News | page 4 Union House Party in­ cludes human bowling uwMrOSl ball, ice cream The Student-Run Independent Newspaper at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Tomato fight held on North Ave. A special night for Panthers Sports | page 7 UWM student's experience at Brewers' internship Women's soccer loses to Minnesota 2-3 fringe | page 11 Pantherfest review and interview with Common Pantherfest offered up a variety of entertainment Friday evening. Post photos by Chris Furston By Marly Fink number of tickets available to and Pepsi. Campus organiza­ Gore said. Whitney Houston's Asst. News Editor faculty, staff and alumni were tions and athletics were also well UWM junior and Pantherfest comeback album [email protected] reduced, in hopes of increas­ represented. attendee Bridget Williquette disappoints ing student presence at the Dashboard Confessional, an thought this year's event was bet­ The Marcus Amphitheater was event. Although total attendance alternative band, hit the stage ter than last year. packed Friday night with an ex­ dropped, the number of students around8:30p.m.RapperCommon "It's awesome! There are a lot Editorial | page 19 cited crowd of UW-Milwaukee increased. followed around 10 p.m. more booths and they have the students and staff as Dashboard Forecourt festivities began at Gore worked closely with Euro bungee," Williquette said. Confessional and Common head­ 5 p.m., with complimentary food Bob Babisch, vice president of In recent years, alcohol has Obama perpetuates lined Pantherfest 2009. This for students and staff from Whole entertainment for Summerfest, been available at Pantherfest. myth of self-made man climactic end to a long week Foods and a wide range of ac­ with additional input from UWM However, Gore said in light of the of Campus Kickoff activities tivities, including Euro bungee alumni to secure the two head- recent drug and alcohol tragedies UWM residence hall liners. Gore said that, in a sur­ among UWM students, it was de­ was held on the Summerfest jumping and a live performance shuttle busses grounds. vey sent to students in April, hip- cided that alcohol would not be by Comedy Sportz. inadequate Over 7,500 UWM students, Local reggae band King hop and alternative rated num­ present this year. staff and alumni were in atten­ Solomon was on hand to pro­ ber one and two among students "All in all, I think Pantherfest dance; this is a slightly lower vide the early-evening tunes, at UWM. is a great community builder for number than last year. along with booths from several "I think it's important to in­ UWM. It's one event that everyone According to Scott Gore, Pantherfest sponsors like KISS clude two different kinds of mu­ on campus can come together Director of the UWM Union, the FM, Milwaukee's CW network, sic to be broadly represented," on," Gore said. Preferred SFS site rejected, Cudahy pulls funds ByTomSwieciak timing of Cudahy's funding UWM Foundation President other different companies have necessary funds will be raised, News Editor withdrawal, Luljak maintained David Gilbert said that Cudahy indicated a strong desire for us allowing the university to [email protected] that the university does not dis­ pulling his funding from the to be there so we can do an close on the site in Wauwatosa. cuss its relationship with do­ proposed Michael Cudahy even better job of joint research "Down the road, you will see an On Sept. 4, UW-Milwaukee nors. "We respect and accept Innovation Park in Wauwatosa work in the future." absolutely marvelous academic decided that it would no longer whatever wishes or directions was "a minor issue in a multi- and business partnership as re­ be headquartering its School of donors choose to go or not go. million dollar initiative," ac­ "The freshwater search scientists for both the Freshwater Sciences (SFS) in the You would have to talk to Mr. cording to a quote in the Journal public and private sector come old Pieces of Eight restaurant Cudahy directly about his de­ Sentinel. initiative, we believe, together around the key initia­ site, which is currently leased to cision, but we aren't going to Tom Luljak made clear that is far too important tives that we have planned for philanthropist Michael Cudahy speak for him," Luljak said in a Cudahy was just one of many that site," Luljak said. for $1 million. Five days later, phone interview. donors for the proposed engi­ for us to do anything Reporter Tom Daykin of Cudahy made it clear that he Cudahy purchased the neering research facilities in that would ultimately the Journal Sentinel contacted would not help fund UWM's lease to the old Pieces of Eight Wauwatosa. Michael Cudahy about the fund­ new College of Engineering and Restaurant one month ago for "The key to that site are the end up creating a ing withdrawal for the proposed Applied Science research facili­ $1 million. The restaurant is partners themedicalcollege.GE rift or division in the Innovation Park. "I never made ties, which were to be erected on city-owned land. According Healthcare is already out there community." -Tom an offer," Cudahy was quoted on Milwaukee County Grounds to the Journal Sentinel, Cudahy (as well as) Froedert Hospital as saying. Officials at UWM "as­ in Wauwatosa, according to the had planned to give the lease to and Children's Hospital. We've Luljak, Vice Chancellor sumed it was an official offer," Journal Sentinel. UWM if the site was approved as already done and continue to of University Relations he told Daykin. When the Post asked Vice the new SFS headquarters. The do significant joint research Cudahy was quoted in an Chancellor of University site was rejected by UWM on with those institutions," Luljak Relations Tom Luljak about the September 4. said. "They and a number of Luljak maintained that the See SFS page 5 2 September 14,2009 News The UWM Post UWMlOSt Chancellor's plenary address Freed man to sue MPD this Thursday Chaunte Ott, a man who spent 13 years in prison, plans to sue the Milwaukee Police Editor in Chief Asst. Sports Editor Business Manager UWM Chancellor Carlos E. Santiago will give Department (MPD), according to the Journal Kevin Lessmiller Tim Prahl Simon Bouwman his fall 2009 plenary address this Thursday, Sentinel. Ott was released amid DNA evidence News Editor Editorial Editor Advertising Manager Sept. 17, at 2:30 p.m. in the Union's Wisconsin linking apprehended serial killer Walter E. Ellis Tom Swieciak Jason Kopplin Kurt Raether Room. All members of the UWM community are to his alleged victim, 16-year-old Jessica Payne. invited to attend. MPD said in a statement that they "made the ar­ Asst. News Editors Prodgction Editor Account Executive rest after developing probable cause to believe Marly Fink Josh Evert Joey Morgan Chaunte Ott was the perpetrator. A jury found Tammy McCubbin Photo Editor Advertising Designer Shorewood parents seek leni­ that the case had been proved beyond a reason­ Special Projects Editor Sam Hogerton Kim Sullivan ency for TP-ing able doubt and found him guilty. We recognize Jonathan Anderson Puzzle Editor Distribution that DNA technology evolved long after the trial was over that was sophisticated enough to prove Fringe Editor Jonas Wittke Patrick Quast Four Shorewood High School seniors were that Ott did not have sex with the victim." Jacob Schneider Alek Shumaker punished for toilet-papering the school's campus Chief Copy Editor the night before the first day of school. Now, their Sarah Hanneken Asst. Fringe Editors Board of Directors parents are asking for the punishments to be Trapper Schoepp Copy Editors Kevin Lessmiller removed from their records. "TP-ing" the school Michael Ray Lindsey Millard Kurt Raether has been a long standing tradition, they argue. Sports Editor Dustin Zarnikow Simon Bauwman Source: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Jimmy Lemke Jimmy Lemke Marly Fink Phone:(414)229-4578 SHIPPING ADDRESS MAILING ADDRESS UWM Police received a complaint of "drunk UWM Police received a complaint of water Fax:(414)229-4579 2200 Kenwood Blvd. Union Box 88 kids" walking at an off-campus location Friday, balloons being thrown at multiple B.O.S.S. vans [email protected] Suite EG80 UWM P.O. Box 413 Sept. 4 at 9:44 p.m. Police checked the area on N. Cramer St. at 12:22 a.m. Sept. 7. Police www.uwmpost.com Milwaukee, Wl 53211 Milwaukee, Wl 53201 and "no kids were found," according to the were unable to determine which house the bal­ UWM Police media log. loons were coming from. 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The suspects UWM Police received a report of someone during spring break and exam periods. The UWM Post also publishes once in admitted that they were in possession of a key­ trying to steal a bike outside of Engelmann late summer.