hampton, the song originates from a music competition during the early 1990s. The song was written by William T. Purdy and Carl Beck, roommates at the time in Chicago. Purdy wanted to enter the song in a contest that offered a $100 dollar prize for a new University of Minnesota fight song. Beck, after hearing the song, immediately began writing lyrics for a Wisconsin fight song, and then convinced Purdy to abandon his plans. The song’s debut is most often

cited from a Wisconsin football game in 1909, and has been widely popular ever since. A story about the Battle of Missionary Ridge during the Civil War can also be cited as the birthplace of the song, according to Hampton. As the tale goes, MacArthur inspired his regiment by grabbing and planting the regiment’s flag on the crest of the Missionary Ridge during a critical moment in the battle and shouting “On Wisconsin!” Currently, when searching any Internet site or even asking Civil War aficionados, Hampton said it will list Arthur MacArthur, the First Lieutenant of the Union’s 24th Infantry, as the person who famously cried “On Wisconsin!” during the Battle of Missionary Ridge.

The story is also described in his son Douglas MacArthur’s 1964 autobiography “Reminiscences.” It was the first account of MacArthur as the creator of the phrase. Hampton said, “If someone has a record before 1964 that someone said this, please, I would love to see it.” However, he added that the story reiterated in Douglas’ autobiography is not necessarily one shared by any historical records. Hampton said there are accounts of MacArthur yelling “up, 24th, Wisconsin, up” and “onward, onward” on the battlefield, but not much else. Still, Hampton said this should not detract from the honorable duties MacArthur performed at the battle, which later earned him a Medal of Honor.

Last week the CEO of the Dane County Boy’s and Girl’s Club went undercover on the streets of Madison to walk three days in a homeless man’s shoes. From Nov. 13 to 15, Michael Johnson, along with Tim Metcalfe, owner of Metcalfe’s Market, and Will Green, the director of Salvation Army Community Center, changed out of their suits and stepped into the world of Madison’s homeless community for three days.

Johnson said he decided to go undercover to gain a better perspective on the community and discover why impoverished children were seeking refuge more frequently at the Boy’s and Girl’s Club. “Kids are sleeping in shelters, kids are sleeping on the streets, sleeping in parking lots,” Johnson said. “We have come to find over time that this issue has grown.” Johnson, Metcalfe and Green spoke with multiple members of the homeless community while incognito and discovered certain issues they decided need to be addressed. Johnson said some of the people living in the shelters were employed, but unable to find low-budget apartments to rent.

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City Attorney, policy makers fight over 18+ entertainment options downtown By Melissa Howison the daily cardinal

Local policy makers and the city attorney’s office have come to an impasse about how to proceed in restructuring the city’s licensing of downtown entertainment venues, particularly those that admit audience members under the age of 21. The ongoing conflict culminated Friday when City Attorney Michael May reinforced Assistant City Attorney Jennifer Zilavy’s cautionary advice to the Alcohol License Review Committee not to expand 18+ entertainment in the city. In fact, May and Zilavy

took the opportunity to recommend the committee scale back the current number of downtown venues to more closely adhere to a state statute. However, City Food and Alcohol Policy Coordinator Mark Woulf said accepting the advice would have a “chilling” effect on city nightlife. “People say we have a decent music scene. We do,” he said. “We don’t have a great music scene. We have a lack of venues and especially eclectic, small venues that some of these small local

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