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Monday, November 14, 2011
Walker recall starts Tuesday Democrats, student groups launch campaigns to oust governor Wisconsin Democrats will begin circulating recall petitions for Gov. Scott Walker across the state and on the UW-Madison campus starting Nov. 15. The Democratic Party of Wisconsin and United Wisconsin, a political action committee organized around recalling Walker, will have until Jan. 13, 60 days, to collect the 540,208 signatures necessary to prompt a recall election. College Democrats Chair Jordan Weibel said the student group plans to raise awareness about the Walker recall effort on campus. “We will be everywhere: flyering, tabling in dining halls, going door-to-door in student wards off-campus [and] hitting high traffic areas
on campus,” Weibel said. Weibel said he believes the recall petition will be “largely successful,” adding students will play a “crucial role” in determining the outcome of the petition and election. But College Republicans Spokesperson Jeff Snow said it is their goal to emphasize the “undeniable success” of Walker’s policies. “We will actively encourage students not to sign recall petitions and will be on the lookout for fraudulent activity committed by big labor and the Democratic Party while gathering signatures,” Snow said in an e-mail. An elected official must serve for one year before becoming eligible for recall, which Gov. Scott Walker will be as of Jan. 3, 2012. In order for a recall election to be held, organizers must collect 25 percent of the number of votes cast in the 2010 gubernatorial election. The DPW plans to hold events across the state, including volunteer training events and kick-off rallies to begin collecting signatures. — Rachel Hahn
Recall rundown Nov. 2, 2010
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Walker is sworn into office as the 45th governor of Wisconsin Wisconsin law states that a politician must serve in office for one year before becoming eligible for recall. David Brandt, a contributing Republican, filed the first petition on Nov. 4. Democrats accused Brandt of filing solely so Walker could begin fundraising for his recall election.
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The Democratic Party of Wisconsin and United Wisconsin will file their petitions. The groups will have 60 days to circulate and collect recall petitions. The Democratic Party of Wisconsin’s and United Wisconsin’s 60 days will be up. If 540,208 signatures are collected, the recall election would likely take place then.
Rivalry
Axe-cellent work
The Badgers continued to dominate rival Minnesota, claiming Paul Bunyan’s Axe for the eighth consecutive year by defeating the Gophers 42-13. For a full recap and additional notes on Wisconsin’s record-setting preformances, see page 8. + Photo by Mark Kauzlarich
Campus-area bars repeal ID policy By Taylor Harvey The Daily Cardinal
Under pressure from the city, many downtown bars repealed their controversial ID policies that required patrons to provide valid driver’s licenses or passports to enter. City officials expressed concerns at a meeting in October about racial discrimination that surfaced from the ID policy some campus area bars initiated last summer. The policy kept those with only state-issued identification from entering bars. According to Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, Wando’s and
Johnny O’s recently removed signs from their windows saying state-issued identifications would not be accepted. Logan’s Madtown on Johnson Street discontinued the policy on Nov. 4., Verveer said. “These bar owners are interested in doing the right thing,” Verveer said. “They have asked me and other city officials if what they are doing is legal and appropriate.” Verveer told the Wisconsin State Journal Wando’s owner Jay Wanserski said he repealed the policy out of fear the city
The policy in brief
Several downtown bars recently repealed a controversial ID policy that required a valid driver’s license or passport to enter. Accusations of discrimination Some city officials raised concerns of racial discrimination, a controversy that led to establishments’ repeal of the policy.
Legality concerns “These bar owners are interested in doing the right thing,” Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, said.
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UW looks to strengthen higher education ties with China Administrators at UW-Madison are hoping to expand study abroad, internship and research opportunities for students and faculty by creating the university’s first foreign office in China. Gilles Bousquet, dean of the Division of International Studies, left for China Saturday to discuss the partnership with Shanghai Jiao Tong University and a research park in the Minhang
District of Shanghai. According to Bousquet, the office would give UW-Madison an on-the-ground presence in a country with rapidly expanding higher education system. “[The Chinese] are investing an enormous amount of money in higher education,” she told the Wisconsin State Journal. “In five to 10 years, the labs they are building are going to be top tier. We want to make sure our
researchers, our students are connected to this new powerhouse of education. Because it’s going to happen. It’s a matter of a decade.” While the details of the office need to be negotiated, Bousquet said Shanghai University and government would need to help finance it. UW-Madison would offer training for Chinese professionals as one way to help pay for the office, Bousquet said.
“…the great state University of Wisconsin should ever encourage that continual and fearless sifting and winnowing by which alone the truth can be found.”