https://archives.uwp.edu/files/original/8762c4b00a5b4f5392b53b6880795dfa.pdf ca3fab80a305b3d944c4c30d53a26eaa 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 26 Headline Used for newspapers, the Headline element describes the main article of the issue. Prairie burn revitalizes landscape Series Number The series number of the original collection. UWPAC124 Ranger News Text Any textual data included in the document PHOTOS COURTESY OF FACILITIES MANAGI.Mh.Vr April 21, 2009 Newj Since 1972 parkside Musicians Page Asian Heritage Month Opinions THE RANGER NEWS • -•/ i '" nine IOT m cdiionai pojicj mdcatfctu. Prairie burn re*,:f^l:-™~1 1 TWv u wi.„ahroHL.,il«L.. .. JOSHUA BRADLEY Joshuabradley 11 @hotmail.com In a time of urban sprawl, the University of Wisconsin- Parkside's prairies guard the campus, sweeping out majestically from the building far into the horizon. UW-Parkside is proud of this unique wild space. Some may have been confused to see the prairies ablaze on the morning of April 6. Members of Facilities Management stood guard, keeping the controlled flames from crossing the firebreaks. One guard posed for a picture as orange flames consumed the yellow grass behind him. The 'prescribed bum' is an artificial method for maintaining prairie health. Long before European settlers arrived to the Wisconsin area, lightning strikes and Native Americans created fires that could consume hundreds of acres. While temporarily destroying the landscape, fires cleared brush that kept young plants from growing and killed non-native, or 'invasive', species. Without prairie bums, forests would choke out the vibrant ecosystem that relied on fire. Though no longer a natural mechanism, the prescribed burn IS advocated by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources as necessary for a high quality prairie. One study showed a 400 percent increase of flowering plants for up to two years after a burn. To keep Parkside's prairies healthy, the prairies are burned every three years, according to Dave Olson, Assistant Director of Facilities Management. Many sections of prairie were burned, though not all at the same time. On April 16, ten days later, the section east of Tallent Hall was burned. The amount of time between bums can be explained by the necessity of finding the 'perfect weather' to bum. Wind direction, humidity and precipitation all must be monitored closely. Once the weather had been forecast and the firebreaks set, Parkside called out the fire department and lit the grasses. The now blackened soil will absorb solar energy, encouraging seed germination and root growth. The prairies will be seen flowering all summer long. Global Village SAMANTH A SCHM ALING schma005@rangers.uwp.edu The Global Village Living -earning Community will be coming to the new Suites at he University of Wisconsin- Parkside in the fall of 2009. The Residence Life and Center for the international Studies presented his new opportunity to UWaarkside students. The Global Village is designed to create a place for international and domestic ;tudents to live in a joint environment. It is an ideal living situation for international and exchange students, for students hat study foreign languages ind foreign affairs, and also for students who are planning on studying abroad. The purpose of the Global Village is to provide a new experience for students who are interested in learning more about world issues and cultures. The living environment is designed to build an inter-culture community. Students that live in the Global Village are expected to actively participate in organizing and implementing cross-cultural programs. There is a fee of 100 dollars, in addition to the room charges, to cover the cost of special programs and services that the Global Village will offer. A preview of the programs will be offered especially to students living in the Global Village include: international film screenings, community service activities, day trips to cultural community events and other outings, and culture nights. It is-encouraged that students who would like to live in this community have interest in meeting people from all over the world, have interest in learning about other cultures and share their culture with one another, be enthusiastic and curious about living in an international community, and actively participate in the international - and intercultural programs of the Global Village. The students that live in this community determine what types of activities they would like to see come to the Global Villag and what they are interested i becoming involved in. Studer feedback on the Global Village i a crucial part of the development process of the international community. The International House on the outskirts of campus wil be closed starting next fall. Th students who generally live i the International House will be encouraged to live in the Global Village if they are interested. UW-Parkside felt that it would be better to have th residents of the Internatiom House closer to the main campu and closer to students wh reside in Ranger Hall and th Apartments. The Global Villag will provide more housing fc international students to live tha "We've got issues" the previous International House held for them. UW-Parkside students can apply for the Global Village Learning Community by visiting the housing website and choosing the Global Village as their top choice. Illustrators Photographers Designer Brent Schultz oo.com Zak Smith il.com THEPOLICE zakssmith@gmai Cedric Ray Jr. ray00007@uwp.edu Cartoonists BLOTTER Zak Eden eden0001@uwp.edu Sean Fallen Cedric Ray, Jr. ray00007@uwp.edu Mission Statement The Ranger News strives to inform, educate, and engage the UW-Parkside community by publishing well-written, accurate student journalism on a weekly basis. The Ranger News has 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: rangemews@uwp.edu . We are located at Wyllie D139C tiach person may take one newspaper per issue date. Extra newspapers can be purchased for $1 apiece. Newspapers can be taken on a first 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. 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 09-922 Alarm-Fire. Sports/Activity Center. 10:36am. UWPPD Alarm Panel reports active fire alarm. Officer arrives jtnri reports contractor accidefftly set-off alarm. Alarm reset, Officer then cleared. medical evaluation. Officer then cleared. 04/14/09 09-951 Theft - From Building. Ranger Hall. 12:00am. Complainant report theft of item. Officer takes report then cleared. 04/10/09 09-924 04/14/09 09-952 Traffic Accident - Property Damage. Com Arts Lot. 12:45pm. Caller reports hitting parking meter. Officer takes report and then cleared. 04/13/09 09-937 Chapter 51 /Voluntary Commitment. University Apartments. 12:15am. KSD Dispatch reports 911 call on Campus location. Officer and Rescue Units arrive, female transported to local hospital Tow Vehicle. Union Lot. 11:09am. Officer conducting parking enforcement. Student vehicle issued previous warning for parking if metered parking stalls. Vehicle towed by Tow Company, officer then cleared. 04/15/09 09-956 Send us of Marijuana and "1" taken into custody, then transported to Kenosha Jail. Officer then cleared. 04/15/09 09-958 Medical Assistance. Sports/ Activity Center. 8:15am. Report of male with knee injury! Officer and Rescue Units arrive, male then transported to Local Hospital. Officer then cleared. 04/15/09 09-962 Criminal Damage to Property- State. Molinaro Hall. 11:17am. Report that someone tampering with vending machine. Officer takes report and then cleared. Possession of Marijuana. Ranger Hall. 3:48am. Officer while on foot patrol observe strong smell of marijuana. "3" subjects issued citations for Possession 04/15/09 09-964 cleared. 04/16/09 09-970 Parking Complaint. University Apartments.8:12pm.Complainant reports two vehicle parked on grass. Officer issued "2" parking citations then cleared. 04/17/09 09-972 Liquor Law Violation. University Apartments. 12:29am. Officer issued "1" Underage Drinking/ Consume citation and then cleared. 04/17/09 09-973 Fire Drill. Sports/Activity Center. 1:15pm. Staff request fire drill, all evacuated safely. Officers then Traffic Violation. CTH G @ Outer Loop Road. 1:36am. Thomas H Griffin IV was ticketed for Operating While Revoked 5th Offense. Officers then cleared. your press releases, news tips and opinions! E-mail US at rcnigernews@gmciil.<oin The Ranger News April 21,2009 Ads: ads@lherangernews.com 900 Wood Road Kenosha, Wl 53141 Phone:(£62)595.2287 Fax: (262) 595-2295 Design Manager Ruth Briones rutn@therangernews.com Marketing Director Zak Smith zak@therangernews.com Staff Reporters Sqmantha Schmaling schma005@uwp.eau Joshua Bra joshuabradleyl1@thooo tmail.com Jphnathan Jacob jacob015@uwp.edu Jriana Alexandria s016@uwp.edu , rr Kelsey Hoff hoff013@uwp.edu mrei spiveyadam@yahoo.com Opinionist Copy Editors Ryan Ashton ashto001@uwp.edu - overb001@uwp.edu Nick Connor mick2connor@aol.com The countdown continues: Two more issues until we move online. I've been doing a bit of research to see how other UW campus newspapers keep on top of their websites and online journalism. I don't intend on copying their procedures, but since we're venturing into uncharted territory here, there's no harm in some reconnaissance... right? I have to admit, I'm REALLY excited about this. Instead of being a weekly like we've been for...years, we'll be as up-to-date as possible on as many topics as possible. Sports articles will be up the same day as the game. Other time-sensitive events will be covered as quickly •as possible. We'll still have our regular, weekly updates, I'm sure. If nothing else, the website will constantly be changing. Once it really takes off, I hope to get some archives of old issues up. This may be in the form of PDFs from the more recent years, or maybe IU1 scan in issues that existed long before InDesign did. Hopefully this will allow students, staff, faculty, community members, and others to search for specific topics or articles. Since we're going online and vastly improving the quantity of our articles (being able to publish more often means we can cover more topics, events, and issues), we're going to need a lot of writers. Reporting is relatively simple, although it is a skill that takes some fine-tuning. However, if you are willing to learn, we are more than willing to have you! Come down to our office in the Student Center to fill out an application. We're desperately looking for sports writers. If you have a strong interest in sports and good writing skills, please join us! Even if writing isn't your thing, we'd still love to have you. You can become a photographer with us, a copy editor, an advertising representative, or even a marketing director! Any of these positions are also available as a 3-credit internship. I hope you all are as excited as the staff here at The Ranger News l's ab out moving to online publishing. We will all miss the hard copies, but perhaps in time we can manage to print once a month as a showcase of articles. For now, we're going to take a dive into the deep end and try something completely different. Enjoy our third-to-last issue on paper! See you next week. Jo Kirst Editor in Chief Editor in Chief Jo Kirst jo@therangernews.com THINGS TO DO April 21, 2009 APRIL 21 TUESDAY able to get some tickets on a boat and took his wife and father to Shanghai. Edie's story tells of the experiences she remembers about Meredith Wilson's "The Music Parkside Activities Board Ta,e„t Sce^he'r^ ?"S °f ^ C™C"^' Night Tuesday Showcase s T u , remembers about Student Center Cinema ' ' " .he res, of to 1^ earned ^ulis, $12 senrors/facul^/ APHIT „ the U.S. when she was7 yeamild r£LW ~ > **4 and did not speak the language APRIL 22 WEDNESDAY Noon Concert: UW-Parkside Brass & Rule Ensembles, noon Ballroom, Student Center UW-Parkside Baseball vs Missouri St. Louis, 1 p.m^ doubleheader, Oberbruner Field Ice Tea & Issues: "LGBTQ and Their Families" 12:00pm Oak Room Edie Schafer, Holocaust Survivor 6:00pm GRNQ 101 Edie Shafer was born in the Shanghai Ghetto. Her story is one of many miracles: Her father was in a concentration camp and through a miracle was released. When he was released, his brother signed a paper for him to go to Argentina.. ..but that didn't work. The only other place that would accept Jews without visas was Shanghai. He was Parkside Theatre presents PL. . _r— ""'{."age. a he spoke German. It took her awhile to catch up. Edie found her life to be very different and did never understood why She is a graduate of UW-Milwaukee and taught school in Bayside. ahe lives in Milwaukee with her husband and has 3 children and 8 grandchildren. APRIL 23 THURSDAY Softball vs. St. Francis of Illinois ( Pink Game" for breast cancer) 3 p.m., Case Field APRIL 24,2009 FRIDAY Friends of the Library presents: "Learning to Get Along: Americans in Occupied Japan 1945-1952," with Jeffrey Alexander, 7 p.m., Overlook Lounge (second floor of library) the Theatre presents Meredith Willson's All-American musical "The Music Man!" Harold Hill is the Music Mari'--a con artist who arrives in sleepy River City, Iowa, hawking band instruments and uniforms and promising to teach local kids to play using his revolutionary "Think System." Hill knows nothing about music but he's confident he can skip town before his deceit is discovered. Although skeptical at first, River City allows itself to be seduced by Hill. Almost miraculously, the town and its people are transformed by music. Then Hill himself is transformed when he unexpectedly falls in love with Marian Paroo, the town's librarian. Drawn from Willson's memories of his Mason City, Iowa, hometown, "The Music Man" is a Valentine to small town America. Beginning with the mood setting "Iowa Stubborn," the play is packed with great music from the tenderness of "Goodnight My Someone" and "Till there was You" to the rousing "Trouble" and the climactic "'Seventy- Six Trombones." The music is mixed with numerous dance numbers including the delightful Shipoopi." Marching bands Irom high schools in Wilmot, Oak Creek, and South Milwaukee and the Emerald Knights Band of Kenosha provide music for the play's triumphant close. Tickets can be ordered online at www uwp.edu keyword: tickets or by calling 262-595-2564. APRIL 25,2009 SATURDAY Softball vs. Quincy University tdoubleheader), noon. Case Field UW-Parkside Concert: UWParkside Guitar Ensemble, 3:30 p.m., Com Arts D118 Parkside Theatre presents Meredith Wilson's "The Music Man, 7:30 p.m.. Communication Arts Theatre UW-Parkside Concert: UWParkside Choirs present "Verdi's Requiem," St. Anne's Catholic Church, Pleasant Prairie Time: TBA APRIL 26,2009 SUNDAY Parkside Theatre presents Meredith Wilsoo's 'The Music Mam 2 pjn., Communication Arts Theatre UW-Parkside Concert- UWParkside Choirs present "Verdi's Requiem," Beloit location TBA Time: TBA APRIL 27 MONDAY UW-Parkside Golf: American Family Classic, all dav. Meadowbrook Golf Course Art Exhibition: UW-Parkside Senior Show. U am.-5 pjn.. opening reception 5-7 p.m.. Communication Arts Gallery Softball vs. Minnesota Duluth (doubleheader). 1 pjn.. Case Field PAO Springroll Workshop, Main Place, noon Featuring Chef Jason Lee APRIL 28 TUESDAY Art Exhibition: UW-Parkside Senior Show. 11 ajn.-8 pjn.. Communication Arts Gallery Intern with us! The Ranger News offers an internship opportunity for any continuing students Earn 3 credits Create a contract with the Ranger News to meet with your internship needs Stay on campus and help your University £ ~vRNaenwges r University of Wisconsin-Parkside s Student Newspapei 1 Come to Student Center to fill out an application TODAY!! ARTS CULTURE The Ranger News April 21, 2009 Parkside's very own musical artists ADRIANA ALEXANDER alexa016@uwp.edu This Wednesday's Concert was from our very own students here at Parkside This event took place in the Ballroom, and was a real eye-opener. Everyone was very pleased and impressed to see how Paikside's musicians have come so far and have done a spectacular job at expanding their talents and skills. Colin Galitz, an Eb trumpet musician, earned an Irene Laning Memorial Scholarship. At the Noon Concert, he did an excellent piece by Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778-1837) called "Concerto". Any other trumpet player would be able to relate to his talent because it goes beyond measures. The pianist, Fumi Nishikiori, accompanied him. Performing "The Vagabond" by R. Vaughn Williams, was Joshua Holte. He is a tenor of Parkside's first Music Ensemble who received the Mary M. Kamakian Memorial Scholarship. Accompanying him was the pianist, Alejandro Alumbreros. Sara Reilson, playing the Euphonium, played the "Sonata in F-minor", movements 3 and 4, by George Philipp Telemann (1681-1767). She was also accompanied by Fumi Nishikiori and also received the Irene Laning Memorial Scholarship. Julianna Frey, a soprano accompanied also by Alejandro Alumbreros, performed "Das Veilchen" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. She received the Music Department Scholarship. No other soprano would ever relate to Frey. Her voice goes beyond most and is filled with passion and confidence. Receiving the UW-Parkside Academic Scholarship was David Dvorak. Dvorak, playing the trombone, performed in A Capella, the Improvisation No. 1 for solo trombone by Enrique Crespo (b. 1941). Jane Wermeling, who performed "Autumn Evening" by Roger Quilter (1877-1953) singing mezzo-soprano, received the Brian John Martin Memorial Endowed. Her accompanist was Alejandro Alumbreros. Brad Karas,' who played string bass, performed "Chanson Triste" by Serge Koussevitzky (1874-1951). He received the Lilian James Memorial Scholarship. His accompanist was also Alejandro Alumbreros. Last but definitely not least, Timothy Keith received the Music Department Scholarship. He performed "The Bird and The Beast (an essay)" by Celius Dougherty (1902- 1986). Alejandro Alumbreros accompanied him. To see our musicians show their outstanding progress and continuance in making Parkside proud brings joy, entertainment, and motivation and determination to the audience and future musicians. CONCERT SCHEDULE 04-22-09 UW-Parkside Brass and Flute Ensemble; University Ballroom 04-29-09 UW-Parkside Guitar Ensemble; CART D118 05-06-09 UW-Parkside Percussion Ensemble; CART D118 Counterfeiters: Fake money, real story terfen JOHNATHAN JACOB Jacob015@uwp.edu Directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky, Counterfeiters serves as a chilling dramatization of the horrors associated with the Holocaust. As the title indicates, the plot revolves around the illegal production of currency, but the moral dilemmas and fears that are present throughout the film prove to be at the heart of the story. The story's protagonist, Sally - Sorowitsch,played by Karl Markovics, is extremely artistic and uses his skills as an unparalleled counterfeiter. This illegal activity leads to his arrest and imprisonment at a Nazi-lead concentration camp in Sachsenhausen, Germany during the Second World War. Ironically, the Nazi officers make it known early on that they will use Sorowitsch's skills to their fullest advantage. It is their mission, by maintaining an elaborate counterfeiting operation, to not only destroy the. economies of. Britain and The United States, among other countries, but to make the oppressive Communist Nazi regime the strongest economic and political machine in the world. This situation represents a significant moral dilemma for the prisoners. Many agree with Sorowitsch: going along with the Nazis will not only earn tehm better treatment, relatively speaking, but will also increase their chances for survival. However, this attitude is met with fierce resistance by Burger, a rebellious young inmate who is adamantly opposed to doing anything that will assist the Nazi efforts. On several occasions, he attempts to sabotage the counterfeiting operation. This causes him to be at constant odds with Sorowitsch. And the tension only escalates when the fake money is inspected and considered to be "genuine." The conflict between Sorowitsch and Burger is indicative of the Holocaust as a whole; you either swallow your pride and do whatever it takes to survive, or you rebel and get killed. Ultimately, the approach of both men is admirable. While they disagreed, they both had the same motive: to defeat the Nazis. Thankfully, their suffering would eventually come to an end when the war was over. Counterfeiters is an excellent film, but be prepared for graphic violence and disturbing images. CULTURE The Ranger News M '• m * April 21,2009 Asian GEORGE LASLEY heritage month celebration" B Lasle000@Uwp.Edu On April 15, 2009, at noon, Kao Kalia Yang, the author of The Late Homecomer, a Hmong family memoir, spoke out on Asian human rights. As the first a Hmong writer to get a book published, Yang is also a professor and a keynote motivational speaker who motivates about humans rights. Her intellectual and charismatic demeanor allows her metaphorical messages to be understood in depth. Yang introduces personal stories that were influential. She says, "As a little girl her father held her up and told her that she was above the 40 acres of pain and misery that they were accustomed to in their refuge camp in Laos." The metaphor that her father explained to her is just another informative ideology that help explains what many went through in their refuge camps. Her father also told her at a young age that a lion is magical because of its bold and fearless characteristics. She says, "Her father was explaining to her the importance of survival. There is a great destination for those who are brave." This opportunity allows audience members to hear direct experiences that have transformed her into becoming an outstanding person. As Yang says, "The world can not understand us if we do not voice our differences; we are not the authors of our stories. If we are important, we might receive a page. Our lives affect everyone that lives and die because out lives breath on in others. There were questions asked, and there were questions that were asked specifically to Asians and Asian Americans. The question that they were asked was "How does it feel to be an Asian or an Asian-American here at the University of Wisconsin- Parkside"? Moua Thao, a ju nior, says, "It feels like I am walking into a very small environment with Asians, while the campus is populated with other ethnicities". Emily Vang says, "I am constantly living in two different worlds, torn between American's and Hmong's values. Professors expect me to be the 'model minority.' Being Hmong is a burden and a gift, but I would choose to be Hmong again if I could". Ruth Briones says, "It's great because we represent a completely different culture and ethnicity, as Asian-Americans. Also, as a member of PAO, I have the opportunity to share the Asian culture to the student body and throughout the community. 1 am thankful that there are departments here at Parkside, like the Multicultural Students Affairs, which gives support to people of color," Ourlee Ourun says, "1 am a Pacific Islander, which is considered difficult because everything is new to me and 1 believe that no one can really understand me. where I come from, or how 1 see things. But I do socialize with different people. It is also difficult because there are not a lot of Asians here at Parkside It's like I'm stuck in my Asian group because of their support. Even though this is a small campus, for minorities it is hard for Asians to get heard. I feel like I have to work 10 times harder than others because of what I look like. It's ok though; what does not kill me only makes me stronger". Learn 3 dam 6 The Ranger News April 21,2009 About 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. 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What started as a pet peeve of mine while I was in college, slowly morphed into an annoyance when I began working for The Ranger News, and now is just a full-blown outrage since I've been in the workforce. The Ranger News itself has received considerable criticism for the quality of its published articleswhich have been well-deserved m my opinion-but that doesn't even scratch the surface of some of the articles that have crossed editors desks that never even made it into print. While 1 was an editor for the paper, 1 would literally spend hours trying to rework articles just to make the sentences coherent, let alone say anything substantive. It was beyond ridiculous that what I saw was from college students. I can only imagine what some of the professors on campus have to deal with. Now that I am employed in the community, I again have been confronted with instances of poor writing. I have seen important documents printed on agency letterhead contain numerous spelling and grammatical mistakes. Again, the sources of these mistakes are collegeeducated people. 1 can t believe so many people are bad at putting words and sentences together. Writing is an extension of language; and language is the formalization of communication. Society, as a social apparatus, depends on the ability of its members to communicate clearly and effectively in order for the society to function optimally. Without the ability to communicate effectively, how are we to understand each other? Ask any relationship guru and they are most likely going to tell you that the key to any healthy relationship is communication. Society as a whole is one big relationship, so communication skills are just as crucial en masse. Unfortunately though, my observations have suggested to me that many of my peers and coworkers are sorely lacking in writing skills. Maybe this factor relates to why society suffers from so many ills. More than that though, the ability to articulate- one's sell clearly and concisely is an exercise in intelligence. Many theories of intelligence postulate that verbal skills are an indicator of one's overall level of intelligence. Therefore, the more command individuals have over language, the higher their level of intelligence is likely to become. Yet, I observe that plenty of college students and college grads can barely write a paragraph without a spelling, punctuation or grammatical error. And this is with the advent of word processors equipped with spell-check and grammar-check software, mind you. We're talking collegeage people and older lacking a command of their native language here. We're talking adults. Presumably, these adults have graduated from high school, middle school and grade school — each of which ought to have taught writing skills. Somewhere, something has failed miserably. 1 could launch into theories about why people don't know how to write; I c ould rail against technologies like television, cell phones and text/instant messaging (as I've done in previous opinions); I could assert that people don't read enough anymore or engage each other in meaningful conversations; but instead I'm just here to complain. I don't really care why it so happens that few people seem to grasp the fundamentals of language; I'm just pissed that they don't. And, since I'm a pompous ass, I'm going to stand here and preach how much others don't know how to write while asserting that I do. Anyone who doesn't like it can complain to me in writing via my email above. _im OPINION PAGE SUBMISSION GUIDELINES Submissions 1. All opinions must have a point that is backed up by fact. 2. You should be able to verify all the information you include. 3. No swearing, insults, or personal attacks are allowed. 4. A name and email are required for every submission 5. Submissions should be 100 words or less, or a minimum of 300 words. Submission Suggestions: Campus, community, state, or national news or issues. The Ranger News reserves the right to refuse publication of any opinion piece. Upon request, we will provide a reason for not runninq your submission. Staff and gu est submissions, as well as 100 Words oLre ss submissions, represent the opinions of the individual authors. These opinions do not reflect the direct views of The Ranger News as a publication or the newspaper staff as a whole. Send submissions to: opinion@ therangernews.com , JRhaneg er v News_ TELL US What Happened? 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! Email us at rangernews@gmail.com 8 The Ranger News April 21, 2009 FILLERS / What is Cool by Zak Eden [eden0001@uwp.edu] You can't keep a monkey in here!.1 Eventually someone will notice!! Chimp. Look, all be 4oes is eat, sleep ao4 go to the bathroom; we'll 4ress him up an4 everyone will just think he's a normal college stu4ent > What about when he4oesn'tgoto any classes or 4o homework^ Wi Againjust a normal college stu4ent The Blazing Kattz by Katie Walter -y i f, .i L Sf • ' .</• S^r-'--""£fifc.t ta; •m ri £sJ, LATER. WHOA,THIS IS WEIRD I CANT KEEP MV MOUTH SHOT "M-TTTT" V -S fcw I _y> . v l/ « .a \y >9 • — . V L' ' A ' I n s LJ Ci if WHVD0ES» KEEP HER M0WH OPEN? r-\ ,<-V % if w catw--' I ?'", /H &QNT il i twiOhllyafCt ,A INR EH tEaRME? WIS — • ^ 4- . 4 r - -. TA a WS-f? // u I /A ta "i".* " Aa - / I I 74 I. I ' 1 jAI THE RANGER NEWS IS OPEN TO YOU WE ARE HIRING NEXT FALL! Positions Open: -Reporters -Photographers -Graphic Designers -Copy Editors -Advertising Representatives -Photo Manager -News Page Editor -Sports Page Editor 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 26, April 21, 2009 Description An account of the resource Student newspaper of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha, Wis. 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