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Thursday, October 23, 2008

Petition supporting Ayers includes Wis. professors By Hannah Furfaro THE DAILY CARDINAL

More than 40 people afﬁliated with Wisconsin universities and colleges have signed an online petition titled “Support Bill Ayers,” showing their support for the controversial professor’s contributions to education. Ayers, a professor of education and senior university scholar of 20 years at the University of Illinois at Chicago, was accused of participating in acts of terrorism during his time as a Vietnam protester in the Weather Underground, a radical leftist organization. The petition is meant to show support for Ayers’ contribution to academia, not his alleged terrorist activities, according to petition signer Matthew Knoester, a doctoral student in UWMadison’ Department of Curriculum and Instruction. “The association is about education and that’s it—it’s not about the Weather Underground or any of the

things Bill Ayers did in the 1960s and early 1970s—that assertion is very misleading,” Knoester said. As of press time, the “Support Bill Ayers” petition had received 3,247 total endorsements. The statement encourages educators and students to sign the petition to “promote critical inquiry, dialogue and debate” and speak out against the “character assassination” of Ayers. “When you see something that just is wrong, you need to stand up and say so, and in this particular case I did so by signing the statement,” said Julie Mead, a UW-Madison education professor. UW-Madison professors and students, as well as academic community members nationwide are signing the petition to promote “independent thinking,” according to the statement. “I saw this petition as a group of people who all respect Bill Ayers’ work as an educational researcher and theo-

rist and teacher, and somebody who has really contributed a lot to the ﬁeld of education,” Knoester said. Republican presidential candidate John McCain has brought up Ayers and his controversial past on the campaign trail, and his campaign has tried to show a connection between Ayers and Democratic candidate Barack Obama. “Bill Ayers has a history of questionable acts of character. Around September 11 he said he had wished he had done more acts of terror against Americans,” said Kirsten Kukowski, communications director for the Republican Party of Wisconsin. Kukowski said although she does not support the petition, it is important for both sides of the issue to voice their opinions about Ayers. “The point is to let the American people make up their own minds and own decisions about the issue,” Kukowski said.

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Rick Bogle, founder of the Primate Freedom Project, speaks to university members about the need for animal rights in research.

Animal rights activist criticizes UW research By Estephany Escobar THE DAILY CARDINAL

Members of the Primate Freedom Project held an educational session on animal rights for students, faculty and community members at the UW-Madison Law School Wednesday. Rick Bogle, founder of PFP and member of the board of the Alliance for Animals, was the keynote speaker for the event. Lynn Pauly, director of the Alliance for Animals, introduced Bogle as an active participant in research and protests against animal testing. “Science is telling us there are a lot of things in common between us [and animals],” Bogle said. “My question is always … at

what point do those similarities become so similar to us that … we need to recognize the rights as [we] would recognize the rights of another person.” Bogle discussed animal rights, history of primate research and the UW-Madison primate labs in the session. He also analyzed animal torture in research by explaining the procedures of animal testing. According to Bogle, in the past the UW-Madison Harry Harlow research lab used cruel methods of testing. Bogle gave recent examples of these procedures, including violations of primates page 3

Alcohol-free alternatives to take place Halloween weekend By Andrea Carlson THE DAILY CARDINAL

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Members of Hypnotiq perform as ﬁnalists at the ‘UW’s Got Talent’ competition in Mills Music Hall on Wednesday night. The competition featured everything from singing, to dancing, to more offbeat talents like juggling.

Stadium Bar under ﬁre for posting city ofﬁcials’ numbers on TV By Callie Rathburn THE DAILY CARDINAL

City ofﬁcials are complaining that some Badger fans “drunk dialed” them from the Stadium Bar Oct. 11 after the bar posted phone numbers to their outdoor big screen TV following the Penn State football game. The Stadium Bar posted city ofﬁcials’ numbers, including those of Mayor Dave Cieslewicz and Ald. Robbie Webber, District 5, after the game in response to city requirements that the bar must close its outdoor beer garden by 10 p.m.

“For the Penn State game we decided we would put a note on our big TV outside [saying] ‘Sorry for the inconvenience, this is due to an ordinance,’” Stadium Bar Head Manager and Operator Jim Luedtke said. “If you have a problem with the ordinance, contact these people, and we listed them.” Luedtke said the decision to put up the numbers, which came after the Ohio State game one week prior, caused customer complaints regarding the beer garden’s early close time. Although the numbers posted are

public information, the calls received as a result are being criticized. Webber said she received a number of hostile voicemails on her home phone number. “I personally think it doesn’t matter what the occasion is unless it’s an emergency or the person is a friend, it’s not OK to call me late at night,” Webber said. Joel Plant, assistant to the mayor, said Cieslewicz did not receive calls, but found the posting and calls stadium page 3

To counter alcohol consumption by students on campus during Halloween, the Wisconsin Union will provide students with alternative sources of entertainment during the Freakfest 2008. Students and faculty of various organizations contributed to organizing sober activities for those students who prefer to keep Halloween casual. “We’re looking forward to Halloween weekend … The students’ youth program here at the Wisconsin Union want to offer some alternatives to State Street,” Susan Dibbell, assistant director to the Wisconsin Union, said at a Policy Alternative Community and Education Project meeting Monday. According to the University of Wisconsin Police Department website, the Ofﬁces of the Dean of Students, Residents Life and University Health Services are

helping to provide these alternative programs. “Historically there haven’t been very many events during Halloween week because people would ﬁgure that no one is going to go because they’re all going to go downtown,” Marc Kennedy, communications director of the Wisconsin Union, said. The events provided during the designated “Shriek Week” include radioactive bowling at Union South, scary movies and ghoststory telling at Memorial Union. A haunted campus tour will be held Wednesday night. Sober campus events are not unique to Halloween. There are multiple programs on campus that encourage and provide sober activities every weekend of the year. WisChoices, a new program that aims to educate students about alcohol use, offers members the opportunity to shadow police halloween page 3

“…the great state University of Wisconsin should ever encourage that continual and fearless sifting and winnowing by which alone the truth can be found.”