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Conor O’Hagan YEAR: Freshman MAJOR: Engineering MAIN GOALS: Creating a SAFEride-like program for students working/studying late, increasing youth program funding, boosting downtown economics NOTABLE ENDORSEMENT: UW-Madison College Democrats
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Wyndham Manning YEAR: Senior MAJOR: Communication arts and environmental studies MAIN GOALS: Environmental improvements, transportation alternatives, creating arts programs for youth NOTABLE ENDORSEMENT: Progressive Dane
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Wyndham Manning (left) and Conor O’Hagan (right) are competing for the District 5 seat on the Dane County Board of Supervisors.
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The two student candidates vying for the District 5 seat on the Dane County Board of Supervisors squared off at a debate hosted by the Roosevelt Institution and Wisconsin Students Public Interest Research Group at the Memorial Union Wednesday. UW-Madison senior Wyndham Manning and freshman Conor O’Hagan are running in the April 1 election for a seat that represents the campus area. Roosevelt Institution President Rob Huston said the debate would give the candidates a chance to educate students about county issues. “Right now, the campus is relatively apathetic about local politics and this will serve as a forum for candidates to argue why they should care,” Huston said. O’Hagan said he chose to run for
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the position because of his many years of experience in community service and youth government. He listed his main initiatives as creating a program similar to SAFEride for students working or studying late, increasing funding for youth programs and improving downtown economics. After spending four years working with students at UW-Madison, Manning said he wanted the position to serve the campus community and Dane County. His policy goals focus on transportation alternatives, environmental improvements and creating an arts program initiative to provide opportunities for youth. When asked about the recently controversial issue of creating a Regional Transit Authority, the candidates had varying opinions of how to proceed with the project. Wyndham said he supported a half-cent tax increase to fund the RTA, while O’Hagan preferred to avoid taxing and deficit spending by waiting until the downtown economy was able to provide the needed funds.
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UW Hospital area going smoke free New ‘hospital campus’ to prohibit smoking completely By Amanda Hoffstrom THE DAILY CARDINAL
The newly defined UW Hospital campus, which includes multiple health buildings surrounding UW Hospital and Clinics, will be entirely smoke free beginning April 2. Vice Chancellor for Administration Darrell Bazzell said the change was made to meet hospital re-accreditation rules that require hospitals to have a “smokefree campus,” which created a challenge for the university. “Oftentimes when accreditation agencies are dealing with hospitals, it’s just a freestanding hospital—they aren’t in the middle of a college campus,” Bazzell said. Bazzell said hospital administration met with deans of surrounding health sciences schools who said they wanted to be part of the hospital’s campus. In addition to the hospital and clinics, the change will affect the American Family Children’s
Hospital, the School of Medicine and Public Health, the School of Nursing, the School of Pharmacy in Rennebohm Hall, the Carbone Cancer Center and the Waisman Center. The new policy will cover all outdoor hospital campus grounds—an expansion of the current policy that prohibits smoking in all UW-Madison buildings and restricts smoking to areas 25 feet away from exits and entrances. Eric West, a medical communications specialist and current smoker, said he thinks the ban will also affect his building, an off-site administrative location leased from the state. West said if it does, he would likely change his smoking habits. “If I was just on a 15-minute break, I may be more inclined to not have a cigarette until my lunch break when I can safely drive off the premises and have a cigarette without breaking
any rules.” Bazzell said the policy is not meant to be disciplinary. “What we’re not going to do is start sending the smoking police out. Obviously, we’d like to see compliance with the new policy, but our intention is not to send lots of police officers or security out to monitor the implementation of the policy.” “It’s going to be a process, it’s going to take awhile for people to get used to this, especially if they’re coming from out of town,” said Lisa Brunette, UW Hospital and Clinics media relations director. Brunette said Meriter Hospital and St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison will also be completely smoke free within the next week to avoid confusing patients who split time between hospitals for medical care. “We wanted to try to give a consistent message to the community,” she said.
UWPD teaches ‘avenger violence’ awareness By Stephanie Dar THE DAILY CARDINAL
In light of recent campus shootings, the University of Wisconsin Police Department gave its first presentation Wednesday about “Avenger Violence” to raise awareness about preventative measures and survival strategies. An avenger is an individual who takes initiative against a perceived injustice, UWPD Officer Erik Pearce said. According to UWPD Detective Carol Ann Glassmaker, avengers never just “snap.” They always give clues that something is going to happen. She said ignoring these sig-
nals may lead to future tragedies. “It’s important to see that some people are basically just asking for help,” she said. Many of the campus shootings that have occurred since 1967— including the Virginia Tech tragedy—are attributed to a lack of communication about abnormal behavior, Glassmaker said. “It’s hard to strike that balance between being paranoid and being prepared,” Mary ThompsonShriver, School of Education advisor, said. “You don’t want to have people be totally fearful, but they still need to be aware.” Some faculty members and pro-
fessors are scared to report abnormal behavior about student activity because of a misunderstanding of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, she said. “FERPA is about educational records, it is not about observable behavior,” said Glassmaker. “[FERPA] shouldn’t be a barrier to campus safety.” Indicators of potential violence include poor impulse control, substance abuse and a preoccupation with violence, Glassmaker said. By monitoring individuals who exhibit these behaviors, it is possible to get safety page 4
“…the great state University of Wisconsin should ever encourage that continual and fearless sifting and winnowing by which alone the truth can be found.”