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MSB—WMHIIBlMlf INDEPENDENT SINCE 1956 INSIDE The FEATURES The College Feminists—not just UWM girl power PAGE 4 EDITORIAL weekly campus newspaper of UWM Volume 48 I Issue 17 Assembly line education PAGE 16 NEWS The early The SA Spotlight: Get out student gets and vote PAGE 2 the aid PAGE 3 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 10-0! Much needed skepticism in the PAGE 12 fashion world PAGE 7 Resolution seeks to suspend students for hosting keg parties By Matt Bellehumeur party, with over 300 attendees News Editor was broken up by the police in the UWM area, said D'Ama Alderman Mike D'Amato is to. There are safety issues with sponsoring a resolution large parties like this as well requesting the passage of leg as quality of life issues for the islation that would require UWM neighborhood, he added. Post photo by Tessa Treuden state-supported universities to Aldermanic candidate Car suspend students for 12 ole Wehner disagrees with the months following a conviction alderman's plans for more Potential mayors hit UWM for the sale of alcohol without laws. "There are already laws a license. in place to help our communi Forum gives candidates a chance to focus on student issues State-supported universities ty," said Wehner. "The alder and colleges would also have man does not have to add lay By Brian Resop Former municipal court judge won't come back in and really it to suspend students for riot ers and layers of new laws News Editor Vince Bobot voiced his idea to won't come back until we have ing, inciting a riot and arming against students." cut parking tickets in half if stu a Democratic president." rioters. The resolution would This is not the first time Students got to hear the can dents pay them within 72 hours Frank Cumberbatch, a lobby not affect students who attend D'Amato has sponsored con didates give their opinions on after receiving them. ist, blamed the city government private schools and colleges. troversial legislation. He the parking situation around "We need more residence for spending too much, which D'Amato said that the univer recently requested a legislative campus during a Milwaukee areas on campus and we need required them to take more sities need to take a more active opinion regarding the zoning mayoral forum that was held last to ease parking restrictions money in from parking citations. role in dealing with neighbor of the UWM neighborhood. Thursday in the University of [around campus] so that a stu "Twenty-six million dollars," hood problems. In effect, this D'Amato wants to rezone UWM Wisconsin-Milwaukee Wisconsin dent doesn't come back after a Cumberbatch said. "That is what legislation would mandate uni to limit the student density Room. The event gave students class and find a citation," Bobot the city collects in parking [each versity involvement. around the campus, making it a chance to meet the candidates said. Bobot, along with many of year]. It's ridiculous." The sale of alcohol without illegal for students to live with and learn more about the issues the other candidates, favored Cumberbatch said that a a license includes "keg" par in 400 feet of each other. at hand. doing away with overnight park more effective city government ties, where the host of the par D'Amato also supports Nine of the ten candidates ing restrictions. could find other ways to make ty sells cups, to cover the cost aggressive ticketing and tow were present for the forum, of U.S. senator Tom Barrett said its revenue, rather than relying of providing alcoholic bever ing in the UWM neighborhood. which approximately 100 peo that the city was suffering from on parking citations. ages for the attendees. Reso He said that the daytime street ple, half of them students, "Mad Cash Cow Disease," and "There's no such thing as an lution number 031157 states sweeping program, which attended. Milwaukee County stated that the current financial inexpensive parking structure," that the unlicensed sale of included ticketing and towing Sheriff Chief. David Clarke did situation concerning parking former police chief Arthur Jones alcohol contributes to litter of any cars on the affected not appear at the forum. Each around the university was said. "Parking is a problem with ing, excessive noise, vandal street, was very successful and candidate took time to explain becoming regressive. the housing density around ism and rioting. It goes on to will be continued next year. their position on such goals as "The city needs to acknowl such a highly mobile urban uni charge that many residents liv D'Amato has also called stu city unity, the budget, bringing edge this location of UWM," Bar versity." ing near colleges and univer dents "second class citizens" business back to the area and rett said. "There is a problem. Jones said, to a round of sities have claimed that the because they do not pay taxes. the educational system. When And we've missed hundreds of applause, that the city needed to public nuisance and riotous "It is an embarrassment the the floor was opened for student millions of dollars federally put more focus on mass transit. acts are disruptive to their way that Mike D'Amato has questions, the biggest concern because Milwaukee couldn't get "We have to sell a city sold neighborhoods. slammed the student body," voiced was student parking: its act together. That money see MAYOR page 11 Recently a third floor keg see D'AMATO page 2 EdVest to continue, despite Strong resignation By Brian Resop Investors in EdVest can deduct Despite the many company program as important to have," apply for savings plans like News Editor $3,000 per beneficiary on their woes, Hojan-Clark said that the Hojan-Clark said. "The board is EdVest. tax return to go towards an idea of EdVest is a good thing. closely monitoring the situation Despite Strong Financial The resignation of Richard S. investment plan for their chil "It is what's called a 529 so that [the program] is not neg Corp. woes, the State Treasurer's Strong may have put Strong dren's college education, Hojan- tuition plan," Hojan-Clark said. atively impacted. But we need Office announced, as of Decem Financial Corp. of Menomonee Clark said. In 2000, the state leg A 529 tuition plan is a pre-paid for a program like this to exist ber 2003, that mutual funds Falls in limbo, but EdVest, col islature expanded the state's col tuition and savings plan and is and stay healthy. It is a tool to available through EdVest were lege education investment plan, lege savings program, which operated by the states to help plan for the future. What is quite popular. The money that will remain intact through the included EdVest. In 2001, Strong families save for future college important to come away with flows into EdVest, however, is no state legislature. Capital received an exclusive con expenses. The individual state from this is for families to con longer managed by Strong Finan "The board that works with tract to handle EdVest funding. legislatures manage the invest tinue to examine other avenues cial Corp. the program are making sure In November 2003, the Ore ments and the plans have spe and ways to invest in their At the end of November 2003, that there is no effect [to the pro gon College Savings Board vot cial tax benefits. All 50 states child's college fund." nearly $394.9 million was invest gram]," said Jane Hojan-Clark, ed unanimously to fire Strong offer at least one 529 plan. Hojan-Clark said that it would ed in accounts through EdVest. Interim-Director of Financial Aid Capital Management Inc. as the EdVest is currently the only be nice for the state to provide Non-mutual fund money will still at the University of Wisconsin- administrator of one of the 529 plan in Wisconsin. more flexibility to allow fami be managed by Strong Financial Milwaukee. state's largest savings programs. "The Legislature views this lies to go outside of the state to Corp. through 2006. NMma 2 February 4, 2004 The UWM Post News N EWS B RIE FS Get out and vote The country has now entered ate either parking bliss or park dent Association office, Union officially into the rather chaotic ing headaches for college stu 363. Any and all students are phase of elections. That phase dents. welcome to present workshops • Tom Barrett Releases Anti-Crime Plan: Milwaukee permeates all levels of govern Zoning for new buildings: as well! mayoral candidate Tom Barrett has released his Anti-Crime ment—national, state, and If a new structure is proposed, To find out more information, Plan, focusing on establishing and maintaining stronger local—and affects each and these folks also have a say in contact [email protected] or partnerships between City Hall and law enforcement, every person, even you the stu where, when and how. check out the online information ensuring accountability to citizens, and providing the nec dent at the University of Wiscon Neighborhood issues: Is at www.unitedcounciI.net. essary resources to get guns, drugs and gangs off Milwau sin-Milwaukee. sues affecting residents and kee streets. Two big elections are coming UWM students such as the avail State of the Student Barrett's plan will target guns, gangs and drugs and up at the local level here in Mil ability of student housing come Association Address focuses on returning a Gangs and Violent Crimes Unit to waukee that, ultimately, can and through both the alderperson the streets.