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[email protected] Page 5 Page 3 Page 9 Page 7 Wisconsin weed laws are half-baked By Bethanie Gengler to prosecute marijuana possession [email protected] in small amounts, and it may be treated as an ordinance violation On Jan. 1, 2020, Illinois will with a ticket. officially legalize recreational In 2018, members of the Osh- marijuana and Wisconsin will be kosh Common Council wanted to surrounded by weed. reduce the fine for possession of Illinois will join 10 other states marijuana from $325 to $25 but that have legalized recreational were only successful in getting it marijuana and 33 states that have reduced to $200 plus court costs. legalized medical marijuana. Bor- Oshkosh City Council mem- dering state Minnesota allows ber Jake Krause, who supported medical use while Michigan al- the fine reduction, said the fine lows recreational use. Canada has amount would have depended also legalized recreational pot. on the weight of the marijuana, Wisconsin residents can now which could vary if it were mixed drive just a short distance to pur- in with food or other substances. chase legal weed that becomes “The city police officers basi- illegal the moment they cross the cally said it would be too diffi- border back into Wisconsin. cult to weigh it, and they wanted Marijuana is still federally reg- a one-fine-fits-all type thing,” ulated. Transporting weed across Krause said. “We settled at a $200 state lines, even from a state fine, which was a compromise.” where it was legally purchased, is Oshkosh Mayor Lori Palmeri a federal offense. was a member of the city council In Wisconsin, charges for a in 2018 and supported the propos- first-offense possession of mari- At UW Oshkosh, University Po- referendums on their ballots that ulated similarly to alcohol. al. juana can carry up to six months lice responded to 139 calls related were supported by a solid major- “I did support a reduction from in jail and a $1,000 fine. Repeat to marijuana in 2018 and made 71 ity of voters. According to a Mar- The path to legalization the $325 [fine] because I felt that offenders can be charged with a drug arrests on campus. quette Law School Poll, 58% of In Wisconsin, legalization prog- for people who were lower in- felony and face up to 3.5 years in Last November, 16 Wisconsin Wisconsin residents believe mari- ress comes slowly. Certain Wis- come, that it was kind of a burden prison and a $10,000 fine. counties had marijuana advisory juana should be legalized and reg- consin jurisdictions have declined See Marijuana / Page 4 Regents move forward on free speech bill By Joseph Schulz Expression policy. tendent for the Wisconsin Depart- [email protected] The Regents will hold a public ment of Public Instruction, was hearing on the policy before put- the only Regent to vote against the The UW System Board of Re- ting it up for a final vote. After the policy in 2017. gents voted last Friday to advance vote, the policy will be decided by Regent Edmund Manydeeds, an a plan that would make it man- Gov. Tony Evers. Eau Claire attorney whom Evers datory to punish students on UW Evers’ spokeswoman Melissa appointed last year but who has Hannah Priessner / Advance-Titan System campuses for disrupting Baldauff told the Associated Press yet to be confirmed by the Senate, Titan football dominated UW-Stevens Point 20-7 on Oct 12. someone’s free speech. that the governor will kill the pro- said over the phone that the policy Under the policy, a student who posal if it reaches his desk. is not the way he wants the Re- disrupts “the free expression of The Regents approved the gents to go. Titans 2-0 in conference others” twice will be suspended Commitment to Academic Free- People with opposing views for a minimum of one semester, dom and Freedom of Expression both have a right to free speech, By Gregory Sense the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Ath- and a student who does so a third in 2017, which is the basis for the Manydeeds said, adding that he [email protected] letic Conference. time will be expelled, according to current plan. doesn’t know how the policy The Titans have the top-ranked an agenda item from the Regents’ The Commitment to Academic would be enforced and what ex- The UW Oshkosh Football team defense in the WIAC, and their Oct. 11 meeting. Freedom and Freedom of Expres- actly would be determined as dis- dominated UW-Stevens Point in a defensive talent was on full dis- Currently, individual chancel- sion mirrors a Republican bill in- ruptive speech. 20-7 victory last Saturday, keep- play against UW-Stevens Point. lors are responsible for punishing troduced in 2017 as a response to “Someone that’s 18 or 19 years ing the Titans undefeated in con- Junior Nick Noethe had a ca- students if they disrupt campus students protesting conservative old that believes in something, I ference play this season. reer-high 11 tackles, earning him speech events, according to the speakers. don’t know if they should have The Titans, 2-0 in conference, WIAC team of the week honors, UW System Commitment to Ac- The bill died in the Wisconsin and 4-1 overall, remain tied with and junior Logan Heise returned See Free speech / Page 4 ademic Freedom and Freedom of Senate, and Evers, then superin- UW-Whitewater for first place in See Football / Page 8 2 | AdvanceTitan.com Oct. 17, 2019 News The Advance-Titan UWO files motion to dismiss Phone: 920-424-3048 Email: [email protected] evidence and cross-examine wit- dinator Shawna Kuether, Hear- Website: www.advancetitan. Defendants say student’s 14th nesses. ing Examiner Abigail Sylvia and com Court documents add that Doe Chancellor Andrew Leavitt, who Editor in Chief Jack Tierney amendment claim is invalid can also appeal the process if the were all sued along with the uni- [email protected] hearing committee suspends or versity on Sept. 11, are entitled to expels him from UWO. immunity with respect to due pro- By Joseph Schulz Bares. Ad Manager Collin Tuchalski “There is simply no case law cess and equal protection claims. [email protected] [email protected] The brief explaining the motion holding that procedures such as Kuether should be given immu- 262-391-8452 to dismiss closely resembles the those provided by the University nity, court papers argue, because An ongoing legal dispute be- university’s Sept. 25 response, Ad Representatives: Danielle are constitutionally inadequate,” she was following a federal law tween a John Doe and UW Osh- which argued Doe’s due process Beck, Sam Fassl, Patrick Hebl the brief said. requiring universities to investi- and Gwen Nichols kosh may be nearing its end as the claim is invalid and that UWO’s The brief stated that Doe was gate sexual assault allegations. university’s lawyer Anne Bensky nonacademic misconduct proce- Managing Editor Joseph treated no differently than any Documents argue that Sylvia and state Attorney General Josh dure is constitutional. Schulz other student subject to a Title IX should be immune because there [email protected] Kaul filed a motion to dismiss the The university argues Doe did investigation. is no law indicating she has failed case on Oct. 4. not claim a property interest in Doe’s allegation that equal to comply with the Constitution. News Editor Bethanie Gen- Doe filed a lawsuit against his initial suit, but Doe alleges his gler protection was violated requires Leavitt should also be immune, UWO on Sept. 11 that argued the property interest is continuing his [email protected] him to show that he was treated court papers argue, because he university’s Title IX investigation education as he signed acceptance differently because he was part of wasn’t alleged to have any per- Assistant News Editor into a possible sexual assault vio- agreements that gives him the Amber Brockman a specific group, but court papers sonal involvement with the inves- lated his 14th Amendment rights right to continue at UWO. [email protected] argue that he didn’t sufficiently tigation. to due process and equal protec- The university argues he must show that he was treated differ- The brief concluded that there Opinion Editor Leo Costello tion under the law. establish that the contract enti- ently. is no law supporting the theory [email protected] The case stems from a March tled him to specific rights and that “Even if [Doe] had alleged that when a university investi- 16, 2019 off-campus Zeta Tau Al- the university denied him these Arts & Entertainment Editor some sort of wrongful treatment, gates allegations of campus sex- Ethan Uslabar pha party, where Doe alleges a so- rights. he did not allege it was discrim- ual assault, the investigators are [email protected] rority member invited him to the The brief argues Wisconsin Ad- inatory; there was no reference violating someone’s constitution- party and afterward they had sex. ministrative Code provides con- Sports Editor Neal Hogden to the Defendants treating others al rights.