1 10 1 https://archives.uwp.edu/files/original/5698c4929e1523c04e01f951a0e44500.pdf 49398e4d482135e104241a1d96024b7d 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 23 Headline Used for newspapers, the Headline element describes the main article of the issue. PSG sees beyond election Series Number The series number of the original collection. UWPAC124 Ranger News Text Any textual data included in the document Budgets Blast from the Past Improving Health Page 3 Page 4 Pages 7 THE RANGER NEWS University of Wisconsin-Parkside's Student Newspaper 11 n J iul idilul jriudeiiUt ol the University of Wiscomin-Paikside ami they are aolely responable for ii« wtinnai March 31, 2009 News Since 1972 KELSEY HOFF Hoffb013@uwp.edu PSG sees beyond election The school year is slowly drawing to a close, and students are already preparing for next year. They are preparing schedules, selecting classes,and getting ready for the Parkside Student Government elections. So far. the incumbent. President Theodore Ruffalo, and Vice President. Zak Smith, are running unopposed, but election application packets are available to those who wish to run. Election preparations are running late this year because the election bylaw's in Parkside Student Government's constitution were not ratified until \ery recently. The entire constitution was rewritten last summer to resemble the United States Constitution. The current team has plans in the works; their focus is -standing up for students' rights, said President Ruffalo PSG is working to make sure that students have a say in matters concerning them, their student center, and their money. PSG is in the process of getting students in leadership positions in the Student Life Committee instead of paid stall. Ruffalo believes that students should be making the decisions about student assets. Student lee accountability is another issue at hand. Segregated fees are being reduced next year and PSG will make sure that they are spent in ways that will benefit students the most. PSG also wants to further campus identify. They are participating in the process to create a strategic plan to streamline the University of Wisconsin-Parkside's identity. Ruffalo helped draft a new mission statement tor the school, which will also serve as a guideline for school identity. Logos and slogans currently associated with UW-, Parkside are also items under consideration. Some may be changed or eliminated to foster solidarity within the school and channel school spirit. "People love Mean Green ." said Ruffalo. A student-led SIX. student fee accountability, and furthering campus identity are three main points that the current student government is working on. Though Ruffalo and Smith remain unopposed at this late stage, the students have the ultimate decision in this election. The future of camnus-wide wirelp^ olar panels installed on campus JOSHUA BRADLEY Jim Winkle, of the clean energy, this clean thing In response, University WE Energies, FocuT company: of Wisconsin-Madison, warns, You think of [electricity] as this SAMANTHA Schmaiing shntaftb5@rangers.uvvp.edu Do you ever have the feeling that if you shift a few seats over, or take a few, maybe twelve steps to the left, that you could possibly pick up a wireless signal any given place on campus? Maybe vou feel as though if you moved to an entirely different building, you would be able to pick up the wireless signal better? You are not alone. Many students feel as though thev cannot connect to the Interne! in classroom areaand buildings that they should be able to. Wireless ran be helpful in classrooms forstudents to be able to connect to the Internet and access websites or material that is relevant to their class. That is all. hopefully, about to change. The Technology Committee on campus will vote later next month to decide to extend campus-wide coverage of the wireless internet The Communication Arts building currently has no wireless Internet, and the wifeless in Molinaro Hall works better pushing to have wireless access in the outdoor classroom areas, and possibly the parking areas so students can access the wireless on their mobile devices. After the vote is taken, and hopefully passed to have wireless internet campus wide, the Technology Committee is planning to install the wireless throughout the summer, so that it is available by next fall. The Technology committee is also looking to replace the WSYE "dumb terminals" in the computer lab on the D1 level of the libran The Jeehnology Committee is also coming out of your wall outlet but in fact it's the largest source of greenhouse gases." So how can we reduce emissions, while still keeping the lights on? The simple answer; alternative energy. Solar power has become one of the most promising forms of alternative energy in recent years. Long before President Obama announced that America would seek "green" energy solutions, the University of Wisconsin-Parkside was taking steps to harness the power of the sun with photovoltaic cells, what we commonly call solar panels. These PVCs take light energy and convert it to electrical energy using a silicon cell. Historically, PVCs have been expensive and only slightly efficient. But as we move into the 21s' century, prices are going down while panels produce more energy. The cells are still not cheap. Panels can cost thousands of dollars and be difficult to install. The school intended to put a large amount of panels around campus, which meant financial help was necessary. Fortunately kthat help was available. The effort to install the PVCs on campus was a state first for any government institution in Wisconsin. But even a historic effort would require monetary aid. response, WE Energies, on Energy, and an anonymous campus member offered two separate challenge grants designed to compliment UWParkside's fundraising to pay for the cells. A year ago, pleas went out to students, staff and faculty via the Ranger Mail system. The letters asked for donations and provided a clear vision of a green campus. It emphasized that the challenge grants would double the donation twice. If a student donated a single dollar, it would be doubled by the campus grant, and then again by the WE Energies/ Focus on Energy grant to make four dollars. Simply: $1=$4. With a total of 6000 dollars raised from campus members and a quadrupling of that number from the grants, the campus still needed much more cash. But the State of Wisconsin stepped up, excited to see our campus so close. According to Provost Gerald Greenfield, "We benefited from the increased State interest in alternative energy, and that helped produce a pay back schedule that was more favorable." In other words, UWParkside will be making more per watt than originally agreed upon. Energy companies agree to help pay for solar panels as long as the electricity they produce can be purchased by the company to be resold on the grid. This agreement keeps the energy company in business and makes the solar panels more affordable for institutions and individuals. Donald Kolbe, Director of Facilities Management, oversaw the physical installation of the photovoltaic cells. He expects the system to last 50 years, and during the first decade, WE Energies will pay UW-Parkside $.225 per kilowatt. Parkside only pays $.07 per kW, the difference in prices helps the campus pay for the panels. WE Energies will also be putting in a kiosk near Molinaro Joe's. The kiosk will display kW data, Molinaro energy consumption, campus photos and weather information. The entire P V C project is expected to produce 26.1 kW and cost $300,000. UW-Parkside is very proud to be the home of the first PVCs in the Wisconsin system and is eager to add more to the campus. If you are interested in giving to the fund you can visit the UWParkside webpage, keyword: PVC, for more information. The panels can be seen on the roof of Molinaro from the 2nd and 3rd story windows, the 'head house' near the Tallent Hall parking lot, and a soon to be installed mounted tracker close to Facilities Management. "We've got issues » v Jhe i R.N9Dew9.esr Editor In Chlof 900 Wood Road Kenosha, Wl 53141 Phone:(262)595.2287 Ads: ads@therangernews.com E-mail: rangernews@gmall.com . Jo Kirs! jo@tnerangernews.com Design Manager , Ruth Briones ruth@therangernews.com Marketing Director Zak Smith zak@therangernews.com Staff Reporters Adriana Alexander alexa016@uwp.edu mreian orxaasm Ada oo.com Sqmantha Schmaling schma005@uwp.edu Joshuabradley11@hotmaif.com Jonathan Jacob jacob015@uwp.edu Guest Reporter Ryan Ashton ashto001@uwp.edu Copy Editors NNiicckk tCoorn nor mick2connor@aol. Illustrators Brent Schultz wolfpack81188@yahoo.com Photographers Zak I zakssmith@gmail.com Cedric Ray Jr. ray00007@uwp.edu Cartoonists spahn001@uwp.edu KKaattiiee wWaailtteerr walter021@uwp.edu Zak Eden iu Designer r Sean Fallon fallo001@uwp.edu Cedric Ray, Jr. ray00007@uwp.edu Mission Statement Tha Ranger News strives to inform, educate, and engage the UW-Parkside community by publishing well-written, accurate student journalism on a weekly Dasis. The Ranger News has meetings every Friday at noon. All students and faculty of UW-Parkside arc 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 Each 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. The Ranger News March 31, 2009 Fro TfieEcfifo That budget article was really hard to write, because there was SO MUCH information. It took a long time until I was satisfied with it. I hope it does a good job of relaying the information that was given to us at the budget forums. I haven't had such a tough article in a while. Anyway, enough about me... here's another issue! There's a lot of news in this one, but a fairly distinct lack of everything else. Looks like we're going through another rough patch for articles. A lot of our problems would be solved if we had enough reporters, but on some level it seems like it's too late to get more people involved this semester, because everyone is so busy prepping for the end of the semester. Next year, though, we'll be doing a lot of recruiting and make sure everyone knows about our internship opportunities. I think having a lot of interns will help boost our productivity and get a lot more accomplished. Of course, next year we will also be online-only, which I am extremely excited about! Parkside Student Government elections are coming up fast, so we're doing our best to collaborate with them and get you the information you need to make an informed choice come voting day(s). Next week, we will have a "meet the candidates" article much like we do every spring, so you'll get the scoop on who's running for President and Vice President, and why they think you should vote for them. (You can still pick up an election packet, if you're interested in running for President, Vice President, senate, or SUFAC at large. They're due April 1 by noon in the University Activities office. ) I would like to take a moment on a totally unrelated topic. In our March 10 issue, there was an error in the article about the Worldfest flag ceremony—Chancellor Earns was misquoted. The Ranger News as a whole apologizes to the readers a d to Chancellor Earns for the error. If you find an error in The Ranger News, please let us know! You can email the reporter directly, you can email me, or you can email both of us. Whatever works for you. And with that,I' mout of things to say for this week. Enjoy the issue, and we'll see you on Aprli 7. Jo Kirst Editor in Chief BLOTTER Agenfy Assist. Ce nter Ufiiv Grounds. 1:48am. KSD report 911 hang-up. UWPDD Checking area. &SD called and reports they made contact with caller. UWPPD Officer.jthert cleared. Misuse Of Handicap PMcard. Outer Loop RoacfTt: 5 3am. Officer conducting parking enforcement. Parking citation issued, placard confiscated. Officer then cleared. takes report and then cleared. 03/23/09 09-735 confiscated. Officer then cleared. 03/24/09 09-743 03/23/09 09-728 Traffic Violation. STH 31 @ CTH E. 11:40pm. Nicholas E Delaney was ticketed for Fail/Stop at Stop Sign. Officers then cleared. 03/22/09 09-716 Assist. CTH G @ Inner Loop Road. 7:38pm. KSD request assistance for verbal altercation. Officers report no physical contact. All Units cleared. Misuse Of Handicap Placard. Union Lot. 1:55pm. Officer conducting parking enforcement. Driver approached by officer. Officer then cleared. 03/23/09 . 09-738 Misuse Of Handicap Placard. Union Lot. 8:09pm. Officer conducting parking enforcement. Parking citation issued, placard confiscated. Officer then cleared. 03/23/09 09-729 Traffic Violation. CTH JR. 10:54am. Roberto Mercadillo Jr was ticketed for Non- Registration of a MV. Officer then cleared. 03/24/09 09-744 Misuse Of Handicap Placard. Com Arts Lot. 8:55pm. hen cleared. 03/22/09 09-717 Agency Assist. 3700 Block of CTH A. 10:29pm. UWPDD officer out with KSD unit, suspicious juveniles given verbal warning. All Units cleared. Misuse Of Handicap Placard. Union Lot. 1:57pm. Officer conducting parking enforcement. Parking citation issued, placard confiscated. Officer then cleared. 03/24/09 09-739 03/25/09 09-756 03/23/09 09-730 Misuse Of Handicap Placard. CTH G. 12:22pm. Officer conducting parking enforcement. Parking citation issued, placard confiscated. Officer then cleared. Elevator Calls/Rescue. Molinaro Hall. 2:08pm. Report of someone stuck in elevator. Officer arrives, then removed subject safely. Officer then cleared. 03/23/09 09-719 Tow Vehicle. Union Lot. 8:11am. Officer conducting parking enforcement. Student vehicle issued previous warning for parking in metered parking stall. Vehicle towed by Tow Company, officer then cleared. Tow Vehicle. University Apartments Lot. 2:52pm. Officer conducting parking enforcement. Chronic Violator vehicle towed for unpaid parking citations. Officer then cleared. 03/24/09 09-740 03/25/09 09-758 Misuse Of Handicap Placard. Com Arts Lot. 1:48pm. Officer conducting parking enforcement. Parking citation issued, placard confiscated. Officer then cleared. Tow Vehicle. Ranger Lot. 2:47pm. Officer conducting parking enforcement. Chronic Violator vehicle towed for unpaid parking citations. Officer then cleared. 03/23/09 09-734 03/24/09 09-742 03/25/09 09-7592911 03/23/09 09-723 Theft - From Building. Sports/Activity Center. 11:40pm. Complainant reports property stolenfromlocker. Officer Misuse Of Handicap Placard. Com Arts Lot. 4:47pm. Officer conducting parking enforcement. Parking citation issued, placard Disconnect (Hang-Up). University Apartments. 2:59pm. KSD reports 911 Hang-Up coming from Campus location. UWPPD officer checked area and found no Tuesday, March 31 Art Exhibition: UW-Parkside Juried Student Show 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Communication Arts Gallery UW-Parkside Baseball vs. Judson 2 p m . Oberbruner Field Wednesday, April 1 Art Exhibition: UW-Parkside Juried Student Show 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Communication Arts Gallery Noon Concert: UW-Parkside Student Recital Noon Ballroom OMSA Asian Heritage Month Kick Off Noon Main Place disturbance. Officer then cleared. 03/25/09 09-760 Elevator Calls/Rescue. Molinaro Hall. 3:20pm. 2911 Call reports 3 students stuck in elevator. Officer arrives; subject already freed from elevator. Officer then cleared. 03/25/09 09-762 Warrant Pickup - Other Agency. Union Lot. 4:48pm. Officer conducting parking enforcement, DOT records show vehicle with suspended plate. CIB THE (I Foreign Film "12:08 East of Bucharest" 9 p.m. Student Center Cinema UW-Parkside students admitted free Thursday, April 2 Art Exhibition: UW-Parkside Juried Student Show 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Communication Arts Gallery Foreign Film "12:08 East of Bucharest" 7:30 p.m. Student Center Cinema Friday, April 3 UW-Parkside K12 Education presents: Women in Science 7:30a.m.-3 p.m. Molinaro Hall Camerata & Woodwind Ensemble Noon Com. Arts D-118 Foreign Film "12:08 East of Bucharest" 7:30 p.m. Student Center Cinema The Beat, UWP student music organization, presents: Original Music Fest 7:30 p.m. Com Arts D118 Saturday, April 4 Softball vs. Missouri S&T (doubleheader) Noon Case Field Foreign Film "12:08 East of Bucharest" 5 p.m. Student Center Cinema Bucharest" 8 p.m. Student Center Cinema Sunday, April 5 Softball vs. Missouri St. Louis (doubleheader) Noon Case Field Foreign Film "12:08 East of Bucharest" 2 p.m. Student Center Cinema Foreign Film "12:08 East of Bucharest" 5 p.m. Student Center Cinema Monday, April 6 Art Exhibition: UW-Parkside Juried Student Show 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Communication Arts Gallery Noon Concert: UW-Parkside Foreign Film " 12-ns Fact 6 Hlm 1208 *** of Perspectives on Religious Issues: indicate active warrant. Confirmed by Kenosha Joint Services. Subject taken incustody, and then transported to Kenosha Jail. Officer then cleared. Sports/Activity Center. 9:10pm. Complainant reports wallet stolen. Officer takes report and then cleared. 03/25/09 09-765 03/26/09 09-768 Misuse Of Handicap Placard. Union Lot. 8:39pm. Officer conducting parking enforcement. Parking citation issued, placard confiscated. Officer then cleared. 03/25/09 09-766 Agency Assist. CTH G @ CTH A. 12:29am. Out with KSD Unit on a traffic stop, subject has "2" active warrants. Subject Posted Bond at TJWPPD. UWPPD officer assisted then cleared. 03/26/09 09-769 Theft - From Building. Agency Assist. Off-Campus Location. 3:40am. KSD Dispatch request assistance for 911 Hang-Up. UWPPD Officers assisted then cleared. 03/26/09 09-771 Theft - From a Motor Vehicle. RangerLot. 10:56am.Complainant reports smashed window and stereo and GPS stolen. Officer takes report and then cleared. 03/26/09 09-773 Misuse Of Handicap Placard. Union Lot. 6:06pm. Officer "Getting Right With God and What Difference Does it Make? Significant Distinctions among Jews, Christians, and Moslems" Noon Molinaro 105 Panel including Rabbi Dena Feingold of Kenosha. Tuesday, April 7 Art Exhibition: UW-Parkside Juried Student Show 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Communication Arts Gallery Parkside Activities Board Grocery Bingo 7 p.m. Location TBA conducting parking enforcement. Parking citation issued, placard confiscated. Officer then cleared. Budget cuts may not be as bad as expected Jo Kirst jo@therangernews.com With the help of Interim Provost Gerald Greenfield and Catherine Jameson, the Director rf Budget and Planning, Interim Chancellor Lane Earns held two budget fo rums this past week to =ive the campus some insight as to low the University of Wisconsin- Parkside will be handling a 1.3 million-dollar budget cut. Earns began by giving a ittle history about the state's ludget deficit, explaining that in t short amount of time, the state >f Wisconsin went from looking it a bu dget surplus to a deficit of > 7 billion dollars. He then went >n to show that despite these ;uts, there are some opportunities nixed in with the challenges. While the 3.3 million-dollar ut presents several challenges to 'arkside, several opportunities re present, including an ncrease in financial aid to help tudents offset the cost of tuition, lomestic partner benefits, and 77,000 to help recruit and etain faculty and academic staff. Unfortunately, due to these uts, the quality of education will lecrease slightly, as the number f class sections offered and the mount of staff to teach them is sduced. The plans for the growth agendas were changed slightly, stunting the growth of the campus. Additionally, employees will be contributing more to health care and retirement plans. Budget Breakdown Catherine Jameson then took the podium to explain the University's budget and its many facets. For the 2008-2009 academic year, Parkside's budget is $72 million. The majority of that $72 million comes from state taxpayer dollars and tuition and fees. These two sections are referred to as the General Purpose Operating funds, or GPO. The rest of the budget consists of funds such as housing and food service, grants and gifts, and segregated fees. These are restricted to a specific purpose, and are known as Program Revenue (PR) funds. The budget does not include money for building projects, but it does include mortgage payments on new buildings. Jameson then went through a graph that showed a breakdown of how funds are used. The breakdown is a way for Parkside to compare its expenses to the expenses of other universities across the country. A large portion of Parkside's budget is spent on instruction and student services. Smaller sections include financial aid, academic support, and research. Budget Reduction Task Force Interim Provost Greenfield stepped up next to speak briefly about the budget reduction task force, which consists of two representatives from every major governance group on campus. The task force was established by Earns, and is co-chaired by Greenfield and Vice Chancellor William Streeter. Jameson is also a part of the task force. The task force is charged with finding ways to make budget cuts without majorly impacting instruction or student services. "We want this to be a collaborative process," said Greenfield, so campus input is a vital asset to the task force. A website will be set up soon for campus to communicate with task force members and suggest ways to save money. Two ways to reduce costs and save money are restricting travel and slowing down hiring. "We would not be making permanent changes until we have the strategic planning process at the point where there are some recommendations that make sense," Greenfield explained. Later in the presentation, he added, "There is a clear relation between the budget issue as we look ahead and the strategic planning." Budget Cuts Jameson returned t o explain the cuts that Parkside faces. Most of the cuts are in the form of cash lapses, which is good, because the University is only losing cash or savings, and not taking a hit to its base budget. The cuts are spread across two years, with most of the cuts occurring during the 2009-2010 academic year. The budget reduction plan consists of four phases, beginning with a 2.5 percentcuttothebasebudgetacross the board. This cut will provide a portion of the '09-'10 cash lapse. The second phase includes the cash that has been collected from the first phase and a determination of the balance of the cash lapse. Phase three will take place in July, with the transfer of auxiliary funds and a one percent cut to PR funds. Segregated fees will not be touched during this process, including the payments on the Student Center building. Phase four is a continuation of a one percent cut to all funds. "As of today, we're gonna be in decent shape, I believe." — Lane Earns After a brief look by Greenfield at the strategic planning process, Chancellor Earns returned t o summarize the presentation. Parkside is doing several things already to help cope with the budget cuts, such as reducing discretionary spending, reducing travel expenses, and holding positions open for longer. Long-term coping mechanisms may include looking at new enrollment revenue resources and expanding the capacity for revenue generation. "Like all state agencies during these difficult economic times, the University of Wisconsin-Parkside must pay its fair share of the deficit and determine how best to cope with reduced state resources." he said. "For now, I want you to know thatthetimesahead will be difficult, but Parkside will pull through with its core values, academic programs, and outstanding faculty and staff intact." IPSS&-&-, '< ' Blast From the Past Alien Problem? Monster Solution. MICHAEL C. RIEDLINGER mrit'dlinger@dorkgasm.com The state of science fiction, is I complained about in my view of Knowing, is abysmal, ollywood keeps churning out :rap they hope seems smart or JQ0l> while failing miserably «cause they keep forgetting that he best science fiction happens hen it actually is smart and cool, e subtext is usually built in, nd the more oveit you get, either hrough hyperbole or through echno-babble, the less effective cience fiction really is. Monsters s. Aliens is a science fiction film irst, and a children's film second, t s weird, because even the heaters are treating it that way, nd theaters are usually clueless, tunning the trailer for Star Trek head of this film is pure marketing enius! There's also the fact hat the movie updates almost :very 50's genre-film cliche in he book, if that isn't enough for ou. The characters are all scistandards, including the Blob, he Mad Scientist, the Creature 'rozen in Ice and Time, and of xiurse, the 50-foot woman. Even kaiju-like creature has a part to lay in this, and it's about alien nvasion! Sure, it's animated, but hat only seems to have helped. rhe story itself is about a young .'Oman named Susan (Reese 'itherspoon) who is nailed by radioactive asteroid from outer space that causes her to grow by eaps and bounds. She is locked tp in a government facility where •he meets the other monsters. When a giant alien robot attacks, the monsters are the best hope we have against it. Pretty simple, and no one spends too much time explaining to the President (Stephen Colbert) what galaxy anyone has come from, how all the flying saucers work, or where in the heck The Missing Link fits in on the evolutionary timeline. Remember, this is supposed to be a kid's movie, so the filmmakers don t dwell on anything that might put the kiddies to"sleep. Then again, those things are also the same culprits that drive normal folks away from science fiction in the first place, so it really is a win-win lor the audience. What it also does is free up more time for both action and humor. The folks at Dreamworks haven't forgotten that adults are also in the audience, but instead of thinly veiled double entendre, the jokes for us are about Star Trek. Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and Beverly Hills Cop. They also poke fun at relationships, and marriage, but Monsters vs. Aliens never gets preachy. There's too much fun to be had! The monsters are the best part of the film. Hugh Laurie drops the American accent he affects on House as the crazy Dr. Cockroach, Seth Rogan loses a few brain cells for the mindless (but hysterical) B.O.B. the Blob, and Keifer Sutherland embodies every cranky Patton rip-off necessary as General Warren Monger. The comedy bombs drop quick and often, and sometimes in the middle of action, so keep your ears open. The action portion of this film is ultimately very satisfying, refusing to slow down without leaving any of the plot holes so often seen in its "adult" counterparts. Contemporary directors who are looking to make a sci-fi film should take notes on this movie. The number of updated throwbacks is huge, and they are all used wisely. No one leaves the ffSK theater feeling unsatisfied because we don't know how the engines on the spacecraft worked or what precise type of radiation causes a gnib to grow to the size of the Golden Gate Bridge. Not only are these elements left unexplained, but they do not matter to the story. If you're looking for an allegory in the film, you'll find plenty about accepting differences and bonding with friends, like most children's films, but like a good science fiction film, Monsters vs. Aliens doesn't beat you over the head with its message mt mj *ii"*-»"iV M m M A MONSTROUS 3D EVENT. 3D MA RCH 2009 The Ranger News An alternative spring break at SCTTAiFruFD RrEiPiAOiRiTT . .. rangerne ws@ gmail.com Two graduate students from the School of Information Science at the University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee spent 30 hours in the University of Wisconsin-Parkside Archive and Area Research Center as interns under the supervision of interim archivist Anna M. Stadick from March 16 to 20. Rachel Sperling and Taryn Sauer took part in the Alternative Spring Break program, which is now in its third year at UWMilwaukee. Alternative Spring Break coordinator Katherine Blank, of UW-Milwaukee, placed 17 students at 11 archival repositories in the area including the Harley-Davidson Archives, the Archives of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, Marquette University Archives, the Milwaukee Public Museum, the Milwaukee Art Museum, the Ward Irish Music Archives, the Newberry Library, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Kenosha Public Library and UW-Parkside. Besides studying library and information science, Rachel Sperling enthusiastically reads and writes science fiction. During her alternative spring break, she took on the task of cleaning, rehousing, and relabeling the science fiction magazine collection in UWParkside's Special Collections. The magazines date from 1926 to the 1960's and reflect the writers' understanding of science and its role in current and future events. Sperling especially enjoyed reading letters to the editor from various decades. " It is interesting seeing the attitudes toward women and minorities as they change over the years." She discovered the letters of Marion Zimmer (now Bradley) writing as a teenager, pointing out the unfavorable depiction of women in science fiction. The young Zimmer, a now wellknown feminist author of fantasy works, such as The Mist of Avalon, declared that this would have to change or she would have to start writing her own. Sperling found the Alternative Spring Break interesting and informative. "I had taken only one archive class— Introduction to Archives. This internship has re-kindled my interest in the field." She plans to finish her MLIS degree next year. Taryn Sauer will complete her MLIS in August 2009. Her next educational step takes her to the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, where she will seek her doctoral degree in technical communication. Sauer worked with a costudent in the MLIS program at UW-Milwaukee, Melissa Olson, who is an LTE in the UWParkside Archives. The team surveyed about 300 maps in the archives' collection, repaired March 3172009 UW-F tears and reinforced weak spots created an organizational system and compiled an electronic finding aid to the collection Sauer remarked about her experience: "It's amazing to see what goes into the preservation of local history. Among the most interesting items I saw were three hand-drawn maps chronicling changes in land holdings along the Plank Road in the later half of the 19,h century." Web pages about both projects highlighting the contents of the map collection and science fiction collection should soon be accessible through the UW-P Archive web site. ARTS THE RANGER NEWS OPEN TO WE ARE NOW HIRING Positions Open: -Reporters -Photographers -Graphic Designers -Copy Editors -Advertising Representatives -Photo Manager -News Page Editor -Sports Page Editor Tarkside Student (government Association Election Time is NOW!!! If you are interested in running for an Elected Office (President, Vice President SUFAC At Large, Senate, etc.), then you need to pick up election packets at the Student Activities Office or the Parkside Student Government Office ASAP. Elections are set for April 8th and 9th, so act now if you want to take in active role in student governance! Be part of your own future, today! VOTE NjHWI IM1 WMIIi Coming Soon: ASSASSINS! When they really ARE out to get you, is it still paranoia? Afghanistan: More violence* Of f*r\l!rco r, 1 RYAN ASHTON ashotoOO 1 @ u wp .edu I despise violence. Likewise, I despise those who advocate violence as a "solution" to anything. Those who advocate for violent solutions are amongst the most savage, primitive and malevolent human' beings possible. Further, those who advocate for the most severe and efficient forms of violence - i.e. those who promote military violence—are amongst the most sadistic. Militaries, as agents of mass death, are only considered to be solutions by those who subscribe to a morality that says, 'Tightness is determined by one's ability to kill;" such a moral code contains nothing else—no justice, no freedom, no fairness; simply violence". And, as it has been with many other subjects, our new president Obama is no different from his predecessor when it comes to invoking the military as a "solution." President Obama spoke last Friday about his plan to deal with the ongoing situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan—a situation he described as "increasingly perilous." According to Obama," A1 Qaeda and its allies, the terrorists who planned and supported the 9/11 attacks are in Pakistan and Afghanistan...and if the Afghan government falls to the Taliban or allows A1 Qaeda to go unchallenged, that country will again be a base for the terrorists who want to kill as many of our people as they can." Of course, a key piece of Obama s "solution" to this plan is to increase the military forces in the area by some 20,000 troops According to Obama's speech, These soldiers and Marines will take the fight to the Taliban in the south and east...and to go after insurgents along the border." I suppose since these "terrorists" want to "kill as many of our people as they can," we'd better go ahead and kill as many of them as we can first. It can't get any simpler than that, can it? Now, Obama did warn. of some risks to his plan. He said "The sacrifices have been enormous. Nearly 700 Americans have lost their lives. Troops from over 20 countries have also paid the ultimate price." Since military violence is all about who can kill who faster and better, I suppose it is likely that many soldiers will continue to "pay the ultimate price." What is peculiar though is that Obama never mentioned what sorts of risks his plan has in store for those who happen to live in Afghanistan—you know, civilians and such who might also have to "pay the ultimate price." According to some numbers compiled at wikipedia. org under an entry entitled Civilian casualties of the War in Afghanistan (2001-present), the total civilians killed as a direct result of U.Sled military actions since 2001 is between 4,972 and 7,764. These numbers include the blowing up of civilians with bombs from the sky, or the shooting of civilians with bullets from soldiers' rifles, tanks machine guns, etc. Also, the same Wikipedia article estimates that the total number of civilians killed as an result of U.S-led military actions is between 3,200 and 20,000. The article defines "indirect deaths" as Afghans who had died of starvation, exposure, associated illnesses, or injury sustained while in flight from war zones as a result of the U.S. war and airstrikes. I su ppose the range varies so greatly due to the inherent difficulties of measuring displaced peoples. In any case, these numbers tell us that somewhere between 8,172 and 27,764 Afghan civilians have been killed as a result of U.S-led military actions. Now, Obama does remind us that those nasty terrorists have killed civilians too, "Nearly 3,000 of our people were killed on September 11, 2001," Obama said, "for doing nothing other than going about their daily lives. A1 Qaeda and its allies have since killed thousands of people in many countries." Fair enough. But how many people have these A1 Qaeda allies actually killed? Accordingtothe Wikipedia article, the total civilians estimated to have been killed as a result of insurgent actions is between 2399 and 3,949—far fewer than the U.Sled military has accomplished in the same amount of time. I suppose this means our military is better at killing civilians than those terrorist insurgents, eh? And if I understood Obama correctly, he wants to send more death more trained killers (otherwise known as soldiers) into the area. Obama's affection for military violence propels him easily and painlessly into my category of sadistic persons subscribing to the doctrine that lightness is proportional to powerfulness. As such, it is no wonder why he would make the following statement: There is an uncompromising core of the Taliban. They must be met with force, and they must be defeated." In other words, there is no need to talkor i> with the Taliban, because they refuse to compromise;" besides, we can simply settle this by "force" anyway, so why not just use that first? I swear I've heard this before... except it wasn't the Taliban who was "uncompromising." Back in October 2001 former president Bush rejected the Taliban's request to hand Osama bin Laden over for a trial (after the U.S. had begun its devastating bombing campaign) if the U.S. would produce evidence connecting bin Laden to 9/11. As an October 15. 2001 article at independent.co.uk entitled Bush rejects Taliban offer to surrender bin Laden reported: "After a week of debilitating strikes at targets across Afghanistan, the Taliban repeated an offer to hand over Osama bin Laden, only to be rejected by President Bush...Haji Abdul Kabir, the Taliban's deputy prime minister, said: 'If America were to step back from the current policy, then we could negotiate.'...But as American warplanes entered the second week of the bombing campaign, Washington rejected the Taliban offer out of hand When 1 said no negotiations I meant no negotiations,' Mr. Bush said. 'We know he's guilty. 1 urn him over. There's no need to discuss innocence or guilt.'" As we can see, back in 2001 it was the U.S. who was "uncompromising" when it came to non-violent resolutions. It was the Taliban who wanted to negotiate, with respect to the innocence or guilt of the accused, no less—a democratic process, mind you. But, the U.S. preferred the use of force. Now, over seven years later, we have another president trumpeting the use of force and truncating the use of negotiations all over again. And as the numbers attest, it is mostly the Afghan civilians who will pay the "ultimate price" for this use of force. I therefore maintain that president Obama is every bit as sadistic as president Bush was when Bush opted for military violence as a solution in Afghanistan. I care not how fluently Obama can articulate his obsession for violence in Afghanistan with rhetorical luster, it is the same doctrine underneath and I s tringently abhor it. Killing people is not good policy; in fact, it's no "policy" at all. It's savage ruthlessness. Let's hope to improve our health A weapon is only a tool JOHNATHAN JACOB jajcob015@uwp.edu I truly believe that our new president is passionately committed to improving the health- care system in our country. Along with the economic crisis, he has long stated that it is at the top of his agenda. Unfortunately, we have been victimized in the past by promises that were not fulfilled or by presidents who were untruthful. I will refrain from making any individual indictments. It is a very hard pill to swallow, no pun intended, knowing that one has to constantly worry about how to get decent health insurance. I will share some of my experiences, knowing that many others can relate: When I was a kid and had health insurance, the concerns were insignificant compared to what they are today. There was the anxiety associated with getting a shot or going to the dentist, but the ability to receive medical attention was something I took for granted. And there wasn't the worry over how I was going to pay for it. Fastforward many years and it's painful to accept that my attitude, due to various circumstances, has changed drastically. Even when I was fresh out of high school and new to the full-time work force, I didn't take the situation too seriously. If I had insurance, I treated it like a bonus, not a blessing. Oh, how times have changed. As I got older, especially when I became a father, I realized how difficult life could be without adequate insurance. If you've ever been treated at an emergency room without having insurance, I'm sure you understand. And when the bill comes it can be shocking how expensive it is just to be seen by a doctor. You are blessed if this has never happened to you. However, if you have, even once, refused to go to the hospital because you could not afford to, especially when you knew it was in your best interest to get treated, you know exactly what I mean. I have faced this dilemma many times. There are a few aches and pains that I would like to get checked out now, but I won't allow myself to get stuck with another medical bill. I could go into a long diatribe about the politics and greed that are mostly responsible for this appalling condition, but I won't. It is a situation that affects everyone and it needs to change. In a nation that has as many resources as ours, everybody should have some kind of health insurance. The president can' t do it by himself, but I surely hope he remains committed to the caufce. ADAM SPIVEY spiveyadam@yahoo.com Headlines today on the Internet read, "N .C shooi tngd eath toll rises." It seems that yet again another idiot with a gun has popped off and started shooting people. This time our idiotic perpetrator committed this vile act in a nursing home. In a nursing home, are you serious? The shooter is not connected to anyone he shot; he killed eight and wounded even more and he did not even know who they were. In the aftermath of events like this, or others like it such as Columbine. Virginia Tech, NIU and many others we all wonder...why? How could this happen? What caused this? I guess my question is why are we surprised? We live in a world of violence, like it or not the culture of not just the United States, but also the world over, is a violent one. I followed up my reading concerning this most recent shooting with another article about a possible bill in Texas passing that allows concealed carry for registered gun owners over the age of 21 that have passed background checks, and the opposition to this bill. I can understand the hesitation to arm the populace, but at the same time our police are primarily reactionary. How can we ever hope to have response fast enough to stop this seemingly endless stream of disgruntled shooters? Should we not seek a balance? If there is legislation to disarm or prevent legitimate law abiding citizens from protecting themselves then what have we in effect done? We have disarmed the peoples whose intent to carry a weapon was noble and gave the green light to the criminal elements of our nation and the mentally deranged that "hey man. it's ok they are all sitting ducks anyhow". I feel f or every person affected by any tragedy involving guns, but 1 think it is the responsibility of those of us not emotionally involved and scarred by a massacre to decide the best course to protect ourselves from further threat. The opposition to concealed carry laws say that gun are to accessible or thai we need a ban on all firearms. I think it is crucial to remember that the pe ople that commit violent gun crimes that result in mass deaths like the school shootings and the more recent nursing home killings would find a way around any law preventing them from obtaining a gun anyhow, and if not a gun it would be something else, possibly worse. A weapon is only a tool, a gun is not good or evil, it merely becomes an extension of its user's intent. If that intent is murder, then that is what the gun is a tool for, if that intent is to protect others then the gun is just as willing a participant. Our focus should not be on condemning our tools, but examining the society that crea tes people willing to use these tools to murder. 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