https://archives.uwp.edu/files/original/86e1ab16db8bcd819b7a31bf80c45070.pdf be2eced6ebbc94cdadf1a2f375a53e8b 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 41, issue 6 Headline Used for newspapers, the Headline element describes the main article of the issue. Residence Hall Association leaves Rangers ready to riot Series Number The series number of the original collection. UWPAC124 Ranger News Text Any textual data included in the document INDEX Ch ris tm as 5 Re com me nds ... 6 New s R a n g e tv N e W S ww w. trn on lin e.o rg — U n i v e r s i t y o f W i s c o n s i n - P a r k s i d e ' s S t u d e n t N e w s p a p e r De cem ber 6 ,2 0 1 1 Th e R an ge r Ne ws is wr itt en an d e di ted by st ud en ts o f th e U ni ve rs ity of W isc on sin -P ar ks id e, a nd th ey ar e s ol el y re sp on sib le fo r its ed ito ria l po lic y a nd co nt en t Re sid en ce Hal l Assoc iati on lea ve s Ra ng ers read y t o ri ot R H A Al yss a K ay kay 000 03@ uw p .edu Wh en UW -P ark sid e's Re sid enc e H all A sso cia ­ tion (R HA ) pas sed the ir new ke y- in pol icy tw o we eks ag o, ma ny stu de nts voic ed op po sit ion . Ho we ve r, the lar ges t for m of opp osi tio n ca me fro m P ark sid e Stu de nt G ov ern me nt (P SG ), wh ose prin cip al cri tic ism wi th the new leg isla tio n wa s not wit h the pol icy its elf ; rat her , w ith the nat ure in wh ich it wa s cr ea ted . Th e sub seq uen t we eks bec am e a leg isla tiv e bat tle bet we en tw o go ve rn­ ing Pa rks ide bo die s, wh ich nea rly resu lted in the inv olv em en t of the Dis tric t Att orn ey. Af ter RH A's key -in pol icy pa sse d, a few stu ­ de nts ex pre sse d wh at the y fel t we re ine qu itie s in RH A's pol icy and wa y of op era tin g me eti ng s. Sp ea ke r of the Se na te , A ma nd a Ba rbe r, co ns id­ ere d the co mp lai nts fro m her con stit uen ts and re­ fe rre d t o t he Wi sco nsi n S tat e st atu tes . "W he n stu de nts co me to us , as sev era l ha ve , wit h co nc ern s abo ut RH A not co mp lyi ng wit h sta te law yet stil l en act ing pol icy ov er the stu ­ de nt s, then we ha ve to ins ist tha t the y co mp ly, " sa id Ba rbe r. Un der the Wis con sin Sta te sta tut e abo ut Op en M ee tin gs , all org an iza tio ns are req uir ed to pos t the ir a gen das 24 ho urs in a dva nce d t o th eir me et­ in gs . Th is sta tu e al so req uir es org ani zat ion s to pos t the ir mi nu tes fo r the pu bli c. Du e to RH A's inc om pli anc e with Wis con sin St ate sta tu es , all pol icie s tha t they ha ve pass ed this sem est er ar e null and void until RH A re -vo tes on the iss ue s. RH A Vice Pr es ide nt, Jenn ife r Tr uc ks , exp lain ed the mi sco mm uni cat ion as RH A's mi sun der sta nd­ ing o f th eir du tie s un der th e Op en M eet ing s tat ute . Sh e al so exp lain ed tha t RH A pri ma rily foc us on the ir ad he ren ce to Wis con sin Unit ed Re sid enc e Ha ll A sso cia tio n, o r W UR HA c on sti tut ion . "P SG fou nd ou t tha t we we re not pos ting ou r ag en da s 24 hou rs in ad va nc e. Th ou gh we ha ve ag en da s, w e ju st h ad not pos ted them fo r th e pu b­ lic ," sa id T ru ck s. "I feel tha t is the mai n m isco m­ mu nic atio n b etw een the tw o o rga niz ati on s," Aft er the me etin g on 30 No vem ber , R HA an d PS G se em to h ave s ettl ed mos t of t he d iscr epa ncy as RH A's mi sin ter pre tati on of Wis con sin St ate sta tut e. Ba rbe r no l on ge r int en ds o n w ritin g a l et­ ter t o th e Di stri ct Att orn ey , as l ong as R HA ag ree s to com ply wit h the Op en Me etin gs sta tu te. RH A is wo rki ng tow ard s c om pli an ce wit h s tat e poli cy, and the nul lifie d p olic ies are to be vot ed o n a gai n nex t se me ste r. "T o me , i t' s not an iss ue betw een the tw o or - to m te te m im JS AnS SSS m gan iza tio ns; it is mo re tha t R HA , fro m wh at I hav e g ath ere d fr om stu de nts wh o liv e o n ca m­ pu s, h as nev er c om pli ed wit h the Op en Me et­ ing s law ," sai d Bar ber . "I t is goo d tha t the y hav e so le an d ful l res pon sib ilit y to for mu lat e res ide nce pol icy , but if they are goi ng to ex ­ erc ise tha t op tio n, the n the y ha ve to be co me co mp lia nt with wh at the sta te l aw is ." Th ou gh PS G a nd RH A a re tw o ver y dif fer ­ en t or ga niz ati on s, bo th hav e t he sam e p rim ary goal o f se rvi ng t hei r con sti tue nts . A nd , thou gh they hav e di ffe ren t fu nc tio ns , th e t wo do ha ve a con ne cti on . In fa ct , R HA is a par t of Re si­ de nce Lif e, w hich fal ls un der Stu de nt Li fe , a See R HA pa ge 7 UW-P arksid e sa ys g ood bye to Dr. McLa ughlin Em ily Ha rrin g ha rri 09 1 @ u wp .edu If yo u w ere to w alk i nt o his o ffi ce, y ou w oul d not kno w tha t af ter 24 ye ars of de dic ate d ser ­ vic e to the Un ive rsit y of W isc on sin -Pa rks ide , Vic e C ha nc ell or for Stu de nt Se rvi ces and De an of St ud en ts Dr. S tev e M cL aug hli n will ret ire at the en d of the Fal l 2 011 sem est er. A ma jor ity of wh at he has col lec ted th rou gh ou t his tim e at UW -Pa rks ide rem ain s tu ck ed aw ay in his off ice , w aiti ng to be box ed aw ay . "I t' s a litt le o ve rw he lm ing ," M cL au gh lin ad m its , lau gh in g. M cL au gh lin ca me to UW -Pa rks ide in Au gu st of 19 87 on ce a pos itio n ope ned up in his field. Af ter wo rki ng for 16 ye ars in Ka ns as , UW -Pa rks ide off ere d him a new opp ort uni ty and ga ve an ex pa nd ed role to h is p osi tio n. " It wa s lik e co mi ng ho me ," Mc La ugh ­ lin sa ys , on his ret urn to the gre ate r M idw es t, du e to th e fa ct tha t ma ny uni ver sity fri en ds liv ed an d wo rke d in Ch ica go and Mc La ug hli n is ori gin all y fr om Ill in ois . "I w as ex cit ed to h elp build so me thi ng new ." A fte r 41 ye ar s on the jo b, how eve r, Mc Lau ghl in f el t it w as t im e to ret ire . Mc La ug h­ lin rec oun ted a s ay ing he had on ce bee n t old by a frie nd: "I f yo u' ve bee n thi nk ing abo ut ret ir­ ing , it' s pro ba bly tim e t o re tir e." " It 's tim e, " he sa ys . "[ It 's tim e to] let som eone els e h av e t he op po rtu nit y." Fo r M cL au gh lin , ret ire me nt is both exciti ng and bi tte rsw ee t. W hil e he is exc ite d to st art a new ch ap ter in his lif e, he will mis s the stu den ts, his co lle ag ue s, and the fac ulty . UW -Par ksid e's sm all co mm un ity has giv en McLa ughlin a ch an ce to se e an d me et ma ny student s thr ou gh ou t his ten ur e. Ra the r than have diff eren t de pa rtm en ts sec tio ne d off in to different bu ild ing s, U W -P ar k si d e' s un iqu e ar­ ch ite ctu re all ow s stu de nts to not onl y mi ng le am on gs t eac h oth er, but als o wit h the fac ul­ ty. T he abi lity to me et and see stu de nts gro w thr ou gh ou t the ir co lle ge ca ree rs rem ain s the mo st i mp ort an t p art of the jo b to Mc La ug hli n. "S tud en ts ke ep yo u y ou ng ," Mc La ug h- in sta tes . As som eo ne wh o wa nts to rem ain ope n-m ind ed to new ide as , th e s tud en ts a ct as a way to ke ep his min d fr es h. "W ork ing her e ke ep s you you ng in th ou gh t.. .I bro ke do wn and bou ght a sm art ph on e a co up le yea rs ag o. . .no w it ne ver lea ve s m y s id e. " Th e gro wt h of UW -Pa rks ide as an est ab lish me nt is so me thi ng Mc La ugh lin is pro ud to hav e ex pe rie nc ed . Fro m join ing to cre ate dif fer ent pro gra ms to the ren ova tio ns and ex pan sio ns of the ca mp us , Mc La ug hli n i s pro ud of the dir ect ion UW -Pa rks ide has tak en thr oug hou t the ye ars . Eve ry ye ar tha t he has See M cLau ghlin page 7 PSG Op en Fo rum s Al ex an dri a B ina nti binanOOl @ uw p .edu Pa rk sid e's S tud en t Go ve rnm en t (PS G) is n ow hol din g w eek ly fo rum s to a dd res s ca mp us nee ds and c on ce rns . Th e foru ms ar e com ple tel y ope n to stu den ts a nd fac ulty . Eve ry Wed nesd ay a t n oon in Gr een qu ist 10 1, s ena tor s will be av ail ab le to hea r any dis cre pa nci es or co nc ern s fo r the be t­ term ent of cam pu s lif e. Ne ver be for e has PS G held the se me etin gs and Sp ea ke r o f the Se na te , Am and a Ba rbe r, ent hus ias tica lly see s the op en for um s "a s a c han ce f or s tud en ts t o h ave a dir ec t voi ce a nd be h ea rd ." "a ny thi ng tha t aff ec ts th e we ll- bein g an d the qua lity of life for stu den ts are up for d isc uss ion " - PSG Speak er of S enate A man da Ba rber Se nat ors are ope n to an sw eri ng qu est ion s as we ll. T he ir g oal is t o m axi mi ze the ben efits tha t stu de nt org ani zat ion s giv e to the cam pu s en vi­ ron me nt. A cco rdi ng to Ba rbe r, "A ny thi ng fu nd ­ ed in part or wh ole by seg reg ate d f ee s and an y­ thin g tha t af fec ts the wel l-be ing and the qu ali ty of lif e f or stu de nts are up for dis cu ssi on ." T ha t inc lud es hea lth and we lln ess , li vin g co nd iti on s, ent ert ain me nts on cam pu s and non -ac ade mi c ed uc ati on , etc . As well as the op en fo ru ms , stud en ts a re we l­ co me to atte nd PSG Se na te me eti ng s tha t are hos ted i n th e Wal nut R oom of th e Stu den t U nio n on Wed nesd ay eve nin gs at 5 :00 PM . On e o f t he co nce rns cur ren tly on the tab le fo r the Se na te is a res olu tio n to pro vid e Un ive rsit y Bo ok sto re wit h req uire d tex ts mor e e ffec tive ly in an eff ort to sav e s tu de nt s' mo ney as well as ea se fru str a­ tion fro m back ord ere d boo ks a nd oth er i ss ue s. "*S! 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Th e Ra nge r New s me etin gs ar e e ver y Fri day at noo n in MO LN 10 7. A ll stu den ts and fa c­ ulty of UW -Pa rks ide are we lco me to att en d. Ha ve any co mm en ts, co nc ern s, q ue sti on s, o r stor y id eas ? Ple ase e- ma il u s at: ra nge rne ws@ uw p.e du. Lik e to mee t wit h us? We are lo­ cate d in t he S tud ent Ce nte r in roo m L 10 1A . Eac h per son may tak e on e new spa per per is­ su e d ate . E xtr a n ew spa per s c an be pur cha sed for $1 ap iec e. Ne wsp ape rs c an be tak en on a first co m e, first s erv e b asi s, me ani ng t hat o nc e Letter from the ed ito r I' m not read y f or finals. I am read y, ho w­ eve r, for C hris tm as p arti es an d w inte r br eak . A mo nth of slee pin g in and rea din g boo ks for ple asu re. I can hard ly wa it. Be for e the bli ss, tho ug h, we all mus t f ace finals we ek. With an arr ay of pap ers du e, my day s are spe nt typ ing awa y at the com put er. Th ank goo dne ss fo r aw eso me mu sic and co ffe e, wh ich kee ps m e fun ctio nin g en oug h to act u­ ally be pro du ctiv e. I sh. Th is is the last Th e Ran ger New s e dit ion of th e sem est er. We hop e eve ryo ne do es we ll on the ir finals and has a won der ful brea k! We w ill s ee you in J an ua ry! Al so, eve ryo ne sho uld che ck out the Ch - ev ell e alb um . Th an ks to Ex ecu tiv e Ed ito r Dan iel La ven der , I' m qu ite in lov e wit h the ban d. (Yo u c an read a revi ew of the new al ­ bum on pag e 6.) Tu rns ou t, the y' re perf ect t o stu dy to. Wh o w ou ld 've thu nk it? 6 December 11:0 0 A M - 1:0 0 P M Sp irit Week : D eco rat e P ict ure Fra me s Hic kor y R oo m 5: 30 P M - 7 :3 0 PM Wo me n's Bas ket bal l vs C ard i­ nal S trit ch Un ive rsit y De S im on e G ym 6:0 0 P M - 9 :0 0 PM Jap an ese His tory Fi lm : Th e Sev en S am ura i Stu den t C en ter Ci ne ma 7:3 0 P M - 9 :3 0 PM M en 's Bas ketb all vs . N orth ­ land Inte rnat ion al Univ ersit y De S im one Gy m 7 December 11:0 0 A M - 1 :0 0 PM Sp iri t We ek: B rin g You r Ow n Tie Dye Den 12 :00 P M - 1 :0 0 PM Se aso ns of C ultu ral Ce leb ra­ tion Ma in Pla ce 12: 00 P M - 1 :0 0 PM UW -Pa rksi de Mu sic De pt . Noo n C onc ert Pre sen ts: Ken Th om son Bed for d C onc ert Ha ll, RC AH 6: 00 PM - 10 :00 PM Sp irit Week : C as ino Nig ht Ba llro om B 7: 30 P M - 9 :0 0 PM Co nce rt: UW -Pa rksi de J az z E nse mb le Be dfo rd Co nce rt H al l, R CA H 9: 00 P M - 1 0 :4 0 PM For eig n Film : So ul Kit che n Stu den t C en ter Ci ne ma 8 December 7: 00 PM - 8 : 3 0 PM Fri end s of the Lib rary Pre sent : A lter na­ tive Ene rgy Ov erl ook Lo un ge , Seco nd Flo or o f t he Lib rary 7: 30 P M - 9 :0 0 PM For eign Film : S oul Kit che n Stu den t C en ter Ci ne ma 8:0 0 P M - 10: 00 PM Sp iri t Week: Sp iri t B ing o Den 9 December 1: 00 PM - 4:0 0 P M Sp irit Week : C om mu nit y S er vic e Co nc ier ge De sk 7: 30 PM - 9:0 0 P M For eig n Fil m: Sou l K itc he n St ud en t Ce nte r Ci ne ma 7: 30 PM - 10 :00 PM Par ksi de T he atr e P res ent s: Me lan cho ly Pla y St ud io T he atr e 10 December 7:3 0 P M - 1 0 :0 0 PM Pa rks ide Th ea tre Pre sen ts: Me lan ­ cho ly Pla y St ud io Th eat re 11 December 2: 00 P M - 4 :0 0 PM Pa rk sid e The atr e P res ent s: Mel an- 15 December 7: 30 PM - 9: 30 PM Fo rei gn Fil m: Iki ru St ud en t C en ter Ci ne ma 7: 30 P M - 10 00 PM Pa rks ide T he at re Pr ese nts : M elan St ud io T he atr e 17 December 7: 30 P M - 10 :00 PM Pa rks ide Th ea tre Pre sen ts: Mel an cho ly Pla y St ud io T he atr e Se nd us youi press re lea ses , ne w s tip s, an d op ini on s! Email us at: rangernew s@uwp.ed u 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 41, issue 6, December 6, 2011 Description An account of the resource Student newspaper of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha, Wis. 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