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News | page 3 Dean Richard Meadows to retire Winter farmers' market uwMrOSl begins The Student-Run Independent Newspaper at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Sports | page 7 Volleyball closes with s;ew Business eighth straight win Post sues UWM a. Unio>nn PolicPolicyy BoarB d Act [motioned for the Union Policy Board Act to be approved. m mI seconded the motion. | | there are a number of questions that need the direct response from the UPB and the UPB should have an office allocated to the organization in order to be more for records accessible. | B would also like to, have use of the office. No office would loose their space; the UPB would share an office with the Court, [objected to the motion. I M stated that the Newspaper claims UPB records not educational } is not needed because | Women's soccer finishes j and there is no need to allocate another desk, season 12-6-3 By Josh Evert computer, etc. | | believes that J B should t have ever seen," said Student present and accessible due to | 0|. Production Editor Press Law Center executive di H stated that the office would be used strictly for UPB [email protected] rector Frank LoMonte. respon«bilitiesin order to separa^ierespon^bilities of the two offices. UWM spokesman Tom Luljak | that the fl | should be able to fringe | page 12 The UWM Post filed suit last said that, in keeping with past separate responsibilities without the need for separate offices. Gore week against UW-Milwaukee, practice, the university will advocates for the office allocation. I | asked if other UPB Interview with arguing that the university not comment on pending litiga members could also use the office. | J has a concern about the Brendan Benson of The misapplied a federal student tion. But Luljak did discuss the confidential documents in the office. However, | | is willing to Raconteurs privacy law to redact records university's relationship with consider the request at a later date. | M motioned to amend the of a public meeting. the Post, also highlighting the document. The amendment would take out the | | and state that other members of the UPB could use the office. There was no second to number of documents they've The newspaper claims that the motion. The motion to approve the Union Policy Board Act was documentsand audio recording turned over to the newspaper approved 5-1. requested through Wisconsin's in recent years. open records law came heav "I think we have an excel b. WISPIRG Phone Use ily redacted. The plaintiffs in lent relationship with the Post, Bjdoes not approve of WISPIRG having a telephone line; the the case are the Post and cur and I believe we have been ex organization has been fine in the past by using email as their primary rent Special Projects Editor traordinarily cooperative in source of communication. | ^ aiso raises the concern of the easy Jonathan Anderson, while the meeting the requirements of Student names were redacted in these Union Policy Board records. The Men Who Stare at defendants are the Union Policy the law. We have tried to be as tymmjmmmmmmtH*****MmBMmi^^ Goats nothing special Board (UPB) and UWM Records responsive as possible," said "The university's assertion 'We do not think that Union Custodian Amy Watson. Luljak. "Over the past two that FERPA was intended to re Policy Board documents and The university cites the years the university has re strict disclosure of the records recordings should be consid Federal Educational Rights and sponded to 42 requests by the of the Union Policy Board — ered an educational record," Editorial | page 18 Privacy Act (FERPA) of 1974, Post, providing thousands of a powerful governing body said Lessmiller. "It's my hope which aims to ensure the pri documents." that has significant oversight that this action will lead to a vacy of students' educational Anderson, who was editor in over the allocation of state re much needed clarification of ePinions: Rupert records, as reason to redact chief of the Post at the time, re sources and makes important this federal student privacy Murdoch can't expect student names and identifi quested UPB documents dating policy decisions that greatly law." users to pay for online able information from the UPB back to August 2008 in January affect student life on the UWM The Post is seeking copies news records. of this year. Watson denied campus — cannot be counte of unredacted UPB documents "FERPA is a confusing law much of Anderson's request nanced," said Anderson. and audio recordings as well Danny Gokey shouldn't that is badly in need of clarifi or heavily redacted responsive Current Post Editor in Chief as legal fees. UWM has until cation, but UWM's ultra-literal documents in March because Kevin Lessmiller said that UPB Dec. 28 to formally respond to be Milwaukeean of the interpretation is the most ex six of nine voting members on records should not fall under the lawsuit. year treme and nonsensical that we the UPB were students. the protection of FERPA. Students rally for Feingold discusses war education rights strategy, healthcare at UWM By Tammy McCubbin and Antonio for Democratic Society stated By Mike La Count ward social reform. Sharp that UWM Chancellor Carlos Staff Writer The Collection was Post Staff Santiago took a significant pay [email protected] founded 40 years ago [email protected] raise and "gave high level ad by the family of Morris ministrators a three percent U.S. Sen. Russ Fromkin. Fromkin was a About 50 UW-Milwaukee stu raise while giving most profes Feingold (D-WI) spoke lawyer working in both dents held a protest rally in front sors and faculty a three percent at UW-Milwaukee on Milwaukee and New of Chapman Hall last Tuesday de cut." Nov. 14, giving a speech York. During his ca manding the university admin However, UWM ViceChancellor entitled "Wisconsin's reer, Fromkin provided istration stop tuition hikes, bud for University Relations Tom Progressive Tradition legal counsel to poor get cuts and salary decreases. Luljak said that Flom's assertion and Century of Reform." immigrants and others Students and youth across is incorrect. He noted that the In his presentation, in need for no charge. the country raised their voices, Chancellor's base pay for 2009- Feingold discussed When he died in 1969, demanding that education is 10 is $280,550. Eight required Wisconsin's history his family established a right on the National Day of furlough days will cut off $8,599, of addressing social the organization to con Action for Education Rights. But making his actual salary for the issues. tinue his efforts. university officials say that de year $271,951. Every year the Morris In the past, UWM cisions relating to tuition hikes "Claims that the chancel Fromkin Memorial has submitted propos and budget cuts are made at the lor took a significant pay raise Collection hosts an als for research. They state level and not on campus. and gave a three percent raise event in which a speaker then issue a grant to Jacob Flom with the Education is selected who has, in U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold speaking Saturday after Rights Campaign and Students See RALLY page 3 some way, worked to See FEINGOLD page 3 noon. Post photo by Sam Hogerton. 2 November 16,2009 News The UWM Post : lllf* UWMIOS County Board votes no to Santiago, Flynn to discuss Editor in Chief Editorial Editor Business Manager parking meters campus area safety Kevin Lessmiller Jason Kopplin Simon Bouwman The Milwaukee County Board voted last UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Carlos Santiago News Editor Production Editor Advertising Manager Monday to reject lakefront parking meters plans to meet Milwaukee Police Chief Ed Flynn Tom Swieciak Josh Evert Kurt Raether in a 14-5 vote. The UW-Milwaukee Student to discuss the spike in violence that the UWM Association (SA) lobbied all 19 county supervi campus has seen in recent weeks, according to Asst. News Editors Photo Editor Account Executive sors last week in an effort to sway their opin the Journal Sentinel. The announcement came Marly Fink Sam Hogerton Joey Morgan ion. The SA released a statement today that amidst a spree of armed and strong-arm rob Tammy McCubbin Puzzle Editor Advertising Designer thanked "everyone that participated from the beries near campus, aside from the robbing of Special Projects Editor Jonas Wittke Kim Sullivan University and community for binding together the Open Pantry on Oakland Avenue two days to protest an unfair proposal that targets many in a row. UWM police recently increased both Jonathan Anderson Copy Editors Distribution Lindsey Millard Patrick Quast individuals who can least afford it, as well as vehicle and beat patrols on and around the Fringe Editor all 14 supervisors who voted yes to deny the UWM campus. Jacob Schneider Alek Shumaker Dustin Zarnikow meters." Asst. Fringe Editors Sarah Hanneken Board of Directors Trapper Schoepp Kevin Lessmiller Wauwatosa man found Web Editor Michael Ray Kurt Raether Obama approval rating Kody Schafer guilty for heroine-related Sports Editors Jimmy Lemke hits all-time low Jimmy Lemke Marly Fink deaths A Rasmussen Poll released on Nov. 11 A 25-year-old Wauwatosa man was found Tim Prahl Simon Bouwman showed that President Obama's national ap guilty of two heroine-related deaths after being proval rating has dipped to a low of 46 per accused of being, part of a "heroine conspir cent. The news comes on the heels of criticism acy," according to the Journal Sentinel. Jason Phone:(414)229-4578 SHIPPING ADDRESS MAILING ADDRESS Fax:(414)229-4579 2200 Kenwood Blvd.