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UWPAC124 Ranger News Text Any textual data included in the document T h r e e s c h o l a r s h i p s t o h e l p k e e p t u i t i o n e x p e n s e s d o w n Ke ep up t o d ate with the n ew s at TRNO nline. org. PUI S|G et p ts id for The Ranger New s i s w ritten and edi ted by stu den ts of the Univ ersity of W iscon sin-P arksi de, and the y are solel y resp onsib le for its editorial policy and con ten t. F e b r u a r y 2 5 , 2 0 1 6 Imag es s p a rk controversy A t W h it e w at er , La C ro ss e, s tu d e n ts in rac ial co nf li ct BY SHAW N ALLEN allen07 8@rang ers.uwp .edu & JALE N PERRY perry039@rangers. uw p. ed u Ra ce rel ati on s wit hin the UW sy ste m hav e bee n an im po rta nt top ic o f dis cu ssi on as o f l ate . F rom the Bo ard of Re ge nts pa ssi ng a res olu tio n pre ser v­ in g the rig ht o f fre e s pe ec h, t hat ma ny se e a s op po rtu nit y to op en up roo m fo r hat e s pe ec h, a nd no w s ep ar ate inc id en ts on tw o U W c am pu se s. A sn ap ch at po st f ea tur ed tw o w hit e s tud en ts fro m UW -W hit ew ate r w ith wh at they cla im to be a fa cia l c le an se r, b ut wh at oth ers be lie ve to be bla ck fac e. An oth er e ve nt hap pe ne d o n the ca mp us of UW -La Cr os se ; a rac ist dr aw in g o f a bla ck ma n ha ng in g f rom a tre e wit h KK K me mb ers da nc ing un de rn ea th, a s w as tik a, a nd the ha sh ta g, # Bl ac k- Li ve sD on tM att er we re all fou nd on the sa me wi pe bo ar d. Bla ck S tude nt U nion s giv e opin ions Pr es ide nt o f UW -P ark sid e's BS U A nd re Ho l­ lan d s aid tha t h e b eli ev es tha t th e p ict ur e w as di sg us tin g. J an ay Al sto n, A m em be r o f W hit ew a­ te r's BS U , sai d tha t s he wil l p ut all her po we r in to eli mi na tin g rac ism thr ou gh ou t c am pu s a nd tha t th ey 're pu sh ing ot he rs to he lp. Cha ncel lors : da mag e con trol UW -W hit ew ate r's ch an ce llo r, B ev erl y Ko pp er, pro mp tly issu ed a s tat em en t, s ay ing the pic tur e po ste d wa s h urt ful an d d es tru cti ve to the ca m pu s co mm un ity . An e ve nt was he ld, P izz as w ith t he c han cell or, ap ­ pro xim atel y 8 0 stu den ts, inc lud ing seve ral me mb ers of the Wh itew ater BS U, sh are d th eir e xpe rien ces o n cam pu s in clu din g ra cial slur s an d m icro agg ress ion s acc ord ing to t he ch an cel lor 's let ter. Sh e s ay s t ha t t he iss ue s a re s eri ou s a nd mu st be PHO TO VIA SNAPC HAT /G ROU PME This Sn apc hat photo of UW-White water stu de nts ha s cau sed out rag e am ong s om e UW stu de nts . ad dr es se d. S he clo se s wit h a pr om ise tha t th ey ar e tak ing ste ps in th e r igh t di re cti on . UW -La C ros se ch anc ello r, Joe Go w, re spo nde d by se ndi ng out a co py o f t he p ictu re v ia ca mp usw ide em ail , stati ng t hat the a mo unt o f h ate sp eec h re por ted on cam pus was unu sual ly h igh for the year . Go w ha s b een qu ote d by W EA U as sa yi ng "t he ex pe rie nc e o f pe op le o f c olo r i s d iff ere nt an d th ey 're su bje ct to s om e p ret ty nas ty thi ng s," sai d Go w. " A nd we ha ve to be se ns itiv e t o t ha t a nd we ha ve to ask pe op le no t t o d o t hat an d try to un de rst an d wh y t ha t's ha pp en ing and wh at we can do to pre ve nt it ." Park side a dmin istra tor g ives i npu t Da mi an Ev an s sa id tha t a ny an d a ll hat e c rim es are dis tur bin g to hi m , bu t c on tex t is als o i mp or tan t wh en loo kin g at a sto ry . "O bv iou sly , an y t yp e of Ha te C rim e o r l ang uag e is v ery dis tur bin g t o m e. In a dd itio n, b ein g a par t of UW Sy ste m ma kes it a litt le m or e ag on izi ng be­ ca us e h igh er ed uc ati on is a bo ut lea rni ng and the re are mu ltip le wa ys to e ng ag e in the con ver sat ion and lear n... In th e ev ent it wa sn 't b lack fac e an d t ake n ou t of con tex t th at i s u nfo rtu na te b ec aus e it pai nts the pic ture that dis cre pan cie s in rac e a re s ear che d for ver sus so me thi ng that oc cu rs. " Wh en ask ed ho w he fee ls stu de nt s a nd sp ea k­ ing up f or the m se lv es , he sai d tha t a ny on e w ith co nc ern s s ho uld or ga niz e a nd be he ar d. H e g oe s on to s ay tha t s tud en ts ha ve the rig ht to ma ke an d su bm it any co nc er ns or iss ue s t he y ma y ha ve . Ev an s c on tin ue d by ad din g tha t c om mu nic ati on is key for an yth ing to ha pp en . "T he re sh ou ld be a d isc us sio n wit h t he co n­ ce rne d pa rty an d the par ty in po sit ion of po we r," he sa id . "T he n the re s ho uld be ac tio n. Le gi sla ­ tion cr ea te s a co ntr ol sit uat ion by pe rce pti on fro m ma rgi nal ize d g ro up s. Th er efo re I w ou ld co nc lu de wi th co nv ers ati on is th e k ey to cre ati ng suc ce ssf ul ch an ge . In the ev en t o ne is un wi llin g to c on ve rse wit h y ou the n you mu st uti liz e o the r m ea ns ." Ev an s wa nts stu de nt s to h av e s tro ng sta nc es on to pi cs , bu t h e a lso urg es stu de nt s t o s tan d o n tho se sta nc es wit h fac ts and re as on . #Bla ckou t spe aks Ty rie k M ac k, a me mb er of th e l ea de rsh ip te am , sai d tha t "r eg ar dl es s o f t he int en tio ns of the stu de nt s wh o too k the ph ot o, a dm in ist rat io n too k ap pr op ria te ste ps by rel ea sin g an ap olo gy an d ho ldi ng a f oru m fo r it s s tu de nts of co lo r." Mac k ad ds th at the y "fin d it di stur bing that politic al figure s igno re th e exp erie nce s of th e stud ents o f col or; The re w ere in cide nts th at stu den ts of co lor fa ced , does he th ink we d ese rve a n apo logy for t hos e?" Ell a Skla w, ano ther mem ber o f the # Bla cko ut lea d­ ersh ip te am s ays this is m ore th an a n iso lated inci den t. "T he fa ct th ese e ven ts ha ve occ urre d on mul tiple UW cam pus es in su ch a sma ll am oun t of t ime i s in­ dica tive of the p robl ems i n the e ntir e inst ituti on," s he said . She a dds t hat in addi tion to m onit orin g min ority stud ent s' expe rien ces o n cam pus es ac ross t he sy ste m, that th e UW Sys tem need s to ad dres s this di rectl y. Cla rifi cat ion ; "F ree sp ee ch vs . Sa fe sp ac es " A few read ers w ere co nfu sed abo ut th e stor y, "Fre e Spe ech vs. Sa fe Sp ace s," in the F eb. 11 ed itio n. Th ey fo und our reporting abou t exac tly wha t the B oard of Reg ent s did o r did not p ass u nclea r. Th e Re gent s hav e recently pass ed a resolu tion t hat pr otec ts all f ree spe ech o n all U W ca mp use s. They did n ot spe ak o n saf e spa ces o n an y cam pus for th ose fr ee sp eec h eve nts to ha ppen or what c onst itute s hat e spe ech , which they s ay i s ha rd. Th e Unite d Co unci l of UW S tude nts char ges t hat th e pro tectio n of all fre e spe ech unde r this resolu tion c an an d even tuall y wil l lea d to hate s pee ch. Acc ordi ng t o the st ude nt org ani ­ zatio n an d ad viso r han dbo ok, UW - Park side d oes hav e pla ces w here indi vidu als or o rgan izat ions c an h old unpl anne d fre e spe ech e ven ts. Th os e are as are in the main com ple x: Stu ­ den t Cen ter L I C om mu ter L oun ge acro ss fro m t he St ude nt In volve ­ men t Cen ter a nd o utsi de th e m ain com ple x: so uth we st cem ent se atin g wall o n t he Stu den t Cen ter Plaz a betw een t he Stu den t Cen ter an d Mo lina ro H all. Acc ord ing to the 201 5-1 6 stud ent on pag es 50 -51 , the Uni vers ity p oli­ cie s on pick etin g, rall ies, p ara des , dem ons trat ion s, and o the r asse mb les say s tha t tho se ev ents a re al low ed as lo ng a s yo u d o in t he de sign ated are as, and you d o not gath er a hug e eno ugh cro wd that it wou ld m ak e leav ing a nd en teri ng b uild ings hard for s tud ent s, intenti onal ly cre ate an unre ason able am oun t of noi se, and inten tiona lly c aus e vio lenc e. D e t a i l s e m e r g e o n c a m p u s s e x a s s a u lt Al leg ed as sa ila nt faces th re e ch ar ge s, n u m b e r of c o u n ts re m ai n s u n c e rt a in BY MAT THEW D MER EDITH mered 010@r angers . uw p. ed u A fe w mo re de tai ls ha ve be co me av ail ab le reg ard ing the se xu al as sau lt c as e o pe ne d o n UW -P ar ks ide 's c am pu s l ast we ek . St ud en ts a t UW -P ark sid e r ec eiv ed an em ail Mo nd ay Fe b. 8 a bo ut an all eg ed se xu al ass aul t tha t o cc ur red on ca mp us a d ay ear lie r. Ac co rd in g to Pa rk sid e Po lic e D ep art me nt ch ief Jo sep h He lle r a "n on -s tu de nt " w as ap ­ pre he nd ed Su nd ay an d c ha rge d wi th sec on d- de gr ee se xu al as sa ul t o f a Pa rk sid e s tud en t. He lle r a lso ind ica ted tha t t he all eg ed as sa il­ ant wa s c har ged wi th mo re tha n jus t t he fel on y co un t o f s ex ua l a ss au lt, inc lud ing mu ltip le co un ts of tw o oth er c ha rge s o f b att ery and the ft, tho ug h how ma ny co un ts rem ain un cle ar. Futu re of c ase, cou nts unce rtain He lle r n ote d tha t t he fat e o f t he ca se lies in th e d ist ric t a tto rn ey 's ha nd s. T he dis tri ct at ­ tor ne y ma y off er a ple a d ea l, w hic h if a cc ep ted will mo ve the ca se alo ng mo re qu ick ly. Ho w­ ev er, if t he ac cu sed ple ad s n ot gui lty , th e c as e ma y be in K en os ha 's c ou rt s ys tem fo r m on ths . As in ma ny ot he r c as es of se xu al as sa ult , Pa rk sid e P oli ce De pa rtm en t ch ief Jo sep h He lle r s aid , "t he vic tim kn ew the as sa ila nt ." He lle r sa id tha t h e i s w ith ho ldi ng the na m e of the ac cu sed and the co mp lai na nt " to pro tec t th e v ict im ." H e a lso sa id, " Ev er yo ne is inn o­ ce nt un til pro ven gu ilt y." Th e exa ct n umb er of c oun ts of ea ch ch arge is­ sue d rem ains w ithhe ld fo r sim ilar r eason s. Hell er said that m ore infor mati on wi ll be a vail ­ abl e thro ugh of ficial recor ds as this ca se m ove s throu gh th e Ke nosh a Co unty Co urt an d m ay alre ady b e onli ne. He lle r s aid th e inc ide nt oc cu rre d i n o ne of th e r esi de nc e h all s o n c am pu s. "I am not go ing to s ha re the sp ec ifi c [r es i­ de nc e h al l], " s aid Ch ief He lle r. " M y pri ori ty is to ke ep the vi ct im 's i de nti ty [fr om th e p ub lic ]. It 's an on go ing inv est iga tio n. T he re 's no t m uc h I' m go ing to be ab le to re le as e." Stud ent safe ty a prio rity He lle r e xp lai ne d t ha t t he de pa rtm en t rel ea sed inf or ma tio n to stu de nt s o n M on da y bec au se the re wa s n o i mm ed iat e t hr ea t. "T he sus pec t w as app reh end ed q uic kly an d the re w as no o ng oin g t hre at. If t he a ssa ila nt wa s sti ll o n t he loo se we wo uld hav e im me dia tel y r e­ lea sed an em erg en cy tex t sim ila r t o th e t orn ado wa rni ng s se nt t o s tud en ts o n the ir c ell ph on es. " Un de r t he Cl er y A ct th e P .P.D. is r eq uir ed to rel ea se inf orm ati on ab ou t c rim es co mm itte d o n un ive rsi ty gr ou nd s i n a tim ely ma nn er. In the ca se of thi s i nc ide nt, the re wa s an em ail se nt ap pr ox im ate ly 2 4 h ou rs af ter it o cc ur red . "T he he alt h, sa fe ty an d w ell -b ein g o f o ur stu de nt s [a re ] o ur top p ri or it ie s] at all tim es. If y ou see so me thi ng , o r i f s om eth ing ha pp en s to y ou , re po rt i t" , s aid He lle r. "T he re are ma ny re so ur ce s at yo ur dis po sa l a s a stu de nt. T he re 's an op tio n to s pe ak wi th th e d ea n o f s tu de nt s i f yo u d o n ot wa nt to inv olv e t he po lic e. T he re are al so co un se lin g ser vic es fo r st ud en ts to de al wi th iss ue s s uc h a s s ex ua l a ss au lt. " All ca mp us cr im e stati stics c an b e foun d on the UW P web site a nd ar e a m atter o f pub lic rec ord. Th e Cle ry Act sect ion i nclu des sta tistic s from case s not repo rted to the polic e. Th e Ra nge r Ne ws will f ollo w u p on t his sto ry as deta ils em erg e. Ind ex 3 Co m ic s 4 Police Blotter. 7 2 Ca mp us New s 3-4 5- 6 4/ 7 8 A dr at es 5 ..3 /7 Co rre cti on s 2 UW -S ys tem 2 Staff & miss ion.. . 2 C o ll eg e L if e Ways to save mo ne y on text boo ks p a g e 5 W i n t e r s p o r ts CamBU S te a m s r e a d y f o r p o li ce p o s t s e a s o n . r ® i ,or t s 0 o n p a g e s e e p a g e 8 7 C a m p u s N ew s Wh at ever hap pen ed to free bikes? p ag e 3 C o m p le t e T h e R a n g e r H e w s w o r d se a rc h ! C u l t u r e , p a g e 4 W I P Z T O P 5 A L B U M S 21 Op ini on & Edit oria l THE RANGE R NEW S Febr uary 25,2016 Y o u r V o i c e Reasonable d isa gr ee m en ts S a f e s p a c e s c o u l d d i v i d e d i v e r s i t y m o r e Fr ee sp ee ch vs . s af e sp ac e is a co nt ro ve rs y th ro ug h ou t th e UW sy st em co ll eg es . In m y op in io n th er e is no re al so lu tio n of so lv ­ in g th e pr ob le m w ith ha te sp ee ch oc cu rr in g all ar ou nd th e w or ld , le t al on e o n ca m pu se s. By cr ea t­ in g th es e s af e s pa ce s f or st ud en ts to go in or de r to "g et aw ay " fr om ha te sp ee ch an d fe el sa fe , it is cr ea tin g di vi si on be tw ee n ra ce , et hn ic it y, se x , o r w ha te ve r the ha te sp ee ch is ab ou t. Is th e m ai n go al no t t o cr ea te a m or e di ve rs e ye t un ifi ed co m m un ity ? By cr ea ti ng th es e sa fe sp ac es fo r st u d en ts , t he y ar e ru nn in g aw ay fr om th ei r pr ob le m s a nd sh ow in g th e of fe nd er th ey w in . - DANA DR OZEK j U W S y s t e m R e g e n t s c a n ' t b a c k d o w n n o w I be lie ve th e U W S ys te m re ge nt s sh ou ld no t re sc in d th ei r st at em en t i n su pp or t o f f re e sp ee ch . B y re sc in di ng th ei r s ta te ­ m en t, th e UW Sy st em re ge nt s w ou ld be sh ow in g a si gn of w ea kn es s. It w ou ld se t an ex ­ am pl e th at th ey ar e in ca pa bl e of m ak in g de ci si on s w ith ou t se co nd gu es si ng th em se lv es . F re ed om of sp ee ch pe ak s go od ac ad em ic de ­ ba te s br in gi ng on ne w id ea s a nd th ou gh ts to ca m pu s. It is o n e 's le ga l rig ht to fr ee do m of sp ee ch in th e Fi rst A m en dm en t st at in g, "U ni te d S ta te s c iti ze ns ha ve fr ee do m of re li gi on , sp ee ch , pr es s, as se m bl y, an d pe ti ti on ". It is no t th e re g en t's pl ac e to sa y w ha t ca n be sa id an d w he re it ca n be sa id . W ho ge ts th e po w er to di ct at e w ha t i s a nd is no t ha te sp ee ch ? - MIKAYLA PR OT T C o l l e g e s t u d e n t s s h o u l d b e m a t u r e If yo u h av en 't he ar d, la te ly th er e ha s be en a hu ge de ba te at T he U ni ve rs ity of W is co ns in be tw ee n th e s tu de nt s o n ca m pu s an d th e bo ar d of re ge nt s. T he st ud en ts pr ot es te d th at th ey w an te d sa fe sp ac es on ca m pu s aw ay fr om ha te sp ee ch an d ra ci st co m m en ts . Th e bo ar d of re ge nt s c ho se to pa ss a re so lu ­ tio n de fe nd in g fr ee sp ee ch on - c am p u s. N ow I kn ow th at th er e ar e pr ob ab ly se ve ra l di ff er en t op in io ns on th is to pi c, a nd m os t op in io ns ar e va lid . In my op in ­ io n, th e bo ar d of re ge nt s d id th e rig ht th in g by de fe nd in g fr ee do m of sp ee ch . P eo pl e w ho at te nd un iv er si tie s sh ou ld be m at ur e en ou gh an d s m a rt en o u g h t o no t ta ke th in gs sa id on ca m pu s o r in cl as se s o ff en si ve ly . O n th e o th er e n d of th at , st ud en ts sh ou ld al so be m at ur e e no ug h to sp ea k in a w ay th at is so ci al ly ac ce pt ab le an d re fr ai n fr om us in g s la ng or de ro ga to ry te rm s. S af e s pa ce s sh ou ld n ot be ne ce ss ar y on U ni ­ ve rs ity C am pu se s. - MADDIE J OH NS TO N TRN we lco m es s ub m iss ion s fro m th e U W- Par ksi de c om mu nity of 1 00 wo rd s (m ore o r le ss), as well a s l ong er will res pe ct re qu es ts to run your co m­ m en ts a non ym ous ly. W e will not e dit co nt en t, o th er t ha n d ele tio ns fo r sp ac e co nsi de rat ion or gra mm ar, if tim e p erm its. Addi tiona l op ini on s ap pe ar on th e we bs ite . If you w oul d like y our ema il to run w ith you r op inio n, let u s k now . P lea se inc lud e you r ye ar t as yo ur m aj oi ts ). W o u ld s a fe s p a c e s a c t u a ll y b e saf e? BY TARA L ARSO N W ith th e r ec en t d eb ate s o n U W ca m pu se s be tw ee n im pl e­ m en tin g " sa fe sp ac es " fo r free sp ee ch , it is im po rta nt to se e if th es e s af e s pa ce s w ou ld be be ne fic ial or ca us e m or e ha rm . O n on e h an d, I ag re e w ith th e d em an ds req ue ste d from th e U ni te d C ou nc il t o t he U W Bo ar d o f R eg en ts inc lu din g cr ea tin g ra cia l a w ar en es s w ith in th e s ys tem , u pd ati ng pl an s fo r d iv er sit y c ha ng e, cr ea tin g a ta sk fo rc e t o m on ito r th e ex pe rie nc es of m ino rit y s tu de nts in s ch oo l, a nd in cre as in g fu nd in g t o br ing me nt al he alt h pr of es sio na ls in to the sc ho ol , wh ic h a re ou tli ne d in T he Ra ng er N ew s a rti cle , "F re e Sp ee ch vs . S af e S pa ce s. " Ho we ve r, 1 do no t th in k c re at in g s af e s pa ce s o n co lle ge ca m pu se s i s g oi ng to ac co m pl ish an y of th es e d em an ds . In my m in d, it wo ul d be to o d iff icu lt to en fo rc e t he id ea of a s af e s pa ce an d ha ve so m eo ne po lic in g th es e a re as . W ho wo uld de sig na te wh er e t he se sa fe s pa ce s a re lo ca te d? W ho w ou ld de te rm in e w ha t ca n a nd ca nn ot be sa id in t he se sp ac es ? I s t hi s s pa ce on ly fo r m ino rit y s tu de nt s? W ho w ou ld be in c ha rg e o f m on ito rin g a ct io ns in t he se sa fe sp ac es ? T he re ar e to o m an y un an sw ere d qu es tio ns from th e #B lac ko ut si de in ter m s o f th e l og ist ics of the sa fe s pa ce s. Th ey ha ve th e r ig ht ide a in a sk in g f or a pla ce to sp ea k wi th ­ ou t fe ar of de m ea ni ng or di sc rim in ato ry sp ee ch , b ut if 1 w ere on th e Bo ar d o f R eg en ts, 1 wo ul d no t c ho os e im pl em en tin g sa fe sp ac es as a re so lu tio n. In ste ad , I wo ul d fo cu s o n ed uc at in g t he stu de nt bo dy on div ers ity in re lat io n t o the ir c am pu s e nv ir on m en t D ur in g a s tu de nt 's fir st s em es ter at a UW sc ho ol , 1 wo uld re qu ire th em to tak e a div ers ity cla ss in or de r t o c re ate an op en ac ad em ic de ba te o n th e t op ic. By lea rn in g a bo ut ot he r r aci al gr ou ps wh en a stu de nt first st ep s o n c am pu s, 1 be lie ve th is wo ul d he lp e lim in at e t he ne ed fo r s af e s pa ce s. St ud en ts sh ou ld ha ve a s pa ce wh er e t he y ca n f ee l c om ­ fo rta ble sh ar in g t he ir th ou gh ts an d o pi ni on s o n an y t op ic , in ­ cl ud in g r ac ial div ers ity , an d I t hin k t he cl as sr oo m wo ul d be th e be st pla ce fo r t hi s an d no t a de sig na ted ar ea on ca m pu s. If the bo ard de cid ed to im pl em en t sa fe sp ac es on U W ca m pu se s, w ou ld th at pr ev en t d em ea ni ng sp ee ch or m ak in g it e as ie r fo r s tu de nts to di sc rim in ate ag ain st on e a no th er ? Th er e is th e p ote nti al fo r s om e s tu de nt s to di sli ke th e s af e sp ac es , th us sta nd in g r igh t o ut sid e o f t he "s af e s pa ce " a nd sp ew in g d er og at or y co m m en ts int o t he ar ea . Do es the ide a o f a s afe sp ac e o nl y a pp ly int o th e d esi gn ate d loc ati on ? If s o, I do no t se e h ow tha t is he lp ing an yo ne w ho is f ee lin g d isc rim ina ted ag ain st. I se e it giv ing pe op le a n e ve n ea sie r op po rtu nit y t o h ar m oth ers wi th t he ir h ate ful sp ee ch . T a sk fo r c e r e q u e st s s e e m r e a s o n a b le BY MON ICA G EIS ER T he Un ite d Co un ci l f or UW St ud en ts cr ea ted a lis t o f de m an ds , on e of w hi ch wa s: U W sy ste m sc ho ol s ne ed to pr ov id e " sa fe sp ac es " f re e f ro m ha te sp ee ch . In re sp on se , th e UW Sy st em Bo ar d o f Re ge nt s c am e up w ith the re so lu ­ tio n tha t s up po rte d th e pr in ci pl es of fr ee sp ee ch . I be lie ve th e re qu es t f or "s af e s pa ce s" w as n' t a re qu es t the R eg en ts ha d th e a ut ho rit y to gr an t, b ut I d o th in k th e R eg en ts ca n d o m or e to sa tis fy Un ite d C ou nc il. W or ds ca n h ur t, bu t f re ed om of sp ee ch is so m et hi ng th at m ak es th is co un tr y gr ea t. It al lo w s f or th e o pp re ss ed to sp ea k o u t, it gi ve s pe op le th e c ha nc e to ha ve di ff ic ul t co nv er sa tio ns in or de r to m ak e s oc ia l ch an ge , a nd it is ho w w e le ar n fr om on e an ot he r. L im iti ng fr ee sp ee ch is co nt ra ry to ou r first am en dm en t a nd th e lo ng st an di ng U W S ys te m B oa rd of R eg en ts ' "S if ti ng an d W in no w in g" de cl ar at io n th at hi gh lig ht s th e im po rt an ce of ac ad em ic fr ee do m in or de r to find th e tr ut h, ac co rd in g to an ar tic le on M ad is on .c om by D on al d D ow ns , J oh n Sh ar pl es s a nd M ar y A nd er so n tit le d "U ni ve rs it y of W is co ns in D ir ec tiv e D ev al ue s Fr ee S pe ec h on C am pu s. " An oth er d em an d ma de by t he Un ited Co un cil to t he Bo ard of Re ge nts wa s th at the Re ge nts sh ou ld " . . .cr ea te a task fo rc e to mo nit or the ex pe rie nc es o f m ino rity stu de nts in s ch oo ls an d t o i nc rea se f un din g t o b rin g m ent al hea lth pro fes sio nal s - par ticu lar ly tho se o f c olo r - int o th e sc ho ol s," a cco rdi ng to the Ra ng er N ew s' F eb . 11 c ov er ag e. T he se d em an ds ar e m ore rea son ab le a nd so me thi ng tha t th e R eg en ts h av e m or e co ntr ol ov er ve rsu s th e Uni ted Co un ci l's de ma nd fo r "s af e sp ac es ." As a stu de nt ath let e I 'v e t ak en a v arie ty o f s ur ve ys tha t mo nit or m y ex pe rie nc e, b oth fro m my sch oo l a nd fro m my res pec tiv e co nf ere nc e. T he de ma nd of cre ati ng a t ask fo rc e to mo nit or the mi no rit y s tud en t ex pe rie nc e se em s re aso na ble . Th e o nly wa y fo r m y sc ho ol an d my co nf er en ce t o m ak e im ­ pro ve me nts is to get su gg es tio ns f rom the ath let es a nd sh ou ld be no dif fer en t am on g m ino rity stu de nts an d a ll s tud en ts i n ge ne ra l. C rea tin g a tas k f orc e wo uld rai se m or e a wa ren es s an d pot ent iall y h elp to m ak e th e ge ne ral stu de nt e xp eri en ce bet ter. Me nta l h eal th iss ue s r isin g fo r m ino rity stu de nt s, b ut f or all co lle ge stu de nts in ge ne ral . "A nx iet y is th e t op pre sen t­ ing co nc ern am on g c oll eg e st ud en ts (4 1. 6% ), fo llo we d by de pr es sio n ( 36 .4 % ). ..) ," a cc or din g to a 20 13 brie f ti tled "C ol le ge S tu de nt s' M ent al He alt h I s a Gr ow ing Co nc ern by the Am eri ca n Psy cho log ica l A sso cia tio n rep ort ed . Th e de ma nd fo r i ncr eas ed f un din g t o b rin g in mo re me nta l h eal th pro fes sio na ls w ou ld be wo rth wh ile . Wo rds ca n h urt , an d s inc e the Bo ard of Re ge nts ca nn ot pro vid e "s af e s pa ce " th en , at the very lea st the Bo ard of Re ge nts sh ou ld pro vid e as sis tan ce f or tho se wh o m ay su ffe r fr om me nta l h ea lth iss ue s t hat ma y a ris e fro m ha te s pe ec h. E d i t o r ' s D e s k BY JAL EN PER RY perry039@rangers. uw p.e du If y ou pic ked up the first ed iti on , or if th is i s th e first tim e y ou ha ve pic ke d up a co py , we tha nk you as we ll. Yo u ar e al l a pa rt of the reb uil din g p ro ce ss of T he Ra ng er Ne ws .Yo ur inp ut is ex tre me ly val ua ble to us a s a n o rg a­ niz ati on . Ou r so le pu rpo se i s t o b rin g yo u t he ne ws mo st rel ev an t t o y ou as stu de nt s an d m em be rs o f t he Pa rk sid e co m m un ity . On e of the top ics tha t w e as a n o rga niz ati on wil l not str ay aw ay fro m i s so cia l j us tic e. A s y ou ca n s ee , ou r l ast tw o ed iti on s ha ve had so m eth in g t o d o w ith soc ial jus tic e is su es o n the fro nt c ov er. T hi s i s not by c irc um sta nc e o r c oi nc ide nc e. I be lie ve tha t as an ed ito r, ra the r th an not sp ea ki ng on top ics su ch as ra ce , gen de r ine qu ali ty, g ay rig ht s, or dis cri mi na tio n is ju st a s b ad a s ha te s pe ec h. If c ha ng e is to c om e, n ot o nl y ac ros s the UW sy ste m , bu t a s ci tiz en s of thi s co un try , the n t op ics su ch as ra cis m , sy ste ma tic op pr es sio n, an d c or po ra te gre ed wil l c on tin ue t o be hu rdl es t hat cit ize ns s ho ul dn 't nee d t o ju m p o ve r. W e ar e d oin g o ur par t h ere by bri ng ing the se top ics to lig ht f or yo u a s st ud en ts an d m em be rs o f t he co m mu nit y ar e aw ar e o f t he m . , If y ou ha ve an y c om m en ts , co n­ ce rn s, o r st or y i de as f or us t o r un , you ca n rea ch us a t ra ng em ew s@ uw p. ed u , or m e p ers on all y a t my em ai l, w hi ch is liste d a lon g w ith m y s taf f. Co rre cti on s We sa id th at Ch ief He lle r d ec lin ed to off er hi s o pi ni on ab ou t th e pr op os ed bill in a n int erv iew . T ha t w as in co rr ec t. In h is em ail re sp on se , he in cl ud ed an at ta ch m en t wit h his op in io n. S u sa n Ri sel ing w ro te a le tte r on be ha lf of He ller an d ot he r chi ef of po lic e a t o th er UW sc h o o ls an d se n t it to re pr es en ta tiv e J e s s e Kr em er a nd se n at or Dev in Le M ah ieu sa yi ng th at th ey all ar e o p p o se d to th e pr op os ed bill. We sa id th at an yo ne ca n at te nd th e va ri­ o u s m ee tin gs on U W -P ar ks id e' s c am pu s, inc lud ing th e le ad er sh ip as se m bl y, be ­ ca u se of op en m ee tin gs la w s. T he le ad er ­ sh ip as se m bl y is no t a n op en as se m bl y an d is no t a va ila bl e to ev er yo ne . Ev en ts he ld by th e Ch an ce llo r a re no t s ub je ct to op en m ee ti ng s la w s. S e r v ic e p o s e s p a r ti s a n c o n f l i c t BY MAT T POMME R Stat e Capital Newsl etter WNA Partner R ep ub li ca ns ha ve ch an ge d W is co ns in 's 11 0- ye ar -o ld ci vi l se rv ic e la w , a llo w in g fo r f as te r hi ri ng an d firing of st at e e m pl oy ee s. G on e ar e ex am s to te st th e ab ili ty of ca nd id at es w ho ap pl y fo r st at e jo bs . T he D ep ar tm en t of A d­ m in is tr at io n, th e a rm of go ve rn m en t c lo se st to th e g o v er n o r' s o ff ic e, wi ll be in ch ar ge of th e hi rin g pr oc es s. Jo b se ek er s wi ll file re su m es as th ey se ek st at e po si ti on s. Go ne ar e se nio rity bu mp ing rig hts wh ich ha ve pro tec ted lon gti me wo rk ers fro m los ing the ir jo bs in t ou gh ec on om ic t im es . Sta te a ge nc ies will de cid e on wh o g ets the lay off no tic es. E m pl oy er s ca n sa ve m or e m on ey if th ey lay of f lo ng tim e w or ke rs be ca us e th os e w or ke rs us ua lly ha ve hi gh er sa la ri es th an em pl oy ee s hi re d m or e re ce nt ly . T he ne w la w sa ys th e la yo ff s w ill be ba se d on "p er fo rm an ce " ra th er th an se ni or ity . T h e ch an ge s wi ll he lp re cr ui t an d re ta in th e " b e s t an d b ri g ht es t, " G ov . S co tt W al ke r s ai d at th e bil l s ig ni ng . T he re w er e bo th sk ep ti cs an d cr it ic s of th e ne w la w . F or me r R ep ub lic an Go v. To mm y Th om ps on , sai d h e wa s " re se rv in g j ud gm en t" o n i ts pro vis ion s. ' 'I t's ver y i mp ort an t fo r th e st ate to l et a no np art isa n o r b ipa rtis an gr ou p h ire pe op le ," h e sa id in a ne ws pa pe r in ter vie w wh ile the bill wa s b ein g Matt Pomm er de ba ted in the le gi sl at ur e. ! , P P 1 I "ho mp son , wh o se rv ed as go ve rno r fo r m or e th an 12 ye ars and wa s k no wn fo r m ain tai nin g op en co mm un ica tio ns wit h s tat e em plo ye e uni on s, sa id he , to o, ha s b ee n c riti cal of the tim e in ­ vo lve d in t he hir ing pro ce ss u nd er the old law . The ol d c ivi l se rv ice law did a g ood jo b of pro tec tin g sta te wo rk er s, h e sa id. T hi s ha s giv en the m " a d eg ree of s ecu rity an d c om fo rt. " An oth er sk ep tic i s D en nis Dr es an g, p rof ess or em er itu s of pu bli c aff air s an d pol itic al s cie nc e at the Un ive rsit y o f W isc on sin -M ad iso n an d f ou nd ing dir ec tor of the La Fo lle tte S ch oo l of Pu bli c A ffa irs . Dr esa ng , w ho led a len gth y bip art isa n s tud y o f t he civ il s er vi ce s ys tem in the 19 70 s, is c riti cal of the new em ph as is o n res um es in t he hir ing pro ces s. " P e o p le lie on th ei r r es u m es ," he sa id . " If w e' re go ing to rel y o n r es um es , eith er w e' re go ing to be d ea lin g w ith a c on sid era ble am ou nt of dis ho ne sty or w e' re go ing to ha ve t o h ire a lot o f pe op le t o c he ck tho se res um es an d m ak e su re wh at peo ple say is a ctu ­ all y th e c as e, " Dr es an g to ld a M ad iso n n ew sp ap er. A m on g th e c ri ti cs is Ri ck B ad ge r, e xe cu ti ve di re ct or of th e W isc on si n S ta te E m pl oy ee s U ni on . ' 'S ta te job s ar e fa r le ss a ttra cti ve tha n th ey we re five ye ars ag o, " h e sa id , a r efe ren ce t o t he tim e bef ore Wa lke r b ec am e g ov ern or. T he re ha ve bee n wi des pre ad ret ire me nts , he no ted . "T od ay the De pa rtm en t of Co rre cti on s is cle arl y clo se to me ltin g d ow n, b ut the tro ub le d oe sn 't e nd th er e, " B ad ge r s ai d. S taf fin g le ve ls a nd ov er tim e a s­ sig nm en t is su es ha ve roi led the sta te pr iso n s ys tem in recent ye ar s. T he da y W alk er s ign ed the civ il se rv ice ch an ge law it w as a nn ou nc ed th e F BI wa s i nv est iga tin g a lle ge d ab us es a t t he s tat e p ris on fo r ju ve nil es i n no rth ern W isc on sin . Th e h ea d o f t he s ta te pri so n sy ste m su b­ mit ted his res ign ati on , an d J on Li tsc he r - w ho ser ve d the T ho m ps on ad mi nis tra tio n b oth as s ec ret ary of the fo rm er De pa rtm en t of Em pl oy m en t R ela tio ns a nd the n Co rre cti on s - wa s ca lle d ba ck to s tat e g ov ern me nt to se rv e a ga in as Co rre cti on s se cre tar y. De mo cra ts h av e be en c rit ica l of th e ci vil se rv ice ch an ge s, sa yi ng the y s us pe ct it w ill lea d t o a gr ow th in pa tro na ge p os iti on s in W isc on sin sta te g ov ern me nt . Th ey fe ar ref ere nc es on re su m es wi ll be m or e im po r­ tan t th an sk ills an d e xp eri en ce s. 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