1 10 1 https://archives.uwp.edu/files/original/b15d96ff2801dfd0fc1384069430d315.pdf 429409fd86c36a579e5606cdd105968c 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 38, issue 28 Headline Used for newspapers, the Headline element describes the main article of the issue. Wireless Networks, the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, and you Series Number The series number of the original collection. UWPAC124 Ranger News Text Any textual data included in the document ;\Cts of contrition Macbeth 1968 Youngsters THE RANGER NEWS University of Wisconsin-Porkside's Student Newspaper Page 4 Page 6 Page 7 May 6,2008 News Since 1972 The Ranger News is written and ecl"tl'd b Iud t I U-·. . • Wireless networks; 'th~'u~'h;;;;ity'~iWisconsin- Parkside, and you . JOKIRST dierdraphoenix@gmail.com MICHAEL RIEDLINGER rioo001@uwp.edu As the students at the University of Wisconsin- Parkside have probably noticed, the wireless network that Parkside currently provides is not , , meeting the demand the students place on it. The Parks ide Student Government Association (PSGA) has taken note of this, and is working with the Computer Science Club (CSC) to come up with some solutions to this problem. "President Ruffalo feels that these suggestions are not only Practical, but entirety executable as well To ignore ,. , J!' ,I. l l' , , ' I UW-System resources RYAN ASHTON ashto001@uwp.edu Earlier this year, University of Wisconsin-System Library Directors collaboratively SUbmitted a budget request (known as a Decision Item Narrative or DIN) to the UW- System Budget Office to be COnsidered as part of a 2009- iOl.l . UW-System-wide budget nllialive. This proposal, called Advantage Wisconsin: Growing ~e Research Infrastructure 9 ibrary Component), sks-tbar million dollars be allocated to ~ UW-System Libraries for purposes of expanding the ~h infrastructures of all the -SYstem lihraries- including p Umversity of Wisconsin- arkside. These funds, should they be ~anted, will primarily be used t~ expand electronic resources ~ughout the libraries in the fe -SYstem. One important th:~re 111 this initiative is that Ibrary funds wouid provide these suggestions would be a detriment to all students and faculty at Parkside, both now and in the near future," states a press release written by Michael Riedlinger, the Public Relations Director for PSGA. According to the report compiled by the CSc. tbere are "relatively few access points, and several [or the access points] have , stability issues". The majority of the Communication Arts building does not have any wireless access, and several Computer Science classrooms also lack wireless Internet. The CSC feels that every classroom should have Internet access, so that students can "easily download a copy of their syllabi from D2L, check/submit assignments, and do research." In addition to· connectivity being sporadic, the UW-P wireless network is also very slow. "The campus is currently limiting traffic on the wireless network ... Traffic limiting causes the wireless network to be unusable", the CSC report explains. The classrooms on campus with hardwired Internet connections have a speed of IOMbps (megabits per second), whereas the Computer Science Department has a connection speed of IOOOMbps. "This creates a bottleneck for the wireless network as well, because the campus wired network is often slow during the day. This problem is also due to the current networking equipment's inability to satisfy the Current demand from students," according to the report. Most of the wireless access points on campus are far slower than what the current consumer market uses, at II Mbps. This is a problem because students have to sbare the available bandwidth. If UW-Parkside upgraded their hardware, the wireless network would be accessible in more places, move faster, and would be more reliable. How does the CSC suggest UW-Parkside resolve this issue? The report suggests replacing the current access points. "Most Parkside classrooms currently have an Ethernet drop, therefore it would be simple and inexpensive to buy consumer hardware for high-traffic rooms and areas ... An added advantage of this would be that replacements would be simple and inexpensive continued on poge 4 request funds to expand electronic all UW-System faculty access to all of the University of Wisconsin-Madison's electronic resonrces-a feature that should keep university researchers up to date with state of the art information and technology. It is also expected that this increased versatility in electronic resources will attract high caliber faculty members to institutions like UW- Parkside, These high caliber researchers, coupled with the proposed technological advances, should expand opportuntues for bothJJW-l'arkside and otleer UW- System students to participate in cutting-edge research. This initiative is especially important for the smaller UW- System institutions like UW- Parkside. Electronic resources, as they continue to become mo~e viral for competitive academic research, are also becoming increasingly expensJ:e. According to ~-Parkslde Library Director Vanaja Menon, some electronic resources have increased their annual .... ., •• ' 1f I f subscription rates as much as 40 percent in one year, which puts heavy financial strain on UW- Parkside's library budget. Given the high cost of these electronic resources, smaller institutions simply do not have the financial resources necessary to keep up "We've got issues" with industry trends. Menon also pointed out that the UW-System Libraries have not received new funding for the acquisition of continued on poge 3 __ . A ~ ~ --------T---····_··-------------------------------_ 2 - 900 Wood Road Kenosha, WI 53141 Phone:(262)595.2287 fOIt: (262) 595-2295 Ads: uwp_ods@yahoo.com E·man; rangerneWS@uwp.edu Eelitor in Chief Jo Kirst dierdrophoenix@gmoil.com Executive Eelitor Robert Rosoti robertrosatj@hotmail.(Om Design Manager Ruth Briones brionOO1@uwp.edu Assistant Designer Ouilo Poul pouIOOll@uwp.edu Faculty Aelvisor Adrienne Viramontes odrienne.viromontes@uwp.edu Aelvertising Manager R~on Ashlon oshloOOI@uwp.edu Nows Eelitor Robert Rosoli robertrosoti@hotmoil.com Arts & Culture Editor Opinion Editor Dovid White While04@uwp.edu R~on Ashton oshloODI@uwp.edu Staff Reporters Mollie Egon Iree_fingers99@yohoo.com Bel'.\' Sthol,mon ruffi002@uwp.edu Oeb Voughn lurosOOB@uwp.edu Alex Schulz moulmoi!@yohoo.com Josh Aulozzi oullozijish@holmoil.rom Josh Diefenboeh diereDOO@uwp.edu Cody Holden ydocnedloh@yohoo.rom Ourlee Ourun ourunOD1@uwp.edu Copy Editors Cheryl Dverby overbOO1@uwp.edu Nick Connor mick2connor@Qol.com lIIustrotors Brent 5thullz wolfpoekBIIBB@yohoo.rom Katie Zimp,1 ,impeD01@uwp.edu Tony Kinnord Dorkrtor 13_2D01@yohoo.com Photographers Zok Smith zokssmith@gmoil.com Quito Poul pouIOOll@uwp.,du Cartoonists Zoe Keehon KeehoD03@uwp.edu Tony Kinnard Darkstar 13_2001@yahoo.rom Joe S,abo szaboOD2@uwp.,du Don Wonezek Drwortist@yahoo.com Mission Statement The Ranger News strives to inform, educate, and engoge the UW- Parkside community by publishing well-written, accurate student journalism on a weekly basis. The Ranger N'::""5 has meetings every Friday at noon. AU siuderns and faculty of UW-Parkside lire welcome. Please feel free to auend, Have any comments, OO11cem~. qucsncns. or SlGry ideas? Please c-mait us al: rangemewsts-uwp.edu . Weare 10000tOO III Wyllie D139C . So...here we are. Second-last issue of the semester. I've said this before, but it's so hard to believe. I don't know where this year went , honestly. J started working at The Ranger News last semester as a copy editor, got bumped up to Executive Editor (to be trained to be Editor-in- Chief next schooi year), and by The Ranger News May 6, 2008 e time this semester started, I was Editor-in-Chief. It sounds cliche, I know, but it does seem like just yesterday that I walked into this office as a somewhat shy kid wanting to get involved on campus. Since then, I've really come out of my sbell. I've sharpened my skills at probiem solving and making decisions on tbe fly (for the times where I have iittle information to go off of). I'm better at speaking in front of a group, and speaking to people I don't know. I am better at asking for help, even though I still think I can do everytbing myself. And while I admit J have a temper, working here and dealing with some frustrating moments has actually helped me keep it in check better than I used to be able to. I'm more organized, and T try and stay on top of everything as best I can. I am more motivated to get work done, regardless of whether it's school work or newspaper work. I know there's still ways I can improve, though. r need to THINGS TO DO work on the way I conduct our staff meetings every week--I try to keep them lighthearted, but serious enough that everything gets accomplished. I think I can strike a better balance between the two, however. I'm sure our staff meetings could be more productive, and it's up to me to find a way to make them that way. The long hours on weekends (yes, I and several others do work on the weekends!) have been grueling at times, but I think they've paid off. [ am happy with the way the paper has improved this semester, and I look forward to seeing what next semester brings us. You may think "well, once school's over, she'll have a break". Not entirely true, as much as you and I both wish it were. We are moving to the Student Union at some point in the near future, so we have to pack up our office supplies in order for the move. I'm working on putting together a staff handbook, creating both documents from scratch and incorporating pieces from our older staff handbook. The constitution needs some revision as well. [' II be coming up with story ideas for our first fall issue and ideas to use for the rest of the fall semester. The Ranger News never really stops functioning, school or no school. The only time it actually stops is when peopie (either the staff or the students who read it) stop caring about it. I made this letter more about me than I intended, but I think that's okay. Self-reflection is a good thing, right? Next week's letter will be more about OUf staff, especially those who are graduating, than myself and what I've learned as Editor-in-Chief. Until then, enjoy the issue (it's another 16 pages, which i think is absolutely amazing!), and enjoy the last week of classes! Jo Kirst Editor-in-Chief TUESDAY, MAY 6 Senior Art Show I 1:00am to 8:00pm Comm. Arts Gallery The work of UW-Parkside senior art students Bradley Bathke, Amanda Burmeister, Zach Keehan, and Tory Schuebel is on display for one week only. Their work covers a variety of media including of animation, painting, and illustration. Open Forum: Chancellor Candidate TJ. Byran 3:30pm to 4:15pm MOLN DI39 UW-Parkside chancellor candidate TJ. Bryan of Fayetteville State University meets in an open forum with students, facuity, and staff who were unable to attend the morning program. Dr. Bryan is a professor of Englisb language and literature and former cbancellor of FSU. Prior academic positions include vice chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs for the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, associate vice chancellor for Academic Affairs in the University System of Maryland, and dean of Arts and Sciences and professor of Eng] ish language and literature at Coppin State College, Baltimore, MD. She received her doctorate from the University of Maryland, College Park, MD. Concen: UWP Jazz Ensemble 7:30 to 9:15 Comm. Arts Theatre TH cool it's hot! This concert will kick your brass and ring your chimes! Premier Movie: 'Be Kind Rewind' 9:00pm to 1O:45pm MOLN 105 While people are still paying to see this film in theaters. UW- Parks ide students can see it free and enjoy free popcorn, too! Jerry (played by Jack Biack) is a junkyard worker who attempts to sabotage a power plant he suspects of causing his headaches. But he inadvertently causes his brain to become magnetized, leading to the unintentional destruction of all the movies in his friend's store. In order to keep the store 's one IOy2.1 customer, an elderly lady with a tenuous grasp on reality, the pair re-create a long line of films including 'The Lion King,' 'Rush Hour,' 'Ghostbusters', 'When We Were Kings,' 'Driving Miss Daisy,' and 'Robocop,' putting themselves and their townspeople into it. They become the biggest stars in their neighborhood. Also stars Mos Def and Danny Glover. WEDNESDAY, MAY 7 Senior An Show II :ooam to 8:00pm Corum. Arts Gallery Student Officer Inauguration I 1:30am to 1:30pm Main Place Noon Conceit: Student Recitals 12:oopm to i :oopm MOLN lO5 The finai Noon Concert of the 2007-2008 season features UW- Parkside student in conceIt. Tbisll be worth a iisten. u Each person mny lake one newspaper per issue date. EJttrlll1ewspapers can be purchased for SI lIpiece. Newspapers CIIII be taken on a first corn<.::. first sef\le basi5. meaning that Qnce they are gone. 1I1C-} are g\lrle. We work on the honor system. but violators will be prosecuted for theft. Faculty members and studenL~ \Jrganizmions \\ho wish to use The Ranger New~ in cLa~srooms CE should ~"On;;l.Ih the l'ditOl-in-chil"l to n:serve h\)wever many free copies they The moment director Tim Bell "bl, to US(". • '- walks on stage, the jazz' II be so Orientation Express: Non-Profit Board Basics 5:30pm to 7:30pm Tallent Hall The UW-Parkside Cemer for Community Partnerships offers the perfect introduction for a new board director or for a board director who is looking for a refresher course in board basics. Scholarships available for CAN participants. Organizations interested in attending should contact Felicia Stallworth at 262- 595-23 [2 or felicia.stallworth@ uwp.edu via email. Foreign Film: 'Pan's Labyrinth' 9:00pm to 10:45pm GRNQ 103 In 1944 fascist Spain, a girl, fascinated with fairy-tales, is sent along with her pregnant motherto live with her new stepfather, a ruth.less captain in the Spanish army. During the night, she meets a fairy who takes her to an old faun in the center of tbe labyrinth. He tells her she's a princess, but must proveher royalty by surviving three gruesome tasks. If she fails, she will never prove herself to be the tbe true princess and will never see her real father, the king, again. THURSDAY, MAY 8 Open Fomm: Chancellor Candidate Gloria Gibson 9:30am to 10:45am Comm. Arts Theatre UW-Parkside chancellor candidate Gloria Gibson of Arkansas State University meets with members of the campu and community in an open forum. Dr. Gibson is dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences and serves as a professor in the Dept. of English, Folklore & Etbnomusicoiogy at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro, Ark. Gibson previous served in a variety of academic positions during her 22 years of service at Indiana University- Bloomington including associate vice chancellor in the Office of Multicultural Affairs. She earned a Ph.D. in Folklore with an Ethnornusicology Concentration from Indiana University. Senior Art Show I1:00am to 5:OOpm Comm. Arts Gallery Open Forum: Chancellor Candidate Gloria Gibson 3:30pm to 4:15pm MOLNDlO7 Pre-Health Alumni Celebration 5:30pm to 9:00pm Main Place UW-Parkside pre-health alumni honor Anna Maria Williams, Randy McKee, and Ed Wallen during a special evening and fun and entertainment. Each of the honorees will receive well- deserved Lifetime Achievement Awards. The evening starts with cocktails in Main Place at 5:30 p.m. with tours available of the new anatomy labs. Dinner begins at 7 p.m. with the award ceremony starting at 8 p.m. For more information, call Hekne Sobin at 262-595-2500. Concert: UWP Wind Ensemble and Community Band 7:30pm to 9:00pm Comm. Arts Theatre 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 38, issue 28, May 6, 2008 Description An account of the resource Student newspaper of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha, Wis. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2008-05-06 Subject The topic of the resource College student newspapers and periodicals Student publications University of Wisconsin-Parkside--Newspapers Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newspaper Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Kenosha, Wisconsin Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available University of Wisconsin-Parkside Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource The Board of Regents of the University Wisconsin System electronic resources mccarthy student leadership banquet uw-system libraries