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News | page 2 Protestors march on Chapman Hall last THED^vr'4- Thursday uwMrOSI The Student-Run Independent Newspaper at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Spaights Plaza hosts 15th Open 'Spooktacular' House takes a Sports | page 7 Men's basketball holds first scrimmage game new approach Formula for winning in NFL isn't that difficult By Marly Fink included an array of tours Asst. News Editor and presentations, and special [email protected] hands-on activities from vari ous UWM departments. The fringe | page 12 This past Friday and nursing department offered Saturday prospective college blood pressure screenings, and This Is It a bittersweet students and their families ex the French department served perienced the university first up free crepe samples. tribute to Jackson hand during UW-Milwaukee's According to Director of 15th annual Open House. the Center of Recruitment and The event ran on Friday Oct. Outreach Jan Ford, efforts were 30 from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m., made to make this year's Open and Saturday Oct. 31 from 9 House new and improved. a.m. until 1 p.m. Some of the 2009 Open House highlights See OPEN HOUSE page 5 An open house welcomed prospective students to campus iast weekend. Post photo by Sam Hogerton Comedy preview: Jerry New ordinance to require New SFS site may be Seinfeld housing inspections finalized Editorial | page 18 By Mike LaCount by those who spoke both for and By Tom Swieciak Freshwater Sciences, accord Staff Writer against the new act. News Editor ing to the Journal Sentinel. Political correctness [email protected] One major point brought up by [email protected] "Because the university al both the committee and support ready has a significant invest stifles the mind Members of the Milwaukee ive community members was in UW-Milwaukee officials ment in the existing WATER Zoning, Neighborhoods and regard to the impact that neglect met recently with commu research facility, we are ac Development Committee met to ful landlords have on everyone in nity residents and business tively pursuing the possibil Solidarity: Women still ity of placing an expanded approve a proposed ordinance last a neighborhood. A landlord who owners of the neighborhood oppressed by religion Tuesday, which will mandate land does not maintain properties can near the Great Lakes WATER research building and the lords obtain rental certificates. ride the wave of increasing prop Institute to prepare the com headquarters for the new The ordinance is sponsored erty values created by new homes munity for the possible pres by Aids. Nik Kovac, Joe Davis and built in the area. Likewise, aland- ence of UWM's new School of See SFS SITE page 3 Willie Hines. The proposed intent lord who does keep up a unit is af of the new act is to prevent absen fected when the house next door tee landlords from neglecting the is allowed to deteriorate, bringing upkeep of their properties. down property values. Student Rental certificates will only "Milwaukee neighborhoods be required for landlords who are constantly hurt by absentee own properties in the Lindsey landlords," said William Werner, a government Heights and UW-Milwaukee UWM-area resident. neighborhoods. Some felt that the ordinance The proposal supporting the was going to divert funds away speaks out against ordinance cited cities such as from other city departments. This Minneapolis, Los Angeles and was of particular concern with proposed U-Park Annapolis that have similar the newly imposed budget cuts ordinances. for the Milwaukee police and fire Post photo by Sam Hogerton Lindsey Heights and the UWM departments. meters neighborhood were targeted be Aid. MichaelMurphy responded cause of the higher-than-average to the concerns, stating, "That is By Kevin Lessmiller Nov. 2. ents is uncomfortably low," said percentage of rental units located not an accurate statement. The Editor in Chief The UWM Student Association Burseth. "Adding further burden there. Also, homes within these program is to be completely self- [email protected] (SA) Senate passed a bill at its on students will only create more areas are older on average when funded. Not passing this ordi Sunday, Nov. 1 meeting formally problems, not solve them." compared to the city of Milwaukee nance will not free up any money UW-Milwaukee student gov denouncing the U-PARK parking SA Deputy Speaker of the as a whole. The average age of for any other department." ernment leaders are. speaking meter proposal. SA President Senate Travis Romero-Boeck homes in the two communities is Others against the ordinance out against a proposal to imple Jay Burseth said that the park added that meters would result about 91 years, compared to 70 were concerned about the impact ment metered parking to the ing meters would just be an in the further overcrowding of years for the rest of the city. that inspections will have on per lakefront U-Park lot. added financial burden for UWM campus-area streets. A number of community mem sonal privacy. Some felt the intent The plan is part of Milwaukee students. "Putting meters along the bers attended the meeting and of the inspections was not so much County Executive Scott Walker's "As you know, the cost of lakefront would be counterpro had the opportunity to speak to catch structural violations of 2010 budget. The Milwaukee higher education is rising, yet ductive to the purpose of U-Park when the floor was opened up. County Board of Supervisors the opportunity to get a job and flood neighborhood streets There were many concerns voiced See INSPECTIONS page 6 will vote on the budget Monday, for too many of our constitu- with student vehicles," he said. 2 November 2, 2009 Newl The UWM Post ••: : THE WB UWM Health coverage may be Developer pulls out • extended to 27-year-olds of Columbia Hospital Editor in Chief Editorial Editor Business Manager Wisconsin parents may be able to have their purcahse Kevin Lessmiller Jason Kopplin Simon Bouwman health insurance cover their children under 27 News Editor Production Editor Advertising Manager beginning on Jan. 1, according to the Journal A developer who planned to purchase the Tom Swieciak Josh Evert Kurt Raether Sentinel. Gov. Jim Doyle made the announce Columbia Hospital complex on the UWM cam ment Thursday, with the plan geared towards pus scrapped the plans Thursday, according Asst. News Editors Photo Editor Account Executive young people who may be jobless, have a job to the Journal Sentinel. Developer Doug Weas Marly Fink Sam Hogerton Joey Morgan without benefits, or on a break from college. did not comment on his decision to decline Tammy McCubbin Puzzle Editor Advertising Designer Parents who choose to cover their children who purchase of the complex. Vice Chancellor for Special Projects Editor Jonas Wittke Kim Sullivan are 25 or 26 will pay $1,600 more in income University Relations Tom Luljak was quoted as Jonathan Anderson Copy Editors Distribution taxes per year, according to federal tax rules. saying" the university still has interest in the site, despite Weas' decision not to be involved. Fringe Editor Lindsey Millard Patrick Quast The site will be available for development in Jacob Schneider Dustin Zarnikow Alek Shumaker Healthcare reform bill fall of 2010. Asst. Fringe Editors Sarah Hanneken Board of Directors Trapper Schoepp Kevin Lessmiller introduced in closed Web Editor Madonna: 'I will bring you Michael Ray Kody Schafer Kurt Raether session Sports Editors Jimmy Lemke U.S. House Democrats unveiled the long- elecricity' Jimmy Lemke Marly Fink awaited bill on healthcare reform Thursday in a ceremony that was closed to the general pub Madonna has vowed to bring electricity to Tim Prahl Simon Bouwman lic, according to the AP. The bill is rumored to the small Malawi village of Mphandula, accord be 1,990 pages, which includes an option for ing to the AP. The singer, who adopted two chil government-run health insurance. Democrat dren from the village, came under fire in 2006 Phone:(414)229-4578 SHIPPING ADDRESS MAILING ADDRESS Fax:(414)229-4579 2200 Kenwood Blvd. Union Box 88 House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer called the when the father of one of the adopted children [email protected] Suite EG80 UWM P.O. Box 413 event "the most deliberative, transparent and told news organizations he had felt confused www.u wm post.com Milwaukee, Wl 53211 Milwaukee, Wl 53201 open process" he had seen in his career on and powerless during the adoption process. Capitol Hill. According to the AP, "entrances Madonna made her promise to bring light in a were blocked off by metal fences, with Capitol speech on Thursday, in which she said, "I know police officers standing next to staff mem you work in darkness. I will bring you electric THE UWM POST has a circulation of 10,000 and is distributed on campus and bers holding clipboards with lists of approved ity." The singer's charity organization, "Raising throughout the surrounding communities. attendees." Malawi," already funds the feeding and educa The first copy is free, additional copies $.75 each. The UWM Post, Inc. is a tion of 3,000 orphaned children. registered student organization at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and an independent nonstock corporation. All submissions become the property of The UWM Post, Inc. A fire alarm was set off at 3:39 a.m. Sunday, A Parking and Transit ticket writer reported The UWM Post is published Mondays in the fall and spring semesters, except Oct. 25 in the Fine Arts building. UW-Milwaukee broken windows on a Chevrolet Cobalt in during spring break and exam periods. The UWM Post also publishes once in Police checked the area and determined that Parking Lot #24 (Sandburg) at about 9 a.m.