Volume 37. Number 55 Page 2 HS May 6, 1993 Taking a look back at SA's successful year By Chad Sirovina A project that Stapleton has achievements," Stapleton said. "The top administration put been working on is child care "I think we've restored the "Her whole focus is the re­ a kabosh on [the proposal] be­ Since hindsight is 20/20, within the University of Wis­ credibility of student source center." cause things were not being some of that perfect vision consin System. government with the An item which was worked done by the rules and regula­ should be used to look at the Stapleton said a draft of a administration." on but never came to fruition tions," said Stapleton. performance of the University child care proposal is due out -Lisa Meyer, SA president was the proposed bus pass plan, "We wish the best of luck to of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Stu­ of a UW System committee in which would have given stu­ the new administration," said dent Association over the past Madison May 13. breaking in the new director dents an unlimited pass for the Meyer. year. "It very clearly defines the and improving communication Milwaukee County Transit **§*i "We've been busy," said real purpose and necessity of with students through the de­ System with an increase in stu­ Lisa Meyer, SA president. what we are now going to call velopment of a written policy. dent fees. The new University The achievements of the SA children's centers on UW cam­ Meyer said one of the big­ According to Meyer, the which Meyer pointed to in­ puses because they are more gest accomplishments of the program got tied up because clude the creation of the than just child-care facilities," past year was the reorganiza­ administrative staff people for­ women's center, the rewriting said Stapleton. tion of SARC and hiring of a warded information for some •A * jj of the constitution and by-laws, The Women's Center which professional business manager grant money that did not have Association the establishment of an ethics got under way this year was an for it to a five-year contract. any official approval. administration takes code, the passage of the grade idea that has been a statewide "[Hiring the manager] is "Basically they screwed* point average referendum and phenomenon across the UW probably one of our better up," said Meyer. office June i* the reorganization of the SA system according to Meyer. Resource Center (SARC). "It's been talked about for "We've picked up the pieces at least 10 years," Meyer said. University to get new id cards and moved a lot forward," said "This year it just became a Meyer. "I think we've restored reality." By Chad Sirovina will be getting a new copier card the credibility of student gov­ She said the reason for the "We wanted a system we system. ernment with the administra­ success of the center this year Students attending the Univer­ could grow into, not out The strip with the student infor­ mation on it would be used to tion." was the work of Roxanne sity of Wisconsin-Milwaukee will of." SA has also signed a con­ receive new student identification eliminate both the meal card sys­ Patton. cards over the summer as UWM -Bob Meyer, tem used by residents of the tract with a new insurance com­ "She stayed focused, which switches over to a new identifica­ microcomputer specialist Sandburg residence halls and sys­ pany for next year, Meyer said. made a lot of difference," tion system according to Bob tem currently used to verify stu­ "We're going with one com­ Stapleton said. Meyer, a microcomputer special­ back, the photo on the front of the dent enrollment. pany instead of two," said According to Stapleton, the ist at UWM. card would be done in a different "We're getting away from the Meyer, "[The new company] According to Meyer, the new manner as well. validation sticker," said Meyer. committee on the Women's Lenichek said one of the prob­ is more reputable." ID cards will have two magnetic "One of the most basic things Center is currently in the pro­ strips on them. One will contain about [the card] is that we are no lems with the current card system Meyer said that the low- cess of hiring a director. student information and the other longer taking Polaroid photos," is the validation sticker. light of the past year was the The Norris Health Center will be a debit strip. said Lenichek. "Validation is going to be real," general disarray that the of­ has also occupied much of SA's "The old system was pretty According to Lenichek, the said Lenichek. fice was in when she and Cheryl archaic," said Meyer. "We wanted photo portion of the ED card will According to Lenichek, the stu­ time, said Stapleton. dent information strip would elimi­ Stapleton, SA vice president, a system we could grow into, not be taken by using a frozen video "This office has been very out of." image of the student which will nate the problem of having mul­ took over from the previous busy related to the health care "The card itself is going to be eliminate many of the retakes. tiple validation stickers the longer administration. center," she said. completely different," said Jon Meyer said the debit strip would that one attends UWM and would "We walked into a mess," According to Stapleton, the Lenichek from the office of enroll­ be able to be used in new vending eliminate the need for a special trip to the Cashier's Office for said Meyer. 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[children] a safe atmosphere and * And so Daniels tries to make treated the children with dignity in Andy MacDonald asked the his theater a place where children a setting where I felt comfort­ director during rehearsals how he and young adults want to come to. able." * could improve his performance "I wanted to work with kids in Holding classes and rehearsals for a play presented by Bayside's an environment where they want that parents are free to drop in on Milwaukee Youth Theater this to be there. It's incredible what may contribute to the parents' com­ k Spring. kids can do when they are moti­ fort with the theater. According to His director, Peter Daniels, told vated and they want to do it." Daniels, some youth theaters in MacDonald to go stick it in his ear. Daniels' desire for his students the area do not let parents sit in on MacDonald, 16, was playing to realize their creativity was his their children's classes or rehears­ * the role of a nerdish high school motivation to let MacDonald cre­ als. Daniels said he preferred that teacher. Daniels, founder and ate his own character. parents did not come to the first president of the Milwaukee Youth Daniels' students appreciate the couple of their child's classes so Theater, had let MacDonald de­ adult manner in which he treats the class can develop into a group. velop the character himself. After them. MacDonald was ecstatic Daniels had been involved in a few performances of the play, about the creative freedom Daniels theater and teaching before start­ MacDonald asked Daniels how to gave him. ing his theater. He said he had two spice up his character. Daniels "I get to really play around years of acting training and ten suggested to the young actor that with it!" he said during an inter­ years of experience with commu­ he stick his index finger in his ear view after one of the performances nity and university theater produc­ and pretend to wipe the earwax of the play, "Nothing But the tions.