https://archives.uwp.edu/files/original/3ad78b23a088dff3e9ccab5ef984a822.pdf 9f4f719183b4d526860a6fc6080a00a5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource University of Wisconsin - Parkside Ranger News Description An account of the resource Student newspaper of UW-Parkside Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Issue Volume 39, issue 20 Headline Used for newspapers, the Headline element describes the main article of the issue. Student Government contemplates leaving United Council Series Number The series number of the original collection. UWPAC124 Ranger News Text Any textual data included in the document KELSEYHOFF Hoff0013@uwp.edu On Wednesday, Feb. 11, Parkside Student Government, no longer named Parkside Student Government Association, convened for their weekly General Assembly. They discussed their recent trip to Madison for United Council's General Assembly. Due to recent restructuring and a longer history of disagreements, Student Government is contemplating secession from UC. UC is a non-profit organization that every University of Wisconsin-Parkside student pays $2 per semester as part of the segregated fees for UW-P to maintain membership. UC is a lobbying group that represents UW schools to the state government. "United Council is trying to be everything to everybody," said PSG Vice President Zak Smith on why they may drop out. UC finalized their restructuring at their last meeting and voted to broaden their focus to address issues important to the different campuses in the UW-System. A governor- appointed regent, who received a standing ovation at the end of his speech, advised UC to narrow their focus to issues that affect every student in the system, such as financial aid, access and affordability, and the quality of education. According to the regent, focusing on these issues would bring the most efficient change and bring them together as students. The new structure minimized the role of the general assembly; their executive body has become a board of directors. The oversight comes from the general assembly, but "all the power is given to the board," said PSG President Theodore Ruffalo. UC is also holding fewer meetings, now only three general assemblies every year. PSG drafted a resolution at the last UC but it never made it to the floor. For now, PSG has decided to form a committee to evaluate the situation and form stronger opinions about dropping out of UC. A history of contradictions is driving PSG to reconsider their membership and think of alternatives that would still connect them and other UW campuses with state representation, such as a Southeastern Wisconsin coalition with UW-Whitewater and UW-Milwaukee. Some of their past problems include conflicting views on finance, insisting on a negative budget, and catering to special interests. The UC has consistently pushed for lower tuition and more action. PSG members have accepted that tuition cannot drop until the schools and the economy have improved. The bottom line for now is that The University of Wisconsin-Parkside cannot go without state representation, so the sooner PSG can find an alternative, the better. Other UW schools are considering dropping out of UC, like UW-Milwaukee, and some have already dropped out. The students of UWMilwaukee voted to secede last spring, but they did not give UC due notice and their election was ruled invalid, according to Dr. Stephen McLaughlin, the Vice Chancellor and PSG staff advisor. The next UC general assembly will be held at UWParkside on April 17. During this UC assembly there will be an election and they will be defining the more specific bylaws of the new structure. PSG is hoping to use that to their advantage. February 24, 2009 News Since 1972 dmz Honor Society UWP Track Page 4 THE 5: RANGER NEWS University of Wisconsin-Parkside's Student Newspaper The Ranger News is written and edited by students of the University of Wisconsin Parkside and they are solely responsible for its editorial policy"] .. The Ranger News February 24, 2009 900 Wood Road Kenosha, Wl 53141 Phone:(262)595.2287 Fax: (262) 595-2295 Ads: ads@therangernews.com' E-mail: rangernews@gmail.com Editor in Chief Jo Kirst jo@tnerangernews.com Design Manager Roth Briones ruth@therangernews.com Marketing Director Zak Smith zak@therangernews.com Staff Reporters Rob Hansen hanse082@uwp.edu Sam Anderson ander253@uwp.edu Adriana Alexandria alexa016@uwp.edu , „ Kelsey Hoff hoff013@uwp.edu Michael Reidlinger mreidlinger@dorkgasm Christian Schackelford shack002@uwp.edu Cartoonists Designer Illustrators Brent Schultz wolf pack81188@yahoo.com |Photographers , Zak Smith zakssmith@gmail.com . Cedric Ray Jr. ray00007@uwp.edu Jeremy Topczewski topcsz001@uwp.edu spahn001@uwp!edu . 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Faculty members and students organizations who wish to use The Ranger News in classrooms should consult the editor-in-chief to reserve however many free copies they wish to use. a? ASSOCIATED an organization that got the runaround before getting an office suitable for their needs. Unfortunately, PASA wasn't available for comment on their story. That's a shame, because I think having their perspective would have helped the story along quite a bit. Overall, I'm very pleased with this issue. We've had some problems with getting stories in by deadline, but it's clear that the staff has realized the importance of deadlines and as such have worked hard to get things in on time. Deadline is an important day for us, because that allows us to dp a preliminary plan of the issue, copyedit articles, and make sure we have enough space for ads and photos. Working at The Ranger News is a learning process for all, me included, so I will never expect things to run perfectly. Ruth tells me that my letter this week should be short, since we've got so much other stuff to fit in. I suppose 1 should listen to her, and let you guys get on with reading... Have a good week, see you next Tuesday! Jo Kirst Editor in Chief Jail. Officer then cleared. 02/17/09 09-424 UW S 18/Vandal ism. Ranger Hall. 10:16am. Staff request report for Graffiti. Officer takes report and then cleared. 02/17/09 09-429 Misuse of Parking Services. Com Arts Lot. 4:30pm. Officer takes report then issued parking citation for Altered Permit. Officer then cleared. 02/17/09 09-430 Medical Assistance. Molinaro Hall. 4:45pm. Report of male with injury to head. Officer and Rescue Units arrive, male then transported to local hospital. Officers then cleared. 02/17/09 09-432 Worthless Checks - Less Than $1000. Tallent Hall. 6:49pm. Officer takes report for worthless checks. Officer then cleared. 02/17/09 09-436 Traffic Violation. Outer Loop Road. 10:l()pm. Jonathan E Hughes was ticketed for Fail/Stop at Sign. Officers then cleared. Kristal Kowalski krisfalkowalski@yahoo.com Adam Spivey spiveyadam@yahoo.com Gia Gutierrez gia@therangernews.com Joe Diefenbach diefe001@uwp.edu Guest Writers Ryan Ashton ashto001@uwp.edu Copy Editors Cheiyl Overby overb001@uwp.edu Nick Connor mick2connor@aol.com So as previously mentioned, this week's issue is a bit late. Hometown had some new equipment installed earlier this week, which meant that their production schedule was a little behind. While I'm not exactly pleased, this is something that's beyond my control. The news section's looking pretty good, don't you think? Some weeks are slower, that's for sure, but this week we've focused on United Council and BLOTTER 09-389 . . s - Other. Wyllie Hall. 12:22pm. Complainant reports female with knife. Officer issued citation for Possess Dangerous Weapon. Officer tl Ten cleared. Agency Assist. CTH A west of Sheridan Rd. 5:45am. KSD Dispatch request assistances for traffic stop. UWPPD Officers assisted then cleared. Theft - From a Motor Vehicle Union Lot. 7:32am. Repor taken for stolen UWP Parkin" Permit. Permit sold, case closed 02/14/09 09-399 02/16/09 09-419 02/13/09 09-390 UW S 18/Vandalism. University Apartments Lot. 2:52pm. Complainant reports vandalism to vehicle. Officer takes report and then cleared. Agency Assist. STH 31 @ CTH E. 7:36am. UWPPD Officer responds to assist KSD Unit with Injury Accident, Hit & Run. UWPPD Officer then cleared. Traffic Violation. CTH JR (§ Outer Loop Road. 3:49pm Jaime Colon was ticketed foi Speeding 55 mph in a posted 2i mph zone. Officer then cleared 02/14/09 09-402 02/16/09 09-420 02/14/09 09-394 Traffic Accident — Property Damage. Outer Loop Road @ CTH JR. 12:36am. Officer takes accident report and then cleared. Suspicious Circumstances. Com Arts. 12:28pm. Officer takes report for website crime reporting. Officer then cleared. 02/15/09 09-406 Agency Assist. Phy Ed Building on CTH JR. 4:11 pm. KSD Dispatch reports 911 hangup from cell phone. UWPPD Officers check surrounding areas no locate for anyone. KSD notified, officers then cleared. 02/14/09 09-395 Traffic Accident - Property Damage. Outer Loop Road @ CTH JR. 12:36am. Officer takes accident report and then cleared. 02/14/09 09-396 Traffic Accident - Property Damage. Outer Loop Road @ CTH JR. KSD Dispatch report vehicle in difch. UWPPD Officer takes report. Tow Company removed vehicle. Officer then cleared. 02/14/09 09-398 Suspicious Circumstances. University Apartments. 1:25am. Resident Adviser request officer for loud noise. Officer arrive, officer then issued various Underage Drinking/Consume citations. Officer then cleared. 02/15/09 09-410 Traffic Violation. STH 31 @ CTH E. 10:19pm. Ricky N Raminez was ticketed for Speeding 72 mph in a posted 55 mph zone. Officer then cleared. 02/16/09 09-413 02/16/09 09-421 Tow Vehicle. Ranger Lot. 5:10pm. Officer conducting parking enforcement. Chronic Violator vehicle towed. Officer then cleared. 02/16/09 09-422 Warrant Pickup. Ranger Lot. 5:59pm. Ref: 09-421, CIB files indicate active warrants. Kenosha Joints Services and Racine PD confirmed warrants. Subject unable to post bond, then transported to Kenosha r'\. The Ranger THINGS TO BO WEDNESDAY, FEB. 25 Gaza 12:00pm to 1:00pm Oak Room Amnesty International and the Parkside International Club look at the recent fighting between Israel and hamas in the Gaza. AI researchers have first-hand evidence of war crimes and other serious violations of international law by both parties to the conflict, including possible crimes against humanity, as well as abuses of human rights. Join us for a presentation and discussion on this troubled land led by Dr. Laura J. el-Khoury and hear the perspective from Palestinian students at UW-Parkside. Noon Concert: UWP Choirs 12:00pm to 1:00pm Ballroom Comic Sheng Wang 8:00pm to 9:30pm The Den Sheng Wang is a Taiwanese Texan who developed and honed his comedy in the thriving standup community of the San Francisco Bay Area. He performs jokes based on personal experiences with intense honesty and ill logic. His refreshingly affable stage presence combined with a healthy penchant for absurdity and self-deprecation make his act universally accessible and hilarious. "I use humor and laughter to overcome tribulations of the heart and liver," Wang says. "I don't have many friends, but I got people I tend to eat food with." In addition to touring with the Comedians of Comedy and American Eagle's "Campus Comedy Challenge," he has also appeared on Comedy Central's "Live at Gotham" and on the AZN Network. In 2007, Sheng was selected to perform at the prestigious "Just for Laughs" comedy festival in Montreal. THE Foreign Film: 9:00pm 'Lust, Caution' Director Ang Lee ("American Beauty," "Brokeback Mountain") takes us to Shanghai, China, in 1942 where the brutal Japanese occupation continues. Shy youngster Wong Chia Chi meets fellow student Kuang Yu Min. He has started a drama society to shore up patriotism. As the theater troupe's new leading lady, Wong realizes that she has found her calling. Kuang convenes a core group of students to carry out a radical and ambitious plan to assassinate a top Japanese collaborator, Mr. Yee. Each student has a part to play: Wong will be Mrs. Mak, who will gain Yee's trust by befriending his wife and then draw the man into an affair. Wong transforms herself and the scenario proceeds as scripted. As she is drawn ever closer to her dangerous prey, she finds her very identity being pushed to the limit. Aided by the nuanced, forceful performances of his two leads, Ang Lee has made "Lust, Caution" something to be seen and savored. Please note: This film contains scenes of explicit sexuality. THURSDAY, FEB. 26 Women's basketball vs. Lewis University 5:30pm to 7:30 pm DeSimone Gym Men's basketball vs. Lewis University 7:30pm to 9:00pm Foreign Film: "Lust, Caution" 7:30pm Cinema FRIDAY, FEB 27 UWP Theatre presents Anton Chekhov's "The Seagull" 7:30pm Studio Theatre {Adults $16, Seniors and UWParkside faculty & staff $12, students $8} Parkside Theatre at the University of WisconsinParkside presents 7 performances of Chekhov's serious comedy "The Seagull." Director Lisa Kornetsky said Chekhov described all of his plays as comedies with the humor coming from irony. In the case of "The Seagull," the irony comes from characters who are looking for love in all the wrong places. "The Seagull" features Amanda Thomm as Arkadina, a famous Russian actress who is unable to play the role of loving mother to her emotionally needy son Treplev, played by Chad Bay. Treplev, a playwright whose first play fails miserably, loves Nina (Cathlyn Melvin) but she is infatuated with Trigorin, played by Chris Baker. Trigorin is about to leave the Russian countryside- -and Nina—to return to Moscow with his lover, Arkadina, but he arranges for Nina to secretly come to Moscow. The cast includes Terrance Barrett at Arkadina's brother Sorin. Dylan Roberts is Ilya, the manager of Sorin's estate with Whitney Darling as Ilya's wife Polina, and Maddie Wakley as their daughter Masha. Karl Gfall plays Dr. Dorn and Ryan Shaw portrays the teacher Semyon Medvedenko with Thomas Moore, Erika Lamp, and Tracy Hoida in supporting roles. Hoida also serves as the production's properties designer. Off stage, Kornetsky is joined by scenic designer Skelly Warren and design advisors Judith Tucker Snider and Darice Damata Geiger. Student Aaron Greenberg serves as costume and make-up designer with lighting and sound by Devin Nee and Phil Wooding, respectively. Julie Middendorf is stage manager, Amy Luebke is dramaturge with Brandon Herr and Mike Sadler as assistant and technical directors. Foreign Film: 7:30pm Cinema 'Lust, Caution' and the UWP Sacred Circle Act 31 Conference: "Cultural Based Learning; New Strategies for Success using Multimedia Experiential Learning in Classroom" with Patty Loew 1:30pm TBA SATURDAY, FEB. 28 ACT Prep Class, Reading 9:00am to 12:00pm MOLN D137 Foreign Film: "Lust, Caution" 5:00pm and 8:00pm Cinema UWP Sacred Circle Act 31 Conference: "Scenic Mind of the Minority Educator" with Pao Lor 9:00am TBA UWP Theatre Presents Anton Chekhov's "The Seagull" 7:30pm Studio Theatre SUNDAY, MARCH 1 Art Exhibition: Kenosha/Racine K-12 Teacher Invitational Exhibition Opening Reception 1:00pm to 4:00pm Gallery Foreign Film: "Lust, Caution" 2:00pm and 5:00pm Cinema MONDAY, MARCH 2 Art Exhibition: Kenosha/Racine K-12 Teacher Invitational Exhibition 11:00am to 5:00pm Gallery Perspectives on Religious Issues: "Is there a Moral Instinct?" with UWP Professor Greg Mayer 12:00pm TBA TUESDAY, MARCH 3 Art Exhibition 11:00am to 8:00pm Gallery PAB Presents Isis Speaks 8:00pm The Den ARTS euLidRE The Ranger News February 24, 2009 MICHAEL C. RIEDLINGER mriedIinger@dorkgasm.com The last time The Prodigy really hit it big in the United States, a Democrat was in the Oval Office, and the band consisted of three main members: Liam Howlett, Maxim Reality, and Keith Flint. Now, the stars seem have realigned for something of an American., comeback, and their latest record, Invaders Must Die, is absolutely as fulfilling as their efforts from the late 90s. This record is almost a lesson in the aesthetics of dance music and DJing. It starts out with the digitally released title track "Invaders Must Die", an infectious anthem not unlike the band's song "Firestarter". It is robotic, but hits like a brick, and has a groove of heroic proportions. From there, the first single to come from this album is a track called "Omen". Fans of Brit dance-punk outfit Does It Offend You, Yeah? should fall in love with this track, as will anyone familiar with early Prodigy tracks like "Jericho". Keith and Maxim add their seemingly nonsensical vocal contributions to the mix of bells, synth melodies and distorted beats to create something akin to a banshee directing her attention at today's stale rock scene. Speaking of which, back in the 1990s, I fought listening to The Prodigy when it hit the rotation at the music store I was working at. I was a Nirvana/grunge kid, complete with flannel and long greasy hair. I fell in love with Music for the Jilted Generation back then, and now Dave Grohl makes an appearance on the song "Run with the Wolves". Honestly, it's the drums that really make the song work. This thing kicks you in the face about twelve seconds in, and it's the kind of song you put on a workout mix because it gets your heart racing. The cocky British sneer is loud and clear in the vocals, and Liam Howlett proves he can mix any type of sound into a coherent dance track. For ardent fans of the band, there's a little bit of everything here."Colours"soundslikeitcould have been a b-side to anything off of Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned, and sounds like Daft Punk took Liam out on a speed bender before he laid the track. Pure electro tones contrast with dirty guitars and are set to an impossible tempo only the young will be able to keep up with. "Warrior Dance", on the other hand, starts out with a melancholy sax, but quickly twists into hard, distorted beats with a high-octave female backup singer that dares us to sing along without sounding like helium addicts. Bass addicts aren't left out either, as tracks like "Thunder" and "Omen Reprise" deliver the goods, and fans of old school house and new wave rave music will all find this record sating their needs. As much as the contents of this album reminded me of older electronic songs, there's something new to be found in Vote and die coin, and Blood in the Game really brings that idea home. This volume starts with the warring parties attempting to assert some sort of order in the virtually lawless DMZ. Both have their own candidates for the new provisional government, but the people living in Manhattan have the final say come Election Day. In steps Parco Delgado, life long citizen of the island and leader of what he calls "The Delgado Nation". Consisting of former gang bangers and thugs, Delgado's crew are streethardened, but not hard-hearted. It isn't long before Matty's employers start to question his impartiality, and it doesn't get easier when his mother, a political consultant, flies in to help put Delgado on top of the competition. Though it turns into politics as usual after a sniper tries to take out the home-turf candidate, Delgado's message is full of the kind populist rhetoric that we fear coming from the Middle East. That message is tempered, however, with tolerance, and in one small move, Wood shows us exactly the kind of leader we need to find among those governments America currently hand-holds. Parco Delgado isn't an impossibility, no more than journalists with a keen sense of morality like Matty Roth are totally imaginary. Brian Wood seems to be positing that, instead of finding a tool that suits our needs or allowing our enemies to do the same, we really ought to look to the people of opposing nations to present leadership for themselves. Only when a person has lived in the midst of adversity can they both empathize with those who also have, and encourage them to heal constructively. Wood also continues to develop his main character in this volume, and Roth realizes what many readers already seem to know. The cub reporter is not an outsider any longer. Between exposing corrupt government contractors like Trustwell (Wood's stand-in for Halliburton), and seeing both sides of the war effort, Matty, and the readers, can't afford to sit by impartially. Wood wants us to take sides, both on his work and in real life, and we can see that sitting idly by is inexcusable if we really want a happy and peaceful resolution. Accessible to readers both new and old, Blood in the Game should appeal to anyone with even the most remotely curious political mind. IMAGE FROM BR1AKWOOD.COM artistic, are deaf fools. If he's fighting a war, then his weapons are the sounds he wrangles into cohesion over the course of 45 minutes, and trust me when I say the invaders don't stand a chance. This record releases on March 3, 2009 on CD/DVD, Vinyl, and iTunes, and belongs in the collection of any self-respecting DJ or fan of dance music. still one of the most interesting critiques of American involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan to date. The latest installment, DMZ Vol. 6: Blood in the Game, examines provincial elections held overseas through a lens of hip-hop panache and old-fashioned American dystopianism. For those unfamiliar with DMZ, the story is set in New York City, on Manhattan Island in the near future. After years of political disaster, America has erupted in a second Civil War and the opposing sides have come to a stalemate in New York. Manhattan has been declared a demilitarized zone, and all but the most poor have been evacuated. Enter Matty Roth, a journalism intern who finds himself trapped in the DMZ and decides to report on the plight of the people living there. When we look at contemporary places like Fallujah or Kandahar, we have no idea how the people there live or what their feelings are concerning American occupation. DMZ allows us to peek at the other side of t h e Invaders Must Die as well. Sure, Liam Howlett sticks to his guns, mixes ballsy beats with standby samples like he always has, but there is a completeness to his work here that just can't be found in a lot of dance music anywhere. Those that criticize that what he has made isn't music, or even MICHAEL C. RIEDLINGER m riedlinger @ dorkgasm .com Brian Wood's DMZ has been running for t h r e e y e a r s now, and is jaa MICHAEL R1EDLINGER mriedlinger@dorkgasm.com Grant Morrison is perhaps one of the most interesting writers to take on the Batman mythos in the modern era since Frank Miller used the Caped Crusader to prove graphic novels were more than just a child's medium in The Dark Knight Returns. This latest effort, Batman: R.I.P.. delves into the realm of psychology to explore what makes a person who they are. More importantly, Morrison tells an intriguing story while doing it. and we reap the benefits. R.l.P. collects eight issues of DC Comics Batman title into one hardcover volume. Though originally presented as a crossover event wherein readers would have to purchase several titles to get the full story, the installments by Morrison cover the main body of the work and present a coherent tale on their own. In this case, it is a new criminal organization calling itself The Black Glove, which sets out to destroy Batman from the inside out. The leader of this group, who goes by Dr. Hurt, implants a post-hypnotic suggestion in Batman that, when activated, essentially causes amnesia. If Batman is relived of the anger and memories that his fueled his revenge-seeking behaviors against crime. Hurt hypothesizes, there's a good chance that the man behind the mask will succumb to the basest of human vices as a coping mechanism. It begs us to ask ourselves if we would still be who we are if we suddenly forgot all of the pain in our lives. This is a gamble, and the villain knows it. so he plans to also destroy everything Bruce Wayne holds dear in Batman's absence. What Dr. Hurt and The Black Glove do not count on. however, is Bruce Wayne's dabbling with Eastern mysticism. Over the years. Batman writers have escalated Bruce Wayne's training to include superior mental faculties to match his physical abilities. Grant Morrison is in his element here, and plays with the idea of thogal as a preventative measure for just such an occurrence. Thogal is a meditative state that he describes as a rehearsal for death while living, and Morrison equates one's loss of a lifetime worth of memories to a kind of personality death. Bruce Wayne uses this training to activate "The Batman of Zur-En-Arrh". a sort of split personality that is solely powered by Wayne's rage and search for vengeance. Needless to say. this leads Dr. Hurt to discover that he is way out of his league. Hurt's plans to have the Joker kill Dick Grayson blow up in his face, and before the end. all of Arkham seems to be coming down around him and the rest of the villains. Thogal. by the way. is a legitimate Buddhist practice, and that alone gives us reason to question everything Grant Morrison and Tony Daniel put on the page. Dr. Hurt might be the Devil, Bat-Mite could really be just part of Bruce Wayne's imagination, and its anyone's guess (until the ending at least) what Zur-En-Arrh means. Grant Morrison forces us to put our critical skills to the test, and lazy readers will be totally lost by this book. That said, there isn't exactly a profound point to this Batman story Yes. it forces the reader to ask questions that a normal story in this series might not. but in the end. Batman is Batman, the Joker is the Joker, and the heroes win the day. Batman doesn't even die in this volume (for that one needs to read Final Crisis, also by Morrison), and some readers may feel let down by that in a sense. Overall, thi is the kind of work that may appeal to long-time fans and heavy readers, but the casual connoisseur won't get much out of this book Honor Society elects spring officers KRISTAL KOWALSKI kristaIkowalski@yahoo.com The Gamma Pi Chapter of Lambda Pi Eta, a division of the National Communication Honor Society for Undergraduates, recently named officers for the spring semester. Returning member and former vice president, Star Smith-Hayes, was elected president, and new member Camilla Simon was elected vice president. Continuing in their former positions are Laura Joosse as secretary and Justin Krahn as treasurer. The goal of Lambda Pi Eta is to recognize, foster, and reward outstanding scholastic achievement, stimulate interest in the field of communication, promote and encourage professional development among communication majors, provide an opportunity to discuss and exchange ideas about the field, establish and maintain close relationships and understanding between faculty and students, and explore options for further graduate studies. In the fall of 1994, the University of Wisconsin-Parkside was invited to join the National Communication Honor Society for Undergraduates. Dedicated to the cause. Dr. Wendy LeedsHurwitz and Dr. Jonathan Shailor became co-advisors for the Gamma Pi chapter here at UWParkside. While Leeds-Hurwitz is participating in an international institute in Lyons, France this semester. Fay Akindes will be serving as interim advisor for the primarily student-run organization. Members of LPH are recruited by invitation only and must meet specific requirements to obtain such an invitation. This semester's active members are Ashley Bardwell, Ashley Hubers, Laura Joosse, Kristal Kowalski. Justin Krahn, Marcie McGowen. Amanda Miller, Camilla Simon, Star Smith-Hayes. Michael Westbrook, and Paul Zamp. Eligible members who remain inactive are; Maria Farias, Stephanie Gemino, Kim Kwak. Jessica Murphy, Jennifer Nelson. Gina Pierangeli, and Sara Smith. LPH meets approximately once per month. The intention of the group is to provide service as well as networking events. In fall 2008, LPH co-sponsored Key Connections, an opportunity for current communication students to network with UW-Parkside alumni in the Communication field. In spring 2008, LPH participated in the Undergraduate Honors Research Conference as well as the Student Showcase for student research, creative activity, and community engagement. Each spring, this organization assists in the planning 'of the Communication Spring Celebration, which seeks to spotlight graduating seniors in tandem with the initiation of new members to Lambda Pi Eta. Students graduating with a membership in Lambda Pi Eta are designated with a gold cord worn at graduation. All members are also eligible to earn a red and white service cord upon completion of applicable service hours. At initiation, members also receive a pin and certificate of membership. Graduating with these honors is highly.-prestigious, and the resume cfledit alone is worth consideration. It is also important to note that the benefits of membership in LPH extend beyond this campus. For instance, there is a job site specific to LPH members. Networking events are held with LPH members in mind. Professional development opportunities arc also in existence For more information, visit http:// www.uwp.edu/cluba/LPH or contact Star Smith-Hayes at smith 196C4'uwp.edu. GIOVANN A GUTIERREZ Gutie017@uvvp.edu Ken Watanabe, the director of Memoirs of a Geisha and Letters from I wo Jima, develops another remarkable film, Memories of Tomorrow. The story is told from the perspective of a man who suffers from Alzheimer's decease and struggles to overcome the obstacles that he encounters as he ages and his disease develops faster. Saeki is an executive businessman who spends all ot his life in his office and does not pay much attention to his life at home until he starts to notice that he lorgets simple tasks and that the early stages of Alzheimer's have started to kick in. He realizes, with the marriage of his daughter, Rie, how time has passed, and he has missed important moments. He is worried for his daughter and afraid that he will not be present at her wedding, but his loving and supporting wife, Emiko. grows worried as her husband begins to fall into a state of depression because of his disease. She helps him by writing a daily schedule for him to follow at home when he is forced to retire because he can no longer assume his position at work. Emiko leaves her housewife life and ventures out every morning to obtain a salary, while the once important executive is forced to stay home and complete house duties. Essentially, they are forced to switch gender roles, and we are given the chance to see the struggles this causes them. This film is filled with many nostalgic moments in which it was hard to contain the tears! The desperation of Saeki is gorgeously seen as he now depends on his wife to even brush his teeth, and the courageously strong role that Emiko takes is one that nobody would wish to assume. The ending could not have been any more depressing; however, the movie's significance would not have been the same if it had ended in a different way. Anyone who enjoys any ol Ken Watanabe's other films should definitely lookforthisone. Even thostj unfamiliar with Wantanabe's work can find significance in this film. It brilliantly captures the struggles and severity of Alzheimer's disease. ^ i 1 February 24, 2009 6 The Ranger News February 24,2009 While Governor Doyle was planning major budget cuts, this is what United Council, Inc. has been spending your money on: * UW College merger into 4 year campuses * United Council would like to implement a state statute that would link, dollar-for-dollar, an increase in the aver age WHEG award to the average tuition increase at UW schools. * We oppose any bills or constitutional amendments that would require a state identification card with photo in order to vote. * We oppose any efforts that would require the immediate repayment of financial aid if the grade in a course falls below a determined minimum. * We oppose any efforts to link drug-related conviction record to eligibility for state-distributed financial aid. * We support the Education Tax Credit that is part of the Invest Wisconsin 2.0 plan that will allow businesses a tax credit for paying for an employee's college tuition. * We support the right of UW faculty and staff to choose if they want to pursue the option of collective bargaining * We oppose any revision or manufacture of University of Wisconsin segregated fee policy without the expressed input of UW students. Student participation in policy discussion must be consistent with existing statutory and UWSA guidelines. *The unbundling of textbooks * Textbook price disclosure * Fully funded, easily accessible Veterans Tuition Remission AD SPONSORED BY PSGA appropriations As to whether these items match with their stated purpose "to influence legislation and policy affecting University of Wisconsin system students in terms of state budget, tuition, grant aid, and programming" remains to be debated by you. White men don't rule the world ADAM SPIVEY admit there is probably some Because we are all to busy spiveyadam@yahoo.com room high on a mountain with pointing fingers at people that seven old white males smoking do not look like us or think like Recently a customer cigars made out of money and us, we completely miss how our confronted me in my store with laughing madly as they find new government our banks and many an apparent fact of which I was and exciting ways to manipulate other infrastructure institutions unawares. Supposedly I rule the world's economy and socio- have are being hijacked by the world, rather he said, "All political agendas. Well, I am not corporations or organizations you white folks run the world." one of those people. I doubt 1 with so many lobbyists that they Now I know that racism persists ever would be even if I could be. can sway the out come of any even today, and I have no Just because I am white does not vote. understanding of what it could make me somehow privilege to So no, I do not run the possiblybe like to live as another some special club. world. I am white. I am male, race. So please, understand, I T gu ess what I would like I also work very hard for do not know what it is like to people to pay attention to is that everything I have. Like many be a minority and at best, 1 can I think the race divisions in our other Americans of all colors try to educate myself about country are fading away, albeit or creeds. I just wish we as a the struggles of other people, slowly and not without conflict, people would stop worrying Confronted with the statement of What 1 really think divides our about color, and what the mass which almost assumes because nation now is economics. I think media is showing us, and start of my race I was somehow of that the real strain the people following what is going on in the superior social status made me of this nation face is one of the government and paying attention first upset, and then start to think distributions of wealth. You are to the actions of our leaders. The of causes for this kind of belief. not disadvantaged because of true power of our American I believe and understand your race exclusively. You are culture has always been when as that the situations placed on disadvantaged because of the a people we have acted in unison other races, and such things wealth of the area you lived crossing race and party lines, as "driving while black" and in and the economic status of Ultimately, the more we become other discriminatory practices your parents. I think the media fractured by petty things the less are foul and to be honest make keep up the racial tensions in control the people truly have my stomach turn. Nevertheless, America in order to keep people over this nation's fate, for the love of God, how very of different ethnicities fighting frustrating to be told that, "you each other. We keep fighting over folk rule the world." I will things like skin color or religion. Internships available NOW Visit us in the Student Center to fill out an applic ation Rangers fast at Oshkosh ROB HANSEN hansc082@uwp.edu The Rangers men and women track teams competed at UW-Oshkosh's Kolf Sports Center on February 21. 2009. The men's team fielded athletes in only two races, the I mile run and the 3.000-meter run. The men's milers all ran indoor personal bests. Freshman Alex Mena finished 5th overall with a time of 4:30.44. Rehan Mali mood, also a freshman, crossed the line in 6th place with the time of 4:32.77 and just behind him was sophomore Bryan McLoone, who tallied a 4:33.38 7th place finish. The winner was Andrew McGuire of UWOshkosh who ran 4:11.93, a Division III provisional qualifying time. The trio totaled nine of the Rangers 16 points; they finished 6th out of 8 teams. Host UW-Oshkosh won the meet scoring 302 points; head over heels above second place Concordia, who brought home 88 points. In the men's 3,000-m run freshmen Jacob Buddell ran a lifetime best 9:21.5 en route to a 5th place finish. Teammate Bert Meyers ran an indoor best 9:26.23 finishing 6th. Freshmen Matt Vidas brought home 9th place with a time of 9:39.88. The men's team will compete at Wabash College next weekend, site of the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) Championship meet. The women's track team posted 27 points at the Titan Invite on Saturday afternoon at UW-Oshkosh. Winning team and host. UWOshkosh. tallied 325 points. In the 3,000-m run senior Heidi Andersen finished in 4th place in 11:11, a lifetime best. Sophomore Vanessa Becker brought home a solid 6th place finish, running 12:06.94. This was just her second race for UW-Parkside. A pair of sophomores led the 1 -mile run: Angie Adams and Jennie Kindt finished 2nd and 3rd respectively, with times of 5:28.2 and 5:32.9. Angie was just four seconds behind winner Katie Wondra of UWOshkosh. Miranda Melville rounded out the Parkside finishers in 10th with a 6:20 finishing time. In the 800-m run, Whitney Olson brought home a 6th place finish of 2:28.36. Teammate Jess Enderby managed a 2:35 half mile after being tripped and falling to the ground. The Ranger women will also be competing at the GLVC Championship meet in Crawfordsville, Ind. this weekend. K Ranger Nevffi as a publication o, the newspaper si Human Interaction revisited Submission Suggestions: Campus, community, state, or national news or issues. Send submissions to: opinion@therangemews.com OURLEE Of RUN ourun001@uwp.edu I a m writing in response to last week's opinion article | about human interaction. I have to say. this is by far one of the most interesting articles ,-ve read in the opinion section. When you think about it. the next generation might have lesser human interaction. We are moving in a fast-paced society and technological innovations have taken over communication. It's sad to think that probably someday human interactions are going to be weak or rare. The average worker goes to a job and sits in front of the computer or communicates on the phone, e-mail, or text the whole day . When they come home, they sit in front of a tele\ ision or a video game. Where is the time to spend with a loved one? When I walk in the hallways, some people that I know have an earpiece or cell phone stuck to their ear: therefore. I do not want to bother, chat, or inform them about fun events on campus or off campus. Where is the human interaction there? I'm not obsessed with text messaging, and I CAN live without my cell phone. It's sad that I have to write this on the computer instead ot by hand. Hut just think about it. as college students looking for a career, don't you have to do an interview or two down the road? Have you had enough interactions with people to prepare you when you have that job interview? Like the last week's article stated, try to go a day without interacting with your devices because you might find some interesting people or friends you would never thought of before because you were too busy tcxting. Exercise your voice and human interaction so you could do a good job on that interview. 0PISUBNllssf0N GUIDELINES linions must have a point that is backed up by tact. should be able to verify all the jjifomiaton you include. wearing, insults, or personal attacks are allowed. ne and email are required for every submission. .iccionc ehnulr! be 100 words or less, or a minimum of 300 words. Government rescue packages: Neither moral nor practical OVA RYANM ASiCHHTTOON M i , .... • ashto001@uwp.edu There are at least two ways of critiquing the economic "rescue" packages that have been squirting out of Washington lately— morally and practically. The moral side of it asks "Is it right?" while the practical side asks "Will it work?" Both the Legislative and Executive branches of government want you to believe that the answer to both is "yes," but, I'm here to disagree. I think the answer to both is a resounding "No!" Let's look at the moral question first. What the government is proposing is a redistribution of wealth. That is, after all, the only tool the government really has in the first place. Uncle Sam has the ability to tax those who create things of value on His turf. I.e., those who put their minds or their labor to productive use must submit a portion of the things of value created by their efforts to the government for redistribution. Presumably, this is done under the flags of justice, fairness and security. If each individual were to reap 100 percent of the benefits from his or her efforts, then societies' levels of justice, fairness and security would go down, or so the theory goes. It is, therefore, these flags of justice, fairness and security that make the government's redistributive powers morally valid. The government is right to tax your efforts because it will redistribute your wealth in a way that is fairer, more just and more secure than if you were to spend that wealth yourself. Now, most of us are accustomed to this redistribution of our wealth because we have been taxed since birth. Since we have all accepted it for so long, I suppose we're not as interested in the question of whether the government ought to have this power at all; rather we're generally more interested in the question of how much the government ought to tax us, and for what purposes. This is where we find ourselves when we consider the implications of the trillions of dollars in economic rescue packages. Is it morally right for the government to decide for you that these trillions of your dollars ought to be spent to prop up failing banks, failing automotive companies, indebted consumers, the unemployed, and many other expensive failures? Since the sum of these rescue packages is in the trillions of dollars, we're talking about an enormous redistribution of wealth. I.e., those who are able to produce will have more of their created wealth taken away from them (either through taxation or inflation) in order to give that wealth to those who have not been able to produce for themselves, for whatever reason. This is the moral question: Is such a massive redistribution of wealth right'? It is worth noting that there are two layers to this moral question: A) the event of taking wealth from the one who created it; and B) the event of giving wealth to one who did not create it. Now, few would have a problem with (B) by itself—this is what we might call "charity." I, therefore, do not have a moral problem with (B), so long as the one doing the giving is doing so voluntarily. My moral objection to the government's redistribution of wealth thus lies exclusively within (A). To (forcefully) take wealth away from the one who created it is a moral violation in my opinion, and it is exceedingly immoral when the quantity of wealth taken is inordinately large, as is the case with these rescue packages. I therefore answer "no" to the moral question. The United States, however, is not a particularly "principled" nation these days so moral questions aren't all that important to people anymore. We're more of a consumerist, ego-centric, hedonistic society so all we really care about is whether something will actually "work"—more specifically, we only care whether something will work for us. This where the practical question is comes rescue in: "Will these packages work as advertised?" Having paid fairly close attention to the news reports about the rescue packages, my best estimate is that the only measure of the efficacy of the rescue plans is the avoidance of an economic apocalypse. In other words, in exchange for our trillions of dollars, our lives are expected to get worse—substantially worse according to some estimates— regardless of the rescue spending. This makes the practical question rather difficult to address; instead of measuring improvements in the functioning of society, we're measuring rates of deterioration. It's sort of like treating cancer: there's no such thing as a "cure," but there's plenty of business out there for those who find ways to slow it down. In any case, I think there are ways to estimate the practical value of these rescue packages. One way, and the only one I'm going to consider here, is to look at the human side of the economic equation. Humans are of course central to a functioning economy in that they are the ones doing the producing and consuming of the things of value. Therefore, if you know something about human nature, you know something about whether a rescue plan will work. The aspect of human nature I want to draw on here is the school of thought developed in psychology known as behaviorism. What behaviorist theories propose is that a target human behavior can be escalated or deescalated based, partially, on the nature of the consequences associated with the target behavior. When a target behavior is tied to a desirable consequence, that person is likely to repeat the target behavior. Likewise, when a target behavior is tied to undesirable consequences, that person is likely to abstain from the target behavior. Knowing this, we can estimate what the effects of rescue packages might be on the humans impacted by such policies. On the one hand, those who produce the wealth (the target behavior) in the society will experience a greater loss of their earned wealth (an undesirable consequence). According to the behaviorist model, this scenario, taken by itself, would have the effect of making the person less likely to perform the target behavior; i.e. the person would abstain from producing wealth. On the other hand, those who do not produce wealth (the target behavior) in the society under the rescue plan would then experience an increase in redistributed wealth (a desirable consequence). Therefore, the behaviorist model would predict that the target behavior would be rewarded, and therefore more likely to be repeated. In other words, the rescue plan would encourage people to be unproductive. Now, I think it is safe to say that the rescue packages are advertised as increasing productivity in society. But, if we look at it from this behaviorist model, the rescue packages would be doing the exact opposite. The plans would be rewarding unproductive behaviors while penalizing the productive ones. This fact gives me good reason to answer "no" to the practical question. These rescue plans will not work as advertised. February 24, 2009 OPI 100 ) WORDS A More or Less What Happened? Email us at rangernews@gmail.com Just 3 Guys by Sean Fallon 1 falloOO 1 @uwp.edu J and they're having a great time! Do you have an upcoming event you want everyone to attend? Do you have an opinion you want everyone to read? Did something happen to you that you want to write about? Send us your press releases, news tips and opinions! Hey guys! Wanna play some RISK? Shotgun black! I call zombies! What is Cool by Zak Eden [edenOOOl @ uwp.edu] Alright Jack, if you wanted to break down a wall to make your dorm bigger, what would you use? Let's see... I wouldn't Urn, alright then, say you had to rebuild a wall you already broke down... Jack the R.A., I have a question Ju steal! me Jack Onionkind [spahn001@uwp.edu] m. twioKX bXACAfkAfeXA TO Ti fc rAfcfOCJS OPPXce — 8 The Sanger News February 24,2009 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Ranger News, Volume 39, issue 20, February 24, 2009 Description An account of the resource Student newspaper of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha, Wis. 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