News | page 2 Gov. Doyle to speak at uwMrOSl UWM commencement The Student-Run Independent Newspaper at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Rove greeted with both Semester news recap Sports | page 7 Men's basketball beats protest, applause at UWM UIC, loses to Loyola December NFL preview fringe | page 10 Waits' Glitter and Doom Live disappoints Turner Hall hosts Brett Dennen, Grace Potter & The Nocturnals Editorial | pa'ge 19 eBooks cheaper, more (Left) Karl Rove speaks in the Union's Wisconsin during the controversial lecture Thursday evening. (Right) A group of protesters rally convenient than regular outside of the Union's Wisconsin Room Thursday evening during the Karl Rove lecture. Post photos by Dustin Zarnikow textboks By Tom Swieciak Republicans and the Young past signs which indicated that wore masks depicting former News Editor America's Foundation. backpacks and large carry-ins President George W. Bush, while Obama must look [email protected] The speech turned out to be were not allowed. Attendees others held signs asking that to history in making well-attended, highly-organized also walked past a small group Rove be imprisoned. Afghanistan decision Republican political leg­ and secure, but proved rowdy of about 20 protesters belong­ Rove was introduced by for­ end Karl Rove spoke at UW- and raucous for those who ing to Students for a Democratic mer Wisconsin Congressman Milwaukee last Thursday eve­ came to voice their opposition Society, who were slowly walk­ Mark Neumann, who is currently ning in the Wisconsin Room at to Rove. ing in a circle, chanting qui­ the invitation of UWM's College Upon entry, attendees walked etly. Some of the SDS students See ROVE page 5 beer his hand. Bauer was later cited for underage drinking. Do you know who your * ?.i>! Avfew Saoes The police report says Bauer admitted to drinking, though (Facebook) friends are? he disputes that; he pleaded no contest a few weeks ago in La Crosse Municipal Court and Students at UW-La Crosse cited has agreed to pay a $227 fine. for underage drinking based off of At least seven other UW-La Xrosse students, two of whom Facebook photos are Bauer's roommates, were also cited under the same or By Jonathan Anderson ing their privacy. similar circumstances. Special Projects Editor Adam Bauer, a 20-year-old Finding the photos [email protected] UW-La Crosse sophomore, is one of those students. Bauer says La Crosse police Facebook stalking is the lat­ Unexpectedly, he says, he re­ created a spurious Facebook est tool the La Crosse Police ceived an e-mail this past account under the name of Department has employed October from La Crosse police "Jenny Anderson" and ob­ :<?iup&c*-. :^y to crack down on underage officer Al Iverson, asking him tained the photos after Bauer drinking, using photos ob­ to come, to the police station. accepted a friend request from tained from the social media Bauer didn't know why he was that account. While police have Department under Wisconsin's the Post she thinks the way La web site to issue underage being called to the station and not admitted to this, screen- public records law, are consis­ Crosse police used Facebook is drinking citations. But those he claims Iverson told him he shots of the images as they ap­ tent with Bauer's claim. unethical. In a telephone inter­ recently charged, largely col­ wasn't in trouble. After Bauer peared on the Facebook site, UW-La Crosse sophomore view last week, Stenholt criti- lege students, argue police arrived, Iverson presented which were obtained by the Cassandra Stenholt, who was are going too fax and violat­ photos of him at a party with a Post from the La Crosse Police also among those cited, told See FACEBOOK page 6 2 December 7,2009 Nevvi The UWM Post uw/vtrOSt Obama to send troops in, Federal funding for stem- pull troops out cell research underway Editor in Chief Editorial Editor Business Manager Kevin Lessmiller Jason Kopplin Simon Bouwman President Barack Obama announced The Obama administration approved fund­ • News Editor ' Production Editor Advertising Manager Tuesday that 30,000 U.S. soldiers will be de­ ing for the experimentation on new lines of hu­ Tom Swieciak Josh Evert Kurt Raether ployed to Afghanistan, only to begin returning man embryo stem cells using tax-payer dollars, home after 18 months. The soldiers, 10,000 according to the Washington Post. The move is Photo Editor Asst. News Editors Account Executive less than was requested, will deploy early next counter to bans that were put in place during Marly Fink Sam Hogerton Joey Morgan year at "the fastest possible pace" in order to the Bush administration, which argued that Tammy McCubbin Puzzle Editor Advertising Designer secure key population centers and stop Taliban stem cell experimentation was in opposition Special Projects Editor Jonas Wittke Kim Sullivan militants. Obama stated that the purpose of to a society which valued life. As many as 254 the deployment was to "deny al-Qaeda a safe Jonathan Anderson Copy Editors Distribution new lines of human embryonic stem cells are Lindsey Millard Patrick Quast haven," "reverse the Taliban's momentum," scheduled to be submitted for approval. Fringe Editor and "strengthen the capacity of Afghanistan's Jacob Schneider Alek Shumaker Dustin Zarnikow security forces and government." Critics have Asst. Fringe Editors Sarah Hanneken Board of Directors charged that Obama is trying, politically, to Trapper Schoepp Kevin Lessmiller have it both ways. It has been noted that not Tiger Woods in marriage Web Editor Michael Ray Kurt Raether only will U.S. troops in Afghanistan begin re­ KodySchafer scandal Jimmy Lemke turning home just before Obama's re-election Sports Editors bid, but also that Obama was willing to accept Jimmy Lemke Marly Fink Professional golfing legend Tiger Woods Taliban involvement in Afghanistan's govern­ released a statement last week in which he Tim Prahl Simon Bouwman ment less than two months ago. apologized to his family for "personal failings" and that he regrets his actions "with all of [his] heart," according to the AP. 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The UWM Post is not an official publication of UWM. an off-campus security office Saturday, Nov. into the UWM Police Department Tuesday, Dec. The UWM Post is a student organization at UWM. 28 at 8:05 a.m. that the windows on hiS' per­ 1 to report that he just got into a fight with sonal vehicle had been smashed while it was his roommate and believes the roommate may parking the parking lot of UWM's Great Lakes have called the Milwaukee Police Department. The First Amendment Water Institute. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of A UWM student reported that someone took religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging UWM Police received a report of male sub­ $20 from him Wednesday, Dec. 2 while he was the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the jects throwing beers cans and/or bottles at withdrawing money-from an ATM in the Golda people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government neighbors and pedestrians on the sidewalk at Meir Library's West Wing. for a redress of grievances. an off-campus address Nov. 28 at 11:22 p.m. Security officers witnessed two under­ A fight in progress was reported at an off- age juveniles exchanging alcohol in front of campus address Sunday, Nov. 29 at 1:25 Cunningham Hall Thursday, Dec. 3 at 1:59 a.m. p.m. I The UWM Post 3 UWM Police responded to a request to allow is a member of: ft i r\ C-» an exterminator entry to the Chancellor's resi­ El www.ywii dence Monday, Nov.