Nader Draws Packed House During UWM Campaign Stop
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The Santana Black Debuts UWMPos t page 18 Volume 45, Number # 4 The University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee September 27, 2000 Nader draws packed house during UWM campaign stop Nathan Kostiuk ence in the Student Union's corporate crime, fraud and Post Features Editor Wisconsin Room. "This is sup abuse," said Nader. posed to be about the way we "Clinton-Gore talk about Green Party candidate feel." Addressing concerns that putting 100,000 more police on Ralph Nader made a plea to a a vote for Nader will in effect the streets, but they don't put standing-room-only audience be a vote for the Republican enough prosecutors at all in the on the University of nominee George W Bush, corporate suites," said Nader. Wisconsin-Milwaukee campus Moore said emphatically, "No! Not to be confused with Sept. 20. Nader asked the A vote for Gore is a vote for taking a pro-Bush stance, crowd to not waste a vote on Bush." Nader also added, "I think that one of the two major party can Nader painted a similar pic George W. Bush's presidential didates, but to actually vote ture, saying that the two major run is unconstitutional, because your conscience, which, he party candidates have more George W Bush is really a big said, is what his ticket repre commonalities than differ corporation running for presi sents. ences. dent disguised as a human Progressive filmmaker "Our democracy has„.a being." Michael Moore, producer of two-party system that is As one of the nation's fore the documentary Roger and increasingly morphing into one most and revered consumer Me, joined Nader at UWM. corporate party with two heads advocates, Nader has a career's Moore and Phil Donahue, wearing different make-up," worth of insight and criticism who was not present at UWM, said Nader. of the political process. were Nader's companions dur In an election in which two After a Harvard education ing a six-city excursion dubbed of the nation's top presidential in law, Nader first gained noto the "Non-Voter Bus Tour." candidates rarely speak each riety with his book, Unsafe at Getting the word out about other's name, Nader's stump Any Speed: The Designed-In voting and defensive voting speeches include pointed and Dangers of the American was the major theme of specific names, numbers and Automobile, about major safety Moore's speech. legislation to illustrate his tick defects in General Motors "Since when did voting et's platform. products that the company become so tactical and strate "The Green Party stands for See Nader gic?," Moore asked the audi tough law enforcement against page 2 Doctoring of photos leaves UW-Madison red-faced William Claiborne cellor for student affairs, said Friedman had publicly apolo minority ninth graders from friend of his and he knew the Washington Post Staff that admissions officials took gized to Shabazz and the com Milwaukee and other inner black senior had never been to Writer Shabazz's image from a layout munity. cities spend a summer at the a Badgers football game. of 1994 Welcome Week activi To make things worse for Madison campus. If the stu "I ran to Diallo immediate CHICAGO, Sept. 20 — ties and digitally inserted it embarrassed university offi dents stay with the Upward ly and apologized," Barrows Officials of the University of into the admissions booklet cials, Shabazz, who is now a Bound-like program through said. "I was appalled." Wisconsin admitted today that cover in a misguided effort to senior, happens to be a promi high school, they receive five- Barrows said the university in an effort to show that the illustrate the university's diver nent African American student year, tuition-free scholarships is trying to recall from university is culturally diverse sity. activist who has never attend- to the university. prospective students as many they inserted the face of a >. Barrows said that several of the 55,000 mailed admis black student into a crowd of months ago Seltzer gave him a sions forms as possible and is white football fans pictured on draft copy of the admissions printing a new cover. He said the cover of next year's under packet with student football no disciplinary action is graduate application. fans pictured on the cover. He required because the two offi The photo doctoring came said that when he saw all of cials admitted their mistake to light Tuesday when a the fans were white, he told and apologized. reporter at The Daily Seltzer: "You can do better Shabazz told the Wisconsin Cardinal, a student newspaper than that, Rob. Find something State Journal he hopes the at the university in Madison, more diverse." admissions office will now noticed that the sun was shin Seltzer said his office spent work with minority students to ing brightly on black student the summer searching for recruit more students of color. Diallo Shabazz's face but not cover photos that would illus "It's a symptom of a much on the sea of white faces pic trate greater diversity at UW, larger problem," he said. tured around him at a 1993 where minorities are 10 per "Diversity on this campus is Badgers football game. The unaltered photo, left. The doctored one, cent of the 40,000 students not really being dealt with." "I thought something rignX« Photo courtesy of Washington Post enrolled. When he could not Barrows said it was crucial looked funny," sophomore find one, he approved adding for the university to recall the Anna Gould said in a tele "This was an error in judg ed a UW football game and is Shabazz's photo to the crowd faked admissions packets phone interview. "It looked ment that shouldn't have hap deeply involved in efforts to scene and Friedman's office quickly "because we are in the like the sun was gleaming off pened," Barrows said. promote campus diversity. created the image for the heat of a very competitive his face and everyone else was He said admissions direc Barrows said Shabazz is a stu cover. Barrows said that as admissions cycle and I don't in the shade." tor Rob Seltzer, who approved dent leader in a cultural soon as he saw the doctored want to lose any time." Paul Barrows, vice chan altering the photo, and univer enrichment program that photo he knew it was fake sity publications director Al Barrows heads, in which because Shabazz is a close September 27, 2000 NEWS September 20, 2000 Nader from Moore said he is excited Although Nader met with regardless. Despite the atten who answered 'yes' when the page 1 about the statewide support for local African American and dance figures many weren't pollster asked if they intended the Green ticket. A Michigan Latino student and community ardent Nader/LaDuke support to vote. The Gallup ignored. Thousands were killed native, Moore told the audi activists before his speech, the ers. To their credit, many were Organization is expecting a 50 or injured as a result. ence they should give them crowd was overwhelmingly there to educate themselves as percent voter turnout. The book and the attention selves a round of applause and white. voters. It is widely held, though, it received inspired progres that Wisconsin is a state that One of the unique aspects According to Moore, whose that this third party's aim is to sives and America's youth and has been there in the past for of the event is that it was free animation on stage led UWM get above five percent in the is widely accredited for spark progressive movements. and open to the public. Unlike Green Party co-founder Amber general election. If the Green ing the modern consumer The immense support the so many of the staged or fund Davidson to say, "I think he is Party can break that percentage movement. UWM community showed the raising events held by the the perfect opener," this is what nationally they will be eligible Nader also ran with vice- campaign on Sept. 20 is evi major party's campaigns this audiences have been like all to receive millions of dollars in presidential nominee Winona dence of this, said Moore. year, this Green stop drew any across the country. federal funds to campaign with LaDuke during the 1996 elec The promoters of the event, one who wanted to come, sup Moore said the media aren't in 2004. tion, but acted more like a fig the Greater Milwaukee Green porters and non-supporters giving the Greens accurate "The campaign is already ure head, simply allowing the Party, the UWM Green Party alike. coverage in terms of the actual succeeding. We're not going to Greens to use his name. and the United Electrical Radio The audience was over momentum behind the ticket. define it in conventional ways This year's election has and Machine Workers Union, whelmingly comprised of stu "It has been just like this," like the two-party winner-take- seen Nader and LaDuke take a thought they might draw a dents, but not all attend UWM. said Moore. "Thousands and all system," said Nader in his much more aggressive role in large crowd to the event so Marquette University thousands of people showing concluding statements. the presidential campaign. they installed the maximum advertised the event on cam up wherever Ralph Nader goes. "After November, when During his nomination number of seating in the room, pus. Alverno College graduate, What you're seeing in this millions of people vote for this acceptance speech in June, 825.