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Weekend, December 9-11, 2011
Officials meet with students to discuss future of Mifflin By Stephanie Castillo The Daily Cardinal
City and campus officials met with students Thursday at the first of many meetings designed to decide the future of the Mifflin Street Block Party. Given the violent incidents that occurred at last year’s party, both offiagreed they cials and students felt a will attend compromise between the Mifflin. campus and city needs to be reached. “I stood at the baragreed that ricades last spring and Mifflin was thought there was a marout of velous energy, but that control last year. energy went south,” Bert Stitt, a former president of Capitol Neighborhoods Inc., said. “I’d like to think agreed that outsiders that we can corral energy caused and keep it positive.” problems. “The best way to actually make a good, positive change is to have a collaborative discussion between students, city and police,” Andy Seluca, a student, CNI member and Mifflin resident, agreed. The Associated Students of Madison presented results of a survey they conduct-
ed in recent weeks to gauge student interest in the block party. The survey was sent out in a mass email for one week. 7,038 out of 42,000 students responded. A majority of students said Mifflin is “necessary” and plan to attend this year, but that last year’s Mifflin was out of control, and out-of-town attendagreed that Mifflin is ees caused problems. necessary. Students and officials were optimistic, despite possible lack of support agreed that from the city. the purpose After stabbings and is to drink. violence marred the 2011 block party, Mayor Paul Soglin vowed to end the agreed that event should it remain they would be affected focused on overconsumpif the block tion of alcohol. party went “We can dive into away. work knowing that the city may not honor our decision,” Stitt said. “At the same time, if you keep working and stick with it, it’s definitely going to influence what the city does.” The next meeting is scheduled for late January, after students return from winter break.
Student poll results
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Board of Regents President Michael Spector introduced three new regents to the board Thursday. Chancellor David Ward also spoke at the meeting.
Regents vote to demolish Brothers By Adam Wolf The Daily Cardinal
The UW Board of Regents’ Capital Planning Committee voted to demolish Brothers Bar and Grill on University Avenue as early as this summer and approved the renovations slated for the UW-Madison Memorial Union Thursday. According to Alan Fish, UW-Madison Vice Chancellor for Facilities Planning and Management, the bar is leasing from UW-Madison. The university plans to use the space for a new Music Performance Facility. Also at the meeting, the committee approved the renovations planned for the
UW-Madison Memorial Union. Memorial Union Renovations Manager Colin Plunkett said the preliminary decision makes him hopeful for the rest of the approval process. “I’m extremely happy about the decision; it definitely makes me feel hopeful,” said Plunkett. “We had some initial pushback and I feel that the open forums made the project better.” The entire board will vote on the renovations Friday. If approved, the decision will then be sent to the city and state. Chancellor David Ward addressed the
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VT student reflects on shooting By Alison Bauter The Daily Cardinal
The day before finals, Jonathan Henderson, a freshman at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, was studying with friends when his dad called. “Guys, we need to go,” Henderson recalled telling them. “A police officer just got shot in the head.” Moments later, VT alert sirens went off and the university went into lockdown. From the eleventh floor of his dorm, Henderson and his friends watched as S.W.A.T. teams and fleets of police vehicles converged on campus. The Collegiate Times, VT’s student newspaper, would later identify the officer as 39-year-old Deriek Crouse, one of
Bill would allow liquor stores to give out sample shots
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The Marshall High School Chamber Singers performed in the Capitol Rotunda Thursday. They sang classic Christmas carols for visitors while dressed in Victorian-style costumes. + Photo by Shoaib Altaf
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Legislation that would allow Wisconsin liquor retailers to offer up to three shots of liquor to customers is seeking co-sponsorship. Rep. Joel Kleefisch, R-Oconomowoc, is floating a bill that would allow customers to have up to three halffluid ounce samples of liquor between the hours of 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. while shopping.
two shot to death Thursday. Henderson’s father witnessed the first shooting and was the first to alert police, Henderson said. The shooter “just looked at me,” his father told Henderson. “And all I did was just look right at the gun. And then he started walking away.” Henderson’s father was on his lunch break when the shooter approached Crouse’s driver’s side window, shooting the officer at point-blank range. His father, who had an ear infection at the time, “just heard this pop sound,” Henderson said. Then when he looked, the officer appeared to be gone. “Then I saw the police officer with
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Present state law permits retailers to offer customers limited amounts of wine and beer during the same hours. “Tastings are an effective way of encouraging adult consumers to sample, compare and ultimately choose new liquor products,” Kleefisch said in a release. 43 states currently have legislation that allows liquor tastings at retail establishments. Kleefisch hopes to secure co-sponsorship by Dec. 15. Ben Siegel/The Daily Cardinal
“…the great state University of Wisconsin should ever encourage that continual and fearless sifting and winnowing by which alone the truth can be found.”