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UWPAC124 Ranger News Text Any textual data included in the document ^University of Wisconsin leverage use passed Sports World Fest Page 4 Page 5 Page 6-7 THE RANGER NEWS University of i / . f • • 1 Mar<^ 10, 2009 New» Since 1972 KELSEYHOFF Hoff0013@uwp.edu Students .teachers, and many people from the community see the University of Wisconsin- Parkside logo countless times every school day. What exactly is the school's logo? There are 12 different types of Parkside logos, including the "sticks and leaves," more technically the University Mark, bear claws, Ranger Bear, and different configurations of the letters "UWP." There is about 100 variations all together, with approved color schemes. This year the Marketing and Publications Department has been "cracking down" on the use of school logos, not to control, says John Mielke, director of Marketing and Publications, but "to make sure of consistency." The walls of the school are literally papered over with posters advertising meetings, events, organizations, and almost anything else related to the school. This year, Parkside International Club was called out for distorting the Parkside logo featuring "sticks and leaves," putting only the leaf portion on a picture of a globe. The University Mark has been used in other places, like the Parkside Theater website, but Mielke says that the organization went too far because the context of the logo was not "identitybased." All "legal" uses of the leaf pattern are tied into campus identity. The biggest rule, according to Mielke, is not to take the logos apart. Other concerns are changing the proportions of the logos, stretching them, or using illegal color patterns. For instance, the "sticks and leaves" logo may only appear in any solid color or black and green together. Adding more text or graphics around the logo is legal as long as they are not touching or overlapping. These rules were laid out by an outside firm in 1968 when the school was founded. They put a book together with the geometry of the University Mark, color samples, and type settings for official university fonts. The rules were redone within the school in 2003 by looking at style guides from other UW schools. UW-Parkside's style guide can be viewed by searching for keyword "style guide" on the school website. There is also a CD-ROM disk with all of the approved logos saved as different image files on it. Copies of this disk were distributed to staff and student organizations and departments, and are still available from the Marketing and Publications Department. w I University of Wiscon S1ARKSID Smikeasmn Wisconsin s University M1WM * MiaftJM • MW » SIMMM Parking problems: Metered stalls RESTRICTED METERED AREA Short Term Visitor Parking Only Monday-Friday 7:00 am - 9:00 pm Student, Faculty and Staff Parking Prohibited at meters Violators cited & towed at owners expense Lot closed daily 2:00 am - 6:00 am jo KIRST jo@therangernew.sxom Similar to the crackdown on misusing handicapped parking services, the University of Wisconsin-Parkside Police Department is keeping a close eye on the use of metered parking stalls across campus. Under Wisconsin State Statute 18.05, the chief administration * officer for Parkside can set the guidelines for where parking areas will be and the methods allowed for parking on campus. Of course, these guidelines are only allowed if the areas and rules are posted clearly. Metered parking at Parkside is clearly labeled as such. James Heller, Acting Director for the Police and Public Safety department at Parkside,explained that student, staff, and faculty parking is prohibited at all times. "The restriction applies whether or not an individual pulls down their pass, puts money in the meter, or is just on campus for a short time and wants to run into one of the buildings", said Heller. Metered parking stalls are reserved specifically for those visiting the campus, such as families interested in taking a campus tour, or a community member purchasing tickets from the box office for the next Parkside production. If a student. staff, or faculty member forgets their parking pass, they make pick up a free "courtesy pass" at the Parkside Police Department. Persons visiting Parkside are allowed to park in metered stalls after feeding the meter. A quarter (25 cents) allows for 15 minutes of parking time. Handicapped or disabled persons may park in metered spaces as well, but they are not required to feed the meter. A violation of the rules regarding metered parking could result in a $30 fine and the vehicle may be towed at the owner's expense. There are other options than parking illegally and being fined for it. Students, staff, and faculty have five parking lots to choose from, all with ample parking spaces that are not reserved for meters or handicapped or disabled persons Parking can be found in the Student Center lot. Communication Arts lot, Iallent Hall, and there arc two lots near the SAC. A free shuttle bus runs between Tallcnt Hall and the rest of campus approximately every 10 minutes. TT»e shuttle is offroute for about an hour each day, for the driver's lunch break. The shuttle also makes several trips per day to a local McDonald's. •I "We've got issues' The Ranger News MarchJO, 2009 Mission Statement The Ranger News strives toinform, educate, and engage the UW-Parkside community by publishing well-written, accurate student journalism on a weekly basis. The Ranger News hus meetings every Friday at noon. All students and faculty of UW-Parkside are welcome. Please feel free to attend. Have any comments, concerns, questions, or story ideas? Please e-mail us at: nrngemews@uwp.edu . We arc located at Wyllic Dl 39C Each person may take one newspaper per issue date. Extra newspapers can be purchased for $1 apiece. Newspapers can be taken on a lirst come, first serve basis, meaning that once they are gone, they are gone. We work on the honor system, but violators will be prosecuted for theft. 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ASSOCIATED 900 Wood Road Kenosha, Wl 53141 Phone:(262)595.2287 Fax: (262) 595-2295 Ads: ads@fherangernews.com E-mail: rangernews@gmall.com Editor In Chief Jo Kirst io@therongemews.com Design Manager Ruth Briones ruth@therangernews.com Marketing Director Zak Smith zok@therangernews.com Staff Reporters Rob Hansen hanse082@uwp.edu Adriana Alexandria alexa016@uwp.edu , „ Keisey Hoff hoff013@uwp.edu Michael Rekjlinger mreidlinger@dorkgasm Christian Schackelford shack002@uwp.edu Kristal Kowalski kristalkowalski@yahoo.com oo.com , Adam Shackelford shack002@uwp.edu Guest Writer Copy Editors Illustrators Ryan Ashton uwp.edu Cheryl Overby overb001@uwp.edu Nick Connor .com Brent Schultz wolfpack81188@yaiii oo.com Photographers zakssmith@gmail.com Cedric Roy Jr. ray00007@uwp.edu Jeremy Topczewski topcsz001@uwp.edu Cartoonists .edu Zak Eden eden0001@uwp.edu Dan Wanezek Drwartist@yahoo.com , „ Sean Fallon falio001@uwp.edu Kalie Walter Designer Cedric Ray, Jr. ray00007@uwp.edu You've probably noticed by now that there was no issue last week. That was a result of reporters missing deadline. By "missing deadline", I mean they either turned articles in after our deadline, or they never turned anything in. I don't baby-sit the reporters (or anyone else on staff for that matter), so I make no excuses. If you want to know why they missed deadline, you'll have to ask them. To the best of my knowledge, this has never happened before. Let me assure you: it will never happen again, either. We had a very serious talk about this at our last meeting, and I believe it's been made quite clear that deadline will not be missed any more without consequences. I am willing to work with staff so that they can participate at The Ranger News while still excelling in their schoolwork and other activities, but I am not willing to skip another issue. It's unfortunate that in order to make this week's issue great, we had to skip last week. However, we tried to combine issues (so to speak) as much as possible, to give you all a chance to read about Parkside events, news, etc. We covered World Fest to the best of our ability, given the circumstances, and I'm quite pleased. Our photographers, especially, came shining through on this one. Completely unrelated to all this, and on a more positive note, our CS4 software package arrived a few weeks ago, and it's all installed and running beautifully. The holes in our countertop finally got drilled as well, so we don't have a mess of cables everywhere, resulting in computers accidentally getting unplugged. Keys finally arrived as well! I think the majority of students who utilize the offices in the Student Center were quite pleased with the arrival of the keys. We love Terri, we really do, but there's just something about having your own key to your own office... I'm gonna keep this short, I and let you star t working your way through the issue. As always, our reporters love feedback, so email them your comments, questions, and concerns. If you're interested in writing for us, we'd love to j have you! Email me and we'll get you set up with everything you need to know to be a successful writer at The Ranger News. Enjoy the issue, have a great spring break, and we'll see you on March 24. Jo Kirst Editor in Chief 02/18/09 09-440 UWS 18/Vandalism. Greenguist Hall. 12:31pm. Complainant reports damage to panel .Officer takes report and theTcIeared. 02/18/0909-447 Agency Assist. Off-Campus Location. 10:20pm. KSD Dispatch reports active burglary. KSD & UWPPD arrive, subject in-custody. UWPPD officer then cleared. 02/19/09 09-451 Suspicious Circumstances. Union Lot. 1:19pm. Complainant reports hit and run accident. Officer takes report and then cleared. 02/19/09 09-455 Possession of Marijuana/Drug Paraph. University Apartments. 8:52pm. Resident Advisor request officers for smell of marijuana. Officer arrive then issued "3" Possession of Marijuana citations. Officers then cleared. 02/19/09 09-456 Agency Assist. University Apartments. 9:32pm. Pleasant Prairie Officer request assistance in locating two juvenile runaways. UWPPD officer assisted, juveniles located. Officers then cleared. 02/20/09 09-463 Suspicious Circumstances. •GreenquistHall. 10:41am. Officer takes suspicious circumstances report and then cleared. 02/21/09 09-467 Agency Assist. Off-Campus Location. 5:53am. KSD reports armed burglary at business. UWPPD assisted and then cleared. 02/21/09 09-468 Agency Assist. Off-Campus Location. 9:32am. KSD reports accident. UWPPD officer assist with traffic control and then cleared. 02/21/09 09-469 Theft - From a Motor Vehicle. University Apartment Lot. 10:48am. Complainant reports . items take from vehicle. Officer takes report and then cleared. 02/21/09 09-470 Medical Assistance. Sports/ Activity Center. 1:49pm. Report that female passed out. Officer and Rescue Unit arrive. Officer then cleared. 02/23/09 09-478 Agency Assist. University Apartments Lot. 12:05am. KSD dispatch reports anonymous caller reports what sounds like someone fighting near Univ. Apts. Or Pet's Park Area. UWPPD & KSD Unit check area and then cleared. 02/23/09 09-482 Agency Assist. STH 31. 3:55pm. UWPPD officer assist KSD on traffic stop/active warrant. UWPPD officer then cleared. 02/23/09 09-483 Agency Assist. CTH E @ CTH Y. 6:36pm. KSD dispatch request assistance for accident. UWPDD officer assisted and then cleared. 02/24/09 09-488 Traffic Violation. Outer Loop Road @ CTH JR. 7:18am. Jeffrey A Webster was ticketed for Fail/ Stop at Stop Sign. Officers then cleared. 02/24/09 09-489 2911 Disconnect (Hang-Up). University Apartments Lot. 10:16am. KSD dispatcher report 911 (Hang-Up) coming from on-campus location. UWPPD officers checked area, and reports no locate of caller. Officers then cleared. 02/24/09 09-490 Theft - From Building. University Apartments. 1:09pm.Complainant reports stolen text book. Officer takes report and then cleared. 02/24/09 09-494 Traffic Violation. Outer Loop Road @ CTH JR. 9:43pm. Jasmine A Utterback was ticketed for Fail/ Stop at Stop Sign. Officers then cleared. 02/24/09 09-495 Traffic Violation. Outer Loop Road @ CTH JR. 9:58pm. Toyia D Vaughn was ticketed for Fail/ Stop at Stop Sign. Officers then cleared. 02/24/09 09-496 Traffic Violation. Outer Loop Road @ CTH JR. 10:20pm. Sunghee Kim was ticketed f°r Fail/Stop at Stop Sign. Office^ then cleared. 02/25/09 09-497 Agency Assist. CTH A @ 22n Ave. 1:24am. KSD request assistance at traffic stop. ^ has one in-custody for OperatmS While Intoxicated. UWPP0 Officer then cleared. The Ranger News ... con't. March 10,200? 02/25/09 09-500 Harassment - Threats. University Apartments.5:15am. Complainant reports threats. Officer takes report and then cleared. 02/25/09 09-501 Theft—From B uilding. Greenquist Hall. 9:14am. Complainant reports item being stolen. Officer takes report and then cleared. 02/25/09 09-509 Traffic Accident - Property Damage. CTH E @ CTH JR. 2:54pm. Report of accident. Officers arrive to take report, and then issued citations to Aaron J Wilson for Inattentive Driving and Operating While Suspended. Vehicles towed by tow companies. Officers then cleared. 02/25/09 09-511 Misuse Of Handicap Placard. Union Lot. 7:17pm. Officer conducting parking enforcement. Parking citation issued, placard confiscated. Officer then cleared. 02/25/09 09-513 Misuse Of Handicap Placard. Union Lot. 7:57pm. Officer conducting parking enforcement. Parking citation issued, placard confiscated. Officer then cleared. 02/25/09 09-514 Misuse Of Handicap Placard. Union Lot. 8:56pm. Officer conducting parking enforcement. Parking citation issued, placard confiscated. Officer then cleared. 02/26/09 09-517 Tow Vehicle. Com Arts Lot. 9:43am. Officer conducting parking enforcement. Chronic Violator vehicle towed for unpaid parking citations. Officer then cleared. 02/26/09 09-518 Tow Vehicle. Com Arts Lot. 10:27am. Officer conducting parking enforcement. Chronic Violator vehicle towed for unpaid parking citations. Officer then cleared. 02/26/09 09-519 Tow Vehicle. University Apartments Lot. 10:52am. Officer conducting parking enforcement. Chronic Violator vehicle towed for unpaid parking citations. Officer then cleared. 02/26/09 09-520 Tow Vehicle. University Apartments Lot. 12:43pm. Officer conducting parking enforcement. Chronic Violator vehicle towed for unpaid parking citations. Officer then cleared. 02/26/09 09-521 Tow Vehicle. SAC Lot. 1:31pm. Officer conducting parking enforcement. Chronic Violator vehicle towed for unpaid parking citations. Officer then cleared. 02/26/09 09-523 Property Damage/State Property. Outer Loop Road @ CTH JR. 5:34pm. Complainant reports stop knocked down. Officer takes report and then cleared. 02/26/09 09-525 Traffic Accident — Property Damage. Com Arts Lot. 6:33pm. Complainant reports accident. Officer arrives to take report, and then issued citation to Shanda M Nelson for Inattentive Driving. Officer then cleared. 02/26/09 09-526 Theft - From Building. Sports/ Activity Center. 7:54pm. Complainant reports theft. Officer takes report and then cleared. 02/27/09 09-528 Assaultive Behavior. University Apartments. 12:28am. Complainant reports fight in progress. Officer takes report, and then cleared. 02/27/09 09-529 2911 Disconnect (Hang-Up). University Apartments. 1:27am. KSD Dispatcher reports 911 call. This call was Ref: 09-528. Officer arrived, spoke to complainant. Officers then cleared. 02/27/09 09-531 Chapter 5 l.Molnaro Hall. 9:28am. Anonymous caller reports male acting crazy or appears to be on drugs. Officer arrive, male then transported to Health Services. Officer then cleared. 02/27/09 09-539 Theft - From a Motor Vehicle. Ranger Lot. 1:50pm. Report taken tor stolen UWP Parking Permit. Replacement permit issued, case closed. 02/27/09 09-540 Theft - Retail/Shoplifting. Parkside Union. 1:40pm. Complainant reports male took food without paying for. Officer issue citation for Retail Theft, then cleared. 02/27/09 09-543 Traffic Accident - Non- Reportable. Com Arts Lot. 2:50pm. Report of accident. Officer takes report and then cleared. 02/27/09 09-544 Traffic Accident - Non- Reportable. Ranger Lot. 3:35pm. Report of accident. Officer takes report and then issued parking citation. Officer cleared. 02/28/09 09-553 Traffic Violation. STH 31 @ CTH A. 5:58pm. Kristine K Mcphaul was ticketed for Operate Unregistrated Vehicle and Written Warning for Defective Headlamp. Officer then cleared. 03/01/09 09-557 Suspicious Circumstances. Ranger Hall. 1:52pm. Complainant reports inappropriate text messages. Officer takes report and then cleared. 03/01/09 09-563 Agency Assist. STH 31 @ CTH E. 11:06pm. KSD dispatch request assistance at traffic stop. UWPPD Officer assisted and then cleared. IHINGSTO DO TUESDAY, MARCH 10 Art Exhibition: Kenosha/Racine K-12 Teacher Invitational Exhibition 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Communication Arts Gallery Parkside Activities Board movie Noon Student Center Cinema UW-Parkside Concert: UW-P Community Band & Racine Concert Band 7:30 p.m. Com. Arts Theatre Parkside Activities Board movie 9 p.m. Student Center Cinema WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11 Art Exhibition: Kenosha/Racine K-12 Teacher Invitational Exhibition 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Communication Arts Gallery Noon Concert: UW-Parkside Student Scholarship Recital noon Ballroom PIC Friendship Hour Noon Molinaro D-132 Brown Bag Lunch: Universal Design for Assessment with Renee Kirby & Christine Tutlewski Noon Faculty/Staff Lounge, Wyllie 247 Nonprofit Development Program "Taking the Fear out of Fundraising," 5:30-7:30 p.m. Tallent Hall THURSDAY, MARCH 12 Art Exhibition: Kenosha/Racine K-12 Teacher Invitational Exhibition 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Communication Arts Gallery THE U SUNDAY, MARCH 15 Arts Alive presents Amsterdam Loeki Stardust Quartet 2:30pm Comm. Arts Theatre MONDAY, MARCH 16 Spring Break! TUESDAY, MARCH 17 Spring Break! WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18 Spring Break! THURSDAY, MARCH 19 Spring Break! UWP High School Diversity Conference 8:00am to 2:30pm Student Center FRIDAY, MARCH 20 Spring Break! Mentor Training: Training quality mentors 9:00am to 2:30pm Tallent Hall Running on Empty eating disorder conference 8:00am Student Center SATURDAY, MARCH 21 No Events SUNDAY, MARCH 22 Softball vs. Indianapolis Double header Noon Case Field MONDAY, MARCH 23 Softball vs. St. Joseph's College Double header Noon Case Field UW-Parkside Concert: UW-Parkside Symphony & Community Orchestra with UWParkside Wind Ensemble 7:30 p.m. Com. Arts Theatre FRIDAY, MARCH 13 No Events. SATURDAY, MARCH 14 No Events. TUESDAY, MARCH 24 PAB presents Talent Night Tuesday 7:00pm Den Arts Alive presents "In The Mood" 7:30pm Comm. Arts Theatre PAR^i^VS The Ranger News March 10,2009 Beverage Choice Initiative passed KELSEYHOFF HofTD013@uwp.edu The Parkside Student Government Senate passed the Beverage Choice Initiative Resolution at their meeting on Wednesday, March 4. The Student Life Committee passed it in a four to one vote and it was signed only days later by PSG president Ted Ruffalo and Matty Bieser, president pro tempore. The Den in the old Student Union had sold alcohol, but Aramark had a meeting before moving into the new Student Center and decided that since the new space is very large, complicated, and has a multilayered floor plan, it would be harder to supervise students and alcohol should not be served. They believe there is a high risk of alcohol abuse and underage students being supplied with alcohol, especially on nights when events are planned. The University Police Department's biggest concern is the law being followed strictly. In the past, however, events have had a higher rate of attendance if alcohol was available. Selling alcohol brings students from other campuses to UW- Parkside instead of bars. Many students had voiced their opinion that alcohol should be served again. PSG's motive for passing the resolution was "to adequately and accurately represent the wishes of the student body," said senator Heidi Curtis, who wrote the resolution and convinced the senate to pass it. The Student Life Committee updated the guidelines before the resolution was passed. As it stands, any kind of alcohol can be served. For now, Aramark will only be serving beer and wine coolers, but glass bottles are prohibited due to the risk of violence. Anyone who buys alcohol will be carded once and receive a plastic wristband. Once alcohol is purchased, it cannot be taken from the area. Organizations hosting events have the option to tell Aramark not to sell alcohol on the night of their event if they have safety concerns. Misuse of handicapped parking: UWPPD cracking down JOKIRST jo@therangernews.com If you've received a parking citation for parking in a handicapped space without proper identification, or because you borrowed a friend's parking permit, you're not alone. Since the 2008-2009 school year began, the University of Wisconsin-Parkside Police Department has issued 13 citations for these violations. UWPPD has been cracking down on the misuse of handicapped identification tags and misuse of handicapped parking spaces after receiving several complaints. To enforce the state statute, the police department has been handing out tickets to violators and confiscating the misused placards. Wisconsin State Statute 343.51(1) allows for disabled persons with proper identification (in the form of a tag or license plate) to park in designated handicapped spaces. Someone who is not handicapped can also utilize these services if and only if the owner of the tag or plate is in the vehicle. Fines for misusing handicapped parking tags range from $375 for the person using the tag illegally to $249 for the person lending out their tag. According to James Heller, Acting Director for the Parkside department of Police and Public Safety, University Police can also issue a $200 ticket for the misuse of a handicapped-parking tag. The placard is then confiscated and sent back to the Department of Transportation. The misuse of these tags and spaces has been an issue at Parkside for years. Citizens often call in and report what they believe to be the fraudulent use of a handicapped tag or parking space, or that there are no spots for "legitimate users". Police then monitor the tag numbers and the cars that may be violators. On occasion, the misuse is obvious, such as when the tag comes back as being registered to a deceased person. If students, staff or faculty feel someone is fraudulently using a handicapped tag to park in the reserved spaces, they are encouraged to report it to the University Police. When reporting misuse, the person calling should be able to give some details, such as the license plate number, a description of the vehicle and/ or driver, or the location of the vehicle in question. Reports can be kept anonymous through a phone call or using the University Police's website located at www.uwp.edu/ departments/university .police. Advertising Rates For UWAbout The Ranger News Students at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside have published The Ranger News as a free, non-profit publication for their community since 1972. The Ranger News aims to provide the local community with relevant, critical, and unbiased information they don't get anywhere else, including campus news, sports, arts and culture, and opinions and editorials. The Ranger News currently prints 2,000 newspapers and distributes them at high-traffic areas around campus each week. Ad Sizes and Prices (4" X 5") $30.00 color: $65 Most Popular Buy 3A.dSjG®t0ne freb Advertising with The Ranger News is easy! Publicize your events Attract attention to your organization Increase community involvement Reach more than 2,000 students and staff members per week Classified Ads Jelling something? firing somebody? Looking for cheap publicity? One free classified ad per week Additional classifieds are $5 for 30 words Run your ad until it sells for $20 e Dates Advertisements are due the Friday before the issue date. 1/2 Page (5" X16") $85.00 T, „ u u , ,. n. , Full Page (10" X16") $165.00 The Ran<>er NeW S Marke,in? P1™!0/ Double Page Spread (10" x 16") (x2) $300.00 . Zak Smith _ . , _ ads@rangernews.com To place an advertisement, please <ontad: ^2) 595-2287 Fenderson finishes coileoiate career with a bang Rangers excel at ROB HANSEN Conference Meet hanse982@ uwp.edu LaVontay Fenderson played his final two games as a UWParkside Ranger. His home finale Thursday at the DeSimone Gymnasium, was a hard-faught loss tor the Rangers against arch rival Lewis University. Fenderson matched his nation leading point average with 25. At the end of the first half, Fenderson did a 360 degree spin on a Lewis defender and nailed a 3 point jump shot to take the lead as the buzzer sounded. Other seniors in action were DeMarcus Bell, who scored 13 points before fouling out, David Keane who made several key shots early in the game, to total 15. Marcus Carter also played his last home game as a Ranger. The women hoopsters won their 18''' game of the season, a nail-biter, over Lewis University. The final .score was 57-56. Leading the way for the Rangers was Brittany Hogen who racked up 20 points and 10 boards. On Saturday night, the Rangers clashed with the Indianapolis Greyhounds. 77-70 was the final score for the ladies, losing their season finale. No worries, however, they will be one of the top seeds in the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC). Hogen led the way for the Rangers again, scoring 18 points and 9 rebounds. The Conference tournament tipped off at Quincy University on March 6 when the number two in the eastern division, the Rangers, tangle with the number three in the western division, Missouri S&T Miners. The tournament continued throughout the weekend, and was a single elimination bracket. Saturday evening saw the men s team face off against the Greyhounds. The Ranger men won their season finale 92-83. Fenderson scored 38 points in his final game as a Ranger, and will finish as the nations leading scoring. Fenderson's career 1,818 points is the second most in Parkside's history behind former NBA player Abdul Jeelani. DeMarucs Bell finished his UW-Parkside career leading the GLVC in rebounds. The Ranger men missed the Conference tournament with a final record of 7-20 and 3-15 in the GLVC. ROB HANSEN hansc082@uwp.edu The University of Wisconsin Parkside track team brought home several all-Conference awards last Saturday afternoon. Included in these awards were a few meet champions. The women's distance medley relay won with a time of 11:59. This time is a NCAA provisional qualifying time. The members of the team were Heidi Ertl, Brittany Glassbum, Hope Christie and Jessica Monson. Monson doubled back and ran a season best 2:14.37 800m for the win. Her victory made her one of only a handful of GLVC athletes to win the same indoor event four years in a row. Glassburn ran a season best 2:21.58 en route to her third place finish in the same race. Christie's second race was also a success; she ran her second fastest time ever in the 1 mil e run. crossing the line in 5:19. which was good for 6,h place. Ertl's second race was the 3,000-m run, where she finished fourth in a time of 10:40.18. Angie Adams represented Parkside in the 5,000-m run, finishing in an indoor best time of 19:08. The women's 4x400-m relay brought home a fifth place finish. The first time team of Jennie Kindt. Kim Degener, Melissa Nilles and Heidi Anderson clocked a 4:37.55 finishing time. Nilles also recorded a 3rd place finish in the pole vault. The women recorded 45.50points finishing 6"' overall. The men's team also experienced a Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) all- Conference award in the 1 mile run. Sophomore Dustin Baldwin recorded a 5 second lifetime best 4:22.75 in the event, well enough for second place. He was edged out at the finishing line by Matthew Zielske of the University of Southern Indiana. » His winning time was 4:22.72. LaQuan Fenderson ran a lifetime best 1:58.70 in the 800m run; he won the slow section of the event, but still fast enough to bring in 3rt place overall. Ben Orvold and Rehan Mahmood each ran the 5,000-m/3.000-m double. Rehan Mahmood ran a lifetime great 15:26 for a 4* place finish, followed by teammate Orvold. who crossed the line in 15:26, notching 6* place. In the 3,000-m Mahmood won the slow section of the 3K in 9:05. Orvold finished 8" overall with a time of 9:03 The men's team totaled 33 points, and a 7 place finish. For complete results visit ht tp://glvcsports.com/sports/ mtrack/2009/Resultsday2.htm. The men's and women's teams competed at Carthage College on Friday, March 6.2009. ARTS c U LT U R E The Ranger News March 1072009 bumper stickers, and even containers of butter or Disney movies show Native Americans in a discriminatory fashion. They talked about stereotypes of Native American females, such as the heavy set workhorse, the "squaw," the princess or maiden, the sex object or exotic other, and the simply invisible one, and how all of these dehumanize Native American women. They did not end the presentation without giving the audience hope for change, and ideas for innacting that change. If people are concerned about this cause, they can help by demanding that the government responds to the treaties that they have already signed, establishing centers, and raising awareness. Loopholes Chinese Zodiac review injustice: The failure to protect Indigenous women from sexual violence in the USA from 2007. The issue of jurisdiction was the main problem that they addressed. Others were funding issues, lack of training, remote location, the inability of tribal prosecutors to prosecute nonnatives, and the small number of female officers. It is usually unclear whether the federal, state, or tribal government is allowed to handle each case involving Native Americans. Lines get fuzzier when the perpetrator is not a Native American and when the crimes occur off of reservation land. Many reservations are so secluded that police take hours to get there, and even more have inadequate medical facilities. Native Americans are often turned away at hospitals during emergencies, because they are not United States citizens. They also spoke about pop cultural stereotypes in the United States that depict Native Americans as inferior. Mascots, logos, video games, t-shirts, GIO VANNA GUTIERREZ gutie017@uwp.edu As part of World Fest, several student organizations had the opportunity to expose a certain topic related to their cultural background. Chi Ho Wong Patrick, vice president of Parkside's International Club, gave a presentation on the Chinese Zodiac. Patrick explained the impact of the Chinese New Year has according to year of birth. This year's animal is the Ox. Patrick explained that each Chinese New year has to be predicted, and, although many people are born in the same month, their future will differ unless they are born on the same year. There were several predictions, but Patrick made it clear that each person holds the key to change their own future. If you were born in any of these years: 1973, 1985, 1997, KELSEYHOFF Hofff0013@uwp.edu Two representatives from Sacred Circle, Patti Jensen and Rita Altmeyer, gave a presentation on Tuesday, March 3 in the Spruce Room of the Student Center as part of World Fest. Loopholes: How Native American Women are Defenseless Against Violence informed those in attendance about violent crimes that still happen today because of United States legislation pertaining to Native American reservations. They made it clear from the beginning that it was not about violence within Native American families, but violence towards Native American women from outsiders. The bottom line was that this is a human rights issue, not just criminal or social. They presented many statistics and stories about the crimes, which consisted largely of rape and murder. Most of their information "came from a report by Amnesty International called Maze of and 2009 your zodiac animal is the Ox. Jf you were born in 1974 1986, and 1998 your zodiac animal is the Tiger. If you were born in 1975,1987, and 1999 you are the Rabbit. If you were born in 1976, 1988, and 2000 you are the Dragon. If you were born in 1978, 1990, and 2002 you are the Horse. If you were born in 1967 1979, 1991, and 2003 then you are the Goat. If you were born in 1980, 1992, and 2004 you are year of the Monkey. If you were born in 1981, 1993,2005 you are year of the Rooster. If you were born in 1982,1994, and 2006 you belong to the year of the Dog. Last but not least if you were born in 1983, 1995, 2007 you are year of the Pig. This year is luck for people born in the year of the dragon; they should take care of themselves if they start coughing because it can get more severe. And people bom in the year of the Rabbit should stay away from sharp objects like Mafioso-Worth the watch and upbringing, and where his parents and siblings still reside, the beautiful island of Sicily! Before he leaves, Nino's boss has a chat with him and asks him to deliver a gift to Don Vincenzo, a prominent Italian figure whom Nino has known since his childhood. Shortly after arriving in Italy and being reunited with his beloved family, Nino meets up with Vincenzo, who welcomes him with open aims. While Nino's parents were skeptical about his wite early on, they soon wanned up to her once they realized how committed she was to keeping their son happy. It could have simply been a relaxing and invigorating vacation for the Badalamenti family, but a favor from and old friend puts Nino in a position where he feels indebted to Vincenzo and declares that he will do anything to return the favor. Unfortunately, anything is taken to the extreme and Nino feels pressured to do something that will have a severe psychological effect on him. 1 will not reveal everything, but Mafioso is an excellent movie that transcends time and accurately depicts organized crime. Again, if you appreciate Italian culture, this is the movie tor you. Another year, another ADRIAN A ALEXANDER AIexa016@uwp.edu I he World Flag Ceremony is the first event to occur every year before other events of the World Fest at the University of Wisconsin Parkside. People from all over the country and the world to come here to Parkside to proudly wave their country's flags and wear their traditional clothes as a way of representing their heritage, culture, or traditions and maintaining their identity here in the United States. Chancellor Earns spoke at the event, sharing with the crowd that he lived in Japan and now goes back there every year. He explained the importance of the international students and faculty on our campus. Earns told the crowd- that he believed in knowing where your family came from, and how you came here. Not only that, but it is also important to know about your fiiends background, because it can lead to a greater understanding of your friends and also makes the friendship more interesting and fun. The procession was led by Native American Drum and Dance. Native Americans were the special guests for the event this year and they demonstrated some very interesting traditional songs from their tribes. They performed some of their traditional dances such as the Hidden Dance of the Jimbuay people and thtrReenactment of War. They also demonstrated a dance A new rhythm at UW-Plarkside CHRISTIAN SHACKELFORD SHACK002@UWP.EDU What started off as a joke has quickly come to reality. Xhilarate Rhythmology is the newest dance group to hit the University of Wisconsin-Parkside's campus with their B-boy style of dancing. Peter Peralta, who is the president of the group, said it all started off with just six people: Mark Gaiera, Vanessa Morrone, Shoua Yang, Aaron Taliaferro, Duane Johnson and Simone Jordan. These are the 0i3pfrWW helped create the style, lor the group. By observing a tryout session, one could see that they were really moving fast and all of the members were energized and ready to begin. All the dances done by Xhilarate Rhythmology are choreographed and then taught to the rest of the dancers. Peralta said that they are very serious about their dancers. He wants them to have fun, but the group needs to be taking things seriously. When Peralta was asked what gave him the idea for the group he said, "we all just like to dance.'-' Peralta said that he and Gaiera both_ kind of made up an imaginary group and they quickly became serious about it. The kind of dancing done by Xhilarate is more of a hip hop style and it is pretty similar to what you might see on America's Next Best Dance Crew. "Everyone is contributing to the group tremendously", Peralta said, "It's a group effort." He really has big plans for the group and to get it jump-started they just needed some more members.. They haven't quite established any places that they will be performing, he said. They had tryouts which lasted for about a week and the people who made the team were notified. Their first performance was at the world fest dinner. Peralta is eager to see what the bufcome'oTtlie group will be. JOHNATHAN JACOB J acobO 15 @ u wp .edu worldfest of struggle during the 1960s and 70s of colonization trying to gain their identity. 'The Ghost Dance was from the 1800s and was also demonstrated at this event. This event occurs at other colleges and universities nationwide also. The audience had the ability to partake in the last two Native American Dances. This event received positive feedback from the audience and it wa-j very entertaining and full of knowledge. Overall this event was informational, positive, and very interesting. Anyone should want to observe this spectacular and eye catching event that could change a life! While it is significantly older than more modern movies that deal with the organized crime, Mafioso is still successful in dramatizing the moral dilemmas one faces when choosing to be a part of the Mafia. Produced in 1962, it differs in some ways from relatively more recent American-made Mafia flicks, such as Goodfellas and Casino, as well as the Sopranos series. While the concept of organized crime is the same, Mafioso takes place in Italy except for a very brief and dramatic stop in the United States, presumably New York. If one has an appreciation for the Italian culture, Mafioso will immerse you in it; the music, food and family ties epitomize everything that is good about Italy. Spoken entirely in» Italian with English subtitles, producer Alberto Luttuada shows how a man who has chosen a noble path as a working- class family man can quickly be sucked back into a life of crime and be emotionally consumed by it. He does this by using Antonio "Nino" Badalamenti, played by Alberto Sordi, as the story's protagonist. The movie begins with Nino at work in Milan preparing to take his family on a long anticipated . vacation to the place of his birth K. > £ • * 1 1 1 Ti l ©F T 8 The Ranger News REVIEWS March 10,2009 Cheese and bacon Old ehosts iiirutci r> Diem MICHAEL C. RIEDLiINvGrmER ti... • m. . • . n . v/ mriedlinger@dorkgasm.com At midnight on March 6, 2009, thousands of comic book fans and blockbuster filmgoers alike filled theaters across the country to see if Zack Snyder's Watchmen could live up to the hype. For some, it was a question of purism. Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' seminal work of graphic fiction has become a sort of sacred cow in the last two decades. For others, it didn't matter if the subtleties of the book translated faithfully, this was a chance to see the first high-octane adrenaline film of 2009. In either case, it was a tall order to fill. So how did Snyder do? As far as capturing the small strokes and nuances of the book goes, Snyder couldn't have been more ham-handed if he had been fisting two sows while making this film. From the beginning, he hammers viewers over the head with the themes of Watchmen. For those that might miss it, this is a deconstruction of the American superhero. See, no one is perfect, and the folks that fight crime as masked vigilantes must have bigger problems than the rest of us because they're bigger than life. Actually, that's about as close to the theme of the book as Snyder gets. The book is much more than that. Alan Moore explores ideas like humanity as a state of being, and the ways in which we react to crises individually and as a people. Snyder opts for the simpler, Joel Schumacher style "superheroes are cool" idea. Don't get me wrong; the superheroes really are cool in this movie. The visual element of this film is stunning. That said, Snyder goes hokey with the fight scenes. The jerky movements and bullettime ballet are meant to remind us that "this is a comic book", but all he succeeds in doing is detracting from what could be phenomenal action sequences. Moore's fans will point out that his work was meta-fiction, and thus Snyder doesn't need to remind us that the story is about comic book characters. Those new to Watchmen will ultimately find Snyder's stylization to be distracting, and those that do not, will be browbeaten by Moore fans worldwide. All the style in the world, despite what Bukowski says, can't save the clumsiness that Zack Snyder presents here. What this film truly lacks is a sense of subtlety and grace. How Snyder could think for a second that his film wouldn't be compared to the book when he's spent the last few years adapting other people's work is beyond me. He should have been paying attention to the text as closely as Peter Jackson or Robert Rodriguez would. Up until now, I've been a fan of this director, but on Watchmen, Snyder's sense for kinetic editing and explosive action sequences fails short and feels like immature fantasy. Compare the film to the book, and this sense only doubles. I've seen three-legged dogs with more grace than this film. In light of the $100,000,000+ price tag on Watchmen, Snyder had best hope that it makes a killing opening weekend, or he may not have another chance to make a name for himself adapting the works of more creative people. People Power MICHAEL C. RIEDLINGER mriedlinger@dorkgasm.com Ghost stories never get old. The recent spat of Japanese, horror film remakes in America have mostly been based around retelling old ghost stories, and some of the better psychological horror films in our country have been based on homegrown campfire tales and occult studies. Everything from the Bell Witch to "the white lady" have been fair game in film and television the last few years. The reason these stories keep popping up is because they are usually effective, and Michael Coonce's Lonely Joe is no exception. P r e m i e r i n g at the Lake County Film Festival this past weekend, Lonely Joe is a solid first film from newcomer Coonce. The story follows Michele Connelly (horror alum Erica Leerhsen) as she tries to uncover the truth about several disappearances in her hometown. The local police really don't want another reporter snooping around and seem to know more than they let on. All of the mysterious goings on seem to occur near a farm where Michele's brother was killed a decade earlier by Joe Gainard, the local Ed Gein. As she digs deeper into the case, Michele finds it harder and harder to stay away from the site, but when she visits the farm, even the mail living there now (James Zahn of Fangoria and Death Walks the Streets) tells her that he won't venture out past his own orchard. Now, we as an ' au dience know that this is a ghost problem, but Coonce does a great job of convincing us that it might not be a ghost after all. The sheriff, when finally forced to tell Michele what he thinks is going on, has a surprisingly fresh take on the situation for a character in a horror film. He points out that it doesn't matter what is making people disappear, only that they MICHAEL C. RIEDLINGER mriedlinger @ dorkgasm .com Typically, I steer clear of super-hero comics. I don't trust them because Deus Ex Machina comes into play way too often. Avoiding that is what made Rising Stars great a few years ago, and it's one of the. reasons I still reread Watchmen at least once a ' year. Then along comes Take a Chance from Dabel Brother's Publishing. C. E. Murphy's title character is a hero, but she's far from super. In fact, it was refreshing to see a comic book hero take the same stance as me on the super-powered type of characters. They' re al1 fine and good if you like that sort of thing, but it comes easy to them, so what's to respect? Chance is a normal woman living in a postapocalyptic world where a North Korean super soldier experiment has given some people powers and wiped out others. By day, she works for the mayor's office, and by night, she runs around as a masked vigilante. Murphy's approach to the non-powered vigilante isn't the Batman clicM either. This woman isn't rich, and doesn't like to just rush in and try to bust skulls. Quite often in the pages of Chance, we'll see the hero on a stake out collecting' evidence for the police. She isn't looking to replace the justice system; she's looking to augment it. Of course, the character isn't without her own tortured, vigilante-creating past. Frankie Kemp (Chance's real name) watched her son get shot by a careless crook several years before the start of the series. Afterward, her marriage fell apart, she finished law school, and she started taking kung fu classes. In fact, Frankie is the model of an independent, empowered woman. She reminds me a lot of Anita Blake without the vampires, and she kicks just as much ass. Through the series so far, she puts her son's killer back in jail after he escapes with new found super powers, and she's gotten involved in a major drug investigation. Despite the occasional super character, the series has a lot of the tone of The Wire to it. What the Dabel Brothers have here is a series that is as innovating and refreshing as any title from Vertigo or Wildstorm in the last do so with such regularity when visiting the site that it makes no sense to keep sending anyone out there. His reason for running off reporters is that he doesn't want to popularize what can only be a.guaranteed death trap for thrill seekers who would look to tempt fate. Ah, if only the hero of this film were as wise! Eventually, Michele finds herself out on the railroad tracks behind the farm, and all the red herrings are put to rest with a satisfying, if somewhat typical, explanation. The twists and turns Coonce presents are all deftly handled, and the editing and music combine to provide a few well-timed startles. Toss in some beautiful camera shots of upstate New York and you end up with a very effective and enjoyable thriller. My only complaint about the film is some of the casting. Erica Leerhsen is a treat to watch, and Peter Speach is great as Sheriff Scoggins. That said, Matthew S. Harrison's character, Michele's old boyfriend Ben, just isn't believable. Harrison seems as if he phones in his lines from beyond the grave in some scenes, and he looks twenty years too old to have ever dated Leerhsen in high school. This inevitably detracts from the film a little, but thankfully the guy only has a few scenes. Coonce seems to have recognized this, as the actor receives bottom billing in the final credits. All in all, even the wooden acting of one man can't ruin a film like this. Lonely Joe is doing the festival circuit for now, and should hit DVD sometime in May. IMAGE FROM HORROR-MOVIES .CA five years. Artistically, Adrian Syaf has excellent storytelling skills. His work reminds me of Whilce Portacio, and his attention to detail and emotion really compliment C.E. Murphy's story. In Syaf's hands, Chance manages to be attractive and strong without taking on tire aspects of your typical Marvelpin- up hero. Instead of focusing on skin and breasts, the artist shows us her eyes, or when appropriate, her boot. His sense of action is kinetic, but it doesn't get distracting, striking a balance with the words on the page. Probably my favorite aspect of this book is how grounded in reality it is. Frankie is likeable, but not without her flaws, yet they never threaten to become cliches. C.E. Murphy covers a lot of ground with a character who is just an otherwise normal woman who wants to make a difference. When Superman and Captain America replaced the Lone Ranger, comic writers got lazy in a sense. The only people without powers had to have money or a government agency behind them, and Chance has neither. Frankie maintains her day job, runs into real problems with the police (who haven't been infantilized, thank goodness), and has a social life to think of. She isn't perfect, gets her ass kicked, and as a hero, fights for all the right reasons, not just the typical heroic tropes comics usually feed us about "truth and justice". Finally, her sense of humor is distinctly normal. C.E. Murphy doesn't have to cover bad writing with witty repartee, so Chance's jokes have as much tendency to be humorous and appropriate as yours or mine. What remains to be seen are her limitations. How long can a person keep up a onewoman war on crime before she falls into a downward spiral of exhaustion, frustration, and a relaxing moral code? I'm not sure where Murphy is going to take Take a Chance in the end, but it'll be worth seeing. IMAGE FROM COMICBOX.COM The Ranger News Tarkside Student UW-I government Association UMCHfl Lh-iicn- Adminislrafidn Union Maintenance Linicm Rec CerL«r UhiOft Building & Epuii PSC sub-iotal Uniem Deb! 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We have had huge leaps and bounds in technology as of late, and the changes we have seen due to these advances have changed the way we live our lives. What I have not been able to find, isatruly revolutionary way of thought. What is the next big idea? Who will be the Aristotle or Plato of our lives? I am not sure if we will find him or her. It seems thinking has become overrated. When in our lives are we just encouraged to think for a while? Just take a day off, forget about email, work, or engaging in being pacified with any one of a million distractions that we have created via technology. We have had technical revolutions every few years, just look at how far we have come with hand-held devices! When was the last huge social revolution? Women got the right to vote in 1920, and the 50's began the end of segregation, but still we deny homosexual couples the right to wed, still there is genocide and war, and struggle for resources. To hell with the next wave of gadgets; I want world peace and I want it yesterday damnit! I want rooms full of people doing nothing but thinking about how we are going to figure out at way to stop killing each other; because aside from making a huge mess of the Earth and creating new and exciting technological advancements we still fail to complete the simple task of just getting along. Have we failed as a race so miserably that the world cannot unite under the banner of at least mutual self-preservation? This topic seems to be something we glaze over. Seeing as a species we still manage to be our own worst enemy year after year by waging war and political agendas to not only stifle rival interests but to exploit fellow humans for no reason other than simple spite or greed. This is a call to arms of sorts, to wage the war of introspection and thought, because if there is not some change, some fundamental social revolution in not only America but also the world over, humanity is in for some dark days. This change can only happen by a massive shift in world perspective, a global renaissance of thought with the fearlessness to bring to fruition the ideas of the future. So ask yourself, when the last time you just sat and thought, not just about what is for dinner or your agenda for the night, but started thinking about something bigger than yourself and the trivial machinations of your life. In that one brief moment your attention flickers to something larger, something that many of us never even so much as bothers with because of our instilled sense of irrelevance than you will have won a victory. Every second, every minute, every hour spent in grappling with accepted truths and our own humanity is victory. The Shuttle and You Guidelines Opinion Page Submissions TODD WIERZCHO W SKI wierz004@ uwp.edu We all know there is a problem with parking here at UW-Parkside. While there is little anyone could do to outright fix the problem, there is much that could be done to help with this growing problem. It is obvious there is not enough parking available on campus, and, as a result, many of students must park in Talent Hall parking lot and shuttle over. This problem is compounded by the constant construction on campus and continuingly shrinking parking lots. When the new dorm suites were started near the Student Center, Molinaro parking lot was suppose to expand as well. From what I have heard, the lot has actually shrunk, and rumor is now that no extra parking is planned for the new suites, and part of Molinaro lot is to be used for the residents' only parking. This will cause more people to be forced to park at Talent Hall and rely on the shuttle. While the shuttle should be more convenient than having to walk back onto campus, this is often not the case. The shuttle schedule, as provided from the UW-Parkside website, shows that the last scheduled route is at 5:30pm Monday through Thursday, and the shuttle stops running its normal route at 3:30pm on Fridays. The schedule also shows that there is no shuttle service from 12:00pm until 1:00pm where a lunch break for the driver and run to McDonald's in Racine is scheduled. Since UW-Parkside is seen as a commuters' school by and large, there are a great number of students who rely heavily on the shuttle to get to and from the usually only available parking nearby campus. Many students have a job while in school and getting to work late is often frowned upon by bosses, and not many bosses would understand or accept any type of explanation no matter how true it might be regarding there being no shuttle service at the time and having to walk all the way across campus and then to an out lot to get back to your car. I am part of a group of such students that have class from 11:00am until 11:50am. We all have to park in the Talent Hall lot and shuttle over to CommArts in the morning. Many of us go straight to work after this class and return later in the evening for the remainder of our classes. With usually only an hour to get from the far side of the Communications Arts building all the way back to Talent Hall and then get to work on time, the shuttle is very important. Whether or not we get to work on time depends heavily on the shuttle and when different drivers take their lunch. 1 am not suggesting that the driver should not get a break at all, but how hard would it be to have someone else drive the shuttle for that one hour while they are on break? And for those who enjoy the shuttle trip to McDonald's every day, UWParkside does have two shuttles. The other major complaint I hear most often from people who use the shuttle services is the randomness of the shuttle runtimes. Different drivers keep very different time tables as well as route direction. While the direction change between morning and afternoon does make sense seeing that more people are leaving later in the day, why is it that one driver can make ten minute loops while another sometimes takes upwards of half an hour for each loop around campus? I do not think it would be asking too much for the shuttle to keep a relatively consistent timetable. The Kenosha Area Transit and the Racine bus systems both manage this very well and have a lot more than one bus going in a circle all day. One very simple example would be a fifteen minute loop: leave Talent Hall on the hour, leave Molinaro at five after, leave CommArts at ten after, return to Talent Hall and leave at fifteen after. If this proved too tight of a schedule, it could easily be adjusted to a twenty minute loop for safety or whatever the reason. The point being, a set schedule would allow people to better judge when the shuttle will be at their stop next time around. And if that one hour time period in the middle of the day just can't be covered, at least the people left standing outside the Communication Arts building will know the shuttle won't be back for an hour rather than standing around waiting for more than twenty minutes when they could have started walking. Many students openly complain to other students about the problems with the shuttle bus and various drivers, however, nothing will get done that way. I have spoken to both the President and Vice President of PSG and they have told me to send opinions, concerns or suggestions to the Chair of the Student Life Committee at Smith208@uwp, edu. I was also told the more people who are willing to voice their opinions and suggestions the easier and faster changes can be made. Submissions The Ranger News reserves the right to refuse publication of any opinion piece. Upon request, we will provide a reason for not running your submission. 1. All opinions must have a point that is backed up by *act- , , , . , . Staff and guest editorials, as well as 100 Words submissions, represent the opinions of 2. You should be able to verify the information you the individual authors. These opinions do not reflect the direct views of The Ranger include. . News as a publication or the newspaper staff as a whole. 3.No swearing, insults, or personal attacks are allowed. r-, •, . ~ . email at: opinion@therangernews.com Please include your e-mail with your submission. I I Article suggestions Campus and community news and issues State and national news Reviews: books, music, restaurants, etc. ——- "i v iiews Choosing between food and medicine: How Tier 4 pricing affects patients KAITLYN WIERZCHOWSKI kaitlynmw@yahoo.com When given the choice of buying groceries or paying for prescription drugs, most patients are forced to choose the food. Sadly, this choice has become a reality for many people who have recently experienced dramatic increases in the cost of their medications. Health insurance companies, both in Wisconsin and across the nation, have adopted a new pricing schedule, known as Tier 4, that requires patients to pay a percentage of certain drugs rather than a fixed co-pay. In many cases, patients pay upwards of 20 to 33 percent of the cost for their drugs, which can total $500-700 a month. Medicare first introduced Tier 4 in an effort to cut costs. Currently, Tier 4 pricing has been incorporated into 86 percent of Medicare plans, and some plans even include higher co-payments for certain drugs classified as Tier 5. Private insurance plans have also joined the movement, with 10 percent reclassifying drugs as Tier 4 in the last five years. Among the drugs included in Tier 4 are medications that slow the progression of serious di seases, such as Multiple Sclerosis (MS), a neurological disease affecting more than 10,000 Wisconsin residents. Other drugs affected by Tier 4 pricing include those that treat rheumatoid arthritis, hemophilia, Hepatitis C and some cancers. MS is a disease that attacks the central nervou,s system and manifests in a number of different ways from one individual to the next. Symptoms can include everything from numbness and paralysis oi the body to cognitive and visual complications. Although there is no cure for MS, many medications can alleviate symptoms caused by the disease as well as prevent further progression. The vast majority of these medications cost thousands of dollars a month, and generic alternatives are not yet available. Members of the Wisconsin chapter of the National MS Society paid a visit to the state Capitol on Thursday, March 5, to voice their concerns about this issue. After a morning of guest speakers and informational sessions, attendees scouted out their legislators and spoke with them about the challenges of living with MS and the added concerns of growing prescription costs. If you have been affected by Tier 4 pricing, or know someone who has, you can contact your local representatives and make them aware of the problems this drug classification has caused. Increased awareness may be able to sway them into creating legislation prohibiting health insurance companies from imposing drug tiers based upon expense or disease category. A smokin' hot debate that has people fuming! JOHNATHANJACOB Jacob015@uwp.edu I-381 November's Presidential election was not only a time to debate who was best suited to lead our country, but a time to debate another issue that would, at least locally, have a significant impact on businesses and their patrons. The issue was whether or not restaurants and taverns should be permitted to allow smoking in their establishments. To the delight of business owners, the proposed smoking ban was defeated by a narrow margin. Since it is an issue that will probably resurface, let us reconsider the debate: Non-smokers feel that they should be able to sit down, relax and have a drink without having to deal with the irritation and health effects associated with secondhand smoke. These concerns are legitimate. However, business owners strongly oppose this ban. They argue that because many of their patrons smoke, banning this activity would result in a loss of customers and adversely affect their ability to make a living. Since the dangers of tobacco use are certain, the best solution would be to make it illegal altogether, right? Just think of the money people would save. Lawabiding citizens who previously smoked would quit. As a result, there would be a significant decline in the number of deaths and illnesses resulting from cigarette smoke. People who still chose to "puff" away would surely find a time and place to do so, hoping not to get caught. However, there arc still two major reasons that this will never happen: First; the manufacturing and sale of tobacco are part o f a multi-billion dollar industry. More significantly, the government* reaps enormous rewards by taxing these products heavily. After all, except for gasoline, what consumer good rises in cost more frequently than tobacco? In 1994, the cost of a pack of cigarettes bought at a bar out of a machine was roughly $2.00 per pack. Fourteen years later, the cost has tripled to $6.00 per pack. So with the government in a position to always make money off of it, tobacco will remain legal. Ultimately, it is about choices. In a public place such as a hospital, smoking is prohibited, and rightly so. After all, if a person is faced with an emergency and is in need of urgent medical care, he or she has to get to a hospital. There is not much choice involved. However, having to avoid a tavern because of cigarette smoke is not a crisis. There are way too many bars and restaurants to choose from With the economy in dire straits, why should a business owner suffer? If be or she is willing to allow smoking, the government should not intervene! The power of production and consumption RYANASHTON Ashto001@uwp.edu If you follow what the press has to say about our current economic problem, you might get the impression that the government is the only entity that has the capacity to offer any kind of solution to the problem. Given that the scale of the problem is so large, it is often believed that you need an entity proportionately large to correct the problem. Since the U.S. government is likely the single largest organization in the country, it is therefore appropriate for the government to take action when economic problems, like our current one, arise. 1 would like to challenge this belief and offer that instead it is the actions of the "every-day" person that carries most of the corrective power in circumstances such as these, and suggest that interventions by the massive government actually serve to inhibit, or subjugate, the corrective power of the general citizen. Given that the economy is little more than the organized interactions of producers and consumers, it is easy to consider that the average citizen is actually quite powerful with respect to impacting the state of economic affairs. Each citizen is both a potential producer and a potential consumer in the economy. It is therefore inherent within each person the capacity to make choices that affect the larger economic whole. As a potential producer, one has the option of how to choose to create value in the economy—i.e., one can choose where and how to work. The better one is at producing things of value in their chosen field, the better off the economy as a whole becomes because of this influx of value into the economy that this person's work has provided. Likewise, as a potential consumer, one has the option of how to choose to reward or encourage the creation of value in the economy by others. This consumerist power can determine what sorts of goods or service are considered valuable by the society, and provides an incentive for others in the society to produce them. Both of these powers are intrinsic to the citizens of a freemarket society, but limited in the government. The extent to which a citizen chooses to be a producer of value is largely determined by that individual's personal choice. That is, one has the power to choose whether they will activate their ability to create value or not. One could have all the ability in the world in one productive area, but if they choose not to use it, the economy as a whole derives no benefit. It is therefore up to each of us to choose whether we will exercise our fullest abilities in the production of value in our economy. The government does not have the capacity to activate this potential within each of us at will, nor can it replicate our productive capacities without us. All the government has the power to do is seize the value created by its citizens and redistribute that value according to its own ideals—the government does not have the power to create things of value on its own. The government is simply neither designed n6r equipped for the creation of original value. It is therefore odd to turn to the government when production is declining, as it currently is with respect to the rising unemployment rate. If, somehow, people are choosing not to produce things of value in the economy, the only remedy .to that problem is for people to choose to resume producing things of value—whatever that choice entails. If people find that they are incapable of producing things of value despite their desire to do so, then there may be a serious problem involved, but there is nevertheless nothing the government can do about that. The government cannot invent new ways to produce value—that is not the government's nature or function. It is, as it always has been, up to the ingenuity of the individual to find ways of producing value in a society. This is where we should be putting our focus; not on the government who is utterly impotent in this area. Further, as I mentioned, each individual is also a potential consumer. This means that each of us can impact our economy through the purchasing decisions we make in our daily lives. This again is often overlooked in the mainstream's discussion of the economic situation. Even though there may be limitations to the purchasing options that each of us has in some areas; overall we still have a lot of power in our hands when we make decisions about where to spend our value. The government does have more power to affect this aspect of the economy than it does the productive side because the government has the ability to take your purchasing power away from you and give it to someone else. However, the extent to which the government does not intervene in a citizen's purchasing decisions is the extent to which that citizen can impact the state of the economy. If one were to feel that the manufacturing of goods in America were a valuable thing in the economy, then the more one chooses to buy American products the more American products will likely be produced. If, however, one chooses to buy Chinese products instead, for example, this will consequently diminish the extent to which American products arc likely produced Consumers, therefore, have a significant responsibility in determining the fate of their economic system and thus ought to be considered in times of economic turmoil. The emphasis on government solutions is too simplistic in my opinion to adequately address the nature of our economic situation. We ought to think more carefully about how we spend our disposable incomes and attempt to shoulder much of the responsibility for the state of our economy rather than sluggishly pass the responsibilities off to the government. We are both the producers and consumers of value in or society and nothing will change that. — The Ranger News March 10,2009 Onionkind by Stephen Spahn [spahnOO 1 @rangers.uwp.edu] Just 3 Guys by Sean Fallon [falloOO 1 @uwp.edu] and they're having a great time! Enjoy life, it's too short to waste TS 6 oUJftt jo TWL ffa££>/ His fai-wi up \Ajrytt fo^Tc^+o%ws' What is Cool by Zak Eden [edenOOO 1 @uwp.edu] Jack!! Jack!! HELP!! especially when you're on fire We nee4 help!!! What's the FY problem^!!! J(*~$ There's a huge spider in our room!! The Blazing Kattz [walte021 @uwp.edu] by Katie Walter WHAT'S Fop. [DINNER.? Oh, well in that case I'm gonna go back to sleep where I'm fully clothed and not embarrassed^ AHHHHH!!!! 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