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Doyle, legislators commemorate Friends plan to run passing of Great Lakes Compact marathon in honor of By Hannah McClung THE DAILY CARDINAL
State politicians and environmental advocates gathered at the executive residence of Gov. Jim Doyle Tuesday to commemorate the passage of the Great Lakes Compact. President Bush signed the compact last week after almost a decade of negotiations among the states and provinces bordering the Great Lakes. According to Matt Frank, secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Doyle’s leadership was key in pulling all of the governors of Great Lakes states together to support the compact. “[The Great Lakes Compact has become] national legislation because of Governor Doyle’s strong leader-
ship and support from people in Wisconsin and across the country,” Frank said. The compact required all of the legislators and organizations to come together around a common bipartisan vision, which is to maintain and protect the Great Lakes, Doyle said. “For close to a decade the Great Lakes states have been negotiating and then building support for a compact that would protect these amazing waters,” he said. Doyle said the Great Lakes define Wisconsin geographically, culturally and historically, adding they are important for the state’s future. “[The compact] secures one of [Wisconsin’s] greatest competitive advantages in the 21st century, and
that is our water,” he said. According to Doyle, the rest of the Great Lakes states were watching to see what Wisconsin would do, and when it stalled here, other states were delaying their progress too. He said once the compact passed in Wisconsin, it built momentum for other Great Lakes states to ratify it as well. “Wisconsin has done the right thing and [the compact is] a way to preserve our great state for generations to come,” he said. U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., said the credit for passing the compact goes to the state government, the bipartisan work of the legislature, the agencies that worked together and all the Great Lakes states.
Subpoenaed details in homicide investigation to remain private Records detailing the probe into UW-Madison Brittany Zimmermann’s homicide will not be made public, a judge ruled at a hearing Tuesday. Dane County Circuit Court Judge Diane Nicks quashed a series of subpoenas for local officials including Madison Police Chief Noble Wray, Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz, University of Wisconsin Police Chief Sue Riseling and Dane County Executive Kathleen
Falk that ordered them to present any information relating to the homicide investigation in court. The subpoenas stemmed from a wrongful death lawsuit filed by Zimmermanns’ parents Kevin and Jean Zimmermann in June. Lawyers for the officials moved to quell the subpoenas, arguing that making case details public could hinder the ongoing investigation, which Nicks agreed
with in her ruling. The suit against Wisconsin Management Company, Inc., alleges that flimsy doors and locks at the West Doty Street apartment where Zimmermann was killed contributed to her death. According to the suit, Zimmermann’s fiancé Jordan Gonnering made numerous verbal and written complaints to the company about safety at the residence.
UW E-Business consortium celebrates 10-year anniversary The UW-Madison E-Business Consortium will celebrate Thursday its 10th anniversary of serving Wisconsin companies at the Madison Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center. UWEBC will hold its annual EBusiness Best Practices and Emerging Technologies Conference, providing networking opportunity for Wisconsin executives and experts. According to Kyle Henderson, UWEBC marketing and communications manager, the consortium will host knowledge-sharing events to discuss the emerging technologies and their impact on Wisconsin businesses. The conference will hold panels dealing with marketing and customer
janitors from page 1 Schueller said. “[Chancellor Biddy Martin] is aware of this and we want to make her aware even further that we have a great concern for this problem.” Alan Fish, associate vice chancellor of facility planning and management, said the university is aware of the custodians’ concerns and have met with some members of the union to discuss the situation. He said some custodians also picketed a recognition party for facility staff that the chancellor attended in August. An onlooker and supporter of Tuesday’s picket, who asked to remain anonymous, said she works as a program assistant at UWMadison and the extension of the third shift ending time is arbitrary and disrespectful. “I work and see custodians everyday who are mistreated. The change in time just adds to the problem,” she said. Fish emphasized university support for custodians.
experience, information technology strategy and security, and supply chain management. “[The panels] are really focused on knowledge-sharing among companies for the good of all of them,” Henderson said. “They are focused on best practices in technology and business.” UW-Madison alumnus Dale Nitschke, former president of Target. com, will give the ceremony keynote address and also receive UW EBusiness Institute’s 2008 Distinguished Fellow Award during the ceremony. In 1998, Raj Veeramani, professor in the UW-Madison College of Engineering and Wisconsin School of Business, founded UWEBC. Wisconsin governors have acclaimed
the consortium for its innovative approach to helping increase Wisconsin industries’ economic interests. “UW E-Business Consortium is an industry-university partnership that pursues the latest technology and in E-Business for Wisconsin companies,” Henderson said. “E-Business Consortium is always looking forward to accessing and learning about and providing to Wisconsin companies.” Henderson said UWBEC has approximately 65 member companies from Wisconsin including Alliant Energy, American Family Insurance and Lands’ End, among others. To find more about the event, visit http://www.uwebc.org/2008conference/ index.html.
“They are valued members of our staff and important to campus so we will figure out an accommodation that will suit both entities,”
he said. According to Schueller, the custodians planned on working Tuesdays’ third shift as normal.
UW pharmacy student By Rory Linnane THE DAILY CARDINAL
A team of UW-Madison students will join 45,000 runners in Saturday’s Bank of Chicago Marathon to honor a pharmacy student who died suddenly last semester. UW-Madison student Adam Nickel, 27, died just after he crossed the finish line at the Little Rock Marathon March 2. Nickel was in his third year studying pharmacy, and had been running marathons to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Team in Training program in honor of his grandmother who died of lymphoma in 2002. Nickel had already raised over $3,800 and was training for the San Diego Marathon at the time of his death. In the months following his death, members of the UWMadison pharmacy community have launched many fundraisers in his memory. One such fundraiser is this weekend’s Chicago Marathon. The team has raised thousands of dollars for TNT. Pharmacy student Sarah Balzar has raised $2,840 for TNT. During her race, Balzar said she will draw inspiration from Nickel’s attitude. “He was extremely dedicated and put his heart into everything he did,” Balzar said in a statement. “He always finished what he started, and he finished it strong.” The School of Pharmacy awarded Balzar with the first Adam Nickel Memorial Scholarship for her dedication.
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“He always finished what he started, and he finished it strong.” Sarah Balzar pharmacy student UW-Madison
In addition to the marathon, the Remembering Adam Nickel Charity Bash raised more than $3,000 Sept. 19. According to Diane Stojanovich, the director of communications for the School of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy student organizations, the student senate and the dean’s office organized the charity event and students Ann Walterman and Berook Addisu co-coordinated it.
Dean of Students hosts meet and greet on Bascom, offers PB and J sandwiches UW-Madison students are invited to eat peanut butter and jelly sandwiches with Dean of Students Lori Berquam Wednesday for a meet and greet on Bascom Hill. The second annual “PB&J with the Dean” will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The dean of students’ office will give away 1,500 peanut and jelly sandwiches on a first-come, firstserve basis. Students with allergies can receive jelly sandwiches. Directors at the Office of the
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Tom Dodson, member of Labor 171 and custodian for UW-Madison participated in the picketing Tuesday afternoon on University Ave.
Pharmacy student Ashley Liegel has also raised money for TNT. She said Nickel told her to consider TNT last winter because she also had personal ties to the cause. “My grandfather died of leukemia when I was in grade school, and that really affected many aspects of my childhood growing up on his family farm,” Liegel said in an e-mail. “Plus as a future pharmacist, I feel it is very important for us to take an active role as patient advocates and [inform] the public about these diseases, treatments and resources available to those affected by blood cancers,” she said.
tional police patrols downtown, from budget cuts. “These are not cops that search out house parties or go into the bars looking for underagers,” Verveer said. “These are cops that are visible out in the street that are supposed to be preventing violent crime In his vow to maintain basic services, the mayor’s proposed budget includes funding for the hire and training of firefighters for a new fire station and paramedic ambulance on Madison’s west side. Additionally, the budget proposal calls for a 50-cent increase in Metro bus fares. Verveer said the issue of bus fares could trickle down to students if the Transit and Parking Commission,
Dean of Students organized the event to help students familiarize themselves with ODOS employees and services. Provost Patrick Farrell will attend the event from 11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. and Chancellor Biddy Martin from 12 p.m. to 12:30p.m. to meet and speak with students. Berquam plans to speak about her “Safety 24/7” campaign. She will encourage students to take advantage SAFE Nighttime Services in light of recent robberies on campus. which would handle the increases, decided to change bus pass programs like the Associated Students of Madison Bus Pass. However, the mayor promised to use the fare increase to fund expansion and improvement of the bus system. “A 25-cent increase would have been necessary to just maintain current levels [while] the additional 25 cents will allow Metro to expand services, increase security at transfer points, enhance ridership through increased marketing, double programs that help low-income riders afford bus fares, and create a reserve to guard against future fuel increases,” Cieslewicz said in a statement last week. The Common Council is scheduled to vote on the budget proposal the week of Nov. 10.