INDEPENDENT SINCE 1956 INSIDE The ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT UWM What Matters at Theatre X PAGE 10 SPORTS A response to the Marquette Tribune's October 8, 2003 The weekly campus newspaper of UWM Volume 47 J Issue 6 allegations PAGE 17 Mens Soccer FEATURES vs the UW The Milwaukee Idea — whose idea PAGE 16 was this anyway? PAGE 7 Greenery on the roof NEWS PAGE 7 Counterfeit dollars at UWM PAGE 2 The presidential visit to Wisconsin By Mackenzie Renner west Airlines Center, were fol­ message to Congress that Editor in Chief lowed by a $2,000 per plate the tax cuts recently passed luncheon at the Italian Commu­ must remain as a fixture in President George W. Bush, in nity Center. The luncheon future budgets. his remarks on the economy dur­ brought in approximately "The idea of passing tax ing a fundraising tour in Milwau­ $800,000 and, according to Wis- relief which is here one day kee, called upon legislators to politics.com, was the highest- and gone tomorrow is not uphold tax cuts and support the priced political fundraiser in state good for economic recovery. current economic policy institut­ history. For the sake of job creation ed by the Bush administration. Bush opened his remarks by we need to put certainty in "My concern is about the peo­ recognizing multiple Republican the tax code," said Bush. "All ple who are-looking for work," leaders from Wisconsin includ­ the tax relief we passed must said Bush. "I'm not worried about ing former governor Tommy be permanent." the numbers. What I am worried Thompson, congressional repre­ According to the Presi­ about is the lives affected by sentatives Jim Sensenbrenner, dent, the majority of per­ recession." Tom Petri and Paul Ryan, and state sons who pay the top rate in President Bush was in Milwau­ officials Jack Voight, Mary Panz­ American individual tax code kee on Friday, Oct. 3 as part of a er and Steve Foti. are small business owners. fundraising tour. The remarks on Among Bush's comments on With 70 percent of new jobs the economy, held at the Mid­ the state of the economy was a coming from small business­ es, the President pushed for support of his tax relief pro­ gram, which will "allow small businesses to keep more of their own money," therefore Protestors greet stimulating the economy and creating more jobs. "The entrepreneurial spir­ Bush in Milwaukee it in this country is really Post photo by Dustin Safranek see BUSH page 3 President George W. Bush at Mitchell Airfield. Post photo by Dustin Safranek Sign-carrying protesters lined the streets around the ICC during Bush's visit. By Brian Resop of the number of jobs lost. News Editor "Over 260,000 have been announced in Wisconsin since Demonstrators of all sorts President Bush took office," showed up in the rain outside said John Goldstein, President of the Italian Community Cen­ of the Milwaukee County Labor ter on Friday morning to Council. protest the arrival of George W. Approximately 100 people Bush to Milwaukee. Unem­ showed up for the protest. Var­ Post photo by Mackenzie Renner ployment, women's rights and ious organizations included the environment were the Wisconsin Citizen Action, the groups' main concern. Milwaukee County Labor Coun­ Dean makes stop in Madison "No president has lost more cil, local ironworkers unions, jobs than Bush since the the Sierra Club, the National "Generation Dean" campaign aimed at youth vote Hoover administration," said Lawyers Guild, University of By Brian Resop Sunday about his plans to run Dean said that one third of Larry Marx, executive director Wisconsin-Milwaukee VOX, the for president. Dean is running contributions to his campaign, of Wisconsin Citizen Action. News Editor Milwaukee chapter of the an alternate motto for his "Dean including money and volunteer Many protestors carried National Women's Organization Vermont governor Howard for America" campaign called, work, comes from the genera­ Hoover vacuum cleaners and the Milwaukee chapter of Dean, competing for the dem­ "Generation Dean," which is tion of youth who are of col­ around with them as a symbol see PROTEST page 3 ocratic nomination, spoke to a aimed at college students and lege age. He said that that same group of 3,000 in Madison on young voters. see DEAN page 24 2 October 8, 2003 The UWM Post News NEWS BRIEFS Conterfeit dollars at UWM By Matthew L. Bellehumeur you should immediately turn it • UWM professor awarded Fulbright grant to News Editor over to the local police or the U.S If you suspect a Ukraine: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Professor Vic­ Secret Service. If the bill is gen­ counterfeit bill... tor Greene has been awarded a Fulbright Senior Specialist Seven identical counterfeit uine it will be returned, but if it $20 bills have been used at the is counterfeit you will not be Grant to lecture on American history at Kyiv Institute • Keep the bill from the passer. Slavonic University in the Ukraine. Greene, an emeritus University of Wisconsin-Milwau­ reimbursed. professor of history, will conduct 10 lectures at the kee Union since the beginning of "You are out the $20 no mat­ • Delay the passer by some the school year. The Campus ter what. I'd rather be out the excuse, if possible, without put­ Ukraine university from Nov. 15 to Nov. 29. The Kyiv Insti­ ting yourself in danger. tute Slavonic University was founded in 1993 with an Police have interviewed a couple $20 than try and pass it on," said emphasis on international studies. suspects but don't have enough Lt. Hodermann. "It is a federal • Contact the police. evidence for an arrest. crime to knowingly do it." • Observe the passer's descrip­ • Benefit features Latin American folk music: A In 2001, three counterfeit Possession of counterfeit tion and that of any companion benefit for the Milwaukee Coalition to Normalize Relations bills were passed at the union. United States obligations with or vehicle used. with Cuba will feature Latin American folk music from the There were four passed in 2002 fraudulent intent is also a fed­ • Handle the bill as little as Andes to the Caribbean. At 7 p.m. on Oct. 12, at the Cof­ and seven already this year. eral offense and is punishable by possible, to preserve fingerprint feehouse, 631 N 19th Street, featured musicians will "They are showing up a lot more a fine or imprisonment for up evidence. include Tony Baez, Dino Arestgui and Felipe Rodriquez. often on campus than before," to 15 years, or both. • Write your initials and the The event is open to the public and admission is a $6 sug­ said University of Wisconsin-Mil­ Although most counterfeit date on an unprinted edge on gested donation. waukee Campus Police Lieu­ money is printed, the Secret the front of the bill, place it in tenant Pamela S. Hodermann. Service says that "raised notes" an envelope, and surrender it • UWM to hold speech recognition workshop: The The campus police recently or bills that are altered to University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Business only to police or the U.S Secret arrested a suspect that attempt­ increase the face value, are Service. Administration Center for Technology Innovation will hold ed to use a counterfeit $20 bill becoming more prevalent. a workshop entitled "Speech Recognition: Primary Human but did not feel that they had New $20 bills will be released Computer Interface?" on Friday, Oct 31, from 8:30 a.m. to enough evidence to prosecute this month. To stay ahead of the world. It will co-circulate 4:30 p.m. The program will feature experts from IBM's TJ the individual. The suspect counterfeiters, the U.S. govern­ with older-design notes, and Watson Research Center. The workshop will cover contro­ claimed he did not know the ment plans on introducing new the public can rest assured that versial and multimodal technologies, superhuman speech bill was counterfeit. currency designs every seven all U.S. notes will continue to be recognition, text to speech research and audio-visual auto­ The serial number of the $20 to 10 years according to the legal tender." matic speech recognition. Call the Center for Technology bill that the suspect attempted Bureau of Engraving and Print­ The most noticeable differ­ Innovation at 229-3992 for more information. to use was brand new said Lt. ing. ence in the notes is the subtle —Matthew Bellehumeur, News Editor Hodermann. Since the $20 bill The first newly redesigned green, peach and blue colors fea­ was first caught, the Secret Ser­ Series 2004 $20 notes, featur­ tured in the background, said vice has received more with ing background colors and Dawn Haley, of the Bureau of that same serial number. Engraving and Printing. Differ­ The counterfeiters on campus To stay ahead of ent colors will be used for dif­ have been duplicating the same ferent denominations, which will bill said Lt. Hoderman. She stat­ counterfeiters, the help everyone—particularly ed that as long as you don't use those who are visually large currency you shouldn't U.S. government impaired—to tell denominations have a problem. You will never plans on introducing apart. get a counterfeit $20 bill from a There are three easily recog­ bank, because banks have new currency nizable security features on each machines that detect the coun­ designs every seven bill. terfeit bills. Watermark The faint image The Secret Service has exclu­ to 10 years similar to the large portrait, The sive jurisdiction for investiga­ which is part of the paper itself UWM tions involving the counterfeit­ improved security features, will and is visible from both sides Post ing and counterfeiting is on the be issued Oct.