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MMHM VVWWBWMWI A? a# $ 'U ''% ti THE POST April 02, 2012 THE STUDENT-RUN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER Issue 24> Volume $6 £5i . ,|^ <fc v Hr *i i SA Debate page 12 Neighborhood residents and city officials SA candidates spar in debate debate law and order at MPD town hall Three set of candidates Volunteer officers added, Chapter 17 discussed at neighborhood meetingfor president and vice president debated campus issues before elections By John Parnon Assistant News Editor [email protected] Five candidates for the Student Association's office of president and vice pres ident exchanged accusations and promises at Friday's debate hosted by the UWM Post and UWM Broadcast club. Senator Hugo Nguyen, who has been rep rimanded several times during his short time involved with SA, drew gasps and exasperated sighs from the crowd when responding to the moderator's laundry list of Hugo's mistakes and gaffes. Pictures of Nguyen dressed in Nazi at tire appeared on Facebook recently, and when asked about them he responded, "I talked to the Jewish people, the Hillel, they seemed to like me, they invite me to all their events, so we made up. If you're Jewish, I will buy you a din ner so come and ask me, we can make it a date too if you're a girl." Nguyen said he is a serious candidate and Post photo by Sierra Riesberg not in the running just to make a spectacle. Tne five candidates represented the three By Zach Brooke forcement and alcohol in campus a big thing to the neighborhood," in houses and that sort of thing. I've parties currently in the running: Senator Hugo Assistant News Editor neighborhoods. Basting said. got enough of that." Nguyen and Jory DeLoach II for ICONIC, [email protected] "The message is we're just looking While the new volunteer officers Unlike the relatively small monthly Speaker of the Senate Pvick Banks and Special for acceptable levels of behavior," first won't have the ability the make arrests neighborhood associations' meet Assistant to the President Eric Grow for United Four members of U W- Milwaukee- district Captain Steven Basting said, or issue citations, Basting said, they ings held in places like the Urban Panthers, and Senator Dan Laughland and area neighborhood associations were noting the steady stream of missing can be involved in "transferring infor Ecology Center, Tuesday night's Deputy Speaker Tereza Pelicaric for Allied sworn in as auxiliary police officers yard signs and overturned construc mation," which can mean they can fill meeting was held in the auditorium Student Voice. Tuesday night at the Milwaukee Police tion barrels, as well as loud groups of out a citation and give it to a regular of Riverside University High School DeLoach could not attend the debate be Department District 1 East Side revelers walking home in early morn officer to sign off on, though Basting and included Alderman Nik Kovac, cause of prior obligations. Neighborhood Town Hall Meeting ings after bar close. also stressed, "I don't need them pa Throughout the debate all candidates after a long discussion about law en "All those little things now become trolling the neighborhoods and calling See LAW AND ORDER page 4 agreed on how to address the majority of issues, while a few topics such as the parking situation and party voting records invoked personal at tacks and more divisive answers. Pelicaric said that Grows senate bill last se mester to help fund the athletic department and GLORIA at U-W-M pay off their debt was irresponsible spending of students' money, to which Grow responded, Legendary activist Steinem headlines Women Leaders Conference "Pelicaric voted with my athletics plan... people criticize these plans but she voted for it and it By Zack Garhart emeritus of The Pampered Chef (Doris was kind of a good idea." Staff Writer Christopher), the president of Purdue Pelicaric also talked about the option of co [email protected] University (Dr. France A. Cordova), an ordinating with aldermen to get more parking editor emeritus from the largest wom spaces around campus, to which Grow said, "It's en's feminist blog in the world (Courtney misleading to talk about common council or al Tne Pfister Hotel welcomed influen Martin), in addition to the conferences dermen. We can sit down with [Alderman Nik tial women from all over as participants headliner, longtime feminist activist Kovac], but any real things have to go through of the third annual Women Leaders Gloria Steinem. a common council vote. We won't promise [any Conference (WLC) gathered together in Having established herself as a para thing we can't do]." downtown on March 30. Since its incep mount figure in history during the last 40 Nguyen said on the matter that every stu tion in 2010, the WLC has grown tre years, Steinem was the keynote speaker of dent who commutes should get free parking, mendously and this year extended invita the event and the first one that the WLC and "enjoy the things on campus." tions to 500 women whose backgrounds has featured with such significance. In her When asked about low turnout and SA's varied both professionally and scholarly. life span, Steinem has worked as a writer generally poor reputation, Banks said, "[United "[WLC] is a celebration of leader (co-founder of Ms. magazine), lecturer, Panthers] have a higher moral standing than ship," Dean of UW-Milwaukee's School film maker and is arguably most recog some of these candidates." of Continuing Education (SCE) Patricia nizable as an feminist activist on behalf Nguyen said that he and DeLoach Arredondo said in an opening speech. of women's equality. are new faces to the SA and they "We're sharing and exchanging knowl Her opening speech at the WLC en Post photo by Sierra Riesberg won't be afraid to fire someone. edge and being part of making history." tailed objectives that each woman in at Laughland brought up his voting record, saying UW-Milwaukee's SCE hosted the tendance was to leave with some new feel to make trouble. Steinem's speech primar "It's a revolution with two big broad that Allied Student Voice reformed the ethics sold out conference as it showcased 29 ing of support, piece of information or ily focused on "the longest revolution," a stages; one being the first wave in which and outreach of SA and ended cronyism. speakers, which included recognizable organizing tactic, though she even added battle which she said is still being fought figures such as the founder and chairman jokingly about coming up with a new way by women today. See GLORIA page 5 See DEBATE page 3 uwmpost.com | INDEX NEWS .1-5 FRINGE ...8-n COMICS 14 This paper turns into 100% SPORTS 6-7 EDITORIAL .12-13 PUZZLES 15 post consumer waste HSSHSHHSSH April 02, 2012 NEWS THE UWM POST THE POST NEWS BRIEFS Editor in Chief Production Editor Zacb Erdmann Caitlin Loepfe Students vote overwhelmingly Managing Editor Chief Copy Editor UWM student dies Mike La Count Brad Poling on spring break trip News Editor Copy Editor in favor of new union Steve Garrison . Kara Petersen Twenty-one year old Jacob Winkler, a UW-Milwaukee Assistant News Distribution Mgr. Editors Lucas Hubanks "They made the right choice," Union advocacy chair says student on vacation in Panama John Parnon City Beach, Fla., tragically died Zacb Brooke Off-Campus By Stephanie Schmidt over spring break after falling Distribution of Student Affairs Scott Gore said they vided to student voters, the additional Features Alek Shumaker Staff Writer were pleased with the large turnout. segregated fees required to fund the re from a hotel balcony. Aaron Knapp [email protected] "The students have spoken, loudly, placement will start at $70, increasing Police and firefighters said Business Mgr. Fringe Editor Tyler Rembert that this is important," Gore said. until it reaches $282 in 2018 where it Winkler was pronounced dead Steve Franz UW-Milwaukee students voted via Gore has been working in the Union will remain until it is paid off in 2034. at the scene and foul play is not Advertising Mgr. email in overwhelming favor, 72 percent since he was a student employee in 1972 These rates are capped and could be low suspected. Assistant Fringe Stephanie Fisher Editors to 28 percent, of building a new student and retired as Union director this past ered along with an extended payment A vigil was held for the Kevin Kaber Ad Designer union last week. year. Despite his retirement, Gore was plan through 2044. Gore stressed that Menomonee Falls native at Pius Graham Marlowe Cathylynne Ahlgren Students were sent a link to vote on brought back to help with the referendum. the Union will be built within the ap XI High School on March 26. Sports Editor Account Executive line around midnight the morning of "I had dreams as a student employee proved budget. Jeremy Lubus Zhanet Buchokova March 28 and could cast their vote until to change how the building functioned Gore said that the Union will func Barrett to run for Ashley Haut Assistant Sports Brody Hess the end of the day on March 29. and affected student life," Gore said, tion as a new gateway to the university Governor Editor "I couldn't be more excited for the mentioning how he was happy to see the and spoke of how important it is to design Tony Atkins Sr. Online Editor students, they made the right choice," students so eager to participate. a building for "who we are as a campus." Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett Kody Schafer Editorial Editor Chairperson for the Union Advocacy If all goes well in the next few When the current Union was built, announced he will run for governor William Bornhoft Board of Directors Super Committee Eric Grow said after months, Chancellor Lovell should be they never imagined that there would be in the upcoming June recall elec Zacb Erdmann the results were announced.